User Guides

Getting Started
Health & Retirement Studies
- Overview
  
  Find information about each study cataloged by the Gateway
- Questionnaires
  
  View survey questionnaires
- Search
  
  Search through survey questionnaires
- Question Concordance
  
  See comparability of survey questions across studies and over time for selected topics
- User Guides
  
  Read in-depth user guides focused on the comparability of survey questions for specific research domains
- Get Data
  
  Links to download survey data
Harmonized Data
- Overview
  
  Find information about each Harmonized dataset
- Search
  
  Search for Harmonized variables
- Variable Concordance
  
  Find and compare Harmonized variables across datasets
- Interactive Graphs
  
  Produce informative graphs and detailed tables of key Harmonized variables across countries and contextualize with macro-level statistics
- Get Data
  
  Links to download Harmonized data
policy explorer
- Overview
  
  Find historical public policies related to health and retirement
- Retirement Policies
  
  Public old-age benefits for workers and their families
- Long-term Care Policies
  
  Public benefits for persons with persistent care needs
- Education Policies
  
  Public laws affecting education since the early 1900s
- Other Policies
  
  Public laws pertaining to divorce, maternity leave, birth control, and COVID
Additional Resources
- Publications
  
  Search publications based on the family of HRS surveys around the world
- Webinars & Presentations
  
  Find upcoming and past Gateway webinars and presentations on a variety of helpful topics
- Announcements & Data Updates
  
  Read Gateway announcement and data updates
- Gateway Blog
  
  Read blog entries highlighting studies, data, and research

USER GUIDES

user guide	last updated	view
Recommended Contents for Maximizing Harmonization Potential for the HRS-INS	Sep 2024
Considerations Around the Measurement of Cognition in Large-Scale Cross-National Survey	Sep 2024
Questionnaire for the International Network of Health and Retirement Studies	Sep 2024
Physical & Anthropometric Measurement	Sep 2023
Subjective Well-Being	Oct 2022
Physical Functional Health	Dec 2021
Stress	Apr 2020
Health Care Utilization & Expenditure	Sep 2017
Household Expenditure	Feb 2016
Informal Care	Jan 2016
Health Behavior	Dec 2014
Income	Nov 2011
Chronic Conditions	Jul 2011
Financial Transfers	Jul 2011
Expectations	Jul 2011
Employment & Retirement	Jul 2011
Wealth	Jul 2011
Cognition	Jul 2011