Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), 2001-2003: Visit 05 Dataset (ICPSR 30501)

Version Date: Oct 18, 2018

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Principal Investigator(s):
Kim Sutton-Tyrell, University of Pittsburgh; Faith Selzer, University of Pittsburgh; MaryFran R. (Mary Francis Roy) Sowers, University of Michigan; Robert Neer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Lynda Powell, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center; Ellen B. Gold, University of California-Davis; Gail Greendale, University of California-Los Angeles; Gerson Weiss, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Karen Matthews, University of Pittsburgh; Sonja McKinlay, New England Research Institutes

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30501.v2

Version V2 ()

  • V2 [2018-10-18]
  • V1 [2014-09-02] unpublished
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Summary

The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), is a multisite longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years. The study examines the physical, biological, psychological, and social changes during this transitional period. The goal of SWAN's research is to help scientists, health care providers, and women learn how mid-life experiences affect health and quality of life during aging. The data include questions about doctor visits, medical conditions, medications, treatments, medical procedures, relationships, smoking, and menopause related information such as age at pre-, peri- and post-menopause, self-attitudes, feelings, and common physical problems associated with menopause. The study began in 1994. Between 2001 and 2003, 2,617 of the 3,302 women that joined SWAN were seen for their fifth follow-up visit. The research centers are located in the following communities: Ypsilanti and Inkster, MI (University of Michigan); Boston, MA (Massachusetts General Hospital); Chicago, IL (Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center); Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA (University of California-Davis, and Kaiser Permanente); Los Angeles, CA (University of California-Los Angeles); Hackensack, NJ (Hackensack University Medical Center); and Pittsburgh, PA (University of Pittsburgh). SWAN participants represent five racial/ethnic groups and a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Demographic and background information includes age, language of interview, marital status, household composition, and employment.

Citation

Sutton-Tyrell, Kim, Selzer, Faith, R. (Mary Francis Roy) Sowers, MaryFran, Neer, Robert, Powell, Lynda, Gold, Ellen B., … McKinlay, Sonja. Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), 2001-2003: Visit 05 Dataset. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-10-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30501.v2

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health (NR004061), United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (AG012495, AG012505, AG012539, AG012546, AG012553, AG012554), United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Nursing Research (AG012535), United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Office of Research on Women's Health (AG012531)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

none

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2001-03-01 -- 2003-02-15

Date of Collection

2001-03-01 -- 2003-02-15

Data Collection Notes

  1. Using the variable SWANID, this dataset can be linked with the SWAN Cross-Sectional Screener Data (ICPSR 4368), Baseline Data (ICPSR 28762), Visit 1 Data (ICPSR 29221), Visit 2 Data (ICPSR 29401), Visit 3 Data (ICPSR 29701), Visit 4 Data (ICPSR 30142), Visit 6 Data (ICPSR 31181), Visit 7 Data (ICPSR 31901), Visit 8 Data (ICPSR 32122), Visit 9 Data (ICPSR 32721), Visit 10 Data (ICPSR 32961), and Family Medical History Data (ICPSR 30181).

  2. Additional information about the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation can be found at the SWAN web site.
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Study Design

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Sample

Site-specific sampling frames were used and encompassed a range of types, including lists of households, telephone numbers, and individual names of women.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Panel

Universe

Women age 40 through 55, living in designated geographic areas, with the ability to speak English or other designated languages (Japanese, Cantonese, or Spanish), who had the cognitive ability to provide verbal informed consent, and had membership in a specific site's targeted ethnic group were included within the first SWAN data collection.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

Response rates: 16,065 completed the survey; 3,302 enrolled in the longitudinal survey; 2,881 completed the first follow-up visit; 2,748 completed the second follow-up visit; 2,710 completed the third follow-up visit; 2,679 completed the fourth follow-up visit; and 2,617 completed the fifth follow-up visit.

Presence of Common Scales

Raw data can be used to create CES-D and SF-36 scores.

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Original Release Date

2014-09-02

Version History

2018-10-18 The data collection was updated with revised missing values provided by the P.I.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Sutton-Tyrell, Kim, Faith Selzer, MaryFran R. (Mary Francis Roy) Sowers, Robert Neer, Lynda Powell, Ellen B. Gold, Gail Greendale, Gerson Weiss, Karen Matthews, and Sonja McKinlay. Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), 2001-2003: Visit 05 Dataset. ICPSR30501-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-10-18. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30501.v2

2014-09-02 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
  • Standardized missing values.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Weight

The data are not weighted.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.