Project Summary

Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), set as a public health priority by the World Health Organization, is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.; however, a dearth of ADRD research data that consider dynamics across racial/ethnic groups beyond minimum standard racial/ethnic categories is detrimental to understanding a comprehensive picture of the current state of ADRD and its future. Hybrid sampling (HybS) that combines address-based sampling and respondent driven sampling conducted through the push-to-Web method is an attractive and practical methodological option for yielding a probability sample for racial/ethnic minority data. This project aims 1) to establish an inclusive probability sample national survey panel of the general population of adults ages = 40 years old with an oversample of Asian Americans focusing on the granular subgroups of Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Korean and Vietnamese, and of Latinx stratified by Afro-heritage using the push-to-Web HybS and 2) to study ADRD risks across racial/ethnic groups and the role of social networks on ADRD risks.