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Wave IV data collection currently underway

Main study field work for Add Health Wave IV began on schedule in January 2008 and will continue through fall.

Main study field work for Add Health Wave IV began on schedule in January 2008 and will continue through fall. At this wave, Add Health participants are 24 to 32 years old and settling into young adulthood. Several features of Wave IV data collection represent new directions in Add Health, including methods to obtain more objective measures of prevailing health status and health behavior and the collection of biological markers of future chronic health conditions and disease. Click here to learn more about the Wave IV study design.