The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health: 1946-51 cohort Core Data Release (Version 2), Survey 4 data, 2004

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based survey, first funded in 1995, which examines the health of over 57,000 Australian women. The project was designed to explore factors that influence health among women who are broadly representative of the entire Australian population. ALSWH goes beyond a narrow perspective that equates women's health with reproductive and sexual health, and takes a comprehensive view of all aspects of health throughout women's lifespan. The first survey was conducted in 1996, and covered three groups, the 1973-1978 cohort, the 1946-1951 cohort, and the 1921-1926 cohort. In 2013, a new cohort of young women, aged 18-23 and known as the 1989-95 cohort, were recruited. Each cohort receives different questionnaires, which vary in the types of questions asked, but in essence cover issues regarding overall physical and emotional health, use of health services, education and employment status, drug and/or alcohol use, diet, exercise, and family situation. A detailed description of the background, aims, themes, methods and progress of the study is given on the project web page https://www.alswh.org.au/about/. This particular dataset refers to Survey 4 of the 1946-1951 cohort and is a part of the Core Data Release. Some data in this data release were modified to maintain the confidentiality of ALSWH respondents.

澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究（Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, ALSWH）是一项基于人群的纵向调查，于1995年首次获得资助，旨在对超过57000名澳大利亚女性的健康状况开展系统性研究。本项目旨在探究对澳大利亚全体女性群体中具有广泛代表性的女性健康产生影响的各类因素。ALSWH摒弃了将女性健康狭隘等同于生殖与性健康的片面视角，转而采用覆盖女性整个生命周期全维度健康的综合研究框架。首次调查于1996年开展，覆盖三个出生队列：1973-1978年队列、1946-1951年队列以及1921-1926年队列。2013年，项目新增招募了18-23岁的年轻女性队列，即1989-1995年出生队列。各队列使用的问卷存在差异，问题类型各有侧重，但核心议题均涵盖整体躯体与心理健康、卫生服务使用情况、教育与就业状况、药物及/或酒精使用情况、饮食与运动习惯以及家庭状况等。该项目的背景、研究目标、主题、方法与进展的详细说明可参见项目官方网页https://www.alswh.org.au/about/。本数据集特指1946-1951年出生队列的第四次调查数据，属于核心数据发布内容的一部分。为保护ALSWH受访者的隐私，本次数据发布中的部分数据已进行脱敏处理以保障信息保密性。