NHATS Sensitive and Restricted Data Files

National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), Johns Hopkins University with Westat, funded by the National Institute on Aging

Nontraditional In-kind resource

Application-based access to NHATS sensitive files (including all National Study of Caregiving files) and restricted files with geographic data and CMS Medicare linkages, for research on late-life disability, family caregiving and care use.

Indicative award

Not a cash award (not a cash award)In-kind data access; the page gives no fees.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Submit the signed application to nhatsdata@westat.com at any time; approval arrives by email.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty

Eligibility

Registration and a separate approved application are required; restricted files are limited to qualifying researchers who meet additional requirements; users must not upload the data to public AI platforms.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Topics

family caregiving · late-life disability · medicare linkage · restricted data · aging trends

Apply at

https://www.nhats.org/data-access/sensitive-data-files

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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NHATS Sensitive and Restricted Data Files

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