Featured News and Research Highlights
May 13, 2026
Peer Influence on Smoking Behaviors Across Social Networks: Evidence from the Add Health Study
Smoking behavior among adolescents is influenced by their social networks. Using data from two high schools with different network structures in Add Health, Wang et al. examine how peer influence spreads and weakens as it moves through friendship networks. By simulating interventions aimed at reducing smoking by targeting different groups...
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May 6, 2026
Add Health Presentations at PAA
Add Health is pleased to be at the Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting this week. Throughout the conference, researchers using Add Health data will be sharing their work in a wide range of sessions and poster presentations. To view the full list of presentations, please see the link below,...
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April 28, 2026
New Data Available!
The following data is now available from Add Health: Wave VI Baroreflex Sensitivity and Hemodynamic RecoveryThis file contains constructed measures for baroreflex sensitivity, heart rate recovery, and systolic blood pressure recovery for the Wave VI respondents.Wave VI Home Exam Health & Quality Control MetricsThis file contains data collected during the...
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March 4, 2026
Wave VI Public-Use Data Available
Add Health is pleased to announce the following Wave VI Public-Use Data are now available: Mixed-Mode Survey Data Data Weights Anthropometrics Cardiovascular Measures Demographics Glucose Homeostasis Hepatic Injury Lipids Medications - Home Exam Public-use data are available from three sources: Add Health Dataverse hosted by UNC’s Research Data Management Core,...
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