The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Wave 5, 2018

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The TILDA Series data, including studies 34315, 38681, 37105, 37106, 38670, 38674, are currently unavailable at the request of the data producer due to concerns related to EU and Irish data privacy and data sharing rules. We are working to determine the best solution to continue to share these data with the research community. Individuals interested in obtaining TILDA data access at this time should reach out to the TILDA project directly (https://tilda.tcd.ie/data/accessing-data/).
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a major inter-institutional initiative led by Trinity College Dublin which aims to produce a massive improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and information relating to older people and ageing in Ireland. Eligible respondents for this study include individuals aged 50 and over and their spouses or partners of any age. The study involves interviews on a one year basis with a sample cohort of residents of Ireland, collecting detailed information on all aspects of their lives, including the economic (pensions, employment, living standards), health (physical, mental, service needs and usage) and social aspects (contact with friends and kin, formal and informal care, social participation). Both survey interviews and physical and biological measurements are utilized.
The fifth wave of TILDA interviews were undertaken between January and December 2018. A total of 4,978 participants completed the self-interview.
Demographic and background variables include age, sex, marital status, household composition, education, and employment.

本目录记录包含详尽的变量级描述，可支撑数据发现与对比工作。TILDA系列数据集（含研究编号34315、38681、37105、37106、38670、38674）目前因数据生产者的要求暂不可用，缘由涉及欧盟与爱尔兰的数据隐私及数据共享监管规则。我方正探索最优解决方案，以持续向科研共同体共享此类数据。目前有意获取TILDA数据访问权限的个人，请直接联系TILDA项目（https://tilda.tcd.ie/data/accessing-data/）。
爱尔兰老龄化纵向研究（Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, TILDA）是由都柏林圣三一学院牵头的大型跨机构项目，旨在大幅提升与爱尔兰老年人及老龄化议题相关的数据、研究成果及信息的数量与质量。本研究的合格受访者为年满50周岁及以上的个体，以及任何年龄段的配偶或伴侣。该研究以一年为周期，对爱尔兰居民抽样队列开展访谈，收集其生活各维度的详细信息，涵盖经济维度（养老金、就业状况、生活水平）、健康维度（躯体健康、心理健康、服务需求与使用情况）以及社会维度（与亲友的联系、正式与非正式照护、社会参与）。研究同时采用了访谈调查、躯体测量及生物学检测手段。
TILDA第五波次访谈于2018年1月至12月间开展，共计4978名参与者完成了自填式访谈。
人口统计学与背景变量包括年龄、性别、婚姻状况、家庭构成、受教育程度及就业情况。