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2002 HRS Core

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For the convenience of researchers who wish to compare 2002 questions with previous versions, each item in the 2002 questionnaire displays the 2000 Surveycraft question number and short label as well as to the 2002 Blaise fieldname. In addition, the HRS 2002 codebook variable descriptions contain links to corresponding HRS 2000 variables

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Jul 2006 (Final V2.0)
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18,167 (HRS=9725; AHEAD=4107; CODA=1951; WB=2384)
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Health and Retirement Study (2006). 2002 HRS Core (Final V2.0) [Data set]. Produced and distributed by the University of Michigan with funding from the National Institute on Aging (grant number NIA U01AG009740). https://doi.org/10.7826/OUAC9024
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