Survey Research Center

The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

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Caregiving gap grows as women devote more years to aging adults

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ANN ARBOR—Women in the United States can expect to provide seven years of care over their lifetimes to aging family members or friends—up from six in 2011, University of Michigan research shows.As of 2023, that amounts to three years more than men, whose lifetime caregiving held steady at four years, according to a new study published in the Journals of Gerontology Series B. Caregivers help older adults with various tasks, including… Learn more about Caregiving gap grows as women devote more years to aging adults >

October 19, 2026

AASRO Announces Stephanie Chardoul as Recipient of the 2026 John M. Kennedy Achievement Award

The Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Chardoul, Director of Survey… >>

October 16, 2026

How to Measure Aging in a Global Context

The work the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK) does shows that “standard” approaches often… >>

October 13, 2026

Your chances of Alzheimer’s disease vary based on where you live. Why is that?

Federally funded University of Michigan research will search for answers—and prevention possibilities—in data from 20 countriesWhat’s the study:… >>
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Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3c)

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The Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3c) is an interdisciplinary collective of data scientists revolutionizing the design and delivery of interventions in healthcare and education.

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Education and Well-Being (EWB)

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The Education and Well-Being (EWB) program was established in 2008 to advance research focused on improving the teaching of reading and mathematics, particularly in schools serving high percentages of students in poverty. Contributions of EWB include the development of innovative methods for studying the “inner workings” of schools and strengthening the role of survey research in education.

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