Collected Dataset / HRS_Wave_7

The HRS sub-sample, consists of people who were born in 1931 through 1941 and were household residents of the conterminous U.S. in the spring 1992, and their spouses or partners who could be of any age.

Institutionalized persons (prisons, jails, nursing homes, long-term or dependent care facilities) are excluded from the initial survey population. Respondents are followed as they transition to nursing homes.

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.