Midlife in the United States: Refresher Sample Mortality Data, 2012-2023 (ICPSR 38024)
Version Date: May 28, 2025 View help for published
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Carol D. Ryff, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
David M. Almeida, Pennsylvania State University;
John Z. Ayanian, University of Michigan;
Neil Binkley, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Deborah S. Carr, Boston University;
Christopher Coe, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Richard J. Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Joseph G. Grzywacz, Florida State University;
Arun Karlamangla, University of California-Los Angeles;
Robert F. Krueger, University of Minnesota;
Margie E. Lachman, Brandeis University;
Gayle D. Love, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Daniel K. Mroczek, Northwestern University;
Barry Radler, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Teresa E. Seeman, University of California-Los Angeles;
Richard P. Sloan, Columbia University;
Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University;
David R. Williams, Harvard School of Public Health
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38024.v3
Version V3 (see more versions)
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In 2011-2014, the MIDUS recruited a national probability sample of 3,577 adults, aged 25 to 74, designed to replenish the original MIDUS 1 (M1) baseline cohort and paralleling the five decadal age groups of the M1 baseline survey (ICPSR 2760).
The MIDUS Refresher (MR1) survey included the same comprehensive assessments as those assembled on the original MIDUS Core sample (obtained via interview and self-administered questionnaire), but with additional questions about the effect of the economic recession of 2008-09.
In 2012-2013, the National MIDUS Refresher sample was augmented with a sample of 508 Milwaukee African American adults, aged 25 to 64. This sample was designed to increase the number of racial minorities included in the MIDUS study. The MIDUS Milwaukee Refresher survey also included the same assessments as those in the Milwaukee Core sample (ICPSR 22840) and employed a personal interview. This dataset includes all known decedents from the National (ICPSR 36532) and Milwaukee (ICPSR 36722) Refresher samples, and is current for NDI records through December, 2023.
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The variable MRID is the linking variable in this collection. The data in this collection can be linked to all MIDUS Refresher data sets using the variable MRID.
- Additional information about the Midlife Development in the United States study can be found at the MIDUS Website.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the underlying cause of death for Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) and Milwaukee decedents.
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These decedents include those found through a National Death Index (NDI) Plus search of the finalized death records for 2018, as well as any cases found by the MIDUS Administrative Core via longitudinal sample maintenance through early 2021. Note that the decedent information through 2018 is considered comprehensive and "complete" due to the NDI search, while decedent data after 2018 are considered partial since they are a byproduct of ongoing longitudinal sample maintenance efforts.
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364 prior participants in the MIDUS series with confirmed decedent status.
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The dataset contains variables that provide information about decedents from the National and Milwaukee MIDUS Refresher samples. The variables include respondent sex, decedent status, year of death, underlying cause of death, cause of death categories, and two administrative variables that can be used to link the data to other MIDUS Refresher datasets.
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2021-09-14
Version History View help for Version History
2025-05-28 The data and documentation have been updated to reflect additional cases, as well as new computed variables related to cause of death.
2023-04-18 Update to produce and release full product suite.
2021-09-14 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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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.