Midlife in the United States: 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.

于1995-1996年间，由麦克阿瑟中青年研究网络实施了一项针对7,000余名25至74岁美国人的全国性调查[ICPSR 2760]。该研究旨在探究行为、心理和社会因素在理解年龄相关差异对身心健康影响中的作用。在国立老化研究所的支持下，对原始的美国中青年发展研究（MIDUS）样本进行了初步的后续调查（MIDUS 2）于2004年进行。在MIDUS 2中，日常压力和认知功能项目得以重复实施；此外，研究方案亦扩展至包括生物标志物和神经科学。2005年，为了考察少数族裔群体的健康问题，MIDUS项目新增了来自密尔沃基的592名非裔美国人样本。2013年，对纵向参与者收集了第三次调查数据（MIDUS 3）。本次后续调查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（例如经济衰退经历、乐观与应对策略、压力性生活事件以及照护工作）。第三次认知功能数据收集和密尔沃基样本的第二波数据也得以收集。日常日记、生物标志物和神经科学的数据收集仍在进行中。该数据集包括截至2017年11月为止，已知的所有MIDUS核心国家和密尔沃基样本的死亡个体（N=1,382）。