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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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Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive  

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ANN ARBOR—Research finds abortion bans are associated with higher out-of-pocket health insurance premium costs for women, particularly among Black and Hispanic women. A new University of Michigan preliminary study shows that state abortion bans implemented following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, in June 2022, are associated with women paying more for health insurance, adding to the financial pressure families face.As abortion bans lead to increased birth rates, more pregnancy-related complications and… Learn more about Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive   >

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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Demography of Aging, Disability, and Care (DADC)

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The Demography of Aging, Disability and Care program focuses on population aging, disability, and long-term care and related measurement and survey issues. The program provides leadership for several national studies of late-life disability and care. The program also supports the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA), one of 15 centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to advance research on the demography of aging. 

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