Archiving the Retirement History Longitudinal Survey

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求资金支持国家老龄化计算机数据档案馆（NACDA）正在进行的工作，以开发增强的档案研究材料和提取工具，以促进对美国退休行为历史模式的研究。目前的应用侧重于对组成退休历史纵向调查（RHLS）的6波进行增强。RHLS代表了退休行为和经济计划对美国老龄化人口生活影响的基础研究之一。这项研究最初是由NACDA于1984年获得的，虽然它在档案中保持稳定，但需要大量改进以促进其作为综合研究工具的使用。我们建议实施一个集中的档案交付系统，这将使我们能够满足四个不同的研究需求：1。数据结构的改进：我们将更新和规范构成退休历史纵向调查的6组数据。这些增强包括更新当前的OSIRIS存储格式，以包含可选的交付格式（软件就绪的分析文件），并以一种便于其作为纵向研究使用的方式组织数据。2. 文档的增强：我们将广泛修订RHLS上的文档，以包括代码本和问卷的更新版本，并包括更新的数据定义文件。更重要的是，我们将升级在线文档文件，以反映符合XML、DDI的文件格式标准。这些标准简化了数据提取，跨波变量识别和方便使用。作为该过程的一部分创建的一致性代码本将允许简化变量组织和识别跨研究波的公共变量。3. 发布方面的改进：除了服务点、基于网络的下载和传递系统外，我们还将更新“数据分析系统”，使其与我们的在线数据分析系统（DAS）兼容。这种增强将允许用户从这个复杂的研究中生成特定变量的定制子集。用户还可以在下载这些用户定义的分析数据集之前对在线数据进行初步审查。4. 加强增值支援服务：我们会提供整套支援工具和书目参考资料。这套工具将包括与研究相关的研究文献的在线列表，并与出版物的电子来源建立稳定的链接。此外，我们将尝试识别和添加有关RHLS的使用、潜在应用和历史的其他技术材料到数据库中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to support ongoing work by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) in the development of enhanced archival research materials and extraction tools to facilitate the study of historical patterns of retirement behavior in the United States. The current application focuses on enhancements for the 6 waves that make up the Retirement History Longitudinal Survey (RHLS). The RHLS represents 1 of the foundation studies of retirement behavior and the impacts of economic planning on the lives of aging populations in the United States. This study was first acquired by NACDA in 1984 and while it remains archivally stable it requires substantial enhancements to facilitate its use as an integrated research tool. We propose to implement a focused archival delivery system that will allow us to address 4 distinct research needs: 1.Enhancements to Data Structure: We will update and standardize the 6 panels of data constituting the Retirement History Longitudinal Survey. These enhancements include updating the current OSIRIS storage format to include alternative delivery formats (software ready analysis files) and organizing the data in a way that facilitates its use as a longitudinal study. 2. Enhancements to Documentation: We will extensively revise the documentation on the RHLS to include updated versions of codebooks and questionnaires and include update data definition files. More importantly, we will upgrade the online documentation files to reflect XML, DDI compliant file format standards. These standards simplify data extraction, variable identification across waves and facilitate use. The concordance codebook created as part of this process will allow for simplified variable organization and identification of common variables across waves of the study. 3. Enhancements to Dissemination: In addition the point of service, web-based download and delivery system we will update the RHLS so it is compatible with our on-line Data Analysis Systems (DAS). This enhancement will allow the users to generate customized subsets of specific variables from this complex study. The users will also be able to perform preliminary review of the data on line prior to downloading these user defined analysis datasets. 4. Enhancements to Value Added Support Services: We will provide the RHLS a full suite of support tools and bibliographic reference materials. Included in this suite of tools will be online listings of research literature associated with the study with stable links to electronic source of publications. Additionally we will attempt to identify and add additional technical material on the use, potential applications, and history of the RHLS to the database.