Yes, both CDC programs are still available, and both are still downloadable for free: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/answr.htm And http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/ez-text.htm Cheers, Jim James W. Carey, PhD, MPH Chief, Methods Research Section Prevention Research Branch Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-37 Atlanta, GA 30333 USA emails: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Elliot Richmond [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Doctoral Dissertation and Qualitative Software Okay, I tried to mail this earlier and ran into a snag. Now I've lost the original message. No one has mentioned a couple of FREE programs that would probably meet your needs. One, called EZ-Text, is designed for "semi-structured qualitative databases." The other, called AnSWR is for "large, team-based qualitative data analysis...[but] can also effectively be used by a single researcher for more limited projects." Both are available (last I checked) from the Centers for Disease Control. Good luck. Elliot Richmond PhD candidate in science education UT Austin [log in to unmask] http://home.austin.rr.com/elliotandkathy/