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An introduction to ELSA
Paola ZaninottoDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health
Email: [email protected]
What is ELSA?
• Multidisciplinary study
• People aged 50+ living in England
• Longitudinal 2-year intervals
• Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL
• National Centre for Social Research, NatCen
• Institute for Fiscal Studies and UCL Dept of
Economics
• Universities of Cambridge, East Anglia and
Exeter, and Imperial College
Research Team
Key Research Areas
• Health trajectories, disability and healthy life expectancy
• Two-way relationship between economic position and
health
• Timing of retirement + post retirement labour market
activity
• Nature of social networks, support and participation
• Predictors of wellbeing
Modes of data collection
INTERVIEWER VISIT• CAPI • Self-completion questionnaire• Measurements – timed walk
NURSE VISIT (wave 2, wave 4)
ELSA Wave 1 (2002)Core Interview (11,392)
ELSA Wave 1 (2002)Core Interview (11,392)
HSE + Nurse1998-1999-2001
HSE + Nurse1998-1999-2001
HSE + Nurse2001-04
HSE + Nurse2001-04
Wave 2 (2004)Core int (8,780) Nurse visit (7,666)
Wave 2 (2004)Core int (8,780) Nurse visit (7,666)
Wave 3 (2006)Core int (8,811) Life History (7,848)
Wave 3 (2006)Core int (8,811) Life History (7,848)
Wave 4 (2008)Core interview and Nurse visit
Wave 4 (2008)Core interview and Nurse visit
HSE + Nurse2006
HSE + Nurse2006
The sample
Information collected during the interview
Demographics
Household demographics:Household compositionChanges to household composition
Individual demographics:Age, sex, marital status, etc..Siblings, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildrenInformation about natural parents
Physical health
• General health and longstanding illness
• CVD and other chronic diseases
• Hearing and eyesight
• Falls, hip and knee replacements,
pain, balance
• Disabilities (ADL, IADL, mobility)
• Incontinence
• Smoking, drinking and physical activity
• Dental health, sleep disturbance and menopause
Mental health
• Self reported emotional problems
• Centre for Epidemiologic Study Depression Scale (CESD)
Cognitive Function
• Memory
Self-rated, orientation, word list, prospective mem
• Executive Function
Word finding, letter cancellation
• Basic abilities
Numeracy and literacy
Employment
• All activities done in last month
• Current job details
• Health and work disability
• Retirement
Dimensions of economic status
• Income
Earnings
Public & private transfers Pensions/annuities
• Wealth
Pensions, housing and financial asset
• Consumption
Food, fuel and housing
Other topics included in CAPI
• Expectations
• Access to transports
• Effort Reward
• Final Questions
Timed walk
• Aged 60 and over
• 8 feet
• Included because good predictor of other limitations in functioning developing
Content of the Self-Completion
Self Completion
•Social participation•Access to services•Activities outside the home•Television watching•Altruism•Life satisfaction•Quality of Life•Relationships•Attitude to work•Ladder ranking exercise•Alcohol consumption•Fruit and vegetables consumption
Anchoring Vignettes
• For a given dimension of, e.g. health or functioning:– Individuals first rate themselves– Then are given brief descriptions of hypothetical
individuals
• To quantify whether people evaluate the “same” situation differently
Health and Work Vignettes
Thank you