Americans' changing lives. Wave I, 1986 [electronic resource] / James S. House.

Author
House, James S., 1944- [Browse]
Format
Data file
Language
No linguistic content
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, [1990]
Description
  • Electronic data (1 file : 3617 records + 1 OSIRIS dictionary).
  • 1 computer tape reel + documentation.
  • Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file.

Details

Subject(s)
Series
Restrictions note
Use of these data is 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 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.
Notes
  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on December 19, 2007).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file.
Time and place of event
  • Date(s) of collection: May 1986-November 1986.
  • Time period: May 1986-November 1986.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
Funding information
  • Funding agency: National Institute on Aging.
  • Grant number: P01 AG05561.
System details
System requirements: a computer capable of reading 9-track tapes.
Methodology note
  • Data source: personal interviews.
  • 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.
Rights and reproductions note
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.
Cite as
House, James S. AMERICANS' CHANGING LIVES: WAVE I, 1986 [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.
Other title(s)
America's changing lives. Wave I, 1986
OCLC
  • 79908572
  • 22495757
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