Americans' Changing Lives [electronic resource] : Waves I and II, 1986 and 1989 / James S. House

Format
Data file
Language
English
Εdition
ICPSR version
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995.
Description
1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements + data collection instruments (PDF)

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Restrictions note
Use of these data are restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
Summary note
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 both the first and second waves 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.... Cf.: http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/06438.xml
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Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.
Type of data
1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements + data collection instruments (PDF)
Geographic coverage
United States
Funding information
National Institute on Aging. P01 AG05561
System details
Mode of access: Intranet.
Methodology note
Data source: personal interviews
Contents
Part 1: Data File; Part 2: SAS Data Definition Statements; Part 3: Data Collection Instrument for Wave I (PDF); Part 4: Codebook (PDF); Part 5: Data Collection Instrument for Wave II (PDF)
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Also available as downloadable files.
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