For Researchers (Data) | Project Talent
Project Talent includes multiple studies and related data sets. Below is a list of Project Talent studies and data available for scientific research purposes.
Project Talent Base Year (PT60). Data collected from 377,016 individuals enrolled in grades 9-12 in 1960. Includes information on cognitive ability, personality, academic aptitude, home environment, socioeconomic status, extracurricular activities, interests, and future plans. The sample includes 4,508 twins and triplets from 2,262 families, and 83,948 siblings from 42,723 families.
Project Talent School Characteristics (PTGSC). School-level data from 1,226 schools. Includes information on school size, class size, courses taught, teacher characteristics, extracurricular opportunities, student population characteristics, student retention and graduation rates, guidance programs, and community characteristics.
Project Talent Year 1 Follow-Up (PTFY1). Data collected from 192,055 participants. Surveys were administered to grade cohorts from 1961-1965, one year following anticipated high school graduation. Includes information on educational achievement and pursuit, work experience, and postsecondary education experience.
Project Talent Year 5 Follow-Up (PTFY5). Data collected from 129,853 participants. Surveys were administered to grade cohorts from 1965-1970, five years following anticipated high school graduation, when respondents were approximately 23 years old. Includes information on educational attainment and pursuit, military service, family formation, occupation status, income, and health.
Project Talent Year 11 Follow-Up (PTFY11). Data collected from 94,034 participants. Surveys were administered to grade cohorts from 1971-1975, 11 years following anticipated high school graduation, when respondents were approximately 29 years old. Includes information on educational attainment, military service, occupation and income, family characteristics, health, and perceived discrimination.
Project Talent Pilot Study (PTPS). Data collected from 1,952 participants. The survey was administered in 2012, when participants were aged approximately 65-70 years. Includes information on family status, occupational history, activities, political ideology, personality, and health.
Project Talent Twin and Sibling Study (PTTS). Data collected from 2,254 individuals, including 738 complete twin and triplet sets, and 239 of their non-twin siblings. Includes information on twin zygosity, occupational history, family characteristics, and health. The goal of this study was to quantify variation in social determinants of health experienced across three levels of shared exposure: specific to twin pairs, shared by all family members, and school- and community-level characteristics.
The Project Talent Aging Study (PTAS1). Data collected from 6,491 participants. Includes a core survey and cognitive assessment that includes information on a range of factors related to well-being among older adults, including psychosocial and lifestyle factors, health, cognitive status, family background and connections, employment, and socioeconomic status.
Project Talent Mortality Registry. The project team annually links Project Talent decedents to death record data collected from the National Death Index (NDI). Data include year of death, age at death, and cause of death. Researchers interested in accessing these data must be added to the project’s approved NDI Data Use Agreement.
Project Talent LINKAGE Study. Project Talent participants are linked to administrative and claims data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. This study includes both Medicaid and Medicare data files, including the MAX data set, all Master Beneficiary Summary Files, Fee-For-Service and Encounter data, expenditure data, prescription data, and assessment data. The project team updates linked records annually, improving the quality of data linkages and adding to the available data. Data are available through the National Institute for Aging LINKAGE project.
