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a cooperative agreement between the National Institute on Agingand the Survey Research Center
of the Institute for Social Researchat the University of Michigan
(U01AG009740)
The Health and Retirement Study
http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/
The HRS is:
A study of aging in the US (population over age 50) Multi-disciplinary in content A longitudinal study with replenishment A public-use dataset: collects data for distribution to other
researchers, does not control analysis A foundation for smaller, more focused studies A leader in administrative linkages An example and support for similar studies in other
countries
HRS Longitudinal Sample Design
AGE
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
YEAR
70
65
60
AHEAD
CODA
HRS
90
85
80
75
55
50
War Babies
Early Boomers
Mid Boomers
How big is the HRS?
From 1992 through 2006:
Over 30,000 people were interviewed at least once
138,000 interviews were completed
6,400 workers retired
8,500 people have died7800 interviews with their survivors
Aging
Loss of physical abilities
Loss of cognitive abilities
Better emotional regulation
Hand grip strength in kg, by age and sex (HRS 2006)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Men
Women
Lung function: peak expiratory volume, by age and sex (HRS 2006)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Men
Women
HRS and cognition
Basic measures of cognition (memory, mental status) back to 1992
Episodic Memory: Number of words recalled, by age and sex (HRS 2006)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Men
Women
McArdle, Fisher, and Kadlec, Psychology and Aging 22(3):525-45
HRS and cognition: ADAMS
A stratified sub-study of N=856 got very detailed neuropsychological assessment and diagnosis of dementia, CIND, or normal (team led by Brenda Plassman at Duke)
All ADAMS data also available to public
Papers published describing study, estimating prevalence of dementia and CIND
Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, by Age (ADAMS)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
70 75 80 85 90 95
CIND
Demented
Psychosocial measures in HRS
Other than cognition and depression, little psychological measurement in HRS
Beginning in 2006, half the sample gets a detailed in-person interview with biomarkers
AND a psychosocial questionnaire
HRS Meeting June 5, 2007
HRS Psychosocial Battery 2006Personality Traits
ExtraversionNeuroticismOpennessAgreeablenessConscientiousness
Control Beliefs (Internal-External)Domain control
LonelinessAnxietyHostilityAngerOptimism/PessimismHopelessness
Subjective Well-beingLife SatisfactionPositive AffectNegative Affect
Psychological Well-beingPurpose in lifePersonal GrowthSelf Acceptance
Social Network and RelationshipsSize of kin and friend networkCloseness of relationshipsQuality of spousal relationshipQuality of child relationshipsQuality of kin relationshipsQuality of friend relationships
Social Participation Perceived social statusSocial Integration
Neighborhood Social Capital
Everyday / Lifetime Discrimination
Religiosity
Critical lifetime / recent events
Work StressDomain-specific stressesWork-family balance
Different Age Patterns in Control by Domain
Bars = 95% confidence interval
Smith: HRS Workshop June 21, 2007
Bars = 95% confidence interval
Smith , GSA November 16-20, 2007
Locus of Control Shifts from Internal to External
What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me.
I can do the things that I want to do.
I often feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life
I have little control over the things that happen to me.
Constraints Mastery
HRS 2006 Age Patterns in PersonalityTraits
No Age Cohort Differences in Agreeableness Bars = 95% confidence interval Smith , GSA November 16-20, 2007
Anger is Less Intense at Older Ages
Spielberger Anger Expression Scale (STAX), 1988
Trait Anger State Anger
Example items (Anger-in):When I am feeling angry or mad,
I keep things in I withdraw from people
Example items (Anger-out):When I am feeling angry or mad,
I lose my temper I argue with others
HRS Psychosocial Project
Bars = 95% confidence interval
Loneliness – Higher in Midlife and Very Old Age
Three item survey scale (Hughes, Waite, Hawkley & Cacioppo [2004]):How often do you feel you lack companionship?How often do you feel left out?How often do you feel isolated from others?
HRS Psychosocial Project
Bars = 95% confidence interval
Loneliness is closely linked to marriage and friendships
0
1
2
3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Close Friends
Not Married
Married