News from the PRI Library and Data Archive » HRS http://info.pop.psu.edu Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:37:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en HRS: 2007 Disability Vignette http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/22/hrs-2007-disability-vignette/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/22/hrs-2007-disability-vignette/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:15:26 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=1620 HRS has released the 2007 Disability Vignette Study.

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/22/hrs-2007-disability-vignette/feed/ HRS: RAND Version H Available http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/02/hrs-rand-version-h-available/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/02/hrs-rand-version-h-available/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:53:01 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/02/hrs-rand-version-h-available/ The Version H HRS/RAND data is now available in SodaPop and PopNet.

The files incorporates data from 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004 final releases, and 2006 early release of HRS data. As well as additional co-horts. For more information, please see the HRS website page.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/04/02/hrs-rand-version-h-available/feed/ Health and Retirement Study SodaPop pages reorganized http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/05/health-and-retirement-study-sodapop-pages-reorganized/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/05/health-and-retirement-study-sodapop-pages-reorganized/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:16:48 +0000 Kiet Bang http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/05/health-and-retirement-study-sodapop-pages-reorganized/ The SodaPop pages for the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) have been reorganized to accommodate the increasing number of files in the study. A download page has been created for each wave/year of data.


The HRS data sets on POPNET and the Windows server Paris, have also been reorganized. The SAS data sets have been moved from a single directory (/home/sas_data/hrs) to subdirectories (hrs1992, hrs1994, etc). The Rand and master files have been moved to the hrsxtra subdirectory.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/05/health-and-retirement-study-sodapop-pages-reorganized/feed/ HRS: Product Release http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/hrs-product-release/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/hrs-product-release/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:32:05 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/hrs-product-release/ HRS has released the following products:

Income and Wealth Imputations for HRS 2006 Core - Early Release

2001 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) - Final v2.0

HRS 2006 Post-Exit - Final v1.0

Biomarker 2006 Data - Early Release

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/20/hrs-product-release/feed/ HRS: 2006 Core Early Release http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/08/08/hrs-2006-core-early-release/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/08/08/hrs-2006-core-early-release/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:32:11 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/08/08/hrs-2006-core-early-release/ HRS has announced the early release of the 2006 Core files. PRI Affiliates may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/08/08/hrs-2006-core-early-release/feed/ HRS: New RAND Merged File http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/15/hrs-new-rand-merged-file/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/15/hrs-new-rand-merged-file/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:08:02 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/15/hrs-new-rand-merged-file/ HRS has announced the release of the Version “G” RAND File. The file contains HRS data from 1992-2004. This file replaces the old RAND merged file on SodaPop. Version G has 348 new variables, but has dropped 88 variables from the previous release. This data is also available on PopNet.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/15/hrs-new-rand-merged-file/feed/ Two new reports on older Americans http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/12/two-new-reports-on-older-americans/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/12/two-new-reports-on-older-americans/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:07:44 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/12/two-new-reports-on-older-americans/
  • Mapping the Growth of Older America, by William Frey, The Brookings Institution; and
  • Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study, National Institute on Aging

    • See also: AP news story (via Centre Daily Times)

    ]]>     http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/06/12/two-new-reports-on-older-americans/feed/     HRS: Master ID Data File http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/11/hrs-master-id-data-file/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/11/hrs-master-id-data-file/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:52:15 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/11/hrs-master-id-data-file/ The HRS has just released the Master ID file which will simplify the process of merging HRS files. For more information about this file, see the HRS webiste.

    This file is now available on SodaPop and PopNet.

    ]]>     http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/11/hrs-master-id-data-file/feed/     Baby boomers faring poorly as they approach retirement http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/03/05/baby-boomers-faring-poorly-as-they-approach-retirement/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/03/05/baby-boomers-faring-poorly-as-they-approach-retirement/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:12:10 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/03/05/baby-boomers-faring-poorly-as-they-approach-retirement/ A new study of Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) data has found that baby boomers approaching retirement age report poorer health, more pain, and more difficulty doing everyday physical tasks than their predecessors, according to a National Institute on Aging (NIA) press release. The findings are presented in National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper No. 12762.

    ]]>     http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/03/05/baby-boomers-faring-poorly-as-they-approach-retirement/feed/     HRS: 2003 Consumption and Aging/Memory Data Available http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/26/hrs-2003-consumption-and-agingmemory-data-available/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/26/hrs-2003-consumption-and-agingmemory-data-available/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:10:40 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/26/hrs-2003-consumption-and-agingmemory-data-available/ HRS has announced the release of the followng data:

    2003 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Final Version 1.0. This data includes questions about individual activities, household patterns of consumption, and individual use of prescription drugs.

    Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS 1) Early, Version 1.0. This data was designed to study dementia.

    PRI Affiliates may request these data from the Data Archivist.

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