Cross-Wave Geographic Information (Detail) [1992-2022]

This data set contains detailed geographic information for respondents in the 2022 Tracker file who were interviewed in 1992 through 2023 and for whom address data elements are available. It is released in conjunction with the restricted Cross-Wave Geographic Information (State), Respondent Region and Mobility (public), Parent State (restricted) and Child ZIP Code (restricted). These five products contain all restricted geographic information available for HRS respondents in the 31 May 2025 version of the Tracker File.

This version of the Cross-Wave Geographic Information (Detail) data set is organized into two sections: Section A contains baseline interview information including State/Country of Birth and Where Live at Age 10 and is keyed on HHID, PN. Section B is keyed on HHID, PN, YEAR. For each respondent-interview year it contains:

• State identifier (USPS and FIPS)
• County identifier (name and FIPS code)
• ZIP Code
• Census Tract linkage information for 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020, 2023 and 2024
• Beale Rural-Urban Continuum codes for 1993, 2003, 2013, and 2023.
• Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes for 1990, 2000, and 2010.
• Hospital Referral Region and Hospital Service Area for 2016 and 2019.

For HRS Wave 1 (1992), AHEAD Wave 1 (1993), and CODA/War Baby (1998), EBB (2004), MBB (2010), LBB (2016) and EGENX (2022) respondents, geographic identifiers reflect residence of respondent as recorded in the administrative database at baseline. For all other waves, geographic identifiers are based on the ISR administrative record of where the interview was conducted. This location was not necessarily the respondent's legal address.