Data Announcements

This page provides a listing of all recent data product release announcements.

See the Data Alerts page to learn about notices of errors, corrections, or problems in HRS early and final public data releases.

Date Announcement
09/02/2016 RAND HRS Data File, Supported by NIA and SSA (Version P)
09/02/2016 RAND Cross-Wave Income and Wealth Imputation File, Supported by NIA and SSA (Version P)
09/02/2016 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2014 Core Wave (Early, v1.0)
11/08/2016 HRS 2014 Core (Final, Version 1.0) Release
12/14/2016 2013 HRS Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS) Version 4.0
01/19/2017 The Imputation of Cognitive Functioning Measures data file 1992-2014 (Final, V5.0)
02/07/2017 Cross-Wave Census Region/Division and Mobility File 1992-2014 Version 6.1
05/03/2017 2014 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0): Three variables in Section I have been updated.
05/10/2017 RAND HRS Family Data Files Release for the 1992 through 2012 Core Waves (v.2012)
05/24/2017 RAND HRS Tax Calculations 2000 – 2014 (v1)
06/02/2017 RAND HRS Exit and Post-Exit Interview Files and RAND HRS Exit/Post-Exit Finder File
06/12/2017 2015 Life History Mail Survey (LHMS)
07/13/2017 HRS Tracker 2014 (Final, Version 1.0)
07/20/2017 HRS Polygenic Scores 2006-2010 Genetic Data
09/22/2017 RAND CAMS data release (Final, Version 2015v2)
10/23/2017 CAMS Weights Release 2.2
11/20/2017 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2002 Core Wave (Final, V2.0)
11/20/2017 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2004 Core Wave (Final, V2.0)
11/20/2017 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2006 Core Wave (Final, V3.0)
11/20/2017 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2008 Core Wave (Final, V2.0)
11/20/2017 RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2010 Core Wave (Final, V5.0)
11/20/2017 HRS 2010 Core Final Release (V5.1)
11/20/2017 HRS 2016 Core (Early, Version 1.0)
12/12/2017 HRS 2012 Core Final Release (V2.0)
12/14/2017 HRS 2014 Biomarker Early Release (V1.0)
12/14/2017 Venous Blood Study (VBS) 2016
12/23/2017 HRS 2014 Core Final Release (V2.0)
04/27/2018 HRS Polygenic Scores 2006-2012 Genetic Data - Release 2
05/03/2018 SSGAC Polygenic Score Data
05/23/2018 RAND HRS Fat File Release for the 2010 Core Wave (Final, V5.1)
05/23/2018 RAND HRS Fat File Release for the 2012 Core Wave (Final, V2.0)
05/23/2018 RAND HRS Fat File Release for the 2014 Core Wave (Final, V2.0)
05/23/2018 RAND HRS Family Data 2014 (V1.0) Release
05/29/2018 RAND HRS Tax Calculations 2014 (V2.0)
06/01/2018 Validation of a theoretically motivated approach to measuring childhood socioeconomic circumstances (V1.0)
07/03/2018 Working Trajectories in the HRS
07/27/2018 HRS 2016 Core (Early, Version 2.0)
08/17/2018 2017 Spring Life History Mail Survey (LHMS)
10/15/2018 Using predictions and marginal effects to compare groups in regression models for binary outcomes (V1.0)
10/17/2018 HRS Polygenic Scores 2006-2012 Genetic Data - Release 3
10/19/2018 2017 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Version 1.0
10/26/2018 Gateway Harmonized HRS Version B
11/29/2018 2013 HRS Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS) Version 5.0
12/14/2018 Langa-Weir Classification of Cognitive Function
01/03/2019 2016 HRS Post-Exit (Final)
01/03/2019 HRS 2016 Exit (Final) Release Version 1.0
01/17/2019 HRS Tracker 2016 (Early, Version 1.0)
01/22/2019 2016 Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Early, Version 1.0
01/25/2019 2017 HRS Mailout Spring Life History Mail Survey (LHMS) (v.2.0)
04/10/2019 Gateway Harmonized HRS End of Life Version A
04/12/2019 HRS Tracker 2016 (Early, Version 2.0)
05/09/2019 HRS Tracker 2016 (Early, Version 3.0)
06/11/2019 RAND HRS 2016 Data Now Available
12/17/2019 HRS 2018 Core (Early, Version 1.0)
12/17/2019 Cross-Wave Imputation of Cognitive Functioning Measures 1992-2016 (Version 6.0)
07/31/2020 Child Zip Code (2004-2016)
07/31/2020 Industry and Occupations Data (V5)
07/31/2020 Health and Retirement Contextual Data Resource
10/02/2020 HRS Tracker 2018 (Early, Version 1.0)
10/21/2020 HRS 1940 Census Data
11/12/2020 Genetic Data Releases
11/12/2020 VBS Data Releases 2016
11/12/2020 Social Security Data Release
11/12/2020 The HRS COVID-19 Project data V1 is now available
03/16/2021 COVID-19 Project update
03/16/2021 Cross-Wave Social Security Weights have been updated
03/16/2021 Disability Analysis File (DAF) V1.0 is now available
03/16/2021 RAND HRS 2018 Fat File
03/16/2021 RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2018 (V1)
03/16/2021 RAND HRS Detailed Imputations File 2018 (V1)
03/16/2021 RAND HRS Fat Files update
04/22/2021 Cross-Wave Census Region/Division and Mobility File
04/22/2021 Child Zip Codes
04/22/2021 Parent State Codes
04/22/2021 Cross-Wave Geographic Information (Detail)
04/22/2021 Cross-Wave Geographic Information (State)
08/12/2021 2019 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS 2019) Final, Version 1.0
10/04/2021 HRS 2018 Core (Final, Version 1.0)
10/04/2021 APOE and Serotonin Transporter Alleles (Early, Version 1.0)
02/03/2022 HRS 2020 Core (Early, Version 1.0)
02/03/2022 Cross-wave 2015-2017 Life History Mail Survey (LHMS): Harmonized and Aggregated Public Data Resource
02/03/2022 Cross-Wave Prospective Social Security Benefit Wealth Measures of Pre-Retirees Waves 10 and 13
02/03/2022 Public Permissions Consent History
02/03/2022 RAND HRS CAMS Data File 2019
02/03/2022 Restricted Data Releases and Updates
03/15/2022 Employer-Sponsored Pension Wealth from Current Job in 2016
03/15/2022 2019 Health Survey (Early, Version 1)
03/15/2022 Respondent Detailed Religion/Denomination file
03/15/2022 Respondent Cross-Year Summary Earnings file (version 6)
03/15/2022 Respondent Cross-Year Detail Earnings file (version 6)
07/01/2022 2020 Tracker Early V1.0 file
07/01/2022 Health and Retirement Study Linkage to Occupational Information Network Data (HRS-O*NET)
12/02/2022 Social Security Administration (SSA) Data
12/02/2022 2018 Exit Final Version 1
12/02/2022 2018 Post Exit Final Version 1
12/02/2022 2021 HRS Perspectives on the Pandemic
12/02/2022 Cross-Wave Marital History Aggregated Data
12/02/2022 HRS 2020 Core Module 10: Substance Use Problems
12/02/2022 HRS Linkage to Occupational Information Network Data (HRS-O*NET)
04/20/2023 Life History Mail Survey (LHMS)