Journal article
Asset and health dynamics among the oldest old: An overview of the AHEAD study
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.52B(Special), pp.1-20
05/01/1997
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.Special_Issue.1
PMID: 9215354
Abstract
This chapter provides background information for the study of Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD), a prospective panel survey of persons born in 1923 or earlier who were residing in the community at the time of the 1993 baseline. Interviews were sought with both spouses in married households, and an overall total of 8,222 were completed. We review the interdisciplinary scientific issues that motivated the study, describe the fundamental design decisions that structured AHEAD, and summarize the content in the core and experimental modules. The study provides unusually detailed data on cognition, family structure and transfers, and assets. Data are presented on sample selections, response rates, and oversamples of minority groups. Basic descriptive data on the demographic, health, and socioeconomic attributes of respondents also are presented. Plans for future waves of AHEAD are described, including a next-of-kin interview for decreased respondents.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Asset and health dynamics among the oldest old: An overview of the AHEAD study
- Creators
- Beth Soldo - Georgetown UniversityMichael Hurd - Stony Brook UniversityWillard Rodgers - Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of MichiganRobert Wallace - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.52B(Special), pp.1-20
- DOI
- 10.1093/geronb/52B.Special_Issue.1
- PMID
- 9215354
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
- ISSN
- 1079-5014
- eISSN
- 1758-5368
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363638802771
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