Social Frailty Index (SFI)

This dataset contains the 4-year probability of mortality as estimated by the social frailty index (SFI). The social frailty index uses age, sex, and 8 social predictors from the core interview and psychosocial questionnaire. Values are only estimated for participants who were eligible for and completed the psychosocial questionnaire (i.e., every 4 years).

The publication detailing the development and validation of the index can be found here:

Social Frailty Index: Development and validation of an index of social attributes predictive of mortality in older adults. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Feb 14; 120(7):e2209414120. Shah SJ, Oreper S, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Fang MC, Covinsky KE. PMID: 36749720, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209414120

Code and other documentation can be found here: https://github.com/sachinjshah/Social-Frailty-Index

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 hrsquestions@umich.edu. 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.