Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 2): Milwaukee African American Sample, 2005-2006

As a refinement to Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 2), 2004-2006 (ICPSR 4652), a sample of African Americans from Milwaukee was included to examine health issues in minority populations. Areas of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were stratified according to the proportion of the population that were African American. Those areas with high concentrations were sampled at higher rates than areas with lower concentrations. Area probability sampling methods were used along with population counts from the 2000 United States Census to identify potential respondents. Field interviewers screened households to determine if they contained any African American adults. There was additional screening to achieve an appropriate age/gender distribution in a manner similar to what was done for the original MIDUS sample Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 1), 1995-1996 (ICPSR 2760). Milwaukee respondents were interviewed in their homes using a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) protocol and afterwards asked to complete a Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). All measures paralleled those used in the larger MIDUS 1 and 2 samples. After successful completion of the Project 1 survey, some participants were eligible to participate in other MIDUS projects (2 through 5). Survey data was collected for 592 individuals.

作为对《美国中年生活》（MIDUS 2）2004-2006年（ICPSR 4652）的深化研究，纳入了来自密尔沃基的非洲裔美国人样本，旨在探讨少数族裔群体的健康问题。根据威斯康星州密尔沃基市非洲裔美国人人口比例，对该市区域进行了分层。相较于人口浓度较低的区域，高浓度区域以更高的比率进行抽样。采用区域概率抽样方法，并结合2000年美国人口普查的人口统计数据，以识别潜在受访者。现场调查员对家庭进行筛选，以确定是否存在非洲裔成年人。此外，还进行了额外的筛选，以确保年龄/性别分布与最初《美国中年生活》（MIDUS 1）1995-1996年（ICPSR 2760）样本的研究方法相似。密尔沃基受访者在其家中采用计算机辅助个人访谈（CAPI）协议进行访谈，访谈结束后，还被要求完成自我管理问卷（SAQ）。所有测量指标均与更大规模的MIDUS 1和2样本中的指标相平行。在成功完成项目1调查后，一些参与者有资格参与其他MIDUS项目（2至5）。收集了592个人的调查数据。