The VBS 2016 Data (Final, Version 3.0) release consists of information derived from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a national longitudinal study of the economic, health, marital, family status, and public and private support systems of older Americans. The National Institute on Aging provided funding (NIH U01 AGO9740).The Institute for Social Research (ISR) Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Michigan conducted the survey. Specifically, these data were part of a Venous Blood Study supplement to the 2016 Core data collection.
Product Details
| Latest Release |
Apr 2025
(Final V3.0)
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| N | 9,934 |
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| Citation |
Health and Retirement Study (2025). 2016 Venous Blood Study (VBS) (Final V3.0) [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/ORTM1684 |
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