This table shows the history of HRS data collection efforts, with links to additional information about each data product. For cross-year products, the table shows which years are included in the release.
Table Key
Final release of data product
Early release of data product
Cross-year data product *
Data from this year is included in the corresponding cross-year data product
* Additional cross-year data products, not shown on this table, have been contributed by the RAND Center for the Study of Aging.
Abbreviations
- ADAMS — Aging, Demographics and Memory Study
- AHEAD — Aging and Health Dynamics cohort (born before 1924)
- BioM — Biomarker Data
- CAMS — Consumption and Activities Study
- CGSNP — Candidate Gene and SNP Files
- CGL — Candidate Gene Longevity
- CMS — Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services
- COVID-19 — HRS COVID-19 Project
- Diab — Diabetes Study
- DVS — Disability Vignette Study
- EC — Epigenetic Clocks
- EPPS — Employer Pension Provider Study
- Exome — Exome Data
- GDV1 — Genotype Data Version 1
- GDV2 — Genotype Data Version 2
- HCAP — Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
- HCMS — Health Care Mail Study
- HCNS — Health Care and Nutrition Study
- HRS — Original Health and Retirement Study cohort (born 1931-1941)
- HUMS — Human Capital and Educational Expenses Study
- HWB — Health and Well-Being Study
- LHMS — Life History Mail Survey
- Marijuana — Attitude Toward and Use of Marijuana (Cannabis) in Older Americans
- PDS — Prescription Drug Study
- PGS — Polygenic Score Data
- SSA — Social Security Administration
- Tracker — cross-wave biennial data
- VBS — Venous Blood Study
- Vets — Veterans Mail Survey
| Year | Biennial | Off-Year | Sensitive Health | Restricted Data | Derived Variables | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS | Genetics | Other | SSA | CMS | Cognition Imputations |
EPPS | |||||||
| A | B | C | D | T | |||||||||