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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Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study

Ice Cream Social with the SRC Director, hosted by Health and Retirement Study. Pam Davis-Kean and Ken Langa.
In June, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) program hosted an ice cream social with the SRC Director. Pamela Davis-Kean and Ken Langa chatted about the Health and Retirement Study, its many sister studies, and the declining rate of Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study >

June 16, 2026

Consumer sentiment rises for the first time in three months

CNN reports that consumer sentiment may finally be recovering after falling to historic lows due to wartime price… >>

June 15, 2026

Faculty Spotlight: Josh Ehrlich

Advancing Global Aging and Sensory Health ResearchJosh Ehrlich‘s interest in population health came long before medical and public… >>

June 1, 2026

Most people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends or family, but LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges, poll finds 

University of Michigan team explores connections between non-LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ people of all ages, and the health and… >>
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SRC Programs

Health and Retirement Study

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The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a long-running study that examines middle-aged and older adults in the US, producing data that is used both domestically and internationally. As a panel survey, HRS follows approximately 20,000 U.S. adults, some of whom have participated in the study for 30 years, through the retirement and aging process.

Learn more about Health and Retirement Study >

Youth Policy Lab

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The University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab is a partnership between Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. The Youth Policy Lab helps community and government agencies make better decisions by measuring what really works.

Learn more about Youth Policy Lab >
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Mary Beth Ofstedal

Mary Beth Ofstedal

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Toni Antonucci

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Brady Thomas West

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