The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) collects interview data on functioning in late life among the elderly population. NHATS began collecting data in 2011, with over 8,000 Medicare beneficiaries responding to the first round.
The NHATS interview data include:
- Residence
- Health conditions
- Housing/household
- Functional status
- Insurance
- Labor force participation
The NHATS interview data are linked to CMS Medicare claims data for information on healthcare use.
Special considerations
- Pre-approval is required from the NHATS program prior to submitting a CMS data request for the Medicare linked files.
- The NHATS website has information on obtaining this restricted data.
