HRS_Wave_6
Population
HRS - The Children of the Depression (CODA) sub-sample
The Children of the Depression (CODA) sub-sample consists of people who were born in 1924 through 1930, were household residents of the conterminous U.S. when first interviewed in 1998.
Data Collection Event
HRS - The Children of the Depression (CODA) sub-sample - Wave 6
The interviews were conducted face-to-face.
The core questionnaires included sections directed at: demographic background, health status, functional limitations, housing, family structure and transfers, employment of respondent, job, disability, retirement plans, cognition, net worth other than housing, income, health and life insurance, and widowhood.
Social Security earnings and benefits records were obtained from Medicare record, also using the Employer Identification Number (EIN), they collected pension plan information from respondents’ current and past employers. Finally, healthcare utilization and other data were assessed from the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare.