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Papers and Publications

Online Bibliography

A dynamic interface to the HRS bibliographic database that allows a variety of searches and queries. A static list of all papers and publications based on HRS data, sorted by category and first-author, is available as a supplement to the online database. You may also wish to search for HRS citations through Google Scholar and other online indexes. Summary tables of bibliography database contents by workform and content area are also available.

PSC Publications

Access to Population Studies Center resources on aging.

Register Your Paper!

Please inform us of your papers and publications based on HRS data.

Conference Proceedings

Papers and presentations associated with conferences sponsored by the Health and Retirement Study.

User Guides

These documents provide additional documentation about the concepts, measures and questions in the HRS surveys. They expand upon the information found in codebooks, questionnaires and data descriptions.(PDF format)

Documentation Report Series

Contributed reports with technical information about file construction.

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 in the News

Newspaper stories, magazine articles, and press releases concerning HRS data and findings.