Data collection for the 2021 High School & Beyond (HS&B) Study has ended. If you are an HS&B participant and have questions about HS&B or about updating your contact information for future HS&B studies, please email HS&B@norc.org or call 1-877-346-7151.
The High School & Beyond (HS&B) study started in 1980. High school students across the nation participated in this research project and reported their experiences. Follow-up surveys were conducted in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1992 , 2014 and 2015 as students progressed from high school into the early and mid stages of their adult life.
HS&B data have been used to understand many critical national issues such as the role of bilingual education, the impact of high school graduation, and the effects of schools on marriage, divorce, and work outcomes in young adults.
It’s been 40 years since the initial HS&B surveys were conducted, and the original HS&B students are now in their 50s. This group of people is in a new and interesting phase in their life. It’s time to continue the HS&B study!
The current HS&B survey study provides a unique opportunity to learn more about this important generation and to explore how high school and early adult experiences affect people’s lives and health in their 50s and beyond.
About the 2021 HS&B Investigator Team
The 2021 HS&B study is directed by John Robert Warren (University of Minnesota), Chandra Muller (University of Texas-Austin), Eric Grodsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Jennifer Manly (Columbia University), and Stephen Smith (NORC at the University of Chicago).
The study is part of Education Studies for Healthy Aging Research (EdSHARe)—an interdisciplinary, collaborative research project that investigates how educational contexts, opportunities, and outcomes shape health and cognition across the life course. For more information about EdSHARe, see https://edshareproject.org.
The study is conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, a not-for-profit social science research organization. Since 1941, NORC has served the public interest and improved lives through objective social science research that supports informed decision making. For more information about NORC, see www.norc.org.