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Ireland Longitudinal Study on Ageing 2009-2011

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Wave 1
Provider 
Irish Social Science Data Archive, University College Dublin
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Geography 
Ireland (IRL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2009 - 07/2011
Series or system 
Ireland Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was designed to collect information over time on older adults and ageing in Ireland. The first wave, conducted in 2009-2011, collected detailed social, economic, and health information from a nationally representative sample of 8,000 Irish adults aged 50 and over and their spouses and partners (of any age). Three measures were used to collect information from all respondents: a computer-assisted personal interview, a self-completion questionnaire, and a health assessment at a designated health center or in the participant's home. The health assessment included anthropological and blood pressure measurements, blood tests for cholesterol, a visual acuity exam, and cognitive and mental health assessments. A heel ultrasound was also performed as a measure of bone density.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Alcohol use, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Anthropometry, Assets, Asthma, Back pain, Birth place, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cholesterol tests, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Corrective lenses, Counseling, Crops, Diabetes, Digital rectal examinations, Disability, Domestic migration, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Eye examinations, Falls, Family composition, Family size, Glaucoma, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Hormone replacement therapy, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Income, Incontinence, Influenza vaccines, International migration, Ischemic heart disease, Limited mobility, Livestock, Macular degeneration, Marital status, Medicines, Menopause, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health diagnostic interview, Mental health symptoms, Mobility aids, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neck pain, Osteoporosis, Pain, Parkinson's disease, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Physical activity, Private health facilities, Private social assistance, Prostheses and implants, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, Religion, Screening mammography, Sleep, Stroke, Taxes, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Unemployment, Vision loss, Weight, Weight change, Working conditions
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 30, 2024