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Wisconsin Longitudinal Study rolls out new online portal to enhance data exploration and analysis experience for researchers

The WLS team recently announced the rollout of a new online portal that is designed to enhance the data exploration and analysis experience for researchers and data users. The updated portal supports integrated documentation of longitudinal datasets like the WLS, and will replace the study’s older system of online codebooks, offering richly-described metadata, summary statistics, and data visualizations for all 27,000 WLS variables.

From WisconSays: What Says Wisconsin?

In June of 2023, the Supreme Court voted to disband the use of race in college admissions. About half of American adults disapprove of considering race and ethnicity in college admissions, with opinions varying considerably by party identification (PEW 2023). Results from a recent WisconSays survey show attitudes are similar among Wisconsin adults: 47% oppose affirmative action in college admissions, 31% support it, and 22% say they don’t know. These results, however, vary substantially by political party.

Wisconsin Farmers Retirement Study

Researchers at UW-La Crosse and UW-Madison are conducting the Wisconsin Farmer Retirement Study to learn more about how Wisconsin farmers are planning for the continuation of their farm and retirement or semi-retirement, as well as their interactions with the Social Security Administration.