Fwd: [HRS Data Alert] Recent HRS Data Releases and Updates

View this email in your browser News and Announcements Recent HRS Data Releases and Updates The following data products are now available on the HRS website:   New Data Release The Childhood Family and Childhood Health Aggregated Data Version 1.0 is now available. These data were aggregated using retrospective reports provided by HRS respondents or their proxy in different waves of biennial core panel interviews from 1992 to 2016. All information has previously been released for public use separately for each biennial wave and in different sections within each wave. The data file contains 74 variables and includes 38,654 respondents. Items on childhood background (family and health) were first introduced to the survey in 1998 and were included in the baseline interview in subsequent cohort enrollment years. The items were designed to be collected only once from each participant either when they first entered the study or in the core wave when the questions were asked for the first time. Additional information about the aggregation process and measures is provided in the data description for this data product.   HRS Data Updates The 2012 Final Core Version 3.0 data was updated in Section I to correct data for the variable NPMELIG (eligibility for physical measures). All other variables remain intact. Langa-Weir Classification of Cognitive Function (Version 2) now includes 2016 data. Questions, comments or concerns about the above data products should be directed to the HRS Help Desk at hrsquestions@umich.edu    RAND HRS Data Updates  RAND HRS Detailed Imputations File 2016 (V2) now includes medical expenditure imputations for Exit Interviews, business income reported in Wave 6 and subsequent waves, changes to IRA withdrawal calculation and standardization of "max" bracket amounts. RAND HRS Longitudinal File 1992-2016 (V2) now includes physical measures variables, variables derived from the HRS Exit Interviews and other adjustments, improvements and corrections to the data and documentation. RAND HRS Fat File 2016 (h16f2a) was updated using HRS 2016 Core Final V2.0 data. The RAND Center for the Study of Aging creates  RAND HRS data products under subcontract from HRS.  The HRS and the RAND products are supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).  Questions, comments or concerns regarding the RAND HRS files should be directed to randhrshelp@rand.org. Health and Retirement Study Survey Research Center 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 The Health and Retirement Study is supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG009740) and the Social Security Administration.