National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP): Wave 3

These data are being released in BETA version to facilitate early access to the study for research purposes. This collection has not been fully processed by NACDA or ICPSR at this time; the original materials provided by the principal investigator were released as a zip file package that contains the original Stata data files with extended and nonextended missing values. As the study is processed and given enhanced features by ICPSR, users will be able to access the updated versions of the study. Please report any data errors or problems to user support and we will work with you to resolve any data related issues. The health of older adults is influenced by many factors. One of the least understood is the role that social support and personal relationships may play in healthy aging. The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) is the first population-based study of health and social factors on a national scale, aiming to understand the well-being of older, community-dwelling Americans by examining the interactions among physical health, illness, medication use, cognitive function, emotional health, sensory function, health behaviors, and social connectedness. It is designed to provide health providers, policy makers, and individuals with useful information and insights into these factors, particularly on social and intimate relationships. The National Opinion Research Center (NORC), along with Principal Investigators at the University of Chicago, conducted more than 3,000 interviews during 2005 and 2006 with a nationally representative sample of adults aged 57 to 85. Face-to-face interviews and biomeasure collection took place in respondents' homes. Wave 3 was conducted from September 2015 through November 2016, where 2,409 surviving Wave 2 respondents were reinterviewed, and a New Cohort consisting of adults born between 1948 and 1965 together with their spouses or coresident partners was added. All together, 4,777 respondents were interviewed in Wave 3. The following files constitute Wave 3: Core Data, Social Networks Data, and Disposition of Returning Respondents Data. Included in the Core file are demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, education, race, and ethnicity. Other topics covered respondents' social networks, social and cultural activity, physical and mental health including cognition, well-being, illness, history of sexual and intimate partnerships and patient-physician communication, in addition to bereavement items. In addition data on a panel of biomeasures including, weight, waist circumference, height, and blood pressure was collected. The Social Networks file details respondents' current relationship status with each person identified on the network roster. Lastly, the Disposition of Returning Respondents file details information derived from Section 6A items regarding the partner from Waves 1 and 2 within the questionnaire. This provides a complete history for respondent partners across both waves.

本数据集以Beta版本发布，旨在便于研究目的的早期访问。截至目前，该数据集尚未完全由NACDA或ICPSR进行处理；主要研究者提供的数据以ZIP文件包的形式发布，其中包含具有扩展和非扩展缺失值的原始Stata数据文件。随着ICPSR对研究进行加工并赋予其增强特性，用户将能够访问研究的更新版本。请向用户支持报告任何数据错误或问题，我们将与您合作解决任何与数据相关的问题。老年成年人的健康受多种因素影响，其中最不易理解的是社会支持和人际关系在健康老龄化中可能扮演的角色。国家社会生活、健康与老龄化项目（NSHAP）是首个在全国范围内进行健康和社会因素研究的基于人群的研究，旨在通过考察身体健康、疾病、药物使用、认知功能、情绪健康、感官功能、健康行为和社会联系之间的相互作用，来理解居住在社区的老年美国人的福祉。该项目旨在为卫生保健提供者、政策制定者和个人提供有关这些因素的有用信息和洞见，尤其是关于社会和亲密关系方面的信息。国家民意研究中心（NORC）与芝加哥大学的资深研究员合作，于2005年和2006年对57至85岁的全国代表性样本成年人进行了超过3000次访谈。面对面访谈和生物测量收集在受访者的家中进行。第三波研究于2015年9月至2016年11月进行，其中对2409名幸存的第二波受访者进行了重新访谈，并新增了一个出生于1948年至1965年之间的成年人及其配偶或共同居住伴侣的新队列。第三波总共对4777名受访者进行了访谈。以下文件构成了第三波：核心数据、社交网络数据和返回受访者处理数据。核心文件包括人口统计学特征，如性别、年龄、教育、种族和民族。其他主题涵盖了受访者的社交网络、社会和文化活动、身体和心理健康（包括认知、福祉、疾病、性及亲密伙伴关系的历史以及医患沟通），以及丧亲项目。此外，还收集了一系列生物测量数据，包括体重、腰围、身高和血压。社交网络文件详细说明了受访者在网络名单中每个被识别的人的关系状态。最后，返回受访者处理文件详细说明了关于问卷中第6A节项目的配偶从第一波和第二波中得出的信息。这为受访者配偶在两波中的完整历史提供了记录。