ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Social Variations in Health in Early Old Age : Investigation of Precursors in a 60 Year Follow-up Study, 1997-2004 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:3976</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Blane, D.<br>Berney, L.<br>Holland, P.<br>Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Science<br>Davey Smith, G.<br>University of Bristol. Department of Social Medicine<br>Stone, J.<br>Imperial College London. Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine<br>Wiggins, R.<br>City University. Department of Sociology<br>Montgomery, S.<br>Karolinska Institute. Department of Medicine, Solna. Clinical Epidemiology Unit<br>Higgs, P.<br>University College London. Centre for Behavioural and Social Sciences in Medicine<br>Netuveli, G.<br>Hildon, Z.<br>Imperial College London. Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> June 2008 (2nd Edition) </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Blane, D. et al. , <i> Social Variations in Health in Early Old Age : Investigation of Precursors in a 60 Year Follow-up Study, 1997-2004</i> [computer file]. <i>2nd Edition.</i> Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], June 2008. SN: 3976, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3976-1 </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> Imperial College London </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 3976 . Social Variations in Health in Early Old Age : Investigation of Precursors in a 60 Year Follow-up Study, 1997-2004<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositors:</h3> <h5>Blane, D. , Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Science</h5> <h5>Stone, J. , Imperial College London. Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>Blane, D. , Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Science</h5> <h5>Davey Smith, G. , University of Bristol. Department of Social Medicine</h5> <h5>Berney, L. , Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Science</h5> <h5>Holland, P. , Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Science</h5> <h5>Stone, J. , Imperial College London. Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine</h5> <h5>Wiggins, R. , City University. Department of Sociology</h5> <h5>Montgomery, S. , Karolinska Institute. Department of Medicine, Solna. Clinical Epidemiology Unit</h5> <h5>Higgs, P. , University College London. Centre for Behavioural and Social Sciences in Medicine</h5> <h5>Netuveli, G. , Imperial College London. Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care</h5> <h5>Hildon, Z. , Imperial College London. Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> R000236028; L480254016; RES-337-25-0001 </H5> <h3> Other Acknowledgements: </h3> <h5><i>1997 project:</i><br> Stephen Frankel (University of Bristol) - present-day reconstruction of Boyd-Orr dataset;<br> David Gunnell (University of Bristol - present-day reconstruction of Boyd-Orr dataset; planning and statistics;<br> Sara Bright (University of Bristol) - administrative support;<br> Scott Montgomery (Royal Free and University College Medical School) - statistics;<br> Walter Duncan and Philip James (Rowett Research Institute) - archive support;<br> Office for National Statistics - tracing of subjects.<br></h5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The original aims of this project in 1997 were:<ul><li>to investigate the processes which generate variations in health in early old age, specifically cumulative differential exposure to health damaging physical environments and their interaction with health</li><li>to identify the respective contributions of childhood circumstances, including health, of adult events and behaviours and of current circumstances to variations in health in early old age</li><li>to collect detailed information on the lives of a random sample of a unique survey population, for use during analyses of the whole survey population. This dataset offers the rare opportunity to examine the development of health and disease across the whole life- course</li><li>to use a research method which has been developed specifically for such purposes</li><li>to produce results which will increase understanding of, and aid the efficient allocation of resources to, an age group which experiences high morbidity and considerable need for medical care</li></ul>The 2000 project followed participants who were originally interviewed in 1997. The study sought to develop a new, theoretically informed measure of quality of life in early old age, examining whether and to what extent people experience a<br>  Third Age of independence and satisfaction during the post-retirement phase of life, and what factors may influence this experience.<br> <br> The 2004 project followed participants who were interviewed in both 1997 and 2000. The aim of this study was to identify, in a small cohort, contextual and life course influences on change in quality of life and physiological status through early old age.<br> <br> For the second edition (June 2008), follow-up data for 2000 and 2004 were added to the original 1997 data. Additional documentation was also made available.<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The original 1997 dataset contains a full residential and occupational history for 294 subjects. <br> Basic demographic data includes: parental social class, year of birth, site of original survey, number of siblings, year of marriage, social class of spouse, number of children. <br> For each residence the data includes: period of residence, house type, number of rooms, tenure, number of occupants, heating, damp, proximity to factories (pre-1960), proximity to A-roads (post-1960), area type.<br> For each occupation the data includes: period of employment, social class, presence and type of fumes and dusts, was the work arduous, demand-control score.<br> Current living conditions and health data include: car ownership, number of state and occupational pensions, social class, smoking status, long-standing and limiting illness, medication, blood pressure, spirometry, height, weight, leg length. Total hazard exposure scores are also included.<br> <br> The 2000 and 2004 datasets contain follow-up questions about the respondent since last in interview and further questions about everyday life, health, retirement and pensions.<br> <br> Standard Measures<br> Registrar General's current Classification of Occupations;<br> height (cms), weight (kgs), forced vital capacity (litres), forced expiratory volume in one second (litres), blood pressure, leg length (cms).<br></h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'> Time Period Covered:</i> 1919 - 2004 <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> 1997 - 2004 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> England; Scotland <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> No spatial unit <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Men and women who, as children, had participated in Sir John Boyd Orr's survey of diet and health between 1937 and 1939. The sample was drawn from subjects of the original survey who had been aged five years or over at the time of the original survey, and had been physically examined then. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Follow-up to cross-sectional study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> One-stage stratified or systematic random sample<br> See documentation for details <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> <br/>1997: 294<br/>2000:260<br/>2004:207 <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Psychological measurements; In 2004 a sub-group of 139 participants also received a home visit for where physiological measures were collected. <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> No weighting used </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 27 May 1999<br></h5> <h3>Date of Latest Release: </h3><h5>10 June 2008 ( 2nd Edition )</h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> Imperial College London</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>4 January 2012</h5> </body></html>