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> United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People, 2006 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6133</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> National Centre for Social Research<br>King's College London. Social Care Workforce Research Unit<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsors</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Department of Health<br>Comic Relief<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> April 2009 </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> National Centre for Social Research and King's College London. Social Care Workforce Research Unit, <i> United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People, 2006</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], April 2009. SN: 6133, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6133-1. </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> National Centre for Social Research </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'> 6133 . United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People, 2006<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>National Centre for Social Research</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>National Centre for Social Research</h5> <h5>King's College London. Social Care Workforce Research Unit</h5> <H3>Sponsors:</H3><H5> Department of Health<br>Comic Relief<br> </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People</i>, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and King s College London, was commissioned by Comic Relief and the Department of Health. The survey included people aged 66 and over living in private households (including sheltered accommodation). Interviews lasted an average of 50 minutes and were conducted face to face using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), with a self-completion component for the most sensitive questions on sexual abuse.<br> <br> Respondents from government commissioned health surveys were followed up to obtain large, nationally representative random probability samples. In Wales, no such follow-up sample was available, so a random probability sample was selected from the comprehensive postcode address file. The overall response rate was 65%.<br> <br> The aim of the survey was to provide nationally representative prevalence estimates of elder abuse and neglect in the community. Five types of mistreatment were focused on; financial, physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and neglect.<br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The research primarily focused on mistreatment which occurred within a relationship where there could reasonably be an expectation of trust  this included family members, close friends, and care workers. However, data was also gathered about mistreatment involving a whole range of perpetrators. As well as collecting information on mistreatment, the questionnaire covered a range of topics about older people's health and wellbeing, for example, social contact, general health, long-term illness, mental health, and economic status.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> March 2006 - September 2006 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> United Kingdom <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Countries <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> People aged 66 and over living in private households in the UK in 2006. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Simple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 2,111 cases <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Self-completion <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Weighting used. See documentation for details </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.data-archive.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> 20 April 2009<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> National Centre for Social Research</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>