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HRS 2006 Core (Final, Version 2.0)

October 24, 2008

The HRS 2006 Core Final Release (Version 2.0) is now available, replacing Version 1.0 released in September.

There were width problems in a number of sections so we are releasing everything again. Please download the Version 2.0 files to pick up these changes.

The HRS 2006 Core Final Release contains data for 18,469 respondents, in 12,605 households. The data collection period for HRS 2006 was March 2006 through February 2007. The HRS Online Concordance has been updated to reflect the content of this release.

Note: Be sure to check the HRS File Merge Cross-Reference Table for up-to-date information on the restricted data merge status of this data set.