Participants were first recruited by MIDUS II between 2004–2006, where they participated in a telephone interview and completed a self-administered questionnaire. Respondents in the Milwaukee sample completed in-person surveys as well as self-administered questionnaires. Approximately, three months later, participants were contacted by the NSDE. Prior to receiving telephone contact, NSDE respondents received a package containing a recruitment letter and a check for $25. During both waves of the NSDE, respondents participated in 8 consecutive days of daily telephone interviews, where they answered questions about their daily experiences. The response rate was 76% for European Americans and 71% for African Americans. On average, European Americans participated in 7.5 of the 8 interviews, whereas African Americans participated in 6.7 interviews per 8 days. Table 1 provides descriptive statistics for all study variables separately by race.
