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MIDUS Stress Data

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Summary: This dataset is drawn from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) longitudinal study and focuses on stress measurement across two survey waves (2004 and 2009). Analysis dimensions include sociodemographic factors, health status, personality characteristics, and genetic endowment. Includes paired t-test comparisons of stress scores across waves and one-way ANOVA of physical symptom groups. Prepared by the 2025 BSOS Data Curation Fellowship, Group 1.

Unit of Analysis: Individual survey respondents

Time Coverage: MIDUS Wave 1 (2004) and Wave 2 (2009)

Geographic Coverage: United States

Analysis Methods Included: Paired t-test (stress score 2004 vs 2009), One-way ANOVA (physical symptoms), Data cleaning pipeline, Codebook generation

Key Variables: Stress scores 2004 and 2009, physical symptom indicators, sociodemographic variables, health status measures, personality traits

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Source https://midus.wisc.edu/
Author 2025 Data Curation Fellowship Group 1
Maintainer BSOS Repository Team
Last Updated April 29, 2026, 15:56 (UTC)
Created April 29, 2026, 15:53 (UTC)
accessibility_score 4
collection_date 2025-05-14
course_topics longitudinal data analysis; stress measurement; ANOVA; paired t-test; data cleaning; codebook development
geography United States
short_description MIDUS longitudinal stress dataset with 2004/2009 wave comparisons, physical symptom ANOVA, and paired t-test analysis.
usage_notes Use the MIDUS_Final TSV for classroom analysis and treat the CSV outputs as derived analysis artifacts that document the fellowship workflow.
years 2004, 2009