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docs/api/covidcast_licensing.md

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ We request you attribute our data as follows:
 > Data from Delphi COVIDcast. Obtained via the Delphi Epidata API.
 > <https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/api/covidcast.html>
 
+Academic publications may cite our paper:
+
+> Alex Reinhart, Logan Brooks, Maria Jahja, Aaron Rumack, Jingjing Tang, et al.
+> (2021). "An open repository of real-time COVID-19 indicators". *Proceedings of
+> the National Academy of Sciences* 118 (51) e2111452118.
+> <https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111452118>
+
 ### Creative Commons: Attribution
 
 These data sources are provided under the terms of the [Creative Commons
@@ -32,7 +39,7 @@ Attribution license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):
 * [Indicator Combination](covidcast-signals/indicator-combination-inactive.md): signals
   with names beginning `nmf_*`
 * [Quidel](covidcast-signals/quidel.md)
-* [Symptom Surveys](covidcast-signals/fb-survey.md)
+* [COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey](covidcast-signals/fb-survey.md)
 
 You may use this data for any purpose, provided you attribute us as the original
 source, as shown above.

docs/symptom-survey/coding.md

@@ -56,8 +56,40 @@ Beginning in Wave 11, the `module` column indicates which module the respondent
 was randomly assigned to. See the [survey modules and randomization](modules.md)
 information for more details.
 
-Coding details for each survey wave follow.
+### Privacy Restrictions
 
+To prevent respondents from being identifiable in the response data, responses
+with ZIP codes with populations of 100 or fewer have their location set to `NA`.
+This affects item A3 in the individual response files. (This change was
+implemented with the introduction of Wave 4. Previously, all ZIPs were
+reported.)
+
+Invalid ZIP codes are preserved unchanged, and these rows are reported in the
+individual response files with their invalid ZIPs.
+
+### Race and Ethnicity
+
+Beginning in wave 4, items D6 and D7 ask respondents for race and ethnicity.
+These columns are **not** available in the microdata files due to
+reidentification concerns. Public contingency tables that aggregate by race and
+other demographic variables [are available](contingency-tables.md).
+
+Users with a specific need for these variables in microdata should contact us at
+<delphi-survey-info@lists.andrew.cmu.edu> to discuss options for obtaining them,
+as access can be provided under some restrictions.
+
+In the contingency tables, and in the microdata files for users who have gained
+permission to access this data, the `raceethnicity` column is coded based on the
+following rules:
+
+* If the respondent answers "Yes" to item D6, they are coded as Hispanic,
+  regardless of their answer to D7. If the respondent answers "No" to D6, the
+  following rules apply.
+* Respondents who selected more than one racial group in D7, or who selected
+  "Some other race", are coded as "NonHispanicMultipleOther".
+* Respondents who selected only one racial group in D7 are coded according to
+  that race, such as "NonHispanicAsian" or
+  "NonHispanicAmericanIndianAlaskaNative".
 
 ## Comprehensive Codebook
 
@@ -91,23 +123,6 @@ Available columns:
 * `group_of_respondents_item_was_shown_to`: Module-based subset of respondents item was asked of. One of "all" (if item was included in the [Daily Core](modules.md) and asked of all respondents), "Module A", or "Module B".
 
 
-## Privacy Restrictions
-
-To prevent respondents from being identifiable in the response data, responses
-with ZIP codes with populations of 100 or fewer have their location set to `NA`.
-This affects item A3 in the individual response files. (This change was
-implemented with the introduction of Wave 4. Previously, all ZIPs were
-reported.)
-
-Invalid ZIP codes are preserved unchanged, and these rows are reported in the
-individual response files with their invalid ZIPs.
-
-Additionally, beginning in wave 4, items D6 and D7 ask respondents for race and
-ethnicity. These columns are **not** available in the microdata files due to
-reidentification concerns. Users with a specific need for these variables should
-contact us at <delphi-survey-info@lists.andrew.cmu.edu> to discuss options for
-obtaining them. However, contingency tables that aggregate by race and other
-demographic variables [are available](contingency-tables.md).
 
 
 ## Wave 1
@@ -471,7 +486,7 @@ new items were meant to capture reasons for vaccine hesitancy among respondents.
 
 ### New Items
 
-* Item V2a ask respondents that have received a COVID-19 vaccine and indicated
+* Item V2a asks respondents that have received a COVID-19 vaccine and indicated
   that they have not had 2 doses of the vaccine whether they intend to get the
   required doses.
 * Items V5a-V5d and V6 were added to capture reasons for respondents not
@@ -775,6 +790,11 @@ are not anticipated to change the respondent’s answer.
   might become seriously ill from CVOID-19?”) was removed.
 * Item C17a (“Have you had a seasonal flu vaccination since July 1, 2020?”) was
   removed.
+* On November 8, 2021, item V2 “How many vaccinations have you received?” was
+  removed from Wave 11, as the response options did not allow for respondents to
+  report booster shots and additional doses. Booster doses were becoming more
+  common at this time, making the lack of booster response options jarring to
+  respondents.
 
 ### Notes
 
@@ -789,36 +809,43 @@ are not anticipated to change the respondent’s answer.
 
 ## Wave 12
 
-Wave 12 was deployed on October 7, 2021. Deployment is in two phases:
+Wave 12 was deployed on December 19, 2021, after an experimental phase in
+October:
 
-* Initially the survey was given only to 15% of survey respondents, the
-  remainder receiving Wave 11. This phase lasted until October 22. This phase
-  was used to conduct three experiments with (1) demographic module placement,
-  (2) vaccination uptake question, and (3) survey invitation text. Details of
-  these experiments can be found [below](#experiments). In data files, this is
-  marked as wave "12.5" to distinguish from the final version.
-* After results of the experiments are analyzed, a final version will be
-  deployed using only one demographic module placement and one vaccine uptake
-  question. This will be marked as wave 12 in the data files.
+* From October 7 to October 22, 2021, an experimental Wave 12 was given only to
+  15% of survey respondents, the remainder receiving Wave 11. This phase was
+  used to conduct three experiments with (1) demographic module placement, (2)
+  vaccination uptake question, and (3) survey invitation text. Details of these
+  experiments can be found [below](#experiments). In data files, this is marked
+  as wave "12.5" to distinguish from the final version. Data from the
+  experimental wave 12 was not included in the aggregates published in the
+  COVIDcast API or in our [contingency tables](contingency-tables.md).
+* After results of the experiments were analyzed, the final version was deployed
+  on December 19, 2021. In data files, this is marked as wave 12.
 
 Wave 12 is available in English and the languages introduced in Wave 3.
 
 Files:
 * [Wave 12 text and coding](waves/CMU Survey Wave 12.pdf) (PDF)
 * [Wave 12 text and coding](waves/CMU Survey Wave 12.docx) (Word)
 
-Besides the experiments, Wave 12 revises the schooling module of the survey
+Besides the experiments, Wave 12 revised the schooling module of the survey
 instrument and adds questions regarding parents’ intention to vaccinate their
-children (under age 18). Please review the changes carefully when you use
+children (under age 18). These schooling items are part of [Module B](modules.md)
+of the survey. Please review the changes carefully when you use
 responses from multiple waves of this survey.
 
+### Demographic Module Placement
+
+In the prior waves of CTIS, respondent demographics were collected towards the
+end of the survey. These questions are now asked after the vaccine module of the
+survey. This placement was chosen after the [order experiments described
+below](#experiments) found that this ordering improved response rates to the
+demographic items. We expect this will aid users who need demographic data for
+their survey analyses.
+
 ### New Items
 
-* Item V1alt asks respondents who they personally know has already received a
-  COVID-19 vaccine. Response options include themselves, household members, and
-  others. This is an alternate form of the item capturing vaccine uptake, and is
-  part of the vaccination uptake question experiment described
-  [below](#experiments).
 * Item P1 asks if the respondent is a parent or legal guardian of a child under
   age 18.
 * Item P2 asks respondents the age group of their oldest child. This replaces
@@ -832,16 +859,18 @@ responses from multiple waves of this survey.
 * Item P6 asks respondent about the preventative measures that apply if their
   oldest child is attending any in-person classes. These response options are a
   subset of response options from E3 with several new additions.
+* In the experimental phase, item V1alt asked respondents who they personally
+  know has already received a COVID-19 vaccine. Response options include
+  themselves, household members, and others. This is an alternate form of item
+  V1 capturing vaccine uptake, and is part of the vaccination uptake question
+  experiment described [below](#experiments). In the final version of Wave 12,
+  item V1alt is not used and item V1 remains unchanged.
 
 ### Changed Items
 
 * Item B13a asks respondents “Have you ever had coronavirus (COVID-19)?” and
   replaces item B13 “As far as you know, have you ever had coronavirus
   (COVID-19)?” for ease of translation.
-* The vaccination uptake question experiment uses questions V1 and V1alt.
-  Subsequently, questions that use V1 in the display logic have been updated to
-  also include respondents who are asked V1alt. The display logic has been
-  updated for the following questions: V2, V11a, V3a, V5a, V12a, V16, and V9
 * Item V5a, V5b and V5c have the following revisions to response options:
   * The response option “I don’t like vaccines” was revised to “I don’t like
     vaccines generally” to distinguish from a specific dislike of COVID-19
@@ -855,6 +884,11 @@ responses from multiple waves of this survey.
   added: “The available appointment locations did not work for me” and “Other”
 * Item V15b has two new response options: “The available appointment locations
   did not work for me” and “Other”.
+* The vaccination uptake question experiment, part of the experimental version
+  of Wave 12, used questions V1 and V1alt. During the experiment, questions that
+  use V1 in the display logic were updated to also include respondents who are
+  asked V1alt. The display logic was updated for the following questions: V2,
+  V11a, V3a, V5a, V12a, V16, and V9.
 
 ### Removed Items
 
@@ -871,41 +905,45 @@ responses from multiple waves of this survey.
 
 Wave 12 was initially launched to 15% of respondents to collect data for the
 experiments described below. (The remaining 85% continued to receive Wave 11.)
-After the experiments have been conducted and the data analyzed; the CTIS team
-will finalize the Wave 12 instrument to be distributed to the entire sample.
-Wave 12 will consist of three experiments with (1) demographic module placement,
-(2) vaccination uptake question, and (3) survey invitation text.
+This experiment was run from October 7 to October 22, 2021. After the
+experiments were conducted and the data analyzed, the CTIS team finalized the
+Wave 12 instrument to be distributed to the entire sample. This finalized
+version was deployed on December 19, 2021.
+
+The Wave 12 trial phase consisted of three experiments with (1) demographic
+module placement, (2) vaccination uptake question, and (3) survey invitation
+text.
 
 #### Demographic Module Placement and Vaccine Uptake Question
 
-The 15% of respondents who receive the experimental Wave 12 will be divided into
+The 15% of respondents who received the experimental Wave 12 were divided into
 three groups:
 
-* Group 1 (5% of respondents) will see the demographics questions after the
-  symptom module, which concludes with question B2b “For how many days have you
-  had at least one new or unusual symptom?” This group of respondents will see
-  the Wave 11 version of the vaccine uptake question (V1).
-* Group 2 (5% of respondents) will see the demographics questions after the
-  COVID vaccine module, which concludes with question V9 “How concerned are you
-  that you would experience a side effect from a COVID-19 vaccination?” This
-  group of respondents will see the Wave 11 version of the vaccine uptake
-  question (V1).
-* Group 3 (5% of respondents) will see the experimental form of the vaccination
+* Group 1 (5% of respondents) saw the demographics questions after the symptom
+  module, which concludes with question B2b “For how many days have you had at
+  least one new or unusual symptom?” This group of respondents saw the Wave 11
+  version of the vaccine uptake question (V1).
+* Group 2 (5% of respondents) saw the demographics questions after the COVID
+  vaccine module, which concludes with question V9 “How concerned are you that
+  you would experience a side effect from a COVID-19 vaccination?” This group of
+  respondents saw the Wave 11 version of the vaccine uptake question (V1).
+* Group 3 (5% of respondents) saw the experimental form of the vaccination
   uptake question (V1alt), which asks respondents “Do you personally know anyone
   who has received the COVID-19 vaccine already?” Response options include
-  themselves, household members, and others. These respondents will not receive
-  the previous vaccine uptake question, V1. They will see the demographic
-  questions in the Wave 11 placement, at the end of Module A/B and before the
-  occupation questions.
+  themselves, household members, and others. These respondents did not receive
+  the previous vaccine uptake question, V1. They saw the demographic questions
+  in the Wave 11 placement, at the end of Module A/B and before the occupation
+  questions.
 
-A new column `w12_treatment` in the microdata files will indicate which of the
-three groups above each respondent was assigned to.
+A new column `w12_treatment` in the microdata files indicates which of the three
+groups above each respondent was assigned to.
 
 #### Survey Invitation Text
 
-Our partners at Facebook will also be conducting an experiment among those
-allocated to receive Wave 11. Among those participants, 6% will receive will
-receive one of six different invitations to the survey on their News Feed. This
-will be an internal Facebook experiment conducted with the goal of improving
-response rates and exploring additional non-response bias in the weighting
-process. More details will be provided when the survey invitation is finalized.
+During the Wave 12 experiment period, our partners at Facebook conducted an
+experiment among those respondents allocated to receive Wave 11. Among those
+participants, 6% will receive will receive one of six different invitations to
+the survey on their News Feed. This will be an internal Facebook experiment
+conducted with the goal of improving response rates and exploring additional
+non-response bias in the weighting process. More details will be provided when
+the survey invitation is finalized.

docs/symptom-survey/contingency-tables.md

@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ general public.
 Please see our survey [credits](index.md#credits) and [citation information](index.md#citing-the-survey)
 for information on how to cite this data if you use it in a publication.
 
-Important updates for data users, including corrections to data or updates on
-data processing delays, are posted as `OUTAGES.txt` in the directory where the
-data is hosted.
+Our [Data and Sampling Errors](problems.md) documentation lists important
+updates for data users, including corrections to data or updates on data
+processing delays.
 
 ## Table of contents
 {: .no_toc .text-delta}

docs/symptom-survey/index.md

@@ -65,15 +65,16 @@ the survey in publications based on the data. Specifically, we ask that you:
 
 1. Include the acknowledgment "This research is based on survey results from
    Carnegie Mellon University’s Delphi Group."
-2. Cite this web page for details about the survey. For example, you may cite it
-   as
+2. Cite our paper describing the survey:
 
-    > Delphi Group (2021). COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey.
-    > <https://cmu-delphi.github.io/delphi-epidata/symptom-survey/>
+    > Joshua A. Salomon, Alex Reinhart, Alyssa Bilinski, Eu Jing Chua, Wichada
+    > La Motte-Kerr, Minttu M. Rönn, Marissa Reitsma, Katherine Ann Morris,
+    > Sarah LaRocca, Tamar Farag, Frauke Kreuter, Roni Rosenfeld, and Ryan J.
+    > Tibshirani (2021). "The US COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey: Continuous
+    > real-time measurement of COVID-19 symptoms, risks, protective behaviors,
+    > testing, and vaccination", *Proceedings of the National Academy of
+    > Sciences* 118 (51) e2111454118. <https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111454118>
 
-    A journal article describing the survey and its methods is currently in
-    preparation, and we will update this page when it is available so that you
-    can cite it instead.
 3. The data use agreement requires that if you disclose survey microdata, Delphi
    must agree on the aggregation method that you will use to ensure reported
    estimates do not disclose any individual identifiable information, including

docs/symptom-survey/problems.md

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ interpretation of results. All problems will be logged here.
 1. TOC
 {:toc}
 
+## Temporary Suspension (December 16-17, 2021)
+
+Due to a temporary problem affecting Facebook's systems, survey invitations were
+suspended between 11:39am PT on December 16, 2021 and 1:20am PT on December
+17, 2021. Invitations resumed as usual once the problem was resolved.
+
 ## Incorrect Wave Sampling (June-August, 2021)
 
 A sampling error caused a portion of our respondents to be accidentally sent the

src/client/delphi_epidata.R

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Epidata <- (function() {
   # API base url
   BASE_URL <- 'https://delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/api.php'
 
-  client_version <- '0.3.5'
+  client_version <- '0.3.6'
 
   # Helper function to cast values and/or ranges to strings
   .listitem <- function(value) {

src/client/delphi_epidata.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   }
 })(this, function (exports, fetchImpl, jQuery) {
   const BASE_URL = "https://delphi.cmu.edu/epidata/";
-  const client_version = "0.3.5";
+  const client_version = "0.3.6";
 
   // Helper function to cast values and/or ranges to strings
   function _listitem(value) {

src/client/packaging/npm/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "delphi_epidata",
   "description": "Delphi Epidata API Client",
   "authors": "Delphi Group",
-  "version": "0.3.5",
+  "version": "0.3.6",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cmu-delphi/delphi-epidata",
   "bugs": {

src/client/packaging/pypi/delphi_epidata/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .delphi_epidata import Epidata
 
 name = 'delphi_epidata'
-__version__ = '0.3.5'
+__version__ = '0.3.6'

src/client/packaging/pypi/setup.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="delphi_epidata",
-    version="0.3.5",
+    version="0.3.6",
     author="David Farrow",
     author_email="dfarrow0@gmail.com",
     description="A programmatic interface to Delphi's Epidata API.",

src/server/_config.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 load_dotenv()
 
-VERSION = "0.3.5"
+VERSION = "0.3.6"
 
 MAX_RESULTS = int(10e6)
 MAX_COMPATIBILITY_RESULTS = int(3650)