Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 3): Mortality Data, 2016

In 1995-1996, the MacArthur Midlife Research Network carried out a national survey of over 7,000 Americans aged 25 to 74 [ICPSR 2760]. The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of behavioral, psychological, and social factors in understanding age-related differences in physical and mental health. With support from the National Institute on Aging, an initial follow-up of the original Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) samples was conducted in 2004 (MIDUS 2). The daily stress and cognitive functioning projects were repeated at MIDUS 2; in addition the protocol was expanded to include biomarkers and neuroscience. In 2005, a baseline sample of 592 African Americans from Milwaukee was added to MIDUS to examine health issues in minority populations. In 2013 a third wave (MIDUS 3) of survey data was collected on longitudinal participants. Data collection for this follow-up wave largely repeated baseline assessments (e.g., phone interview and extensive self-administered questionnaire), with additional questions in selected areas (e.g., economic recession experiences, optimism and coping, stressful life events, and caregiving). A third wave of cognitive functioning data and a second wave of the Milwaukee sample were also collected. Data collection for the daily diary, biomarkers, and neuroscience is ongoing. This dataset includes all known MIDUS decedents (N=1,382) from the Core National and Milwaukee samples as of November 2017.

1995年至1996年间，麦克阿瑟中年研究网络对7,000多名25至74岁的美国民众进行了全国性调查[ICPSR 2760]。该研究的宗旨在于探究行为、心理和社会因素在理解年龄相关性差异在身心健康方面的作用。在国立老化研究所的支持下，对原初的美国中年发展（MIDUS）样本进行了2004年的初步跟踪研究（MIDUS 2）。在MIDUS 2中，日常压力和认知功能项目得以重复，且研究方案进一步扩展，纳入了生物标志物和神经科学领域。2005年，为了研究少数族裔群体的健康问题，来自密尔沃基的592名非裔美国人样本被纳入MIDUS项目。2013年，对纵向参与者进行了第三次调查（MIDUS 3）。此波次的数据收集主要重复了基线评估（例如，电话访谈和广泛的自我管理问卷），并在选定领域增加了额外问题（例如，经济衰退体验、乐观与应对策略、压力性生活事件以及照料他人）。此外，还收集了第三次认知功能数据和第二次密尔沃基样本。日常日记、生物标志物和神经科学的数据收集仍在持续进行。该数据集包含了截至2017年11月为止，来自核心全国样本和密尔沃基样本的所有已知MIDUS去世者（N=1,382）。