Abstract

The primary aim of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) cooperative agreement is to collect and distribute multi-disciplinary data to support research on aging, retirement preparation and planning, and the midlife antecedents of chronic disease and disablement. To remain relevant to the study of later midlife, and to continue to monitor cohort change, it is necessary to refresh the study periodically through the addition of new younger cohorts. The steady state refreshment design for HRS calls for new six-year birth cohorts to be added every six years. This revision proposal seeks to implement the next scheduled refreshment by adding the Late Baby Boom (LBB) cohort in 2016. It will continue the same expanded minority oversample design for the baby boom as was implemented in 2010 by supplement funding for the Early Baby Boom and Mid Baby Boom cohorts. The new LBB cohort will be fully integrated into the HRS design, including collection of biomarkers, DNA, and linkage consents to Social Security and other records as appropriate.

Public Health Relevance

This revision to the Health and Retirement Study aims to add a new younger cohort to refresh the sample following the steady state sampling design. This will allow research on retirement preparation and health issues in midlife. An expanded minority oversample will permit improved attention to disparities in health and economic circumstances.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
3U01AG009740-26S2
Application #
8818704
Study Section
Neuroscience of Aging Review Committee (NIA)
Program Officer
Patmios, Georgeanne E
Project Start
1998-01-01
Project End
2015-12-31
Budget Start
2015-09-15
Budget End
2015-12-31
Support Year
26
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
073133571
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109

  Publications

McAninch, Elizabeth A; Rajan, Kumar B; Evans, Denis A et al. (2018) A Common DIO2 Polymorphism and Alzheimer Disease Dementia in African and European Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103:1818-1826
Weden, Margaret M; Shih, Regina A; Kabeto, Mohammed U et al. (2018) Secular Trends in Dementia and Cognitive Impairment of U.S. Rural and Urban Older Adults. Am J Prev Med 54:164-172
Mitchell, Uchechi A; Ailshire, Jennifer A; Crimmins, Eileen M (2018) Change in cardiometabolic risk among blacks, whites and Hispanics: findings from the Health and Retirement Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci :
Polenick, Courtney A; Renn, Brenna N; Birditt, Kira S (2018) Dyadic effects of depressive symptoms on medical morbidity in middle-aged and older couples. Health Psychol 37:28-36
Sung, Yun J (see original citation for additional authors) (2018) A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure. Am J Hum Genet 102:375-400
McCluney, Courtney L; Schmitz, Lauren L; Hicken, Margaret T et al. (2018) Structural racism in the workplace: Does perception matter for health inequalities? Soc Sci Med 199:106-114
Candon, David (2018) The effect of cancer on the labor supply of employed men over the age of 65. Econ Hum Biol 31:184-199
Fisher, Gwenith G; Ryan, Lindsay H (2018) Overview of the Health and Retirement Study and Introduction to the Special Issue. Work Aging Retire 4:1-9
Solé-Auró, Aïda; Jasilionis, Domantas; Li, Peng et al. (2018) Do women in Europe live longer and happier lives than men? Eur J Public Health 28:847-852
Cimas, M; Ayala, A; Sanz, B et al. (2018) Chronic musculoskeletal pain in European older adults: Cross-national and gender differences. Eur J Pain 22:333-345

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