The Health and Retirement Study
A Longitudinal Study of Health, Retirement, and Aging
Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging

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Introduction to the HRS Web Site

Welcome!
A Welcome from the Director to the HRS Web site.

HRS Co-Investigators
A list of the co-investigators who advise and assist the study.

HRS Databook
Growing Older in America: The Health and Retirement Study

Data Flow
A visual display of HRS data collection efforts, past, present and future. Follow links for details.

Survey Design and Performance
 • Director's Memorandum to IRBs about individual identifiers.
 • Content by wave
 • Sample sizes and response rates, including mortality ascertainment
 • Survey design through 1998 including: design history, movement to
   steady state, and overviews of the original HRS and AHEAD studies
 • Weight information
 • Technical sample design descriptions for HRS and AHEAD.

How to Use this Site
A guide for new visitors.

News and Events
Product announcements, upcoming events, new publications and much more.

Site Map
Quick links to most of the pages on this site.

How to Contact Us
Postal, telephone, and email addresses for the project.

What's Available
HRS Datasets currently available for public use. Follow links for specific information on each product. HRS data products are available without cost, however User Registration is required.

Restricted Data
Restricted data products contain sensitive information that can only be made available to users who successfully complete a rigorous approval process.

Help Desk
Submit questions about HRS data products.

Resources for Analysis of Family Data
Information on resources available to researchers who wish to use HRS family data.

Papers and Publications
Bibliographic information on all types of publications relating to the Health and Retirement Study. Abstracts and keywords are included. To search for a specific author or publication visit the Dynamic Bibliography.

HRS User Newsletters
Information of interest to researchers who use HRS data products

NIA Data Monitoring Committee Midterm Reviews
Papers commissioned by NIA's advisory board as a review of the study at the midpoint of the previous grant cycle.

HRS Participants Page
This site provides information of interest to our participants. It includes all HRS Respondent Newsletters and provides links to other age-related web sites. A Spanish Language version is also available.

Links to Other Sites of Interest
A selective guide to sites in related surveys, gerontology, etc.


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