Collected Dataset / ELSA_Wave6

ELSA_Wave6

ELSA_Wave6

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Population

ELSA - Population
A representative sample of individuals living in a private household in England aged 50 and older (born before March 1952) at the time of the first wave of fieldwork.

Data Collection Event

ELSA - wave 6

Face-to-face interview, self-completion questionnaire and nurse home visit. The questionnaire administered was similar to that used in previous waves. The new items included questions about social care, sexual relationships, well-being and the problem solving tasks were modified.

Blood pressure test, lung function, blood tests, anthropometric measures and physical performance measures were carried out during the nurse visit at the participant's home.

The data collection was made on the original sample interviewed in Health Survey for England (HSE) 1998/1999/2001 aged 50 and older on March 1th, 2002. A refreshment sample of HRS 2009/10/11 surveys participants aged 50-55 on March 1th, 2012 were added to the survey.