Gateway to Global Aging Data

08/29/2023

The Gateway is excited to announce the launch of our new website! The improved online experience offers enhanced organization and information, making it even more accessible for researchers using the International Network of Health & Retirement Studies.

Log in or register at http://beta.g2aging.org to explore the new website and share your feedback. We will also host a webinar introducing the new website's features and improvements. Join us on Wednesday, September 6, at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET.

More info: http://g2aging.org/webinar

02/28/2022

Upcoming Webinar: Learn more about the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) including sampling framework, data collection, and distributed datasets. Example analyses will also be demonstrated using harmonized versions of the HRS data. Register now: https://g2aging.org/webinar

02/24/2022

The Gateway team of the Center for Economic and Social (CESR) is looking for a new research programmer! Our website is: https://g2aging.org/

This Research Programmer position will work in a multidisciplinary environment in support of policy research on a wide range of issues and provide programming support to research projects.

Please apply through:
https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/research-programmer-i/1209/24132145888

Learn more about applying for Research Programmer I at USC

02/17/2022

We recently conducted a survey for our users and results are in! Check out our latest blog to learn more: https://g2aging.org/blogs?title=2021-user-survey-results

01/31/2022

The Multidisciplinary Research Training in Gerontology Program at USC is seeking applications for Postdoctoral positions! If you or anyone you know is interested, visit their website to learn how to apply: https://gero.usc.edu/mrtraining-in-gero/apply/ -traineeship

01/13/2022

Interested in seeing what the Gateway has to offer? Check out our blog series detailing features of the Gateway, providing background on the family of Health and Retirement Studies, as well as highlighting recent publications on global aging research.

The Gateway to Global Aging Data is a platform for population survey data on aging around the world. This site offers a digital library of survey questions, a search engine for finding comparable questions across surveys, and identically defined variables for cross-country analysis.

12/16/2021

Check out our latest blog introducing the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing! is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of people aged 50 years and over and their partners, regardless of age, living in England. Read more here: https://g2aging.org/blogs?title=elsa-study

12/09/2021

Upcoming Webinar: Advanced Middle Income Countries Cross-Country Webinar offering advanced training for researchers using the international family of Health and Retirement surveys, in particular using CHARLS, , and
Register NOW: https://g2aging.org/webinar

11/12/2021

Check out our latest blog on the harmonization process of the HCAP cognitive battery! Learn about the framework for identifying differences in HCAP batteries across countries. https://g2aging.org/?section=blog-article&title=hcap-cognitive-battery

11/10/2021

The Gateway is organizing 2 symposium sessions at the virtual Annual Scientific Meeting from Nov 10-13, 2021! Abstracts use the Gateway to conduct single-country or cross-country comparative studies that provide insights into the aging experience globally. Register now! https://www.gsa2021.org/

10/29/2021

A new comparative study using data and compares dementia prevalence and how it varies by SES across the USA and England. They find an inequality in dementia prevalence according to income, wealth and education. Read more here:

There is inequality in dementia prevalence according to income, wealth and education in both the USA and England. England has lower dementia prevalence and a less steep SES gradient. Most of the cross-country difference is concentrated in the lowest SES group, which provides evidence that disadvanta...

09/27/2021

Check out our latest blog on the Baseline Report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-30 to learn more about the 10-year global collaboration designed to improve the lives of older people and their families. https://g2aging.org/?section=blog-article&title=who-baseline-report