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The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

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Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive  

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ANN ARBOR—Research finds abortion bans are associated with higher out-of-pocket health insurance premium costs for women, particularly among Black and Hispanic women. A new University of Michigan preliminary study shows that state abortion bans implemented following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, in June 2022, are associated with women paying more for health insurance, adding to the financial pressure families face.As abortion bans lead to increased birth rates, more pregnancy-related complications and… Learn more about Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive   >

October 19, 2026

AASRO Announces Stephanie Chardoul as Recipient of the 2026 John M. Kennedy Achievement Award

The Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Chardoul, Director of Survey… >>

October 16, 2026

How to Measure Aging in a Global Context

The work the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK) does shows that “standard” approaches often… >>

October 13, 2026

Your chances of Alzheimer’s disease vary based on where you live. Why is that?

Federally funded University of Michigan research will search for answers—and prevention possibilities—in data from 20 countriesWhat’s the study:… >>
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Monitoring the Future

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Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a study founded in 1975, focusing on epidemiological and etiological research. In addition to being a basic research study, MTF is one of the nation's leading sources for information on tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use in adolescents and young adults.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics

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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research in 2019. The mission of CID is to: produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, especially wealth inequality, train the next generation of inequality scholars, and build data infrastructure and increase data accessibility.

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Marilyn Sinkewicz

Marilyn Sinkewicz

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Kate Cagney

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Grace Noppert

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Colter Mitchell

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