National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP): Wave 3 (ICPSR 36873)
Version Date: Oct 25, 2017 View help for published
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Linda Waite, University of Chicago
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36873.v1
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2017-10-25 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:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
2017-10-25 The readme file was included as a publicly available document; the version number for this collection will not be changed as this was an oversight during the initial release.
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These data are being released in BETA version to facilitate early access to the study for research purposes. This collection has not been fully processed by NACDA or ICPSR at this time; the original materials provided by the principal investigator were released as a zip file package that contains the original Stata data files with extended and nonextended missing values. As the study is processed and given enhanced features by ICPSR, users will be able to access the updated versions of the study. Please report any data errors or problems to user support and we will work with you to resolve any data related issues.
The health of older adults is influenced by many factors. One of the least understood is the role that social support and personal relationships may play in healthy aging. The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) is the first population-based study of health and social factors on a national scale, aiming to understand the well-being of older, community-dwelling Americans by examining the interactions among physical health, illness, medication use, cognitive function, emotional health, sensory function, health behaviors, and social connectedness. It is designed to provide health providers, policy makers, and individuals with useful information and insights into these factors, particularly on social and intimate relationships. The National Opinion Research Center (NORC), along with Principal Investigators at the University of Chicago, conducted more than 3,000 interviews during 2005 and 2006 with a nationally representative sample of adults aged 57 to 85. Face-to-face interviews and biomeasure collection took place in respondents' homes. Wave 3 was conducted from September 2015 through November 2016, where 2,409 surviving Wave 2 respondents were reinterviewed, and a New Cohort consisting of adults born between 1948 and 1965 together with their spouses or coresident partners was added. All together, 4,777 respondents were interviewed in Wave 3. The following files constitute Wave 3: Core Data, Social Networks Data, and Disposition of Returning Respondents Data.
Included in the Core file are demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, education, race, and ethnicity. Other topics covered respondents' social networks, social and cultural activity, physical and mental health including cognition, well-being, illness, history of sexual and intimate partnerships and patient-physician communication, in addition to bereavement items. In addition data on a panel of biomeasures including, weight, waist circumference, height, and blood pressure was collected. The Social Networks file details respondents' current relationship status with each person identified on the network roster. Lastly, the Disposition of Returning Respondents file details information derived from Section 6A items regarding the partner from Waves 1 and 2 within the questionnaire. This provides a complete history for respondent partners across both waves.
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Users interested in obtaining these data from NACDA must request and complete the NSHAP Restricted Data Use Agreement form. Users can download this form from the download page associated with this dataset. Completed PDF forms with original signature(s) should be emailed to icpsr-nacda@umich.edu.
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This collection is being released as a zip file package that contains the original Stata data files with extended and nonextended missing values provided by the P.I.
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Please refer to the related data collections ICPSR 20541 and 34921, National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP): Waves 1 and 2 for further information regarding the NSHAP project.
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For further information about the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), please see the NORC at the University of Chicago Web site.
Study Design View help for Study Design
As in Wave 2, all questions were asked entirely in the in-person interview or the leave-behind questionnaires. In Wave 3, though, there are separate leave-behind questionnaires for the new cohort and original cohort. Users can refer to the related data collections ICPSR 20541 and 34921, National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP): Waves 1 and 2 for further study design information, as well as the Original P.I. Documentation in the ICPSR Codebook and visit the NORC at the University of Chicago Web site.
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Although the New Cohort added in Wave 3 was selected from a national frame, it was not the same as that used to select the Original Cohort. As with the Original Cohort, the New Cohort was obtained from a probability sample of U.S. adults meeting the age criteria, with African-Americans and Hispanics sampled at a higher rate. Spouses or coresident partners of sampled respondents were also included. Users may refer to ICPSR 20541 and 34921, National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP): Waves 1 and 2 for further sampling information, as well as the Original P.I. Documentation in the ICPSR Codebook and visit the NORC at the University of Chicago Web site.
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Community dwelling individuals ages 57-85 in the United States. Wave 2 respondents were reinterviewed, and a New Cohort consisting of adults born between 1948 and 1965 together with their spouses or coresident partners was added.
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2017-10-25
Version History View help for Version History
2017-10-25 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:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
2017-10-25 The readme file was included as a publicly available document; the version number for this collection will not be changed as this was an oversight during the initial release.
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Non-response adjusted weights and other sample design variables (strata and Primary Sampling Unit) are not available. These will be added in a subsequent release.
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