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United Kingdom - England Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Waves 0-5 1998-2011 - UK Data Service

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
Provider 
UK Data Service
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Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
England
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/1998 - 05/2011
Series or system 
United Kingdom - England Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
Data type
Survey:
  • Exam
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
Summary 

This dataset is for waves 0-5 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, known as ELSA. Wave zero is the the sample of participants who were selected from the 1998, 1999, and 2001 Health Survey of England to participate in ELSA. The sample is occasionally refreshed from the HSE.

The survey covers the health and financial status of England residents over the age of 50.

A number of tests are given as part of the survey during even number waves including standing and sitting, height, weight, waist and hip measurement, lung function, balance, leg raise, chair rise, grip strength, and a saliva log (cortisol test). Blood tests were administered during waves two and four. Cognition tests are given during each wave.

Keywords 
Aged adults, Alcohol use, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Amputation, Anemia, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Assets, Back pain, Bipolar affective disorder, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Breast cancer, Breathing difficulty, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Causes of death, Causes of morbidity, Cholesterol, Colon and rectum cancers, Counseling, Diabetes, Drug consumption, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Falls, Family composition, Fatigue, Glaucoma, Glomerular filtration rate, Glucose tests, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Hemoglobin, Household deaths, Household heat, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Incontinence, Insulin, International migration, Ischemic heart disease, Leukemia, Limited mobility, Macular degeneration, Marital status, Medical tests, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health diagnostic interview, Mobility aids, Mortality, Musculoskeletal diseases, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Pain, Parental survival, Parkinson's disease, Physical activity, Physical therapy, Public social assistance, Respiratory function tests, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rose Angina Questionnaire, Schizophrenia, Screening, Screening mammography, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vision loss
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