| ADRD | Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias |
| HRS | Health and Retirement Study |
| RAND HRS | RAND Health and Retirement Study |
| ADLs | Activities of daily living |
| iADLs | Instrumental activities of daily living |
| ADAMS | Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study |
| CESD | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression |
| NH White | Non-Hispanic White |
| HS | High School |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| GED | General Educational Development |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NINR | National Institute of Nursing Research |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |