Contributed Projects

Contributed projects based on HRS public data are provided by researchers who want to share their work with the research community. Researchers interested in contributing their own products are invited to contact us at [email protected]. HRS does not produce or support these products and is not responsible for their content or use. They are provided here as a service to the research community.

Gateway Products

Gateway Products are provided by the USC Program on Global Aging, Health, and Policy. They build on the RAND HRS model and are intended to facilitate international comparison across the International Family of HRS Studies.

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Gateway Harmonized HRS Latest release: Aug 2023 Version D
Gateway Harmonized HRS COVID Latest release: May 2023 Version B
Gateway Harmonized HRS End of Life Latest release: Apr 2019 Version A

Researcher Contributions

Topic	Title
401k	1992 HRS 401K Flag Latest release: Jul 1999 Ver 1.0 Authors: Bob Peticolas
Childhood Socioeconomic Status	Validated Measures of Childhood Socio-Economic Status Latest release: May 2018 Ver 1.0
Cognition	Dementia Predicted Probabilities Files Latest release: Nov 2013 v1.0 Authors: M. Hurd et al
Cognition	Gianattasio-Power Predicted Dementia Probability Scores and Dementia Classifications Latest release: Nov 2021 Version 2.0 Authors: Melinda C. Power
Cognition	HRS-HCAP Measures Statistically Harmonized to Other HCAPs Latest release: Jan 2024 Authors: Gross et al.
Cognition	Langa-Weir Classification of Cognitive Function (1995-2020) Latest release: May 2023 V2.0
Cognition	Predicted Cognition and Dementia Measures Latest release: Jan 2023 Release 1 Authors: Hudomiet, P., Hurd, M. D., & Rohwedder, S
COVID-19	Future Elderly Model data for COVID-19 excess mortality study Latest release: Oct 2021 v1.0 Authors: Julian Reif, Hanke Heun-Johnson, Bryan Tysinger, and Darius Lakdawalla
Employment	Abramowitz 2016 HRS Self-employment Roles Latest release: Jan 2021 Ver 1.0 Authors: Abramowitz, Joelle
Employment	Health and Retirement Study Cross-Wave Harmonized Job Characteristics File for 1992-2018 HRS Wave Years Latest release: May 2023 V2023-05-05
Employment	Suitability Index by Aggregate Occupation Latest release: Jan 2022 v1.0 Authors: Wettstein, Gal
Employment	Working Trajectories in the HRS Latest release: Jul 2018 Ver 1.0
Home Equity	HRS/AHEAD Second Home Ownership and Equity Corrections Latest release: Aug 2004 Ver 1.0 Authors: Honggao Cao; F. Thomas Juster
Medical Expenses	1994 HRS Imputed Medical Expenses Latest release: Apr 1999 Ver 1.0 Authors: Dan Hill
Pension Wealth	1992 HRS Pension (Level 1) Present Value Database Latest release: Sep 1999 Ver 1.0 Authors: Bob Peticolas; Tom Steinmeier
Pension Wealth	1992 HRS Self-Reported Pension Wealth Latest release: Oct 1998 Ver 1.0 Authors: Anonymous
Pension Wealth	Administrative Supplement: Enhancing Pension Data Files Latest release: Jan 2013 Ver 1.0 Authors: A. Gustman, T. Steinmeier, N. Tabatabai
Pension Wealth	Part III: Pension Wealth Variables 1992-2010 Latest release: Sep 2014 Ver 1.0 Authors: A. Gustman, T. Steinmeier, N. Tabatabai
Pension Wealth	Table Data: Pensions in the Health and Retirement Study Latest release: May 2010 Ver 1.0 Authors: A. Gustman, T. Steinmeier, N. Tabatabai
Polygenic Scores	SSGAC Polygenic Index (PGI) Repository Latest release: Sep 2021 Ver 1.0
Polygenic Scores	SSGAC Polygenic Scores for Depression, Neuroticism and Subjective Well-being (Phase 2) Latest release: Apr 2018 Ver 1.0
Polygenic Scores	SSGAC Polygenic Scores for Educational Attainment (Phase 3) Latest release: Apr 2018 Ver 1.0
Prescription Medication	Prescription Drug Lookup Experiment (PDLE) Latest release: Jan 2016 v1.0 Authors: M. Couper
Psychosocial	Social Frailty Index (SFI) Latest release: Feb 2024 Authors: Sachin J Shah, Meghan Rieu-Werden Sandra Oreper, Sun Young Jeon, W John Boscardin, Margaret C Fang, and Kenneth E Covinsky.
RAND HRS	The Long Format Data of the RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2020 Latest release: Sep 2024 V2 Authors: Jinkyung Ha, Mohammed Kabeto, and Andrzej Galecki
Regression Models	Using predictions and marginal effects to compare groups in regression models for binary outcomes Latest release: Oct 2018 Ver 1.0
Study Harmonization	Future Elderly Model (FEM) Files Latest release: May 2015 v1.6 Authors: Roybal Center for Health Policy Simulation
Study Harmonization	Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) Latest release: Mar 2015 Ver 1.0 Authors: Duncan Ermini Leaf
Study Harmonization	Research on Early Life and Aging Trends and Effects (RELATE) Files Latest release: Jun 2013 v1.0 Authors: ICPSR at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan

Replication Packages

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Subjective Life Expectancies, Time Preference Heterogeneity, and Wealth Inequality (Replication Package) Latest release: Apr 2024 Authors: Foltyn, Richard and Olsson, Jonna
Why Do Retired Households Draw Down Their Wealth So Slowly? (Replication Package) Latest release: Nov 2023 Authors: French, E., Jones, J B., McGee, R.
Trends in Inequalities in the Prevalence of Dementia in the U.S. (Replication Package) Latest release: Jan 2023 Authors: Hudomiet, P., Hurd, M. D., Rohwedder, S.
Association of Cumulative Blood Pressure With Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Mortality (Replication Package) Latest release: May 2022 Authors: Li C, Zhu Y, Ma Y, et al.
Longitudinal associations between chronic condition discordance and perceived control among older couples (Replication Package) Latest release: Feb 2022 Authors: Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A., Shattuck, S. M., & Kales, H. C.
Personality and Subjective Age: Evidence from Six Samples (Replication Package) Latest release: Jan 2022 Authors: Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R., Kornadt, A., Canada, B., & Terracciano, A.
The Bite is Worse than the Bark: Associations of Personality and Depressive Symptoms with Memory Discrepancy (Replication Package) Latest release: Dec 2021 Authors: Aschwanden, D., Sutin, A. R., Luchetti, M., O’Súilleabháin, P. S., Stephan, Y., Sesker, A. A., Lee J. H., & Terracciano, A.