This page houses two longitudinal datasets related to repeated surveys conducted monthly, at different points in time, in the UAS.
Monthly Panel Survey Dataset (October 2023 to Present)
The UAS’s Monthly Panel Survey series was fielded at the start of every month among all UAS participants beginning in October 2023 and is ongoing. All active panel members are invited each month to complete a survey which asks about issues and life events that happened in the previous calendar month.
Specifically, participants indicate if they experienced life events in the areas of employment, health, loss and finances in the prior month. They also provide self-assessments of health, life satisfaction, pain, and stress as well as answers to three PROMIS® mental health measures for Anger, Positive Affect, and Meaning and Purpose. For one year (October 2023-October 2024), a split sample of panel members answered questions about food security administered with recall periods of either 30 days or one year.
The Monthly Panel Survey Dataset merges and organizes the data from the ongoing Monthly Panel Surveys. The dataset is organized as a panel. Each record represents the responses of an individual to a given wave. More information about the included surveys and dataset variables are provided in the Monthly Panel Survey Dataset Description.
DOWNLOADS
- UAS Monthly Panel Survey Dataset (registration required))
- UAS Monthly Panel Survey Dataset Description and Codebook
Older Ages Monthly Events Survey Dataset (June 2019 -September 2023)
The UAS’s Older Ages Monthly Events Survey series was fielded at the start of each month among UAS participants aged 50 or older, from June 2019 through September 2023. Eligible panel members in each survey were invited to fill out surveys asking about issues and life events that happened in the previous calendar month.
Specifically, participants indicated if they had experienced a series of positive and negative life events, provided self-assessments of health, life satisfaction and pain, as well as hours worked, earnings, and medical expenditures during the previous month.
The Older Ages Monthly Event Survey Dataset merges and organizes the data from the fifty-two Older Ages Monthly Events surveys. The dataset is organized as a panel. Each record represents the responses of an individual to a given wave. More information about the included surveys and dataset variables are provided in the UAS Older Ages Monthly Events Survey Dataset Description.
DOWNLOADS
- UAS Older Ages Monthly Event Panel Dataset (registration required))
- UAS Older Ages Monthly Event Panel Dataset Description and Codebook
Previous versions of these files can be downloaded in the UAS Older Ages Monthly Event Panel Archive.
Funding and citation
The Monthly Panel Survey Dataset and the Older Ages Monthly Events Survey Dataset are created and maintained at the University of Southern California’s Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR).
Support for the Monthly Panel Survey collection was provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the National Institute on Aging through the grant. The project was reviewed and approved by BRANY IRB (22-030-1044).
Support for the Older Ages Monthly Events Survey collection was provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the National Institute on Aging through the grant U01AG054580 “Toward Next Generation Data on Health and Life Changes at Older Ages”. This project was reviewed and approved by the USC IRB (UP-14-00148).
Please use the following for citation of the data files and documentation in publications and presentations: Produced by the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research, with funding from the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration. Retrieved [RETRIEVAL DATE] from https://uasdata.usc.edu/page/UAS+Monthly+Surveys.