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Religion, Aging, and Health Survey, 2001, 2004 [United States] (ICPSR 3255)

Published: Apr 17, 2006

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Principal Investigator(s):
Neal Krause, University of Michigan. School of Public Health. Department of Health Behavior and Health Education

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03255.v2

Version V2

Summary

This data collection looks at religion, self-rated health, depression, and psychological well-being in a sample of older Blacks and older Whites (aged 65 and over) within the United States. Questions were asked regarding religious status, activities, and beliefs among those who currently practice the Christian faith, those who used to be Christian but are not now, and those who have never been associated with any religion during their lifetimes. Demographic variables include age, race, sex, education, and income. Wave II was collected in 2004 and reinterviewed 1,024 respondents. There were 75 respondents who refused to participate, 112 who could not be located, 70 that were too ill for participation, 11 who had moved to nursing homes and 208 were deceased.

Citation

Krause, Neal. Religion, Aging, and Health Survey, 2001, 2004 [United States]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-04-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03255.v2

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (R01 AG 014749)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Time Period(s)

2001

2004

Date of Collection

2001

2004

Data Collection Notes

Wave I and Wave II may be merged together on the variable ID.

Sample

Random probability sample.

Universe

All Black or White, English-speaking household (noninstitutionalized) residents aged 66 and over in the United States in 2001.

Data Type(s)

survey data

Mode of Data Collection

face-to-face interview

Original Release Date

2005-09-22

Version Date

2006-04-17

Version History

2006-04-17 Wave II has been added and the data have been reformatted.

Weight

The variable "weight" should be used with Wave I data. Wave II contains the variable "postwtw2" which should be used when both races are combined and the variable "genwtw2" which is to be used when looking within either race.

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.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).