Social, Behavioral, and Biological Linkages Across the Life Course
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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year and have been followed for six waves of data collection to date, most recently in 2022-25. Over the years, Add Health has collected rich demographic, social, familial, behavioral, psychosocial, cognitive, and health survey data from participants and their parents; a vast array of contextual data from participants’ schools, neighborhoods, and geographies of residence; and in-home physical and biological data from participants, including genetic markers, blood-based assays, anthropometric measures, and medications. Ancillary studies have added even more data over the years. Data from the project are available in various forms and have been analyzed in thousands of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
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September 29, 2025
Wave VI Data Now Available!
Add Health is pleased to announce the following Wave VI Restricted-Use Data are now available: Wave VI Mixed-Mode Survey (Samples 1 and 2) Wave VI...
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September 23, 2025
New Add Health Contracts Management System (CMS) Now Available!
The new Contracts Management System (CMS) is now available. Any researcher interested in applying for a new restricted-use contract or renewing their existing contract may...
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September 18, 2025
Alzheimer’s Risk Factors and Cognitive Function Before Midlife: Evidence From the Add Health Study
Most U.S. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research focuses on older adults, leaving little understanding of risk factors earlier in life across representative populations. Using nationally representative...
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