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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Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging

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ANN ARBOR—With an $11 million award from the National Institute on Aging, University of Michigan researchers will build and share national data that track how neighborhood conditions change over time, helping scientists study how local environments affect older adults’ health.The National Neighborhood Data Archive, or NaNDA, housed at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, will expand its collection by about 30%. It links access to parks, healthy food stores, health care and… Learn more about Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging >

September 25, 2026

Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers’ outlook

ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment ticked down less than four index points in September, reaching the lowest reading in four… >>

September 24, 2026

Black progress in real time—public art from Rick Lowe informed by U-M social research

20 new works in Lowe’s largest U.S. solo exhibit to-date, ‘Black Wall Street Journey: Re and De Imagining… >>

September 15, 2026

Gerontological Society of America recognizes ISR faculty member

ANN ARBOR  — Seoyoun Kim of the Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Population Studies Center (PSC) and ICPSR… >>
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics

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Founded in 1968, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics PSID is the world’s longest-running household panel survey. It has made way for the study of dynamism in social and behavioral processes, resulting in over 4,000 peer-reviewed publications. The National Science Foundation, the study’s lead sponsor, named PSID as one of its 60 most significant innovations.

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International Research Hub

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The International Research Hub is a joint program between the Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center. It was created in 2025 to support University of Michigan faculty and staff working on international research, with an emphasis on data collection and representative studies of general populations.

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