Due to the current restrictions of the LINKAGE Platform, the Gateway Enclave is currently only available to users affiliated with a U.S.-based institution who have a U.S. government-issued photo ID (U.S. driver's license or state ID, U.S. passport, or U.S. passport card). The Enclave can only be accessed from within the United States.
The Gateway will be hosting a half-day Exposome Workshop at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting on November 12th from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Boston, MA. To learn more about our Exposome Workshop using the Enclave as well as how to apply use this link: https://forms.gle/FeEbinCY8MbsdS397
The Gateway to Global Aging Data Enclave is a secure remote-access computing desktop hosted on the National Institute on Aging's LINKAGE platform. Through the Enclave, users are provided access to the Gateway's Harmonized data products and original survey data. The Enclave also provides users with analytic packages like R, SAS, and Stata and productivity software like Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Notepad++.
To apply for Enclave access, researchers must first create a Gateway user account and then fill out an Application for a Gateway Enclave Workspace.
Data may not be exported from the Enclave. Users may only export statistical summaries (i.e. frequency tabulations, means, variances, regression coefficients, etc.) and analysis programs. All output will be monitored and approved by a Gateway compliance officer prior to download.
The following data files are currently available in the Gateway Enclave. Updated and new files will be added over time. Researchers may upload external data to their Enclave workspace.
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI)
Chilean Social Protection Survey (SPS)
Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA)
The Enclave hosts a number of sensitive-use data files that provide additional information beyond the public-use data. These data do not include any personally identifiable information but have been deemed sensitive by an HRS-INS study. They include contextual information that has been linked to survey respondents, such as environmental exposures and historical policies.
To apply for sensitive-data use access, researchers must first create a Gateway Enclave workspace and then fill out an Application for Gateway Enclave Sensitive-Use Data.
Currently, the Enclave includes sensitive data files for the following studies:
In the future, we will be adding sensitive data for additional studies.
To apply for a shared workspace, each member of that workspace must submit their own Gateway Enclave Workspace application with the following matching information:
If the shared workspace needs access to sensitive-use data files, each member must also submit a separate application for sensitive-use data, apply for the same types of sensitive-use data, and provide IRB documentation from their own institution, confirming approval for their research.
We can only grant access to files that have been approved for all members of the shared workspace.
For help getting started using the Enclave, check out our introductory webinar on using the Gateway Enclave: loading... | Video
Merging Harmonized Data with Household-Level Original Survey Data
Load Harmonized LASI
use "filepath\H_LASI_a3.dta"
Merge LASI household survey data
merge m:1 hhid using "filepath\lasi_w1b_hh.dta"
Merging Harmonized Core Data with Harmonized End of Life Data
Load Harmonized HRS
use "filepath\H_HRS_d.dta"
Merge Harmonized HRS End of Life
merge 1:1 hhidpn using "filepath\H_HRS_EOL_a.dta"
Appending Harmonized Data from Multiple Countries
Load Harmonized ELSA
use "filepath\H_ELSA_g3.dta"
Append Harmonized LASI
append using "filepath\H_LASI_a3.dta"