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 five waves to date, most recently in 2016-18. Over the years, Add Health has collected rich demographic, social, familial, socioeconomic, 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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August 21, 2018
Add Health data used to examine genetic effects on education and smoking
Add Health research featured in American Sociological Review
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August 14, 2018
Add Health Ranked ICPSR’s Top Downloaded Study
For the second year in a row, Add Health has been ranked as ICPSR's top downloaded study. According to ICPSR user statistics, more than 6,500...
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July 26, 2018
Add Health at ASA 2018
Add Health is going to the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Philadelphia from August 11-14! Add Health Poster Come speak with Add...
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