HRS Core Interview Sample Sizes and Response Rates

This table provides sample sizes and interview response rates for each survey year of the core biennial survey for panel members, new cohorts, and total.

Wave Panel 1 New Cohort 2 Total
#Cases #Respondents Response Rate #Cases #Respondents Response Rate #Cases #Respondents Response Rate
1992/93 25,729 20,874 0.81 25,729 20,874 0.81
1994/95 20,331 18,447 0.91 20,331 18,447 0.91
1996 12,622 10,964 0.87 12,622 10,964 0.87
1998 18,714 16,535 0.88 6,819 4,889 0.72 25,533 21,384 0.84
2000 22,240 19,578 0.88 22,240 19,578 0.88
2002 20,559 18,166 0.88 20,559 18,166 0.88
2004 19,186 16,799 0.88 4,420 3,330 0.75 23,606 20,129 0.85
2006 20,775 18,469 0.89 20,775 18,469 0.89
2008 19,478 17,217 0.88 19,478 17,217 0.88
2010 17,887 15,749 0.88 9,310 6,283 0.67 27,197 22,032 0.81
2012 23,062 20,554 0.89 23,062 20,554 0.89
2014 21,526 18,747 0.87 21,526 18,747 0.87
2016 19,928 16,494 0.83 8,282 4,368 0.53 28,210 20,862 0.74
2018 23,050 17,146 0.74 23,050 17,146 0.74
2020 21,275 15,723 0.74 21,275 15,723 0.74

Notes

  1. The panel figures are based on the sample for which interviews were attempted in that wave.
  2. New cohort number cases reflects all individuals who were determined to be eligible for a baseline interview; number of respondents are those who completed an interview. The 2010 new cohort enrollment included a large expansion of the minority (Black and Hispanic) oversample. Panel response rates for this group have been comparable to the full sample.

Suggested Citation

HRS Staff (2023). HRS Core Interview Sample Sizes and Response Rates. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan