December 2-4, 2024
Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques
Disability Data in the Health and Retirement Study
Disability Data in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a 3-day online (Zoom) workshop intended to give participants an overview of the disability data resources in the HRS. Content lectures delivered by HRS co-investigators and content area experts will cover a range of topics including:
- The various ways that disability, disabling conditions, health, and functioning are measured in the HRS;
- How measures of disability have changed as the survey has evolved;
- How the HRS captures disability benefit receipt in the survey and through a linkage with data from the Social Security Administration;
- How disability-related topics like employer accommodations, assistive technology and personal assistance are measured in the survey.
In addition to presentations on these topics, the workshop will feature labs focused on working with work disability measures in Section M and disability spell data in the RAND HRS.
Students will have the opportunity to present research ideas and receive feedback from the workshop faculty and other students.
The course is designed for those with experience using HRS data or for those who have taken the introductory HRS workshop. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with STATA.
Cost and Access
The cost of the 3-day course is $350. Participants must have access to a laptop or PC and either SAS or Stata.
Register
For more information, or to register, visit the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques website: https://si.isr.umich.edu/course-offerings/schedule/
Please scroll to the bottom of the page to the Third Session.
Questions
For course related questions, please contact Amanda Sonnega at [email protected]. For questions related to registration, please use the contact form on the Summer Institute page.