HRS News Items, Events, and Announcements
If you have a news item about an upcoming conference or other event, a publication based on HRS data products, or a research proposal of interest to HRS researchers, we'll be glad to consider it for inclusion on this site. Just submit an electronic copy to hrsquest@isr.umich.edu.
You may also wish to review the Changes page, a summary of additions and modifications made to this Web site.
Product News
- (2009-10-06) HRS ADAMS 1 (Early, Version 6.0) data are now available
- (2009-09-30) Imputation of Cognitive Functioning Measures 1992-2006 (Version 1.0) release is now available.
- (2009-08-26) HRS 2008 Core Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2009-08-12) HRS Tracker 2006 (Final, Version 3.0) is now available.
- (2009-08-05) Prospective Social Security Wealth Measures of Pre-Retirees (Version 2.0) data set is now available
- (2009-07-24) HRS ADAMS 1 (Early, Version 5.0) data are now available
- (2009-07-22) Imputations for Employer-Sponsored Pension Wealth from Current Jobs in 2004 (V1.0)
- (2009-07-02) 2007 Internet Survey (Final, Version 1.0) data are now available
- (2009-04-22) Prospective Social Security Wealth Measures of Pre-Retirees (Version 1.0) data set is now available
- (2009-03-09) RAND HRS Data (Version I)
- (2009-02-09) RAND Income and Wealth Imputations for HRS 2006 Core (Final, Version A)
- (2009-01-21) HRS ADAMS 1 data (Early, Version 4.0).
- (2008-11-12) HRS 2005 Prescription Drug Study (Final, Version 1.0)
- (2008-11-12) 2006 Internet Survey (Final, Version 1.0)
- (2008-10-24) HRS 2006 Core Final Release (v2.0) replaces previous version
- (2008-10-15) HRS 2006 Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available
- (2008-10-06) HRS Cross-Wave Master ID File (Final, Version 4.0) is now available
- (2008-07-28) HRS 2007 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Version 1.0 is now available.
- (2008-06-03) HRS 2007 Disability Vignette Study (Final, Version 1.0) is now available
- (2008-01-31) HRS Tracker 2006 (Final, Version 2.0) is now available.
- (2007-12-18) Release of HRS 2006 Core Income and Wealth Imputations
- (2007-12-06) 2001 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Final Version 2.0
- (2007-11-28) HRS 2006 Post-Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-10-30) Biomarker 2006 Data (Early, Version 1.0) release is now available.
- (2007-10-17) HRS Tracker 2006 (Final, Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-05-09) Cross-Wave HRS 1992-2004 Respondent Region and Mobility Dataset (v1.0)
- (2007-02-26) HRS 2004 Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-02-19) 2003 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Final Version 1.0
- (2007-01-31) HRS Respondent Pension Data Tracker Files (Final, Version 1.0) are now available.
- (2007-01-31) HRS Tracker 2004 (Final, Version 2.0) is now available.
- (2007-01-09) 2003 Internet Survey Version 1.0
- (2006-12-18) 2005 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Version 1.0
- (2006-12-14) Imputations for Pension Wealth (V2.0)
- (2006-12-12) HRS 2002 Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) released.
- (2006-10-24) HRS 2004 Post-Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-10-03) HRS 2002 Post-Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-09-21) Cross-Wave Employment and Pension Data Labor Section Carry Forward Files have been updated with 2004 data
- (2006-08-29) HRS 2004 Core Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-08-18) The HRS 2003 Diabetes Study (Final, Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-07-06) HRS 2000 Post-Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-06-22) HRS 2002 Core Final Release (Version 2.0) is now available.
- (2006-02-10) HRS 1998 Post-Exit Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2005-10-24) HRS 2004 Core Imputation Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2005-07-27) HRS 2001 Human Capital Mail Survey (HUMS) College Tuition Imputation Release (Version 1) is now available.
- (2005-06-28) Cross-Wave Employment and Pension Data Files Released
- (2005-06-27) Researcher Contribution: Tax Calculations for HRS 2000 & 2002
- (2005-06-03) HRS 2002 Imputation Final Release (Version 1)
- (2005-03-09) HRS 2000 Exit (Final, v1.0) released
- (2005-01-25) New version of the HRS Pension Estimation Program released
- (2005-01-04) HRS 1998 Exit (Final, v1.0) released
- (2004-09-01) HRS 1992 (Final, v2.0) re-released; distribution files reformatted
- (2004-09-01) HRS 1994 (Final, v2.0) re-released; distribution files reformatted
- (2004-08-31) HRS/AHEAD Second Home Ownership and Equity Corrections (v1.0) released
- (2004-06-16) 2003 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (v1.0) released
- (2004-04-28) AHEAD 1995 Exit Imputations Release (Version 1.0)
- (2004-04-28) HRS 1996 Exit Imputations Release (Version 1.0)
- (2004-04-28) HRS 1998 Exit Imputations Release (version 2.0)
- (2004-04-02) CAMS Data Release (Version 1.1)
- (2004-01-15) HRS 1992-2002 Respondent Region Dataset (v1.0)
- (2003-12-16) AHEAD Respondent and Deceased Spouse Earnings and Benefits Data
- (2003-11-24) HRS 1992 Imputation Release (Version 3.0)
- (2003-11-24) HRS 1994 Imputation Release (Version 3.0)
- (2003-09-26) HRS 1996 Exit Final Release (Version 1) is now available
- (2003-09-24) Version 4 of the 1996 HRS Core Final Data Release is now available.
- (2003-05-27) New Release of HRS 1998 Core (Final, Version 2.0)
- (2003-04-03) Tracker File (version 3.1) Released
- (2003-02-17) Release of 1995 AHEAD Exit (Final, Version 1.0)
- (2003-02-04) Re-release of 1993 AHEAD (Final, Version 2.10)
- (2002-12-18) HRS 2000 Imputation Release (Version 2.0)
- (2002-12-18) HRS 1998 Imputation Release (Version 3.0)
- (2002-12-13) HRS 1996 Imputation Release (Version 3.0)
- (2002-12-13) AHEAD 1995 Imputation Release (Version 3.0)
- (2002-12-13) NDI 2000 File (Public) Early Release, Version 1.0
- (2002-12-12) Tracker File (3.0) Release
- (2002-09-20) HRS 2000 Exit Imputation Release (Version 1.0)
- (2002-09-05) HRS 2000 Core Final Data Release (v1.0) Now Available
- (2002-05-28) AHEAD 1995 Core Final Data Release (v2.0) Now Available
- (2001-05-15) HRS 1996 Final Core Data Release (v.3)
- (2001-03-21) HRS Respondent Mobility Data Now Available
- (2001-01-16) Tracker File (2.0) is Now Available
- (2000-07-26) 1998 HRS Preliminary Imputation Data Available
- (2000-07-25) 1999 HRS Experimental Mailout Data Available
- (2000-06-13) 1996 HRS Preliminary Special Release of Modules Data Available
- (2000-04-28) Preliminary Vital Status Update File Available
- (1999-03-30) HRS Wave 3 Partial Public Release is Now Available
- (1999-01-22) Important HRS Wave 3 Preliminary Corrections
- (1998-12-20) New HRS/AHEAD Tracker File Available
- (1998-11-24) NACDA Release: Second Supplement on Aging
- (1998-06-18) HRS Wave 2 Full Public Release Available
- (1998-05-01) Updated AHEAD 2 Preliminary Release Available
- (1998-03-18) Complete AHEAD Wave I Public Release Now Available
- (1997-12-24) AHEAD Wave I Second Public Release is now Available
Conferences and Events
- (2009-08-28) GSA Pre-Conference Workshop: HRS at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America
- (2009-06-22) Pre-conference Workshop: Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study ; GSA November 18, 2009
HRS User Newsletters (PDF)
- (2006-02-01) Issue 5, Fall 2005
- (2004-03-10) Issue 4, Spring 2004
- (2003-07-01) Issue 3, Summer 2003
- (2003-03-01) Issue 2, Winter 2003
- (2002-10-01) Issue 1, October 2002
New Publications
- (2007-06-12) Growing Older in America: The Health and Retirement Study released to the public
- (2001-10-18) Papers from Survey Research on Household Expectations and Preferences Conference
- (1999-11-19) Free copies of Labour Economics special issue available
- (1997-10-20) New NAS Volume: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health
- (1997-03-17) Special Issue of Demography Available
- (1996-02-01) Journal of Human Resources HRS Special Issue
Proposals
- (2008-12-01) New Experimental Modules for HRS 2010 Invited
Web site News Items
- (2006-06-20) NIH renews funding for Health and Retirement Study
- (2005-07-07) Cross-National Aging Study Data Products Now Available
- (2004-05-17) HRS Research on Families: Summaries and Abstracts
- (2003-05-09) Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) Announced
- (2001-10-01) HRS web site reorganized, redesigned
- (2001-05-15) New Unified, Automatic User Registration System
Retired Items
- (2009-03-19) HRS Web Site: New version
- (2009-02-10) RAND HRS Data Version H-2: Corrections to Disability Application Status and Total Years Worked
- (2008-11-03) HRS ADAMS 1 data (Early, Version 3.0).
- (2008-09-25) HRS 2006 Core Final Release (Version 1.0) is now available
- (2008-08-06) HRS ADAMS 1 data (Early, Version 2.0) are now available.
- (2008-02-29) RAND HRS Data (Version H) released
- (2008-02-11) HRS Cross-Wave Master ID File (Final, Version 3.0) is now available
- (2007-11-05) Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, November 2007
- (2007-11-03) HRS at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
- (2007-10-17) HRS Cross-Wave Master ID File (Final, Version 2.0) is now available.
- (2007-10-04) HRS 2006 Exit Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-08-19) HRS 2006 Core Early Release (Version 2.0) is now available, replacing Version 1.0 released in July.
- (2007-07-18) HRS 2006 Core Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-05-02) RAND HRS Data (Version G) released
- (2007-04-25) HRS Workshop at ISR/SRC Summer Institute, June 2007
- (2007-04-25) HRS booth at Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meetings
- (2007-03-15) HRS booth at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting
- (2007-02-15) HRS ADAMS 1 data (Early, Version 1.0) are now available.
- (2007-02-02) HRS Cross-Wave Master ID File (Final, Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2007-01-24) 2001 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Final Version 1.0
- (2007-01-10) HRS 2005 Prescription Drug Study (Early, Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-11-07) New Experimental Modules for HRS 2008 Invited
- (2006-08-01) HRS Tracker 2004 (Final, Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2006-07-11) HRS at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association
- (2006-06-02) New HRS RAND Data File Released (version F)
- (2006-03-10) HRS at Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Geriatrics Society May 3-7, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago,IL.
- (2006-03-10) Health and Retirement Study Booth at The Annual Research Meeting of the Academy Health June 25- 27 in Seattle, WA
- (2006-02-02) HRS Workshop at ISR/SRC Summer Institute, June 2006
- (2006-01-23) HRS 2004 Exit Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2005-11-11) Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, November 18-22, 2005, Orlando, Florida.
- (2005-11-11) Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America; March 30-April 1, 2006, Los Angeles, CA.
- (2005-10-26) HRS Tracker 2002 (Version 2.0) is now available.
- (2005-08-18) New HRS RAND Data File Released (version E)
- (2005-08-11) HRS 2004 Core Early Release (Version 1.0) is now available.
- (2005-04-29) HRS Workshop on Health Insurance and Health Care Utilization at ISR/SRC Summer Institute, June 2005
- (2005-03-17) Researcher Contribution: Pension Data Tracker File
- (2005-03-17) Researcher Contribution: Imputed Data for Pension Wealth Computations
- (2004-12-15) Allied Social Sciences Association Meetings, Jan 7-9, 2005, Philadelphia, PA.
- (2004-11-22) Web site to be shut down during building maintenance
- (2004-11-05) New Modules for HRS 2006 Invited
- (2004-09-24) HRS 2002 Core (Final, v1.0) released
- (2004-07-22) 2001 Human Capital and Educational Expenses Mail Survey (Early v1.0) released
- (2004-05-06) HRS Tracker 2002 (version 1.0)
- (2004-04-27) New RAND HRS Data File Released
- (2004-03-04) HRS Workshop at ISR/SRC Summer Institute, 2004
- (2004-03-01) HRS Exhibit Booth at the Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging, San Francisco, April 14-17, 2004.
- (2004-03-01) HRS exhibit at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, April 1-3, 2004
- (2004-02-03) HRS 2002 Exit Early Data Release (Version 1.0)
- (2003-12-12) New version of the HRS Pension Estimation Program released
- (2003-11-13) Web Server Outage
- (2003-10-08) RAND HRS Data (Version C): Updated data files in Stata format are now available.
- (2003-07-21) Release of HRS 2002 Core Imputations (Early, Version 1.0)
- (2003-07-16) Version C of RAND HRS Data File Released
- (2003-06-20) Release of HRS 2002 Core (Early, Version 1.0)
- (2003-05-29) Addendum to Final Call for Papers--Research Conference on Older Families
- (2003-05-29) Research Conference on Older Families
- (2003-05-02) ISR Summer Institute: HRS Family Data Workshop applications due May 21, 2003
- (2003-05-01) 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 21-25, 2003.
- (2003-02-20) Researcher Contribution: Imputations for Pension Related Variables
- (2003-02-04) New Release: 2001 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS)
- (2003-02-04) Researcher Contribution: Labor Section; Carry Forward Variables
- (2003-02-04) Alpha version of new Pension Estimation Program
- (2002-12-19) HRS 2002 Experimental Modules (Partial Early Release)
- (2002-12-19) Call for Papers--Research Conference on Older Families
- (2002-12-01) 2003 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Minneapolis, May 1-3, 2003.
- (2002-09-27) New Pension Estimation System Under Development
- (2002-09-06) HRS 1996 Imputation Release (Version 2.0)
- (2002-09-01) Debut of Relocated and Updated HRS Web Site
- (2002-08-08) AHEAD 1995 Imputation Release (Version 2.0)
- (2002-05-24) HRS 1998 Imputations (v2.0) Now Available
- (2002-02-01) American Sociological Association 2002 Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 16-19, 2002.
- (2002-01-14) Revised Supplement to AHEAD 1995 Exit Early Data Release
- (2001-12-19) HRS 1998 Final Core Data Release
- (2001-11-21) HRS Workshop at ISR/SRC Summer Institute, July 8-12
- (2001-11-01) 2002 Joint Conference of the National Council on Aging and American Society on Aging, Denver CO, April 4-7.
- (2001-10-29) HRS 2000 Early Imputation Data Release (Version 1)
- (2001-10-11) HRS 2000 Exit Early Data Released
- (2001-07-01) Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 3-5, 2003.
- (2001-06-22) HRS 2000 Early Release
- (2001-05-16) AHEAD 1995 Exit Early Release Supplement
- (2001-05-11) HRS 1998 Exit Imputation Data Released
- (2001-05-10) HRS 1998 Exit Early Data Released
- (2001-05-04) HRS 1994 Imputation Data Released
- (2001-04-13) NIA Grants for Secondary Analysis
- (2001-02-22) HRS 1996 Imputations Now Available
- (2000-12-21) HRS 1996 Public Release is Now Available
- (2000-12-15) Supplement to AHEAD 1995 Preliminary Exit Data
- (2000-09-07) New Modules for HRS 2002 Invited
- (2000-07-06) HRS 2000 Box & Arrow Questionnaires Now Available
- (2000-07-03) 1995 AHEAD Imputation Data Now Available
- (2000-01-24) Cross-National Research Conference
- (1999-12-22) AHEAD Wave 2 [1995] Public Release is Now Available
- (1999-12-22) HRS/AHEAD Availability Over the Holiday Season
- (1999-11-17) HRS will be at GSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco
- (1999-11-03) Announcement of Sandell Grant Program for Junior Scholars in Retirement Research
- (1999-06-30) HRS 1998 Preliminary Release is Now Available
- (1999-02-25) Older Adults, Health Information, and the World Wide Web
- (1999-02-25) NACDA: National Survey of Self-Care and Aging: Follow-Up, 1994
- (1999-02-25) NIA Pilot Research Grant Program
- (1998-12-20) HRS/AHEAD Availability Over the Holiday Season
- (1998-09-28) NIA Centers on the Demography of Aging P30 RFA
- (1998-08-18) NIH Program Announcement: SES and Health across the Life Course
- (1998-08-13) NIA Aging Research Career Workshop
- (1998-08-13) Economics of Aging at GSA Meetings
- (1998-08-13) Societal Impact on the Aging Self Conference
- (1998-04-23) Retirement Research Consortium (RRC) Project
- (1998-04-18) RAND Summer Institute and Mini Med School
- (1998-03-23) Secondary Analysis in Aging: R03 Program
- (1998-03-18) Call for Proposals (PWBA, DOL)
- (1998-03-09) PAA Sessions on the Demography of Aging
- (1998-03-09) NACDA 1998 Summer Workshop
- (1998-01-31) New AHEAD Wave 2 [1995] Preliminary Release Available
- (1998-01-30) IFEBP Grants for Research Program
- (1998-01-26) NIA R03 Program Announcements Follow-up
- (1998-01-21) NIA Pilot Research Grant Program Announcement
- (1998-01-19) 1998 Summer Institute on Aging Research
- (1997-12-22) HRS/AHEAD Area Code Changes
- (1997-09-30) Deadline for NIH/NIA Small Grants (R03) Program
- (1997-09-23) Call for Abstracts on Data Quality Issues in Longitudinal Surveys
- (1997-07-17) HRS Wave 2 Error Update: Wave 1 weights in W2IDV.* in err
- (1997-07-15) Forum on Social Security, Medicare, and Privatization
- (1997-07-14) HRS Wave 3 Alpha Error Update
- (1997-06-19) Special AHEAD Issue of the Journals of Gerontology Announcement
- (1997-06-17) 1997 G7 / Denver Summit of the Eight -- Links
- (1997-06-17) HRS and AHEAD Public Data Server Down June 18 and 19
- (1997-06-02) DOL Request for Proposals (pensions, health benefits)
- (1997-05-14) Join NCOA in Celebrating Older Americans Month
- (1997-05-01) May 1997 UPenn Conference on Aging and Health Research
- (1997-04-28) 1997 NIA/RAND Summer Institute on Aging
- (1997-03-17) 1997 PAA Meeting - Sessions on the Demography of Aging
- (1997-03-17) SRC Summer Institute Workshop on AHEAD
- (1997-03-03) 1997 NACDA Summer Workshop
- (1997-02-17) Pilot Grants in Behavioral and Social Science of Aging
- (1997-02-14) Summer Institute on Aging Research
- (1997-02-07) NIH Small Research Grants (R03): Secondary Analysis in Aging
- (1996-12-18) Your Aging Conference Here!
- (1996-12-01) HRS and AHEAD at January 1997 ASSA
- (1996-12-01) Symposium to Honor F. Thomas Juster
- (1996-10-25) November Exhibits of HRS and AHEAD in the Washington D.C. Area
- (1996-10-11) Six New Members Named to the National Advisory Council on Aging
- (1996-10-07) Event to Honor Recent Retirement of F. Thomas Juster
- (1996-06-28) HRS and AHEAD at the ASA in New York
- (1996-06-01) The 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research
- (1996-03-27) HRS, AHEAD, and PSID at the PAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans
- (1996-03-21) HRS Workshop at ISR Summer Institute, 1996
- (1996-03-21) Social Security Reform Conference
- (1996-02-14) Pilot Project Research Grant Program for the NIA
- (1996-01-08) National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging 1996 Workshop
- (1995-12-18) HRS, AHEAD, and PSID at the ASSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco
- (1995-12-18) A Practicum on the Health and Retirement Survey
- (1995-11-02) Do you have questions concerning HRS or AHEAD?
- (1995-10-18) HRS Wave 2 Early Results Workshop Itinerary
- (1995-06-01) AHEAD Wave 1 ICPSR Workshop Announcement
- (1995-03-01) HRS and AHEAD: Recent Developments
