Health and Retirement Study
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The HRS (Health and Retirement Study) is conducted by the University of Michigan and supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The study interviews 22,000 Americans 50 and over every two years on subjects like health care, housing, assets, pensions, employment and disability. The HRS data is available for researchers and analysts at no cost.
The HRS has a number of sister studies over the world:
- ELSA The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
- SHARE The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
- KLoSA The Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging