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May 29, 2026

New Wave VI Bio Data Available

Add Health is excited to announce the following data are now available: Wave VI Inflammation and Immune Function: This file contains constructed measures designed to...
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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...
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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...
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Key Resources

Study Documentation

Detailed documentation designed to help users understand the study design, methodology, data sets, and guidelines for analyzing the data.

Data Documentation

A comprehensive resource that catalogs all available datasets, including file details, access information, data user guides and codebooks defining variables and data layout.

Add Health Codebook Explorer

Use the Add Health Codebook Explorer (ACE) to view questions asked of respondents, parents, and interviewers during the In-School and In-Home interviews in Waves I through V.

Public-Use Data Sets

Access and download the public use codebooks and data sets which contain a reduced sample size (Waves I-VI).

Restricted-Use Data Sets

Access the data sets available via restricted-use contract, renew contract, add researchers, and transfer or terminate contract. Data linkages are not allowable with a restricted-use contract.

Study Design

Documentation detailing the study design of each wave of data collection, including sampling and fieldwork information.

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