Restricted Data » Merge Cross-Reference

HRS File Merge Cross-Reference Table1
  Cross-Wave Public  Biennial Public Restricted Other Public
  Tracker  LOPN  P&LF 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 SSA CMS NDI  Other Geogr Pens Geo Contrib Off-Yr Health RAND Wealth
Cross-Wave Public
Tracker • √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √ 
LOPN √  • √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √ 
Pension & Labor Force2 √  √  • √  --  √  --  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
 
Biennial Public3  
1992 HRS √  √  √  • --  √  --  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
1993 AHD √  √  --  --  • --  √  --  √  √  √  √  √  --  Χ Χ --  Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
1994 HRS √  √  √  √  --  • --  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
1995 AHD √  √  --  --  √  --  • --  √  √  √  √  √  --  Χ Χ --  Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
1996 HRS √  √  √  √  --  √  --  • √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
1998 HRS √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  • √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
2000 HRS √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  • √  √  √  Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
2002 HRS √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  • √  √  Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
2004 HRS √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  • √  Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
2006 HRS √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  • Yes  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  √ 
 
Restricted
SSA Admin Data4 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  --  Yes  --  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  • No Yes  Yes  No Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Medicare/Medicaid5 √  √  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ No • Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ
Nat'l Death Index √  √  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Yes  Χ • Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ
Other Restricted6 √  √  Χ Χ --  Χ --  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Yes  Χ Χ • Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ
Geographic Info √  √  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ No Χ Χ Χ • Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ
Pension Estimation √  √  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ • Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ
 
Other HRS Public
Researcher contributions √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ • √  √  √  √  √ 
Off-year & Mail √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  • √  √  √  √ 
Geographic Info7 √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  • √  √  √ 
Sensitive Health8 √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  • √  √ 
RAND-HRS Data √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  • √ 
Social Security Wealth √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  √  Yes  Χ Χ Χ Χ Χ √  √  √  √  √  •

Notes

1. Merge Restriction Codes:

  • √ – No merge restrictions.
  • Yes – May be merged under terms of SSA MOU.
  • Χ – May be merged under terms of HRS data confidentiality guidelines.
  • No – Datasets may NOT be merged at this time.
  • TBD – Link/merge status is under review.

2. Pension and Labor Force files:

3. Biennial Public Data Sets:

  • Core and Core Imputations
  • Exit and Exit Imputations
  • Post-Exit

4. Data sets derived from SSA Administrative files:

  • HRS Cohort. Earnings, Benefits, SSI, Summary of Earnings and Projected Benefits, Wage and Self-Employment Income for respondents.
  • AHEAD Cohort. Earnings, Benefits, SSI for respondents and deceased spouses.
  • CODA, War Baby Cohorts. Earnings, Benefits, Payment History, Wage and Self-Employment Income for respondents and deceased spouses.
  • Early Boomer Cohort. Earnings, Benefits, Payment History, Wage and Self-Employment Income for respondents and deceased spouses.
  • Prospective Permissions 2006 and beyond. Earnings, Benefits, Payment History, Wage and Self-Employment Income for respondents and deceased spouses.
  • Cross-year Earnings and Benefits files derived from the foregoing

5. See HRS Medicare Claims and Summary Data: Background and Additional Information for complete details on HRS-CMS Medicare Linkages

6. This category includes all restricted data files not specifically mentioned in this table. See HRS Restricted Data: What's Available for a complete listing.

7. The geographic information in these public files is recoded to the Census Division level.

8. Researchers seeking access to Sensitive Health Data must establish their institutional affiliation credentials via a Data Use Agreement before receiving authorization to access such data.

Last change: March 17, 2009

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