Americans' Changing Lives: Wave I, 1986 (ICPSR 9267)

Version Date: Sep 18, 2013

Principal Investigator(s):
James S. House

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09267.v1

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Summary

This study is part of a larger research program designed to investigate (1) the ways in which a wide range of activities and social relationships that people engage in are broadly "productive," (2) how individuals adapt to acute life events and chronic stresses that threaten the maintenance of health, effective functioning, and productive activity, and (3) sociocultural variations in the nature, meaning, determinants, and consequences of productive activity and relationships. Focusing especially on differences between black and white Americans in middle and late life, these data constitute the first wave in a national longitudinal panel survey covering a wide range of sociological, psychological, mental, and physical health items. Among the topics covered are interpersonal relationships (spouse/partner, children, parents, friends), sources and levels of satisfaction, social interactions and leisure activities, traumatic life events (physical assault, serious illness, divorce, death of a loved one, financial or legal problems), perceptions of retirement, health behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight, rest), and utilization of health care (doctor visits, hospitalization, nursing home institutionalization, bed days). Also included are measures of physical health, psychological well-being, and indices referring to cognitive functioning. Background information provided for individuals includes household composition, number of children and grandchildren, employment status, occupation and work history, income, family financial situation, religious beliefs and practices, ethnicity, race, education, sex, and region of residence.

Citation

House, James S. Americans’ Changing Lives:  Wave I, 1986. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-09-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09267.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (P01 AG05561)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

In order to preserve respondent confidentiality, certain identifying variables will be restricted from general dissemination. Aggregations of this information for statistical purposes that preserve the confidentiality of individual respondents can be obtained from ICPSR in accordance with existing servicing policies.

Distributor(s)

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

1986-05 -- 1986-11

Date of Collection

1986-05 -- 1986-11
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Sample

Multistage stratified area probability sample, with oversampling of blacks and those 60 years of age and over.

Universe

The United States household population aged 25 years and older, exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1990-03-02

Version History

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:
  • House, James S. Americans' Changing Lives: Wave I, 1986. ICPSR09267-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09267.v1
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