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Abstract #301925

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Activity Number: 9
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 8, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301925
Title: Research Use of Restricted Data: The HRS Experience
Author(s): Michael A. Nolte*+ and Janet J. Keller
Companies: University of Michigan and University of Michigan
Address: Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104,
Keywords: microdata ; record linkage ; secure environment ; virtual private network ; disclosure limitation
Abstract:

The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) surveys more than 22,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. Supported by the National Institute on Aging (U01 AGO 9740), the study paints an emerging portrait of an aging America's physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial status, family support systems, labor market status, and retirement planning. Most HRS data products are available without cost to researchers and analysts, although user registration is required in order to download files. Other HRS datasets are restricted, and are available only under specific contractual conditions that severely limit their uses. This paper describes the steps taken by HRS to allow researcher access to restricted data while at the same time maintaining respondent confidentiality. The following topics related to HRS data linkages are addressed: content, researcher eligibility, distribution procedures, technical issues involved in implementing a data protection plan, alternative distribution methods, disclosure limitation.

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