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User Guides

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

Codebooks

PDF codebooks for coding responses and documenting the layout and code definitions of the data files.

Add Health Navigator

Metadata discovery tool to explore and create custom codebooks, as well as provide a wave to wave variable comparison for Waves I-VI.

Public-Use Data Sets

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

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.

Ancillary Studies

Submit an application to add new contextual or biological data to the Add Health data sets, including data linkages.

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May 9, 2024

New Data Release

The following data are now available to Add Health contract researchers.  Wave V Baroreflex Sensitivity and Hemodynamic Recovery  This file contains constructed measures for baroreflex...
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April 15, 2024

Add Health at PAA 2024

Add Health is excited to attend the PAA 2024 annual meeting from April 17 to 20, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Add Health Director, Dr. Robert...
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March 11, 2024

Exploring the Impact of Parental Incarceration on Children’s Aspirations and Expectations

In recent decades, the pervasive issue of mass incarceration in the United States has cast a long shadow, affecting not only those imprisoned but also...
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