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Data Alerts

Data alerts are notices of errors, corrections, or problems in HRS early and final public data releases and associated documentation.

See the Data Announcements page for a listing of data release announcements.

Please report any data alert problems or questions to the HRS Help Desk.

2021

2021 HRS Perspectives on the Pandemic
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09/08/2023 2021 HRS Perspectives on the Pandemic (Fall) data set has an incorrect PN for one respondent

2020

2020 HRS Core
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12/11/2023 Error for variable RE060 in the E_H file
08/06/2024 Correction to Outlier Value at F107
09/11/2024 variable RX089 of the H20PR_H Stata data files

2018

2018 HRS Core
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09/30/2022 Corrections to variable QE025 in the E_MC file
11/30/2022 Corrections to variables QD182WM1 and QD183WM1 and value labels for QD177W and QD187W
12/11/2023 Corrections to variables Q171- Q173, Q175, Q438 and Q439 for six respondents

2016

2016 HRS Core
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09/30/2022 Corrections to variable PE025 in the E_MC file
09/09/2024 Corrections to Religion Data (B050 and B052M)

2013

2013 Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS)
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01/22/2018 2013 Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS)

2013 Internet Survey
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06/14/2017 HRS 2013 Internet (Final Release, Version 1.0): Correction to ID variables.

2012

2012 HRS Core
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10/07/2022 OPN correction in the E_TC file

2009

2009 Internet Survey
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10/04/2010 HRS 2009 Internet (Final Release, Version 1.0): Correction to the data and codebook

2007

2007 Disability Vignette Survey (DVS)
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10/14/2008 HRS 2007 DVS (Final Release, Version 1.0): Correction to one case in the 2007 DVS Final Release data

2005

2005 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS)
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03/29/2007 2005 HRS Consumption and Activities Mail Survey -- CAMS (Final Release, Version 1.0): Recode two variables for three cases to missing.

2004

2004 HRS Core
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10/17/2006 2004 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): HSUBHH Changed for Five Respondents.
01/22/2007 2004 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): Section Q values changed for five respondents.
03/06/2007 2004 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): Minor processing errors resolved
04/02/2007 2004 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): Primary identifiers (PN) are missing from the file H04PR_SB.

2003

2003 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS)
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04/25/2024 CAMS 2003 data corrections for variables in Section B for several respondents

2002

2002 HRS Core Imputations
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10/25/2005 2002 HRS Core Imputations (Final Release, Version 1.0): Additions to the data file H02I_NR

2001

2001 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS)
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04/25/2024 CAMS 2001 data correction for variables B14A and B20 for one respondent

2000

2000 HRS Core
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09/10/2002 Correction to G1289 [B7.Heart Condition]
10/10/2002 Correction to G1074A A3.R EDUCATION - COMBINED
10/29/2002 Five Data Files Replaced
01/09/2003 Corrections to Household Member and Child-level Files (2000)
01/09/2003 Correction to Codebook - User Notes
09/05/2003 Data File H00CS_H Replaced
04/02/2004 Helper Variables 997 Values Recoded in H00E_R; Minor Changes to H00G_R; Minor Codebook Changes
01/28/2005 Delete one case from HRS 2000 Core (Final Release, Version 1.0):
11/29/2005 2000 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): Correction to two cases in the 2000 HRS Core Final Release data

2000 HRS Core Imputations
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09/09/2003 Corrections to the Imputed Variables Related to Housing Equities

2000 HRS Exit
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09/02/2003 Data Files Replaced

1998

1998 HRS Core
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08/27/2002 Correction to F1156 [B7.Heart Condition] (Final v1.0)
05/27/2003 New Release of HRS 1998 Core (Final, Version 2.0)
05/27/2003 Detailed Comparison of Variables in Versions 1 and 2 of HRS 1998 Core
05/27/2003 Corrections to Household Member and Child-level Files (1998)
09/05/2003 Data File H98CS_H Replaced
09/30/2003 Three Replaced or New Data Files
11/04/2003 Respondent-level Data Files Replaced
04/02/2004 Helper Variables 997 Values Recoded in H98E_R; Minor Codebook Changes

1998 HRS Core Imputations
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09/09/2003 Corrections to the Imputed Variables Related to Housing Equities

1996

1996 HRS Core
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09/24/2003 Version 4 Now Available
09/24/2003 Comparison of Variables in Versions 1, 2, 3, and 4
09/24/2003 Inapplicable Question Asked Some Respondents (revised)
04/02/2004 Helper Variables 997 Values Recoded in H96E_R
03/08/2007 1996 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 4.0): Variable E2129 Added to H96E_HP

1996 HRS Core Imputations
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09/09/2003 Corrections to the Imputed Variables Related to Housing Equities

1996 HRS Exit
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10/28/2003 Re-release of HRS 1996 Exit Data; variable renamed

1995

1995 AHEAD Core
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05/29/2002 Detailed Comparison of Variables in Version 1 and Version 2
07/25/2002 Section M, Additional Variable
11/12/2002 Corrections to Household Member and Child-level Files (1995)
01/20/2003 Correction - Data Description - Basic Demographic Variables - Marital Status - New Widows
09/05/2003 Data File A95CS_H Replaced
04/02/2004 Expanded Code Frames for Helper Variables in A95E_R Collapsed
08/23/2007 1995 AHEAD Core (Final Release, Version 2.0): Data Files Replaced

1995 AHEAD Core Imputations
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07/03/2000 AHEAD 1995 Imputation Data Available
07/14/2000 AHEAD 1995 Imputation Data Corrected
02/27/2003 AHEAD 1995 Helper Imputation File Replaced
09/09/2003 Corrections to the Imputed Variables Related to Housing Equities

1995 AHEAD Exit
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05/07/2003 One Incorrect Respondent ID
06/30/2003 Version 2 Now Available
12/12/2003 Corrected version of the Helper File now available

1994

1994 HRS Core
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10/24/2001 Documentation of Person Numbers for 1992 and HRS 1994 Obsolete (1994)
10/07/2004 Data File W2PARS Replaced
04/12/2005 Documentation Errata: Additional Codes for W2E Variables
05/24/2005 Documentation Errata: HRS 1994 Imputation File (Version 3.0): Merging H94I_KID with W2KIDS

1994 HRS Core Imputations
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01/08/2004 KIDS Section Replaced

1993

1993 AHEAD Core
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11/07/2001 Corrections to Type Variable for Household 201390
02/04/2003 Re-release; distribution Files Reformatted

1992

1992 HRS Core
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12/20/1995 Section 4a-1. Data Files Outline
12/20/1995 Section 6. Data Description
12/20/1995 Section D. Concepts of Merging
02/14/1996 Frequencies for G16B (V3423)
02/14/1996 V4901 (K1) Inap Code
07/30/1996 What are the values for the range card codes?
08/27/1996 V2814 (F22) top code
09/15/1997 EMPLOYER.DA: Analyzing Date Information
09/25/1997 Confusing labels for N53 (V6301) to N54 (V6303)
10/24/2001 Documentation of Person Numbers for 1992 and HRS 1994 Obsolete (1992)
11/21/2005 1992 HRS (Final Release, Version 2.0): Miscoded data in V504 in Health.DA
09/30/2022 HHID and PN change for one respondent