Methods Blog
The NIMLAS Methods Blog is an opportunity for NIMLAS members to post brief summaries of the findings of methodological studies. These could be pilot studies, small experiments, tests of brand new ideas, or even abstracts from full research papers. All Methods Blog posts will be fully searchable online and can be cited on CVs as working technical papers / contributions.
When pre-identified members of a new recruitment cohort in the HRS are offered a short baseline survey they respond at a higher rate compared to similar new recruits who are given the full-length survey
The Health and Retirement Study recruits a new cohort of older US adults every six years. During the 2016 recruitment effort that enrolled the Late Baby Boomer (LBB) cohort, those born 1954 to 1959, the HRS also pre-identified financial units that would become...
Offering pre-identified members of a new recruitment cohort in the HRS a short baseline survey prior to an actual recruitment wave offers response rate and efficiency benefits in the actual recruitment wave
Summary: In the 2016 HRS new cohort recruitment (which focused on recruiting LBBs into the study), HRS identified households that contained EGENX individuals (born 1966-1971) after completing household screening procedures, and labeled these individuals as “Pre-ID”...