CHARLS

China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Design: Longitudinal study, nationally representative of Chinese adults aged 45+.

Data: 100+ survey modules; 20,000+ variables.

Usage Notes:

“id” = individual identifier *

“ID” = “id” + year

Data Format: Long format, linked by “ID”, can be transformed to wide format using “id” (for longitudinal analysis)

* “id” of 2011 is corrected by Harmonized CHARLS

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