Health, Aging and Retirement in Thailand (HART)
The HART project is a sister study of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and surveys a representative sample of approximately 5,600 households in Thailand every 2 years. One eligible member aged 45 or older is selected from each household panel as a primary respondent. Spouses (at any age, if any) are also interviewed for data relevant to family, transfers, and finances. For the Wave 2 survey, a proxy for deceased respondents is contacted for an exit interview, and the proxy will be eligible to be included as a new respondent for that household if they are aged 45 or older.
Study design
Cohort, Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
5,616 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 45 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
National households from five regions of Thailand, as well as Bangkok and the vicinity.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
National Institute of Development Administration (สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์, NIDA)
University of Michigan
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Commission of the Higher Education (CHE)
National Research Commission of Thailand (NRCT)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- Existing research data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
