FW: [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:   Public Data Releases and Updates The COVID-19 Project was originally released in November 2020. In February 2021, we updated the psychosocial data (Section LB) to add additional data from psychosocial questionnaires received since the original data release. The COVID-19 Project of HRS 2020 is being administered to the 50% random subsample of households who were originally assigned to enhanced face-to-face interviewing (EFTF), in two random half groups, one starting in June and one in September. This special release includes 3,266 respondents from the group released in June and was produced under an accelerated time frame to facilitate rapid access to HRS research data while the 2020 HRS data collection is still underway.   Restricted Data Releases and Updates The Cross-Wave Social Security Weights have been updated to include cross-wave weight information for 2004-2016. Two respondent weights are provided for each wave, one for respondents who have a SS linkage in that wave and one for respondents who have ever had a SS linkage. The weights are defined for respondents who have a positive respondent weight in that wave (either core or nursing home weight) and who have the relevant linkage. The Disability Analysis File (DAF) V1.0 is now available. The DAF is an analytical file covering the time period 1994 through 2018 of administrative data from historical, longitudinal and one-time data on HRS respondents who participated in the Supplemental Security Income (SS) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs and who consented to allow the HRS to obtain their administrative benefits records at the Social Security Administration. Two versions of the DAF are available to restricted data users, one without geographic identifiers and one with geographic identifiers, depending on researcher's needs. Refer to the Data Description for more information. Questions, comments or concerns about the above data products should be directed to the HRS Help Desk at hrsquestions@umich.edu.   RAND HRS Public Data The following RAND HRS 2018 data products are now available: The RAND HRS 2018 Fat File contains most of the original HRS variables from household and respondent level core modules. The data are merged to the respondent level.  There is one file for each survey year. The RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2018 (V1) is a user-friendly file derived from all waves of the HRS. It is a respondent-level file containing cleaned and processed variables with consistent naming conventions, model-based imputations for missing data, and spousal counterparts of most individual-level variables. The RAND HRS Detailed Imputations File 2018 (V1) contains the component and ownership variables for all waves that are used in the income, wealth, and medical expenditures summary measures found in the RAND HRS Longitudinal File. It is distributed as a companion file to the RAND HRS Longitudinal File, and is especially useful for those who require more detail than that found in the RAND HRS Longitudinal File. In addition, RAND HRS Fat Files were updated for the years 2000, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.  The RAND Center for the Study of Aging creates the 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 regarding RAND HRS files should be directed to randhrshelp@rand.org. Health and Retirement Study Survey Research Center 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Add us to your address book You are receiving this email because you opted in to email announcements at the HRS website. Unsubscribe Update your preferences     The Health and Retirement Study is supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG009740) and the Social Security Administration.