This page contains the file documentation, codebooks , and data file descriptions for the MCBS data files. The MCBS PUF data are made available as downloadable SAS XPT files. The Codebook file for the PUF lists variables and their definitions, as well as provides . This list contains general information about the MCBS questionnaires, as well as links to the versions of the questionnaires that correspond to the most recently released MCBS data files and questionnaires for some previous rounds.
RIC A – Administrative Identification.
RIC – Health Status and Functioning (Community).
The data files below are processed to make the files easier to use with SAS or Stata.

Another use of the frequencies output table is to control the input to. Data Products Restricted Data Overview. One of the main goals of the Health and Retirement Study is to understand the relationship between medical history and financial status, and how use of health care may change as people age.





