Featured Projects
WisconSays
WisconSays is an online panel of adults from all over the state of Wisconsin who were scientifically selected to answer questions about their attitudes, experiences, and thoughts about important issues facing Wisconsin and the United States. In appreciation of their time and effort, WisconSays members receive points for completing surveys. These points are redeemed for electronic gift cards or cash. By participating in surveys, WisconSays members help researchers and others gain a better understanding of lives of Wisconsinites, including what they think about and what they care about.
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS)
The WLS is a unique, large-scale longitudinal study of adults and their families that covers more than half a century of life. It is a valuable resource for research on aging, life course, inter-generational transfers, relationships, family functioning, long term effects of education and cognitive ability, occupational careers, physical and mental well-being, and morbidity and mortality.
Milwaukee Area Family Finances Study
The Milwaukee Area Family Finances Study is about how people in Milwaukee County are doing financially.
MIDUS: Midlife in the U.S. National Study of Health and Well-Being
The next round data collection for Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) is underway! The University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) is contacting participants about completing an interview by phone, through 2024. With the help of our participants, MIDUS is teaching us a great deal about the factors that influence health and well-being as people age from early adulthood to later life.
Contacted by UWSC?
If you were contacted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), it means you were selected for one of the research studies we are conducting, and we would really appreciate your participation.

In the News
UWSC team to display a poster at Showcase 2025 on using WisconSays to recruit for qualitative research
The UW-Madison Showcase, an annual event to highlight organizational improvements and innovations across campus, will take place April 17, and Project Directors Ken Croes, Jacob Boelter, and Nadia Assad, and Faculty Director Jen Dykema, will attend to display a poster titled “Recruiting Participants for Qualitative Research with the Probability-Based Panel WisconSays.”
April 3, 2025UWSC’s Ken Croes to speak on panel on qualitative and mixed methods health research resources at UW–Madison
UWSC Senior Project Director Ken Croes will take part in an upcoming online panel held by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the UW–Madison. Organized and moderated by Nora Jacobson of ICTR, …
October 18, 2024UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema Awarded H.I. Romnes Fellowship Award
Thirty-two University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25, including UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and …
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