Midlife in the United States (MIDUS Refresher 2): Milwaukee African American Sample, 2023-2024 (ICPSR 39583)
Version Date: Nov 19, 2025 View help for published
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Carol Ryff, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Neil Binkley, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
David R. Williams, Harvard School of Public Health;
Margie E. Lachman, Brandeis University;
Robert F. Krueger, University of Minnesota;
Joseph G. Grzywacz, San Jose State University;
Daniel K. Mroczek, Northwestern University;
Stacey M. Schaefer, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Jieun Song, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
David M. Almeida, Pennsylvania State University;
Steven W. Cole, University of California-Los Angeles;
Deborah S. Carr, Boston University
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39583.v1
Version V1
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In 2012-2013, the MIDUS Milwaukee Refresher study recruited a sample of 508 Milwaukee African American adults, aged 25 to 64, designed to replenish the original MIDUS Milwaukee 1 survey that was designed to increase the number of racial minorities in 2005. The MIDUS Milwaukee Refresher survey employed the same comprehensive assessments (demographic, psycho-social, and physical and mental health) as those on the existing MIDUS sample, with additional questions about the effect of the Great Recession in 2008-09.
In 2023-2024, the second wave of survey data was collected from 327 longitudinal Refresher Milwaukee participants, including the questions (1) repeated from the Refresher 1, (2) new impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic replacing the questions related to the Great Recession in the Refresher 1, and (3) the additional questions in selected areas (e.g., AD8, IADL, family history of dementia). This new longitudinal MIDUS Refresher Milwaukee data allow examination of period effects on health and well-being related to the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing the pre-pandemic MIDUS Refresher Milwaukee 1 data with the post-pandemic MIDUS Refresher Milwaukee 2 data. Further, the longitudinal MIDUS Refresher datasets (wave 1 and wave 2) allow investigation of the two major macro-level historic events, the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, on health and well-being.
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, these data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining the data from NACDA must complete Restricted Data Use Agreement form. Users can download this form from the download page associated with this dataset. Completed forms with original (scanned or digital) signature(s) should be emailed to icpsr-nacda@umich.edu.
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- The variable M2ID is the linking variable for the data files in this collection, and can also be used to link to other MIDUS studies.
- Additional information about the Midlife Development in the United States study can be found at the MIDUS website.
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The sample included all respondents who completed the baseline interview in 2012, except for those determined to be deceased during the interviewing years. A total of N = 473 were fielded. Of these, the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) was able to collect complete interview data from 327 respondents.
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Adult African American residents aged 35-75 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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The response rate for the in-person interview was 70.9%. The self-administered questionnaire response rate was 73.6%. Additional information is available in the MR2_MKE_Field Report documentation.
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Please see the "Documentation of Psychosocial Constructs and Composite Variables" for complete information regarding the scales for the MIDUS Refresher 2 Milwaukee African American Sample data collection.
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.
This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).