The Monthly Events surveys are a set of surveys that were fielded at the start of every month among all UAS respondents aged 50 or more. The first Monthly Event survey (UAS 102) was fielded in June of 2019, and asked about issues and events that happened in May of 2019. This survey is referred to as wave 1. The second survey, wave 2, was fielded in July of 2019 and asked about events in June, and so on. The last survey was fielded in September of 2023.
The surveys were fielded at the beginning of the month and asked respondents about their experiences in the previous calendar month. In particular, the surveys asked whether they experienced a number of events in the preceding month, as well as their self-assessments of health, life satisfaction, pain, hours worked, earnings and medical expenditures during the previous month.
The UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset merges and organizes the data from the 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 dataset is available in the UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset Description.
DOWNLOADS
The following downloads are available:
- UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset (registration required))
- UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset Description
Previous versions of these files can be downloaded in the UAS Monthly Events Panel Archive.
FUNDING AND CITATION
This dataset was created at the University of Southern California’s Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR). Support for this data set is 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”.
For citation, please use the following for the file and documentation:
- UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset. 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+Events+Panel.
- UAS Monthly Events Panel Dataset Description. 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+Events+Panel.