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Acronym/Tab name Study Comments

WLS Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

NAS VA Normative Aging Study

PSID Panel Study of Income Dynamics

PSID-TA PSID- Transition into Adulthood (TA)

HRS Health and Retirement Study

MIDUS I Midlife in the United States (MIDUS)

1995-1996MIDUS II Midlife in the United States (MIDUS)

2004-2006NHATS National Health and Aging Trend Study

(NHATS)CDC-VES CDC-Vietnam Experience Study

BLSA Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

(BLSA)NLS- Older men National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)-

Older menNLS- Young men National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)-

Young menUnion Army study Early Indicators of Later Work Levels,

Disease,and Death (EI)LSOA The 1984-1990 Longitudinal study of

Aging (LSOA)LSOA II The 1994-2000 Second Longitudinal

study of Aging (LSOA II)EPESE Established Populations for

Epidemiologic Studies of the ElderlyHEPESE Hispanic EPESE (not many Hispanic

veterans in the studies)NLMS National longitudinal mortality study

(NLMS)Project TALENT Project Talent Waiting for Dr. Reboks's reply

NSFH National survey of families and

households (NSFH)NSHAP National social life, health and aging

project (NSHAP)NHANES NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup

Study (NHEFS)NSBlackAm National Survey of Black Americans

NHIS National Health Interview Survey

LSOG Longitudinal Study of Generations

Grant Grant Study of Adult Development

Glueck Glueck Study

PHSE- NC EPESE Piedmont Health Survey of the Elderly,

4th In-Person SurveyBRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

SystemELSA English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

DMHDS Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and

Development Study (also known as the DYNOPTA The Dynamic Analyses to Optimise

Ageing (DYNOPTA) projectALSA the Australian Longitudinal Study of

AgeingBCS70 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

CLSA Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

(CLSA)HALCyon the Healthy Ageing across the Life

Course (HALCyon)

Due to the lack of veteran information,

mminimal description of this project is

presented

Air Force Health Study (Ranch Hand) AFHS (Ranch Hand) ok 1/14

NAS/NRC World war II Twin Registry WW2 Twin Registry ok 1/14

National Vietnam Veterans'

Readjustment Study

NVVRS ok 1/14

FALCon FALCon project: Measurment and

modelling of Function Across the Life

Course

insufficient information on the website

VETSA Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging data available from investigators

ARIC Atherosclerosis risk in communities No data specifying veterans

CHS Cardiovascular health study No data specifying veterans

These studies do not have sufficient information (at this point) to warrant inclusion

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Fels Fels Longitudinal Study No data specifying veterans

Framingham No data specifying veterans

SLS Seattle Longitudinal Study Very few veterans in SLS

CHS Charleston Heart Study No data specifying military services

(only indicating 47 veterans)

Notes from Ron Spiro

R24 website

Search studies on NIA website

OSU employee website https://osu.workforcehosting.com/workforce/Logon.do

http://nihlibrary.ors.nih.gov/nia/ps/niadb.asp

https://sharepoint.oregonstate.edu/sites/militarylifecourse/default.aspx

A couple of studies run by NHLBI have good health data (and possibly


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Current Status Choices Study information

Study name

Website

NIA link

other website(s)

Study Goals (summarize briefly the study objective(s))

Dates of study starting date, date of last contact (or ongoing)

Setting 1=national 2=regional 3=local 4=international

Current Status 0=ongoing data collection 1=closed/ended

2=passive (eg mortality) followup 3=unsure/other

Birth cohort(s)

Design 0=cross-sectional 1=longitudinal 2=multiple

cohorts 3=intervention 4=twin 5=other

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other

Selection criteria

for sample

Open or closed to

enrollment

Method

Total N at

enrollment

N (male), N (female)

Military N N (male), N (female)

Era/Theater 1=Civil War (1861-1865) 2=WW I (1917-1918)

3=WWII (1941-1946) 4=Korea (1951-55)

5=Vietnam (1961-75) 6=Persian Gulf/ODS

(1991-92) 7=OIF/OEF (2001-) 8=Peacetime

9=Other

Measures of

military service

1=veteran or not (eg yes no) 2=info on era/

combat exposure/deployment 3=further

information on military service

Ethnicity/ Race

Assessment of

PTSD

1= diagnosis (ICD or DSM code; Have you ever

been diagnosed with/treated for PTSD?)

2=clinical interview (1=SCID, 2=DIS, 3=CIDI,

4=CAPS, 5=other)

3=survey (1=Mississippi, 2=MMPI, 3=PCL,

4=Other)

Other measures trauma

life events

coping

desirable/undesirable effects of military service

homecoming

unit cohesion/social support

prisoner of war status

use GI benefits (GI Bill for education, housing,

healthcare)

positive outcomes of military service or post-

traumatic growth

VA disability rating

psychological well-being / distress

social well-being

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economic well-being

information from military or VA records?

health assessment (1=self-report, 2=biomarkers,

3=administrative data, 4=informant report,

5=other)

COMMENTS


Other issues to consider addressing …

1 when were military data collected?

2 was information on military service collected from RECORDS or by SELF-REPORT?

3 Search strategy: Search the database via search program rather than (or in addition to)

looking at variables listed. Key word example: active duties

4 Multiple responses for Study Responses are acceptable

5 If possible, identify variables that indicate when military service began/ended (and give variable

names)

6 When possible, if entering a response of e.g., 5 for Design, try and specify what the "other"

category is

7 For variables, if possible, enter the date/wave/etc. when the data were collected (if multiple

years/waves, specify each wave, or state "all")

8 if another cohort is added (e.g., children, spouses), then create another template (with suffix a,

b, c, etc.) for each unique sub-study (i.e., if the new cohort gets NEW measures, add a

separate template)

9 if possible, give link to webpage where information on specific variables was obtained

FORMATTING:

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on same page and that the rows expand as information is added

NVVRS


Study name National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment

StudyWebsite http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/nvvrs-

docs.asp

NIA link NVVRS in the news http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-

releases/2013/vietnam-vets-with-ptsd-more-than-

twice-as-likely-to-have-heart-disease.html

other website(s) Finding summary http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/vietnam-

vets-study.asp

Study Goals (summarize briefly the study objective(s)) The National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment

Study (NVVRS) was conducted in response to a

congressional mandate in 1983 for an investigation

of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other

postwar psychological problems among Vietnam

Veterans (Kulka et al., 1990a, Kulka et al., 1990b).

The purpose of the NVVRS was to obtain accurate

prevalence rates of postwar psychological problems

in order to serve the needs of the nation's Veterans.

The NVVRS sample is arguably the most

representative group of Vietnam Veterans to be

studied to date. Understanding the effect of the

Vietnam War on Veterans is important in

developing and applying mental health treatments

to those who continue to suffer from PTSD or other

psychological/readjustment problems. Recent

researchers have confirmed that premilitary, during

military, and postmilitary risk factors for PTSD. An

important message is that social support plays a

critical role in reducing PTSD symptoms and

increasing one's level of functioning.

Dates of study starting date, date of last contact (or ongoing) between November 1986 and February 1988,

Setting 1=national 2=regional 3=local 4=international 1 (representative national samples of Vietnam

Veterans and their peers who did not serve in the

military during the Vietnam era)


2=passive (eg mortality) followup 3=unsure/other1 (NB: The National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal

Study [NVVLS) was fielded in 2013 so longitudinal

followup may soon be available.)

Birth cohort(s) All of those whose life was affected by Vietnam

War services (1940-1955 and beyond)


cohorts 3=intervention 4=twin 5=other0 (see note above re: Current Status -- may soon b

e 1=longitudinal)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (representative national samples of Vietnam

Veterans and their peers who did not serve in the

military during the Vietnam era)

Selection criteria

for sample

Veterans who served in the armed forces during the

Vietnam era

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

NVVRS


NVVRS


NVVRS

Method Two-stage design in which a lay interview was

conducted with a large sample and then a clinical

interview was conducted with a smaller subsample.

Participants in the first stage were 1,632 male and

female Vietnam theater veterans, 716 era veterans

who served during the Vietnam era but not in

Vietnam, and 668 civilians; ns reflect response

rates of 83, 76, and 70%, respectively. Participants

in the second stage were 344 Vietnam theater

veterans and 96 era veterans: all probable cases of

PTSD plus a sample of probable noncases who

were oversampled for high combat exposure. The

ns reflect response rates of 85% among theater

veterans and 83% among era veterans.

Total N at

enrollment

N (male), N (female) Total N= 3,016 (1632 Vietnam veterans, 716

veterans served during the Vietnam era, and 668

civilians)

Military N N (male), N (female) Total N= 2348 (n=1,632 Vietnam theater veterans;

26% women and 74% men) (n=716 Vietnam era

veterans, not sure about gender ratio); women

(mostly registered nurses), African American and

Hispanic American men, and those with

serviceconnected

disabilities were oversampled.


3=WWII (1941-1946) 4=Korea (1951-55)



9=Other

5

Measures of

military service




2 (H30, H33, H34,H35, H44, H45, H46, J9, J16,

J19, J35-36, J38, J40, J43, J45, J49, J53, J55, J58,

J59, M, and N etc.), 3 (Military serviice history in

Section H)

Ethnicity/ Race (Underestimate some minorities, including native

American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander

veterans)

Assessment of

PTSD


been diagnosed with/treated for PTSD?)There are three primary indicators. According to a

2006 analysis, 15-19% of Vietnam veterans

experienced PTSD at some point after the war.2=clinical interview (1=SCID, 2=DIS, 3=CIDI,

4=CAPS, 5=other)2 (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R PTSD

module for non-patient version)3=survey (1=Mississippi, 2=MMPI, 3=PCL,

4=Other)3 (1, 2)

Other measures trauma Stressful and traumatic life events (Section M)life events Stressful and traumatic life events (Section M)coping Over 100 life-adjustment indicesdesirable/undesirable effects of military service Military service history (Section H); Vietnam

experience (Section J)homecoming Post-service (Section K)unit cohesion/social support N/Aprisoner of war status H33h, H48h, J50, J62d, J64use GI benefits (GI Bill for education, housing,

healthcare)K35


NVVRS


NVVRS


traumatic growthJ79, K2, K3

VA disability rating Yespsychological well-being / distress Depression, anxiety, and alcohol problems are the

most common psychological disorders.social well-being Survey Section T Social Support; Other

readjustment problems such as occupational

instability, marital conflicts, and family problemseconomic well-being Questions about income (U22-U24), financial

situation (M9), financial troubles (R228, R255)information from military or VA records? Yeshealth assessment (1=self-report, 2=biomarkers,


5=other)

1 (Survey Section P: Physical health status); 2 (The

study used state-of-the-art imaging scans with

positron emission tomography, which measures

blood flow to the heart muscle and identifies areas

of reduced blood flow, at rest and following stress.)

COMMENTS Funding sources The study was supported by grants from NHLBI

(K24HL077506), (R01 HL68630), and

(R21HL093665), the National Institute on Aging

(R01 AG026255), the National Institute of Mental

Health (K24 MH076955), and by the American

Heart Association. Support also was provided by

the National Center for Advancing Translational

Sciences (UL1TR000454) and the National Center

for Research Resources (MO1-RR00039).NVVRS report Richard A. Kulka (et al), Trauma and the Vietnam

War Generation: Report of Findings from the

National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study

(New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1990; ISBN 0-87630-

573-7)


WW2 Twin Registry


Study name National Academy of Sciences-National Research

Council (NAS-NRC) Twin Registry of World War II

Male Veterans

Website http://www.iom.edu/activities/veterans/twinsstudy.a

spx

NIA link N/A

other website(s) http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Veterans/TwinsStudy

/Background.aspx

Study Goals (summarize briefly the study objective(s)) The Twin Registry is a program of the Medical

Follow-up Agency, a division of the Institute of

Medicine, a part of the National Academies since

1955. In addition to the general advantages of twin

studies, the Twin Registry offers at least two special

advantages: its population-based ascertainment

and the veteran status of its members. Records-

based, computerized data have come largely from

the Department of Veterans Affairs, and there have

been three major epidemiologic questionnaires,

undertaken roughly every 15 years. The early

focus of the registry was on medical conditions, and

recently the focus is on chronic disease

epidemiology. Work on a DNA specimen bank is

now a top priority, due to the increasing force of

mortality in this twin cohort. Over the years, the

Registry has shown itself to be quite flexible in

accommodating studies over a wide range of

topics: atopic dermatitis, schizophrenia, manic-

depressive illness, headache, multiple sclerosis,

cancer mortality, alcoholic cirrhosis, Alzheimer's

disease, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, among

others. Access to the National Academies’ Twin

Registry is granted only upon approval by the Twins

Committee.

Dates of study starting date, date of last contact (or ongoing) 1960s, Ongoing

Setting 1=national 2=regional 3=local 4=international 1


2=passive (eg mortality) followup 3=unsure/other0, 3 (functioning as a registry, which researchers

have to apply to contact the twin veterans)

Birth cohort(s) 1917-1927


cohorts 3=intervention 4=twin 5=other1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1, 3 (Populational sample of twin veterans of

WWII)

Selection criteria

for sample

Twins who had served in the Armed Forces during

WWII and were born between 1917-1927

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

NAS-NRC WWII Twin Registry


WW2 Twin Registry



Method Three major epidemiologic surveys (Q2:1972,

Q7:1985, Q8:2000) have gathered data via mailed

questionnaires (available on the website). The

twins themselves are also an invaluable source of

information about their co-twins, which can be used

to confirm data obtained directly from the other

member of the pair. The Registry receives no

funding for its ongoing maintenance which includes

acquisition of information (address, vital status and

cause of death, hospitalizations, etc.) from various

outside sources to update the Registry. All

information obtained from studies utilizing Twin

Registry should become a part of the Registry and

may be made available to future investigators.

Total N at

enrollment

N (male), N (female) 31,848 (Males only) (= 15,924 pairs of twins)

Military N N (male), N (female) 31,848 (Males only)


3=WWII (1941-1946) 4=Korea (1951-55)



9=Other

3 (mostly)

Measures of

military service




1

Ethnicity/ Race White Americans

Assessment of

PTSD


been diagnosed with/treated for PTSD?)Twin Registry questionnaires did not ask specific

questions about PTSD. Data might be collected in

the studies approved to use the Twin Registry. So

far, no studies using the registry have focused on

PTSD yet. (ICD-8 included in Q7 and/or Q8)


4=CAPS, 5=other)


4=Other)

Other measures trauma N/Alife events N/Acoping N/Adesirable/undesirable effects of military service N/A

homecoming N/Aunit cohesion/social support N/Aprisoner of war status N/Ause GI benefits (GI Bill for education, housing,

healthcare)N/A


traumatic growthN/A

VA disability rating N/Apsychological well-being / distress Traits in Q7, Geriatric Depression Scale (short

form, 15 items) in Q8social well-being Questions about oneself and with family, such as

family contact frequency, quality, marital status,

and occupation in Q2, Q7, & Q8


WW2 Twin Registry



economic well-being Questions about financial status, feeling after daily

work, and/or retirement status, and/or retirement

planning added in Q7 and Q8information from military or VA records? Veteran statushealth assessment (1=self-report, 2=biomarkers,


5=other)

1 (General health, lifestyle such as drinking and

smoking habits, and diet in Q2, Q7, Q8)

(Handedness added in Q7) (Q8 questions are in

more organized sections; questions about daily

routine, some medicine, urination, daily activities,

COMMENTS Q7 (1985) and Q8 (2000) Asked information about the twin participant's

parents

Master file (referred to Q7 data) Including service information (column 357-368),

death related information (369-394), zygosity (395)

Two reviews about the Twin Registry 2002:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12537883;

2006:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17254441


AFHS (Ranch Hand)


Study name Air Force Health Study (AFHS, also known as the

Ranch Hand Study)

Website http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Veterans/AirForceHe

althStudyResearchAssets.aspx

NIA link N/A

other website(s) Details on the Study from the Institute

of Medicine report: "Disposition of the

Air Force Health Study"

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2006/Disposition-of-

the-Air-Force-Health-Study.aspx

Study Goals (summarize briefly the study objective(s)) In 1979, the US Congress directed that an

epidemiologic study be conducted to evaluate the

frequency and nature of adverse health effects that

might be related to exposure to Agent Orange and

other military herbicides used during the Vietnam

Conflict. AFHS is a long-term epidemiologic

analysis of Air Force personnel who conducted

aerial spraying of herbicides during the Vietnam

War, involved Operation Ranch Hand veterans and

a comparison group of Air Force personnel who

served in Southeast Asia but who were not involved

in herbicide spraying operations. The data and

biospecimens may be used for studies of other

issues, including the long-term health of military

veterans, other effects of service during the

Vietnam Conflict, the health impacts of aging, and

disease-related biomarkers to further the goals of

understanding the determinants of health and

promoting wellness.

Dates of study starting date, date of last contact (or ongoing) Most of the AFHS information collection effort was

focused on the morbidity component of the

study.The physical examination cycles correspond

to years 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 of the study. AFHS

investigators refer to the 1982 baseline morbidity

evaluation as Cycle 1, the first follow-up (1985) as

Cycle2, the second (1987) as Cycle3, the third

(1992) as Cycle 4, the fourth (1997) as Cycle5, and

the fifth (2002) as Cycle 6. Mortality and

reproductive studies are reported independent of

morbid-ity follow-ups. (see Figure 2-1 in the IOM

report for the study time line)

Setting 1=national 2=regional 3=local 4=international 4 (Soldiers exposed to doxins and herbicides in

Vietnam War)


2=passive (eg mortality) followup 3=unsure/other1 (All the medical records, data, and biological

specimens collected in the study were closed on

September 30, 2006)

Birth cohort(s) Around 1933-1947


cohorts 3=intervention 4=twin 5=other1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3

AFHS (Ranch Hand)


AFHS (Ranch Hand)


AFHS (Ranch Hand)

Selection criteria

for sample

For both the mortality and morbidity branches of

the study, the exposed population was defined as

Ranch Hand personnel (n ≈ 1,269) who had served

among the C-123 crews and the ground support

crews between 1962 and 1971 (AFHS, 1984).

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method For morbidity and reproductive studies:

Questionnaire, physical examination, medical

records; for mortality studies: SSA, IRS, VA, and

AF personnel center (See Figure 2.2 in the IOM

report for data sources).

Total N at

enrollment

N (male), N (female) In 1982, there was 1,046 Ranch Hands and 1,223

comparison subjects (Michalek, 2005). Moreovero,

in all waves, 2,758 subjects participated in at least

one cycle exam. The mortality component of the

study followed over 20,000 Vietnam War-era

veterans with service in Southeast Asia for nearly

25 years.

Military N N (male), N (female) All the participants served in the military


3=WWII (1941-1946) 4=Korea (1951-55)



9=Other

5 (served between 1962-1971)

Measures of

military service




2 (e.g., combat service); 3 (e.g., military

occupation)

Ethnicity/ Race Ranch Hands were predominately non-Black—98%

of officers and 92% of enlisted (AFHS, 1984a).

Assessment of

PTSD


been diagnosed with/treated for PTSD?)N/A (See Appendix B for data overview:

http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Veterans/AirForceHea

lthStudyResearchAssets/Data%20Forms%20and%

20Questionnaires/Other%20Forms.aspx) (or

uploaded document in Military Life Course website)


4=CAPS, 5=other)N/A


4=Other)3 (MMPI was administered in Cycle 1)

Other measures trauma N/Alife events N/Acoping N/Adesirable/undesirable effects of military service N/A

homecoming N/Aunit cohesion/social support N/Aprisoner of war status N/Ause GI benefits (GI Bill for education, housing,

healthcare)N/A


traumatic growthN/A


AFHS (Ranch Hand)


AFHS (Ranch Hand)

VA disability rating N/Apsychological well-being / distress Questions about psychoses, anxiety, depression

etc.: Statistically significant trends were observed

for sleep disorders, verified psychological

disorders, and in scores on two psychological

batteries (indicators of psychological distress and/or

dysfunction) (i.e., The Symptom Checklist-90-

Revised and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

in Cycle 3)social well-being Questions about marital history in Cycle 1economic well-being Questions about current employment, household

income, and occupation etc.information from military or VA records? Yeshealth assessment (1=self-report, 2=biomarkers,


5=other)

1

COMMENTS Summary of Epidemiologic Studies of Vietnam

Veterans HealthSee Appendix C in the IOM report (or the uploaded

document in Mlitary Life Course website)

Application process for use of AFHS

data

Access to the materials is open to qualified

researchers whose use of the AFHS assets is

deemed appropriate by an IOM committee currently

being constituted. The committee will evaluate the

scientific merit of proposals, which will also be

subject to review by the National Academies’

institutional review board. Some funding will be

available. However, this will be limited and

investigators are encouraged to seek support from

other sources.


WLS

Parameters Choices Study information

Study name Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Website http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/

NIA link http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/Scienti

ficResources/StudyInfo.htm?id=101

Study Goals (summarize briefly the study

objective(s))

In 1957 the state of Wisconsin simply wanted to

predict the demand for higher education among high

school seniors.

Dates of study starting date, date of last contact (or

ongoing)

W1: 1957 (graduates); W2: 1964 (graduates); W3:

1975 (graduates); W1': 1977 (siblings); W4: 1992-

1993 (graduates); W2': 1993-1994 (siblings); W5:

2003- 2005 (graduates and spouses); W3': 2004-

2007 (siblings and siblings' spouses); W6 & W4':

2010-2011 (graduates, siblings, and spouses)

Setting 1=national 2=regional 3=local

4=international

2 (Wisconsin high school graduates)

Current Status 0=ongoing data collection

1=closed/ended 2=passive (eg

mortality) followup 3=unsure/other

0 (the latest wave/wave 6 is 2010- 2011)

Birth cohort(s) 1937-1940 (73% in 1939 cohort: m=3458, f=4068)

Design 0=cross-sectional 1=longitudinal

2=multiple cohorts 3=intervention

4=twin 5=other

1 = longitudinal

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 2 = convenience

Selection criteria for

sample

1/3 of the 1957 high school graduates in state of WI

Open or closed to

enrollment

closed (besides the class of 1957, their parents,

spouses, siblings and their spouses were also

assessed but at different years) (With the lifespan

development of the 1957 graduates, the focus of

questionnaires changes and their siblings and

spouses are included.)

Method Telephone & mail interviews (W1-W5); in-person

interview (W6)

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 10317 m = 4991; f = 5326 (1939 cohort at W1)

Military N N (male), N (female) W2: N=4257 (m=4257, f=0); W3: N=2667 (m=2625,

f=42)

Era/Theater 1=Civil War (1861-1865) 2=WW I

(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-

75) 6=Persian Gulf/ODS (1991-92)

7=OIF/OEF (2001-) 8=Peacetime

9=Other

Graduates: 8 (Cold War 1945-1960); Some of their

brothers: 4, 5

Measures of military

service

1=veteran or not (eg yes no) 2=info on

era/ combat exposure/deployment

3=further information on military service

3: For W2 see "Job History" for the variable "mlst64:

Military service status" (coded as -3: Male

Nonrespondent or NA; -2: Inappropriate, female; 1

:Has served; 2: Has not served; 3: Now serving,

active duty; 4: Now serving, National Guard or

Reserves; 5: No Data). For W3 and W1' see

"Military" for details.

WLS


WLS


WLS

Ethnicity/ Race "3. Race or ethnic origin" under "Social Background"

of "2003-2005 Mailed SAQ for Graduate & Sibling

Respondents"; In "Value and attitude" ask

participants "how important your ethnic

group/nationality identity" is? (2003 - 2005

Graduates) (2004 - 2007 Selected Sibling)

Assessment of PTSD 1= diagnosis (ICD or DSM code; Have

you ever been diagnosed with/treated

for PTSD?)

Questions about mental illness with ICD-9 codes (in

"Health" variables)

2=clinical interview (1=SCID, 2=DIS,

3=CIDI, 4=CAPS, 5=other)

N/A

3=survey (1=Mississippi, 2=MMPI,

3=PCL, 4=Other)


life events 2003-2005 (graduates) "Dealing With Problems":

including 17 potentially stressful life events/problems

and asks: (1) age at frist (or only) occurence, (2)

age at last occurrence, and (3) if event has ever

occurred, as well as a summery variable (4).

coping 1. About stress and personality: ex: W4 "Personality;

Neuroticism" (To what extent do you see yourself as

someone who is relaxed and handles stress well?);

2. Strategies: make it positive; keep mind off; etc:

ex: W4: handle stress well; family stress spills to

work; work stress spills to family; W5: coping of

stressful event strategies (id101rer-118rer)

desirable/undesirable effects of military

service

W3: "Military" (training etc.)

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support W4, W5: "Social and Civic Participation" (iz005rer:

What is your level of involvement with veterans’

organizations?)

prisoner of war status N/A

use GI benefits (GI Bill for education,

housing, healthcare)

W4: veteran healthcare plan; policy info; W5:

"Access to Health Care and Insurance" (gs802re:

What is the name of the military or veterans

provided health insurance plan that you are covered

by?)

positive outcomes of military service or

post-traumatic growth

W1: "Aspirations" (milplnq: How has the prospect of

military serivce influenced your plans?); use of

military training in subsequent jobs

VA disability rating N/A

psychological well-being / distress W4. W5 & W2': "Depression" (psychological

distress/depression - modified CES-D; Hostility

index); "Psychological well-being" (autonomy,

environmental mastery; relations; purpose in life;

Brandstadter flexible goal adjustment (FGA) scale

etc.) (W4:rn001- 023 & mn001-066), (W5: gn101 -

133; optimism (in070rec); environmental mastery

(in010rei); mattering index (in072rec)); "Depression

and Alcohol Summary";


WLS


WLS

social well-being W4 & W2': "Social Participation"; W5: "social

relationships"; relation to others (in028rec) social

particiipation: social identity (work(in501),

volunteer(in504), organization(in505), ethnicity

(in507) family(in503); religious in502))relatives

organizations

economic well-being Variables including "employment" "pensions" "other

income" "assets" "intertransfers"

information from military or VA

records?

N/A

health assessment (1=self-report,

2=biomarkers, 3=administrative data,

4=informant report, 5=other)

(av005sp)1: W4 & W2': "Health (143 questions)";

W5 & W3': first phone interview besides mail

(including general self-reported health, the Health

Utilities Index-Mark 3, specific illnesses and details

regarding long-term care);


NAS


Study name Normative Aging Study

Website N/A

NIA link N/A

Study goals


ongoing)

1961-70 enrollment; ongoing


4=international

3 = local (orignally located in Greater Boston)




0 = ongoing data collection

Birth cohort(s) 1885 - 1945



4=twin 5=other

1 = longitudinal

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 2 = convenience


sample

healthy (no chronic disease), family ties in Boston

area, intention to remain in Boston

Open or closed to

enrollment

closed panel

Method

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 2280 men; 0 women

Military N N (male), N (female) 1381 men; 0 women

Era/Theater 1=Civil War 2=WW I 3=WWII

4=Korea 5=Vietnam 6=Persian

Gulf/ODS 7=OIF/OEF 8=Peacetime

9=Other

3, 4, 5 (a few)


service




1, 2, 3

Ethnicity/ Race

Assessment of PTSD 1= diagnosis (Have you ever been

diagnosed with/treated for PTSD?)

N/A



2.4 (subset about 400 completed CAPS)


3=PCL, 4=Other)

3.1, 3.2, 3.3 (subset about 650)

Other measures trauma about 650 did Brief Trauma Inventory

life events ELSI repeated measures since 1985

coping Ways of coping; Brief Ways of Coping, California

Coping Inventory (all repeated 2 or more times)


service

Elder & Clipp measure

homecoming yes

unit cohesion/social support yes

prisoner of war status yes (single item)



single items



N/A

VA disability rating yes (at study entry); also 1990 military survey

psychological well-being life satisfaction, Ryff positive well-being, happiness

ladder

social well-being

economic well-being income

information from military or VA records? N/A



4=other)

1 (report of diagnosis; SF-36), 2 (multiple measures

since 1961 of multiple markers)

NAS


NAS


NAS

COMMENTS data are not publicly available. Contact

investigators for further information


PSID


Study name Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Website http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

The PSID gathers data on the family as a whole and

on individuals residing within the family for over 40

years since 1968. It emphasizes the dynamic and

interactive aspects of family economics,

demography, and health. It is one of the life course

and multigenerational research projects.


ongoing)

1968- 2011 (data were collected annually 1968-

1997 and biennially after 1997)


4=international

1, oversample on low-income families to investigate

closely on poverty related issues.




0 (The next collection year will be 2011)

Birth cohort(s) Age ragne at enrollment was 1-125, i.e. cohort was

between 1843 and 1967.



4=twin 5=other

1=the longest running longitudinal household survey

in the world [PSID Family-level, PSID Individual-

level, CDS and TA (TA was from 2005) (including

Time Diary Aggregates), CDS Time Diaries, and

Disability and Use of Time Study (DUST) (from

2009)]

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1= nationally representative


sample

The PSID was originally designed to study the

dynamics of income and poverty. Thus, the original

1968 PSID sample was drawn from two

independent samples: an over-sample of 1,872 low

income families from the Survey of Economic

Opportunity (the “SEO sample”) and a nationally

representative sample of 2,930 families designed by

the Survey Research Center at the University of

Michigan (the “SRC sample”).

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed to enrollment and following the base family

members and their offspring, as well as launching

different projects from the PSID data.

Method Interview

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Started with 4802 families (N=18230) in 1968 as

index families, now in 2011 has 8690 families

(N=70,000 individuals) (Due to the natural increases

of family members, the sample was strategically

reduced in 1997)

Military N N (male), N (female) T1 1985 survey N=1905 (27%- 29.6%)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

2: 6; 8: 28 (1920s-1930s); 3: 454; 8: 43 (1940s); 4:

223; 8: 136 (1955- 1960); 5: 764; 8: 216 (1976-

1985); 7: 35 (1998-1999) [included only the index

families, based on 1985 Excel data file]


service




1 (self report in Main Questionnaire/ PSID Main

Family Data: are you (HEAD) a veteran?)

PSID


PSID


PSID

Ethnicity/ Race Self-reported question (Since in 1973 most

interviews were taken by telephone this variable was

copied from 1972 data; splitoff's race was assumed

to be the same as that of their main families'.), 1985

new data on race (G31, G32); the following years:

N31, N32, K18, K19, L31, L32, K39-K41, L39-L41



for PTSD?)

N/A, ICD-10 or 9 codes were used for mortality,

DSM codes were for mental health, such as

depression, but not PTSD. Participants could specify

in the column of "others".



H5L. (Has a doctor or other health professional

EVER told [you / HEAD / WIFE/“WIFE”] that [you /

he / she] had …) Any emotional, nervous, or

psychiatric problems?


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma N/A

life events N/A

coping N/A


service

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support N/A




from 0.02% (1986) to 0.25% using GI Bill benefits

(2009). Some variables include A19 Housing:

whether living in government-provided housing;

Variables G37-G43: Veteran Pensions, Insurances

etc. G83, 84; R29; H61 (refer to main questionnaire

2011). G37A. Did [you / HEAD] receive any income

in [PYEAR] from the Veteran's Administration for a

servicemen's, widow's, or survivor's pension, service

disability, or the GI bill?



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Several psycho-social variables are asked of the

heads and wives of each houshold, including overall

life satisfaction, 30-day depression/anxiety (K6 short

screening scale), 12-mo. major depression screener

(from the Composite International Diagnostic

Interview)

social well-being Behavior problems, self-esteem, risky behaviors and

thrill-seeking, anti-social behaviors, drugs and

alcohol, parental control and acceptance etc. (An

excel file of psychological and social well-being data

is attached)

economic well-being Income, wages and wealth


records?

N/A (most of them were self-reported)




1,3 (An excel file of health measures data is

attached)

COMMENTS One can create a customized codebook and data depending on the research interest: for


PSID


PSID

Descriptions about study topics http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/Guide/default.aspx

PSID-HRS Cross-walk http://simba.isr.umich.edu/data/PSIDHRS/AboutXW

alk.aspx

NSF Funding http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id

=13460

National sample on exploring three

major aspects: the child development

supplement (CDS), data on health and

aging, disability and use of time,

transition into adulthood (TA)

http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/Guide/documents.asp

x

Cross-year data index, such as

veterans and health etc.

http://simba.isr.umich.edu/VS/i.aspx


PSID-TA


Study name PSID- Transition into Adulthood (TA)

Website http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

This study was designed to collect information from

all children who had participated in the Child

Development Supplement who had turned age 18

and had completed high school and had families still

active in PSID.


ongoing) 2005, 2007, 2009 (2009 data is not available online)


4=international 1




0 (The next collection year will be 2011)

Birth cohort(s) 1987- (children of the PSID index family, who are

aged 18 and older in 2005)



4=twin 5=other 1



sample offspring from the index family of PSID study

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed to enrollment and following the base family

members and their offspring, as well as launching

different projects from the PSID data.

Method 44-minute computer assisted telephone interview

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N=745

Military N N (male), N (female) 2005 current serving in army N=15; 2007 N=26


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

7: 15 (2005); 26 (2007)


service




3 (Variables from 2005: TA050395 to TA050410;

2007: TA070369-TA070384; see comments for

details)

Ethnicity/ Race

2005, 2007 data: A11B WTR IN SOCIAL ACTION

GROUPS; K3 ETHNIC GROUP; K3 NATIONALITY

MENTION; K3 NATIONALITY MENTION 2-HD; L6

HISPANICITY; L7 RACE MENTION #1-#3; L8

IMPORTANCE OF ETHNIC GROUP IDENTITY



for PTSD?)

N/A (mainly depression, anxiety etc., see the column

of "Psychological wellbeing)


3=CIDI, 4=CAPS, 5=other) N/A

PSID- TA


PSID-TA


PSID- TA


3=PCL, 4=Other)

4: The K6 non-specific psychological distress scale

(TA050938) developed by Dr. Ronald Kessler,

Professor of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical

School, for use in the

National Health Interview Survey. The remaining

scale (TA050939) sums six questions from the 1997

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth regarding

risky behaviors.


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

Expectations about military training (2005:

TA050395 to TA050410; 2007: TA070369-

TA070384; see comments for details)

homecoming N/A





N=2- based on 2007 TA data: TA070237 "E30G

WTR HEALTH INS MILITARY/VA" (E30g. What

kind of health insurance or health care coverage do

you have? --MILITARY HEALTH CARE/VA)

Health Insurance related questions: TA070223-

TA070241; TA070641 (2007)


post-traumatic growth N/A



Psychological and Social Well-being: Flourishing

scale (TA050934) and three subscales, emotional,

social and psychological well-being (TA050935-

TA050937: self-confidence; social integration; social

identity; depression; worry; social anxiety; binge

eating; thrill seeking behaviors; experiences of

abuse; use of drugs and alcohol; experiences with

illegal activities, arrests, and incarcerations.

social well-being (included in the "psychological and social well-being

domain)

economic well-being

"Income & Wealth": Income from transfer and asset

income; financial assistance from parents and other

relatives; value of personal vehicles, stocks,

mutual funds, other investments, checking and

savings accounts; credit card and student loan

debt."Work & Wages"


records? N/A (most of them were self-reported)




1,3 (An excel file of health measures data is

attached)

COMMENTShttp://simba.isr.umich.edu/VS/i.aspx

TA050395 E71 WTR IN ARMED FORCES OR ROTC NOW


HRS


Study name Health and Retirement Study

Website http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

the HRS will provide a long-term source of data on

the transition from middle age to the initial stages of

retirement and beyond.


ongoing)

1992- 2010 (every 2-year, 10 waves so far)


4=international

1




0 (HRS data collection path :

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=dflow)

Birth cohort(s) The first cohort is 1931-1941. For practical reasons,

new cohorts will be added every six years rather

than at each wave (every two years). The second

cohort is 1953 and before (enrolled in the 2004

wave). in the 2010 wave, the mid-baby boom cohort

(born 1954-1959) is added, and in 2016 the late

baby boom cohort (born 1960-1965) is scheduled to

be added. (useful for checking entry data etc.

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=avail)



4=twin 5=other

1 (Follows individuals and their spousesfrom the

time of their entry since 1992 into the survey until

death)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (nationally representative of the population over

age 50)


sample

An individual either was born in the cohort range

1931-41, or was coupled with an individual born in

that range.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open/Closed: Introducing a new 6-year cohort of

participants every 6 years

Method Interview (Questionnaire and raters' notes) (The

allocation of interview time by broad topic: Health

40%, Family 19%, Economics 41%)

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 15,497 (in 1992) (for detail:

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/sitedocs/samplerespon

se.pdf)

Military N N (male), N (female) N=3356 (info from codebook 1992:

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/modules/meta/1992/co

re/codebook/05_a.htm); N=2624 (from online data

1992 HRS (Final) (v.2.0))


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

3: 258; 4: 756; 5: 308; 6:11; 8: 5 (1937-1940), 149

(1946-1950), 609(1955-1960), 35 (1976-1990); N/A:

493- [included only the index families, based on

1992 HRS (Final) (v.2.0)]


service




1, 2 (2006 Variable KLB037C: Q37C. FIRE A

WEAPON IN COMBAT; What year?); 3 (During

what years were you in active service?)

HRS


HRS


HRS

Ethnicity/Race (1992) A7 Do you consider yourself Hispanic or

Latino? A7a. Would you say you are Mexican

American, Puerto Rican, Cuban or something

else? [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.]; A8. Do you

consider yourself primarily white or Caucasian,

Black or African

American, American Indian, or Asian?



for PTSD?)

Not specifically asked about PTSD but general

emotional health: V423, V424, V425 (psycho-social

data were collected since 2004)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

4: The Shortened CES-D 4

Summary & The Short Form Composite

International Diagnostic Interview

(CIDI-SF); Self-Rated Emotional Health

Other measures trauma Q.37 Lifetime Traumas (2006);Q.27 (2004)

(adapted from Krause, et al., 2004)

life events Q. 38 Stressful Life Events (2006); Q. 28 (2004)

(from Turner et al., 1995)

coping Q. 22-23 Sense of Control (2006) (based on the

Midlife Developmental Inventory (MIDI))


service

N/A

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support Q1 Social Participation; Q2 Social Integration (2004,

2006); Social Support Q. 4 – Q. 18 (2006), Q. 7 –

Q. 21 (2004); Q21 (2006) Neighborhood

Disorder/Neighborhood Social Cohesion




1992 Questions: R2 (Are you currently covered by

any federal government health insurance programs,

such as Medicare, Medicaid, or CHAMPUS, VA, or

other military programs?), R20 (Is your

(husband/wife/partner) currently covered by any

government health insurance programs)



N/A

VA disability rating (1992) J126. Have you ever applied for disability

benefits from the Veterans

Administration?

psychological well-being / distress Q. 35 Psychological Well-Being (2006), Q6 (2004);

Q. 41 Anxiety (2006);Q. 42 Anger (2006);

social well-being Ryff's psychological measures etc.

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/sitedocs/userg/HRS20

06LBQscale.pdf (face-to-face questionnaire since

1992, "leave-behind" Lifestyle Questionnaire since

2004)


HRS


HRS

economic well-being Various measurements of wealth: income, work,

assets, pension plans, health insurance, health care

expenditures, occupation, and social security

administration data etc.

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=avail; also

see HRS (years) Core Income and Wealth

Imputations (RAND)


records?

HRS 2006 Core Income and Wealth Imputations




1 (since 1992); 2 (since 2006 including biomarker

data

http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=shoavail&

iyear=75)

COMMENTS

Questionnaires and years of collection http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=qnaires

How to use the site http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=howsite

User Guide http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/sitedocs/dmgt/IntroUse

rGuide.pdf

Merge-cross reference http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/rda/xref4.html

Online Concordance http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=concord

RAND http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/dataprod.html

Wilmoth, London & Parker (2010)

Military Service and Men's Health

Trajectories in Later Life

http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/conte

nt/65B/6/744.short

The aging, Demographics, and memory study (ADAMS), a supplement to the HRS, is the


MIDUS I


Study name Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) (MIDUS was

first conducted by the John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation in 1994/1995)

Website http://www.midus.wisc.edu/

NIA link http://aging.wisc.edu/research/midus.php (MIDUS II

was funded by NIA in 2002)


objective(s))

interdisciplinary research: to identify the major

biomedical, psychological, and social factors that

permit some people to achieve good health,

psychological well-being, and social responsiblity

during their adult years


ongoing)

1995-1996, 2004-2006 (see MIDUS II), ongoing (3rd

wave is planning)


4=international

1




1

Birth cohort(s) 1920s-1970s



4=twin 5=other

1 (two waves around 10 years apart)



sample

a nationally representative random-digit-dial sample

of noninstitutionalized, English-speaking adults,

aged 25 to 74, selected from working telephone

banks in the coterminous United States.

Open or closed to

enrollment

closed

Method each has a telephone interview (30 minutes) and

two mail questionnaires (additional two hours)

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 7189 (the MIDUS I core sample (N = 3,485),

metropolitan over-samples (N = 757), twins (N =

998 pairs), and siblings (N = 951) of core

respondents. ) (for details:

http://www.midus.wisc.edu/midus1/samples.php)

Military N N (male), N (female) N=563 (from OPERAT_R: RESP CUR

OPERATOR, LABORER, MILITARY); Spouse

N=554 (from OPERAT_S S/P operator, laborer,

military)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A (not specified)


service




1 (based on "Veteran benefits")

Ethnicity/ Race A1SS7: Race; A1SS2: Best country of ethnic origin

(plus there are some ethnic attitude questions)

MIDUS I


MIDUS I


MIDUS I



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping Sense of Control (SAQ, F1s – F1dd) & Religiosity

(SAQ, R2a – R2i, R5 – R6):　Religious/Spiritual

Coping


service

N/A

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support Seeking Social Support (SAQ, F3ee – F3kk) &

Social Support (SAQ, K10a – K16d)




Government insurance N=246 (from A1SC1H: Gov

military, Taken from: MIDUS,1995-1996 - Main,

Siblings and Twin Data), Eligible N=366 (from

A1SC4C), Spouse/partner N=200 (from A1SC5H)



N/A


psychological well-being / distress six dimensions (Ryff, 1989) (from SAQ, F1a – F1r)

social well-being SAQ, Section K: Community Involvement (K17a –

K17o)

economic well-being SAQ, Section I: Work and J: Finances


records?

N/A




1 (for oneself, for women, for one's parents, and

health insurance)

COMMENTS

MacArthur Midlife Study (MIDMAC) http://midmac.med.harvard.edu/

ICPSR link for dataset http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/series/

203

The 1st wave (MIDUS I) in 1995: a general population survey, surveys of their siblings, and a


MIDUS II


Study name Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) (MIDUS II was

funded by NIA in 2002)

Website http://www.midus.wisc.edu/

NIA link http://aging.wisc.edu/research/midus.php


objective(s))

The samples were from the MIDUS I. To add

refinements to MIDUS II, an African American

sample (N = 592) was recruited from Milwaukee,

Wisconsin. Besides the MIDUS follow-up project,

MIDUS II has 4 other projects: neuroscience,

biomarker, cognitive, and daily stress projects.


ongoing)

2004-2006, ongoing (3rd wave is planning)


4=international

1




1

Birth cohort(s) 1920s-1970s



4=twin 5=other

1 (two waves around 10 years apart)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1, 3 (oversampled a group of African Americans in

Milwaukee)


sample

The MIDUS II respondents were from MIDUS I, who

were 35 to 86 years of age.

Open or closed to

enrollment

closed

Method Among 4,963 from MIDUS I were successfully

contacted for a 30-min phone interview. MIDUS II

also included two self-administered questionnaires

(SAQs), each of about 55 pages in length, which

were mailed to participants. The overall response

rate for the SAQs was 81%.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Project1: 4963 (MIDUS I follow-up sample)+ 592

(oversampled)= 5555 (Different sample N for

Project 1- 5, see

http://www.midus.wisc.edu/midus2/)

Military N N (male), N (female) N=249 (current occupation)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A (not specified)


service




1 (based on "Veteran benefits")

Ethnicity/ Race B1PF2AO: OS- Other ethnic group #1 - B1PF2DO:

group #4 (plus there are some ethnic/ race

discrimination questions)

MIDUS II


MIDUS II


MIDUS II



for PTSD?)

Not for the veterans but for their children (from

variable "B1PCDT1 Conditn dis or ment

prob:Child/HH member #1"- 659

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS (PTSD)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping questions about how to cope with stressful events

(including variables such as B1SE13A to B1SE13Z);

many other questions about coping: B1SREINT

Positive Reinterpretation (Prob Coping); B1SACTIV

Active Coping (Prob Focused Coping); B1SPLAN

Planning (Problem Focused Coping); B1SVENT

Venting of Emotion (Emotion Coping); B1SDENIA

Denial (Emotion Focused Coping); B1SDISEN

Behavioral Disengagement (Prob Coping);

B1SFDCOP Use Food to Cope); B1SPRCOP

Problem Focused Coping; B1SEMCOP Emotion

Focused Coping)


service

N/A

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support N/A, but some variables about "whether to attend

xxx support group"




N=129 (B1SG11I: Veterans' benefits) (see also

B1SC3H R: Military provides health insurance;

B1SC9H )



N/A


psychological well-being / distress main survey: B1SPWBA1,2 Autonomy,

B1SPWBE1,2 Environmental Mastery,

B1SPWBG1,2 Personal Growth, B1SPWBR1,2

Positive relations with othersB1SPWBU1,2 Purpose

in Life, B1SPWBS1,2 Self Acceptance; and

Neuroscience Project

social well-being B1SSWBMS Meaningfulness of Society;

B1SSWBSI Social Integration; B1SSWBAO

Acceptance of Others; B1SSWBSC Social

Contribution; B1SSWBSA Social Actualization

economic well-being N/A


records?

N/A




2 (biomarker project)

COMMENTS

MacArthur Midlife Study (MIDMAC) http://midmac.med.harvard.edu/

ICPSR link http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/series/

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NHATS


Study name National Health and Aging Trend Study (NHATS)

Website http://www.nhats.org/scripts/conDocDCI.htm

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

To promote scientific study of late-life disability

trends and dynamics; and to advance our

understanding of the social and economic impact of

late-life functional changes for older people, their

families, and society.


ongoing)

About 9,000 people will participate in the first wave

of NHATS from May 2011. The first data release is

anticipated in Spring 2012. The study team is

currently calling for Modules for NHATS 2012

(Round 2).


4=international

1




3 (starting in summer 2011)

Birth cohort(s) 1900s-1945



4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (a nationally representative sample of Medicare

beneficiaries)


sample

NHATS participants are drawn from the list of all

Medicare enrollees in the U.S. who are age 65 or

older. Persons were selected from all age groups

from the youngest (65 to 69) to the oldest (90 or

older). The NHATS sample design is age-stratified

so that persons are selected from 5 year age groups

between the ages of 65 and 90, and from among

persons age 90 and older. This design oversamples

persons at older age groups. Persons whose race is

listed as Black on the CMS enrollment file are

oversampled as well. Replenishment of the sample

to maintain its ability to represent the older Medicare

population is planned at 5 year intervals.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

Method The first wave of NHATS will consist of an interview

conducted in the study participant's home that

involves answering questions and doing simple

activities such as walking and standing. Participants

will be interviewed every year. Two other data

collection instruments are used. One is the

Performance Activities Booklet which is used to

record results of the physical performance activities.

The other is the Facility Questionnaire (FQ) which is

administered to a staff person when a sample

person resides in a residential care setting, including

a nursing home.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) (ongoing data collection)

Military N N (male), N (female) (ongoing data collection)

NHATS


NHATS


NHATS


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

(ongoing data collection)


service




1: Section VA [VETERAN'S STATUS] 3 items,

including VA1: Did {you/SP} ever serve on active

duty in the Armed Forces of the United States?;

VA2: When did {you/SP} serve on active duty in the

U.S. Armed Forces? VA3: {Were you/Was SP} ever

an active member of a National Guard or military

reserve unit?

Ethnicity/ Race Race, Ethnicity, and Language (RL)

Race

Hispanic Ethnicity

Language other than English



for PTSD?)

N/A but questions about depression and anxiety

(see HC 19)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A, but "Income and Asset (IA)" includes info from

Veteran's Administration. Also see the Section EW.



N/A


psychological well-being / distress (General) Section WB [Well-Being and Age Identity

(WB)] 4 items. These items draw on similar items

from MIDUS (Midlife in the U.S.; data and

documentation at ICPSR)

social well-being Section SN [SOCIAL NETWORK] 8 items

economic well-being Section EW [ECONOMIC WELL-BEING] 15 items.

This Section asks about some types of debt,

financial gifts from sample persons to relatives and

from relatives to sample persons, and participation

in government assistance programs.


records?

N/A




Section HC [HEALTH CONDITIONS] 22 items


NHATS


NHATS

COMMENTS

First wave survey content http://www.nhats.org/scripts/conDocDCI.htm

The Round 1 beta release public use

files now available (updated

2012/06/08)

http://www.nhats.org/

Second round of data recently releated

(Dec 2013)

It will also support investigations of how individuals adapt to changes in physical, cognitive,

and sensory capacity and the consequences of disablement for wellbeing. An overview of the

NHATS conceptual framework can be found in Vicki Freedman's 2009 article, "Adopting the

ICF Language for Studying Late-life Disability: A Field of Dreams?" in the Journals of

Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 64A: 1172-1174.


CDC VES


Study name CDC-Vietnam Experience Study (VES)

Website http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/veterans/default1c.htm

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

In response to veterans' concerns about their own

health and their children's, the Vietnam Experience

Study was a multidimensional assessment of the

health of Vietnam veterans.


ongoing)

1985-1986 (telephone interview), followed by sub-

sampling detailed examinations (1985-1986)


4=international

1




1

Birth cohort(s) 1937-44 (N=999), 1945-49 (N=5896), 1950-54

(N=1029) (non-veteran samples had similar

characteristics)



4=twin 5=other

0



sample

Only the veterans meeting the following criteria were

eligible for random selection into the study: U.S.

Army veterans, Military occupational specialty

(MOS), Single term of enlistment, Minimum of 16

weeks of active duty time, Pay grade E-1 to E-5 at

discharge, Entered military service for the first time

during 1965- 1971

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method mortality assessment, telephone interview, medical

and psychological examination, and a reproductive

outcome assessment

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Only men: From a random sample of enlisted men

who entered the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1971,

7,924 Vietnam and 7364 non-Vietnam veterans

participated in a telephone interview. A random

subsample of 2,490 Vietnam and 1,972 non-

Vietnam veterans also underwent a comprehensive

health examination, including medical examination,

laboratory tests, and a psychological evaluation.

(See Figure 1 in Synopsis 1of4)

Military N N (male), N (female) 7924 (telephone interview), 2490 (other detailed

examinations)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

5 (analyzed with two groups depending on the entry

year: 1965-1967 vs. 1968-1971)


service




1& 2

CDC VES


CDC VES


CDC VES

Ethnicity/ Race Race (White, Black and Hispanic & Other) (in

Personal Characteristics)



for PTSD?)

1 (for details, see Telephone interview 1_8, Table

61)



2: 2DIS version 3A (among N=2490, 14.7% ever

diagnosed, 2.2% one month before the exam)


3=PCL, 4=Other)

3: 2MMPI: 14.7% reported ever having PTSD

symptoms. Symptoms compatible with PTSD were

more likely to be reported

by men who served in Vietnam after 1967 than by

those who were there before that time.

Other measures trauma Combat Exposure Index score

life events N/A

coping N/A


service

self-reported herbicide exposure--> postservice

disease and symptoms, more adverse reproductive

and child health outcomes

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support The effects of combat on the long-term health of

Vietnam veterans was assessed by using

dichotomous classifications of duty MOS (tactical,

nontactical) and type of unit

(combat, support) and an index based on self-

reported combat experiences (see

Telephone_interview_6of8).




N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Psychosocial measures, such as depression, anxiety

etc.

social well-being N/A

economic well-being Income levels


records?

1. Duty military occupational specialty (duty MOS)

2. Type of unit

3. Midpoint of tour of duty in Vietnam

(for details, see Telephone interview 1of8, Appendix

E)




1: health status, post-discharge of health problems,

dermatologic conditions, cardiorespiratory

conditions, neurologic conditions,

neuropsychological tests, immune functional assays,

3: ICD-9 codes by Medical Reason

COMMENTS Vietnam veterans had statistically significant effect than non-veterans, including neurological

symptoms, current use of marijuana, and symptoms compatible with PTSD.


CDC VES


CDC VES

Where to find data? http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ --> Search

"Vietnam Experience Study". These records are not

available at present for online downloading. You

may obtain copies of the public use versions on

removable media (CD-R or DVD) for a cost-

recovery fee. Details on ordering electronic records,

including the available media and technical

specifications, may be found at

http://www.archives.gov/research/order/electronic-

records.html


BLSA


Study name Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA)

Website http://www.blsa.nih.gov/

NIA link http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00233272


objective(s))

The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) is

a multidisciplinary observational study of the

physiological and psychological aspects of human

aging and diseases and conditions that increase with

age. Information from the BLSA may help to define

strategies to improve quality of life in old age and

prevent and delay loss of independence. The goals

of the BLSA are: 1) the description of the

anatomical, physiological and functional changes

that occur over the aging process; 2) the

identification of the biological, behavioral and

environmental factors that account for these

changes; 3) the identification of the biological and

physiological pathways that lead to frailty in older

persons; 4) the study of factors that predict healthy

aging and health-related outcomes across the life-

span; 5) the development of hypotheses concerning

possible targets for interventions that may positively

affect several aspects of the aging process and

prevent age-related diseases.


ongoing)

Began in 1958. Data are collected on participants

every two years. The BLSA Women’s

Program was initiated in 1978. It is an ongoing study

until December 2016, which will be the final data

collection date for primary outcome measure. Study

timeline:

http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/blsa/timeline.ht

ml


4=international

1




0

Birth cohort(s) Ideal 1970's



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

20-years-old and over, in good healthy (no

established genetic diseases etc.) (for details, see

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00233272

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open, currently recruiting healthy adults over age 70

BLSA

Template v2.11 Jan2014

BLSA


BLSA

Method Volunteers participate in more than 100

physiological assessments intended to yield a

scientific understanding of the processes in human

ageing. Data is also collected via self-completed

questionnaires (e.g. Demographics, Physical

Activity, Pulmonary Disease and Activities and

Attitudes) and personal interviews (e.g. Diet

Interview and Autopsy Study Interview).

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Over 1,200 men and women ranging in age from

their 20s to their 90s.

Military N N (male), N (female) Veterans' Organization (see "Activities and Attitudes

Questionnaire"):

http://blswww.grc.nia.nih.gov/i501/c03/e5010361.ht

m


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




Veterans' Organization (one Component of Activities

and Attitudes Quest.)

Ethnicity/ Race Race (0:White 1:Black 2:Others) (one Component

of Activities and Attitudes Quest.)



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A (focusing mainly on physical health related

medical records data)


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Components of Activities and Attitudes Quest., such

as "Perfectly Satisfied With Health"

social well-being Components of Activites and Attitudes Quest.

economic well-being Income


records?

N/A


BLSA


BLSA




1 (B-1: (How Would You Rate Your Health...) in

Activities and Attitudes Quest); 5 (Many other tests,

including Basal Metabolism, Body Composition,

Blood Pressure Analysis, Bone Data,

Cerebrovascular Disease

, Cornell Medical Index, Abbreviated Genetics

Survey etc.)

COMMENTS Session3: how to access the data http://blswww.grc.nia.nih.gov/cblsads1.htm#c3

Army Alpha Examination An intelligence test for recruits

National Institute on Aging, BLSA 25th

Anniversary

http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/blsa/blsa25a.ht

m


NLS- Older men


Study name National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)- Older

men

Website http://www.bls.gov/nls/oldyoungmen.htm

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

The primary purpose of the NLS is to collect

data on the labor force experiences of adults

and young adults. In addition, the surveys have

regularly gathered information about a range of

factors potentially affecting labor market

attachment, including investments in education

and training, geographic region of residence,

the influence of parents, marital status and

family responsibilities, socioeconomic status,

work-related attitudes and aspirations, health

problems, and job discrimination.


ongoing)

1966- 1990


4=international

1 (The U.S. Census Bureau established the two

cohorts of men through two household

screenings, NLS older men and young men.)




1 (closed in 1990)

Birth cohort(s) 1907-1921 (N=5,020 aged 45-59 in 1966)



4=twin 5=other

1 (three surveys, two cohorts)



sample

Each sample group served to represent the

civilian, noninstitutionalized population of men

in the same age group residing in the United

States at the time the samples were selected.

Black Americans were to be represented in the

sample at twice their expected rate in the

population.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed in 1966

Method Interviews: Respondents in the Older Men

cohort completed 12 interviews from 1966

through 1983 and an additional interview

sponsored by the National Institute on Aging in

1990. Interviewers from the Census Bureau

conducted all of the surveys.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N=5020 (men)

Military N N (male), N (female) 1 YES (N= 1,962); 0 NO (N=2,741); NA

(N=331)

NLS- Older men


NLS- Older men


NLS- Older men


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam

(1961-75) 6=Persian Gulf/ODS (1991-

92) 7=OIF/OEF (2001-) 8=Peacetime

9=Other

1967 Survey (R00841.00) WHEN DID R

SERVE IN ARMED FORCES? 4 (N=27); 3

(N=1822); 4+3 (N=33); 8 (After Jan. 1955)

(N=4); 8 (After Jan. 1955) +3 (N=4); 8 (After

Jan. 1955) +3+4 (N=6); 8 (Before June 1960)

(N=42); 8 (Before June 1960)+ 3 (N=9); 8

(Before June 1960)+ 3+4 (N=2); 8( (Before

June 1960) (After Jan. 1955)+ 3+4 (N=23)

NOTE: NO OTHER COMBINATION

OCCURS; NA (N= 3,062)


service

1=veteran or not (eg yes no) 2=info

on era/ combat exposure/deployment

3=further information on military

service

1, 2, 3 (see Military Experiences for more

details) (1976 surveys asked whether a

respondent had ever served in the Armed

Forces. Those who had served provided

information on the general period(s) of service

(for example, during World War II, peacetime

before 1950) in the 1967 survey; the 1976

survey gathered start and stop dates for up to

two periods of active duty. The initial survey

collected information on the respondent’s

participation in vocational training while in the

Armed Forces. The final four surveys of the

Older Men asked about income from Armed

Forces pensions.)

Ethnicity/ Race Nonblack (N=3600) and Blacks (N=1420) in

1966

Assessment of PTSD 1= diagnosis (ICD or DSM code;

Have you ever been diagnosed

with/treated for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A

desirable/undesirable effects of

military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A

positive outcomes of military service

or post-traumatic growth

N/A



NLS- Older men


NLS- Older men

psychological well-being / distress Section I. Attitudes/perspectives (including the

CES-D Scale (Radloff, 1977), the Internal-

External Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1966),

the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire

(Pfeiffer, 1975), and the Bradburn Affect

Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969). Periodic

questions also investigated

the respondent’s attitude toward his current job,

women working, various life events, and life in

general.


economic well-being Section G. Financial characteristics (many

variables but the variable "Evaluation of overall

financial situation" was only conducted in 1990)


records?

N/A




1= Section E. Health and physical condition

(This data collection includes information on

the respondent’s health status, perceived

changes in his health over time, types of health-

related problems and specific health conditions

he has experienced, hospitalizations or medical

care he has received, and characteristics of his

health insurance coverage. Respondents also

stated whether their health limited or prohibited

working and whether any health problems were

the result of work-related accidents.)

COMMENTS Data access https://www.nlsinfo.org/investigator/pages/login.

jsp

There are 7 cohorts that make up the

National Longitudinal Surveys:

NLSY97, NLSY79 and children,

Mature Women, Young Women,

Older Men, and Young Men. They are

a set of surveys designed to gather

information at multiple points in time

on the labor market experiences of

groups of men and women.

For details, see the NLS Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/nls/handbook/2005/nlshc1.p

df


NLS- Young men


Study name National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)- Younger Men

Website http://www.bls.gov/nls/oldyoungmen.htm

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

The primary purpose of the NLS is to collect data on

the labor force experiences of adults and young

adults. In addition, the surveys have regularly

gathered information about a range of factors

potentially affecting labor market attachment,

including investments in education and training,

geographic region of residence, the influence of

parents, marital status and family responsibilities,

socioeconomic status, work-related attitudes and

aspirations, health problems, and job discrimination.


ongoing)

1966-1981


4=international

1




1 (closed in 1990)

Birth cohort(s) 1942- 1952 (N=5225 aged 14-24 in 1966)



4=twin 5=other

1 (three surveys, two cohorts)



sample

Each sample group served to represent the civilian,

noninstitutionalized population of men in the same

age group residing in the United States at the time

the samples were selected. Black Americans were

to be represented in the sample at twice their

expected rate in the population.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed in 1966

Method Interviews: The Young Men cohort participated in 12

surveys from 1966 through 1981. Interviewers from

the Census Bureau conducted all of the surveys.

Interviewers administered eight surveys in person

and conducted four by telephone.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N= 5225 (men)

Military N N (male), N (female) 1966 Survey: Q17 (R00091.00) HAS R EVER

SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES?

97 1 YES, NAVY

230 2 YES, ARMY

61 3 YES, AIR FORCE

34 4 YES, MARINES

5 5 YES, COAST GUARD

4,596 6 NO, DID NOT SERVE

202 NA

NLS- Young men


NLS- Young men


NLS- Young men


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

No specific information as in the Older men survey.

Related questions might be "MONTHS SPENT IN

ARMED FORCES", "YEAR SEPARATED FROM

ARMED FORCES (1976)". Answers are from 1959

through 1976.


service




(Multiple surveys sought information on the military

experiences of respondents in this cohort. The

survey first asked whether the respondent had ever

served in the Armed Forces. If he had, follow-up

questions determined the branch in which he served,

the rank he held, whether he had enlisted or been

drafted, and the number of months he spent on

active duty. Training questions asked about the

kinds of training he received, the length of his

training, and whether the skills he acquired were

used in a recent job. The military occupation he held

for the longest time, whether he felt that his military

service helped or hurt his career, and the date he

separated from active duty also were determined. In

addition, the 1967–71 surveys asked all age-eligible

respondents for their current draft classification and,

if applicable, the reason for their 1-Y or 4-F

rejection.)

Ethnicity/ Race Nonblack (N=3787) and Blacks (N=1438) in 1966



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

Section H: Did military service help/hurt career

homecoming N/A





Section H: GI (VA) benefits (ever used, type)



Section H: Did military service help/hurt career

VA disability rating Section H: Disability (discharged for, service-

connected, compensation rating)


NLS- Young men


NLS- Young men

psychological well-being / distress Section I. Attitudes/perspectives (but without CES-D

Scale as for the older men cohort) (Information from

the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (Rotter,

1966) is available for the Young Men, as are

answers to periodic questions gathering information

about the respondent’s general knowledge of the

world of work; his educational and occupational

aspirations; and his attitudes toward his current job,

women working, and life in

general.)


economic well-being Section G. Financial characteristics (but without the

variable "Evaluation of overall financial situation" as

for the older men cohort)


records?

N/A




1= Section E. Health and physical condition (Data

include information on perceived changes in the

respondent’s health status over time, the types of

health-related problems he experienced, whether

any of his health problems was the result of a work-

related accident, and whether he worked in an

unhealthy or dangerous environment.)

COMMENTS

Data access https://www.nlsinfo.org/investigator/pages/login.jsp

There are 7 cohorts that make up the

National Longitudinal Surveys: NLSY97,

NLSY79 and children, Mature Women,

Young Women, Older Men, and Young

Men. They are a set of surveys

designed to gather information at

multiple points in time on the labor

market experiences of groups of men

and women.

For details, see the NLS Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/nls/handbook/2005/nlshc1.pdf

In 1981 survey, there were some questions about combat experiences:

R07967.0093TWAS R EVER IN COMBAT WHEN IN ARMED FORCES?

R07968.0093UYEAR R BEGAN COMBAT IN ARMED FORCES,

R07969.0093UYEAR R ENDED COMBAT IN ARMED FORCES, R07970.0093V#

OF MONTHS R WAS IN COMBAT IN ARMED FORCES


Union Army


Study name “Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, Disease,and

Death” (EI)/ Union Army Study

Website http://research.chicagobooth.edu/cpe/research-

overview/research

http://www.uadata.org/

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

9428

NIA link http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_descriptio

n.cfm?icde=0&aid=6951333


objective(s))

The data in the Union Army Data Set comprises a

portion of the historical data collected by the project

Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, Disease, and

Death (abbreviated EI), sponsored by the NIH and

NSF, under the direction of the Department of

Economics at Brigham Young University (BYU) and

processed by the Center for Population Economics

(CPE) at the University of Chicago. The goal of the

project is to construct datasets suitable for

longitudinal studies of factors affecting the aging

process from the first American cohorts who

reached age 65 in the 20th century. (for details, see

http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_descriptio

n.cfm?aid=6951333&icde=0)


ongoing)

From 1850, 1860, 1900 and 1910 (1870 and 1880

censuses for black samples)


4=international

1=national




3=retrospective/ archival data

Birth cohort(s) between 1830-1847



4=twin 5=other

5= the life-cycle data were created from linking

about a dozen national sources

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1= nationally representative of the contemporary

white male population who served in the Union Army

in the early 1860s


sample

The original plan was to draw a random sample of

39,300 recruits from the regular regiments of the

army ("Regimental Books" stored at the National

Archives inWashington, D.C.). Since that sample

produced too few black veterans, we subsequently

enlarged the sample by drawing about 6,000

veterans from the black regiments. All told, the

completed sample consists of about 45,300

observations. It takes about 15,000 variables to

describe the complete life-cycle history of each

veteran.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed (samples were compiled from several

national archival data over space and time)

Early Indicator/Union Army Study


Union Army



Method 11 databases: Censuses from 1850, 1860, 1900,

and 1910 (subsequent 6000 black samples were

added from 1870 and 1880 censuses); CMR =

carded medical records; SCRT= surgeon's

certificates; PHR = public health records; PE =

pension records; MSR = military service records; RR

= descriptive books of Union Army regiments; RH =

regimental histories

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) The approximate 39,340 individuals are a 1.6

percent random sample of all whites mustered into

the Union Army during 1861- 1865

Military N N (male), N (female) N= 39,340 (white) + 6000 (black)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

1


service




3 (the data specifically focused on veterans): date of

enlistment (early/middle/late in war)

Ethnicity/ Race Ethnicity of parents



for PTSD?)

Shell shock, combat fatigue, and post-traumatic

stress (all names for the same phenomenon

indifferent wars) were not recognized as disorders

during the Civil War (see Hyams, Wignall,

andRoswell 1996 for a history of PTSD) (Costa &

Kahn, 2008)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma Morbidity and mortality (from RR, MSR, CMR, PE,

RH)

-illnesses and hospitalizations (cause, treatment,

duration, outcome)

-battle injuries

-other accidents and traumas

life events Potential stress (from RR,MSR,CMR, PE, RH)

coping N/A


service

Postservice data- Health (PE,SCRT); occupations

and work (PE,SCRT,COO,Census 1910); personal

and family (PE, PA, Census 1900, Census 1910)

homecoming Beginning date of military duty(mildfdt1 - milfdt6);

Ending date of military duty (mildtdt1 - mildtdt6)

unit cohesion/social support An unit was considered to be more cohesive if less

diverse in ethnicity, occupation, and age (Costa &

Kahn, 2008)

prisoner of war status POW (prisoner of war) (from

RR,MSR,CMR,PE,RH) (including when, where,

duration, conditions)



(GI bill was not signed until 1944)


Union Army





N/A

VA disability rating PE: the amount of pension was determined by the

severity of disability and the source of disability;

Census data: recdis, hdis (1850, 1860) Disabilities;

recbnd, hbnd (1910): Blind in both eyes; recdef,

hdef (1910): Deaf and dumb.

psychological well-being / distress (from SCRT, various disease classes) n_anxous (Is

claimant anxious?); eplpsy (Does claimant

experience attacks, convulsions, epilepsy, fits,

seizures, spasms?); n_memlos (Is memory loss

present?); n_mil (Describe indications of mental

illness and or loss of mental power, including senility)

social well-being No direct variable assessed but one can create a

social network variable based on "unit cohesiveness"

(e.g. less diverse in ethnicity, occupation, and age)

(Costa & Kahn, 2008)

economic well-being Census data: Wealth Status- reclan, hlan (1850,

1860) Real estate owned; recprp, hprp (1860)

Personal property

MSR: rf_stof1 - rf_stof6; rw_ins01 - rw_ins15;

rw_ind01 - rw_ind15; rw_iqc01 - rw_iqc15;

rw_des01 - rw_des15; rw_amt01 - rw_amt15


records?

MSR (also CMR; SCRT; PHR; PE; RR; RH)




3 (from PE,SCRT)

-testimonial history of health before pension

application

-complaints of veteran at each examination by

Pension Bureau surgeons

-health, weight, pulse, respiration, urinalysis at each

exam by

surgeons

-conditions diagnosed at each examination

-date of becoming bedridden

-dates of admission to veterans hospitals or homes

and the diagnoses on entry

-date and cause of death

COMMENTS Related studies http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/series/

00192/studies?archive=ICPSR&sortBy=7

Publication list (ICPSR) http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/biblio/s

eries/00192/resources?sortBy=1&archive=ICPSR

Publication list (NIH) http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_results.cf

m?aid=6951333&icde=0


LSOA


Study name The 1984-1990 Longitudinal study of Aging

(LSOA)

Website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/lsoa1.htm

NIA link


objective(s))

The Longitudinal Studies of Aging (LSOAs) is a

collaborative project of National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS) and the National

Institute on Aging (NIA). It is a multicohort

study of persons 70 years of age and over

designed primarily to measure changes in the

health, functional status, living arrangements,

and health services utilization of two cohorts of

Americans as they move into and through the

oldest ages. The initial followup of the LSOA is

designed to providecritically needed

information on the paths from health through

functional disability to institutionalization and

death by monitoring changes in living

arrangements and functional capacity on a

continuing basis.


ongoing)

1984, 1986, 1988, 1900


4=international

1= nationally-representative prospective data




1

Birth cohort(s) 1914 and earlier



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

7,527 civilian noninstitutionalized persons 70

years of age and over at the time of their 1984

Supplement of Aging (SOA) interview

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method While the baseline interview was administered

face-to-face in the home, follow-up interviews

were administered using Computer Assisted

Telephone Interviews (CATI). All interviews

were obtained by U.S. Census Bureau

interviewers. The LSOA data file contains

information collected from multiple sources: the

1984 NHIS, the 1984 Health Insurance

Supplement, the 1984 baseline SOA and all

three followup LSOA interviews. It also includes

data from Medicare claims records, the

National Death Index, and multiple cause of

death files.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 2864 (1984 male); 4677 (1984 female)

LSOA


LSOA


LSOA

Military N N (male), N (female) 1984 SOA collected veteran status for all

participants 55+ rather 70+; majority of them

served in WWII


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

2, 3, 4, 5, 9


service




service

2= 1984 NHIS: veteran status; 1984 SOA: era

etc. (item L1)

Ethnicity/ Race 1984NHIS; 1984 SOA: L3 (6891 (White); 650

(All other))




ICD-9 CM code from Medicare Part A record



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





Not specifically related to GI? 1984 Health

Insurance Supplement: Receipt of Medicaid,

military retirement, Veteran’sAdministration

pensions, and eligibilityfor veterans’ medical

care and disabilitycompensation.



N/A

VA disability rating 1984 Health Insurance Supplement (NHIS):

Receipt of Medicaid, military retirement,

Veteran’sAdministration pensions, and

eligibilityfor veterans’ medical care and

disability compensation.

psychological well-being / distress see NHES and NHNES data for specific

diseases and psychological characteristics

social well-being Table XI Social Interactions in 1984 (Sr.01

Numer 28), including Satisfaction with amount

of social activity; Volunteer work in past 12

months; several activities within past 2 weeks

economic well-being Table IX Economic Indicators (see Sr.01

Numer 28); The 1984 Health Insurance

Supplement (part of NHIS)- pension from

military retirement


LSOA


LSOA


records?

Whether/when received the Military retirement

and Veterans Administration (VA) pensions




1 (SOA: health status, limitation of activity,

hospital episodes in year) (from 1984 National

Health interview Survey: Limitation of activities

(long term), Restriction of activities (2 weeks),

Bed-days (previous year and 2 weeks), Chronic

conditions and impairments (longterm), Acute

conditions (2 weeks), Doctor visits (previous

year and 2 weeks), Hospital stays and days

(previous year), Demographic characteristics)

(Supplement of Aging: Health conditions and

impairments.Activities of daily living

(ADL’s).Instrumental activities of daily living

(IADL’s).Who provided help with ADL’s and

IADL’s.Nursing home stays.Opinions about

one’s own health.Information needed for

tracking.)

COMMENTS Bibliographies based on LSOAs and

SOAs

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/lsoa_bibliography

.htm


LSOA II


Study name The 1994-2000 second Longitudinal study of Aging

(LSOA II)

Website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/lsoa2.htm

NIA link


objective(s))

The NCHS and the NIA decided to conduct the

SecondLongitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA II), ten

years after the original LSOA, with a new cohort

ofpersons age 70 years and over. Because the

LSOA II closely replicates the LSOA in

itsmethodology and content, it is uniquely poised to

provide the data necessary for analyzing important

temporal changes in health and functioning among

older Americans. Therefore, the specific aims for

LSOAII are: 1) To provide a replication of the first

LSOA in order to determine whether there have

beenchanges in the disability and impairment

process among older persons between the

1980'sand 1990's; 2) the processes by which

personal attitudes and social and community support

appear to mitigate the impact of physical

impairment; and 3) the gender andsocioeconomic

differentials in the health of older persons,

particularly the unique burden borneby elderly

women.


ongoing)

1994, 2000


4=international

1




1




4=twin 5=other

1 (1994, 2 follw-ups in 1998, 2000)



sample

The LSOA II is a prospective study with a nationally

representative sample comprised of 9,447 civilian

noninstitutionalized persons 70 years of age and

over at the time of their SOA II interview. The LSOA

II followed this cohort of older persons through two

followup interviews, conducted in 1997-98 and 1999-

2000.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

LSOA II


LSOA II


LSOA II

Method In order to maintain comparability between this first

followup wave andbaseline and across the LSOA

and LSOA II surveys, much of the design,

methodology andprocedures implemented in these

earlier surveys has been retained. Unlike the SOA II

(conducted in person), the follow-up wave was

conducted primarily by telephone using a Computer-

Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system. In

addition, thefollowup interview questionnaires

included CATI and self-administered (SAQ)

versions,surviving and deceased sample person

versions, community dwelling and institutionalized

skippatterns, and Spanish language translations.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 3744 (male), 5703 (female) (including 680 aged

between 65-69)

Military N N (male), N (female) 2399 (from NHIS and SOA II)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

2: N=24; 3: N=2042; 4: N=96; 5: N=44; 9: N=40,

N=22 (Served in Armed Forces,unknown if

war veteran), N=131 (Unknown if served in Armed

Forces)


service




2

Ethnicity/ Race White= 8235; Black= 1009; Other= 203



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A (more in social activities)

coping E-5b: HAVE SERIOUS TROUBLE COPING

WITHDAY-TO-DAY STRESSES


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





Item J-1d/44-d: Veteran's benefits; F-4a-c: Military

health care



N/A


psychological well-being / distress 1994 National Health Interview Survey on Disability,

Phase I: Mental Health

social well-being Item E-3b: HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING

ALONG INSOCIAL SETTING; C-(1a-g): SOCIAL

ACTIVITIES DURING PAST 2 WEEKS; and other

family, volunteer, and community related variables


LSOA II


LSOA II

economic well-being Wave2 1997-1998 data: Section I- income and

assets


records?

N/A




1 (SOA: health status, limitation of activity, hospital

episodes in year) Item G.4; Section D: Assistance

With Key Activities; Section F: Health Opinions,

Behaviors and Nutrition; Section G: Cognitive

Functioning; Section J: Conditions and Impairments;

Section K: Health Opinions and Behaviors;

COMMENTS Bibliographies based on LSOAs and

SOAs

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/lsoa_bibliography.htm

LSOA II wave 2 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/w2sf.htm

LSOA II wave 3 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa/w3sf.htm

Decedent Interview for wave 2 and

wave 3 are included


EPESE

EPESE


Study name Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies

of the Elderly

Website 1981-1993 http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

9915?q=Established+Populations+for+the+Epidemi

ologic+Study+of+the+Elderly

1996-1997 http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

2744?q=Established+Populations+for+the+Epidemi

ologic+Study+of+the+Elderly

NIA link Funding from USDHHS, NIH, NIA(N01-AG-0-2107,

N01-AG-0-2106, N01-AG-0-2105,N01-AG-2-2102)


objective(s))

The goals of the EPESE project were to describe

and identify predictors of mortality, hospitalization,

and placement in long-term care facilities and to

investigate risk factors for chronic diseases and loss

of functioning for people 65 and older. Six follow-ups

were conducted, and information from death

certificates for deaths occurring in the first six years

of follow-up for all the four sites was also collected.


ongoing)

1981-1993 (Concurrently, the investigators

developed substudies focused on specific problems

of the elderly)


4=international

2 ([East Boston, Massachusetts, Iowa and

Washington Counties, Iowa, New Haven,

Connecticut, and North Central North Carolina])




1

Birth cohort(s) 1916 and before



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

All noninstitutionalized persons 65+ in East Boston,

Massachusetts, New Haven, Connecticut, Iowa and

Washington Counties, Iowa, and five counties in

north central North Carolina.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed


EPESE

EPESE


Method In East Boston, individuals eligible for the study were

identified through a total community census

performed concurrently with the baseline interview in

1982. In Iowa, interviews were attempted with all

eligible persons enumerated using a list from the

area's Agency on Aging, supplemented by additional

listings from local informants. New Haven used a

stratified random sample of clusters of households.

The sample was stratified for three different types of

residence: public housing for the elderly, private

housing for the elderly, and elsewhere in the

community. Males were oversampled to attempt to

achieve balance in the sex distribution of the

sample. In North Carolina area sampling was used

at the first stage of the design to obtain a sample of

1980 census blocks, block clusters, and

enumeration districts. The sample was designed so

that it would consist of at least 50 percent Black

older persons.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) East Boston: 1449(male), 2360(female); Iowa:

1420(male), 2253(female); New Haven:

1169(male), 1642(female); Duke: 1458(male),

2704(female)

Military N N (male), N (female) N/A


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




N/A but two questions about whether receiving

retirement benefits from military; and whether

receiving "V.A. benefits (G.I. Bill, and disability

payments)" in the INCOME section

Ethnicity/ Race Only New Havan (non-black= 2283, black=529) &

Duke available (non-black= 1901, black=2261)



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events Two items about major events of the past year

(mainly regarding to death of close family members

or friends); 7 items on general life events (LE)

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A




EPESE

EPESE




whether receiving "V.A. benefits (G.I. Bill, and

disability payments)" in the INCOME section



N/A

VA disability rating No, but using Functional Disability (ADL, IADL

related items)

psychological well-being / distress Items about depression

social well-being Items about social support and interaction

economic well-being Items about economic status


records?

N/A (Military time record?)




1 (various physical performance, physical

measurements data, blood pressure)

COMMENTS Military occupation and related services

were not specified in the questionnaires

and dataset.


HEPESE


Study name Hispanic EPESE

Website

Wave 6, 2006-2007

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/st

udies/29654?q=Hispanic+EPESE

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

1) Estimate the prevalence of key physical and

mental health conditions and functional

impairments in older Mexican Americans and

compare this prevalence with that in other

populations for whom data exist; 2) Investigate

predictors of physical and mental health

conditions and functional status at baseline; 3)

Study changes in health and functioning among

survivors; 4) Examine changes in health

behaviors and key social mediators of health

status, including social networks and supports

and various key transitions such as widowhood

and changes in living arrangements, including

institutionalization.


ongoing)

The Hispanic EPESE began in 1993-94, with 5

follow-ups: (1995-96, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2004-

05, and 2006-2007).


4=international

2 (nationally representative sample) Unlike the

other EPESE studies that were restricted to

small geographic areas, the Hispanic EPESE

aimed at obtaining a representative sample of

community-dwelling Mexican American elderly

residing in the five Southwestern states of

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and

California. Approximately 85% of Mexican

American elderly reside in these states and the

investigators were able to obtain data that are

generalizable to roughly 500,000 older people

(U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990). The final

sample size of 3,050 subjects at baseline is

comparable to those of the other EPESE

studies and is sufficiently large to provide

stable estimates of most health characteristics

of interest.




1




4=twin 5=other

1 (total 6 waves)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3 (Multistage, stratified, probability sample)


sample

Non-institutionalized Mexican Americans aged

65 and over residing in the five Southwestern

states (Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona,

and California)

HEPESE


HEPESE


HEPESE

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Study is patterned after original EPESE

studies, in particular the Piedmont (Duke)

EPESE. Data sources included personal

interviews, questionnaires, and physical

assessments.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N= 3,050 with an additional 902 added at 4th

follow-up; 1291 (male), 1759 (female)

Military N N (male), N (female) E3b.p; one question EE3.P (var. EE3), N=26

regularly attending veteran's group


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

N/A


service




service

1 (type of employment)

Ethnicity/ Race Var. RACE: Mexican, Mexican-American,

Chicano= 2834; Hispano= 216




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma only one var. about "Victim of crime" (CC1h)

life events Section CC.

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A

VA disability rating N/A; but using ADLs, IADLs, performance-

based measures, and sensory impairment

psychological well-being / distress Var. U1a (other health problems)

social well-being INSTRUMENTAL SOCIAL SUPPORT and

FAMILY CONTACTS

economic well-being Railroad or military pension LL1E (N= 126);

CHRONIC ECONOMIC STRAINS (section LL.)


records?

N/A


HEPESE


HEPESE




1 (Chronic conditions, related health problems,

health habits, self-reported health services

utilization)

COMMENTS PI: Markides, Kyriakos S. http://pmch.utmb.edu/about/faculty/kokosmarki

des.aspx


NLMS


Study name National longitudinal mortality study (NLMS)

Website http://www.census.gov/did/www/nlms/

NIA link This is funded by Cencus Bureau


objective(s))

To provide an analytical research database for the

purpose of studying the effect of demographic and

socio-economic differentials on U.S. mortality rates


ongoing)

Data files linking Census data to death certificate

information are available for 1973-2002 (one-time

measurement for participants not longitudinal)


4=international

1




0 (every March interviewing about 30'000 random

American households, 3 million participants,

combining their information from 30 different

national databases)

Birth cohort(s) Age varies depending on when participants were

surveyed (for Year of birth: var. YOB) (Some have

been followed up longer than others)



4=twin 5=other

2= The NLMS currently consists of Annual Social

and Economic Supplements which cover the period

from March 1973 to March 2002, Current Population

Surveys for February 1978, April 1980, August

1980, December 1980, and September 1985, and

one 1980 Census cohort, 30+ cohorts but one-time

measurement for all. Each has either telephone

interview or home visit.



sample

This is a secondary data linkage and does not

require participation by individual respondents. It is a

random sample of the non-institutionalized

population of the United States. It consists of U.S.

Census Bureau data from Current Population

Surveys, Annual Social and Economic Supplements

and a subset of the 1980 Census combined with

death certificate information to identify mortality

status and cause of death.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed, but the current plan for the NLMS is to

integrate information on mortality into the NLMS

every two years from 1998 through 2006 with

research on updating the database. The NLMS will

continue to incorporate data from the yearly Annual

Social and Economic Supplement into the study as

the data become available.

Method Census data are linked to mortality information

obtained from death certificates available for

deceased persons through the NCHS, with current

870'000 Medicare records.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 475,062 (male), 513,284 (female)

Military N N (male), N (female) Veteran status: N= 117,556; Active Duty: N= 169;

Varies across cohorts from Veteran status

(VTSTAT)

NLMS


NLMS


NLMS


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

Veteran status (VTSTAT): including 2, 3, 4, 5, 9


service




1

Ethnicity/ Race White (855,951), black (100,476), American Indian

or Eskimo (9,040), Asian or Pacific Islander

(18,899), Other nonwhile (916), unknown or missing

(3,064); there is a item on "Hispanic Origin (HISP)"



for PTSD?)

N/A (no specific illness information but household

information)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





Health Insurance Type (Var: HITYPE; 3=

ChampUS, ChampVA, VA Health Care, Military

Health Care, Indian Health Care, Other

Governmental Health Care) N ranged from 618 to

1379 across cohort files



N/A

VA disability rating No, but one variable- Employment Status Recode

ESR (Simple and Recoding Edits): 4= Not in the

labor force, disabled, unable to work

psychological well-being / distress N/A


economic well-being No, but one variable on Family Income in Current

Dollars (FMINCOME)


records?

N/A




1, General Health (Var: HEALTH)

COMMENTS Reference Manuel http://www.census.gov/did/www/nlms/publications/re

ference.html

NACDA announcement http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/suppo

rt/announcements/2010/10/national-longitudinal-

mortality-study


Project TALENT


Study name Project Talent

Website http://www.projecttalent.org/about/overview

ICPSR link http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/suppo

rt/announcements/2010/12/project-talent-data


objective(s))

Project Talent is a national longitudinal study that

first surveyed America’s high school students in

1960, the largest and most comprehensive. It was

instrumental in revealing the factors, both within and

beyond the school system, that influence students'

educational attainment. It also transformed the field

of aptitude testing and led to increased

understanding of the connections between certain

identifiable skills and career success later in life. In

addition, it has contributed to research ranging from

the changing role of women in American society to

the experiences of veterans of the Vietnam War.


ongoing)

1960, 1971-1974 (three follow-ups, at 1, 5, and 11

years after high school graduation) (Card (1987)

studied the effect of Vietnam war and surveyed the

class of 1963 again in 1981)


4=international

1




0

Birth cohort(s) Between 1945- 1947



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

From information provided by the United States

Office of Education (USOE), 1,063 public, private,

and parochial senior high schools were asked to

participate. Of these schools, 987 (93%) agreed to

take part (with the exception of New York City and

Chicago schools). Selected schools were intended

to reflect the diversity of the American high school

experience. All 9th-graders in the junior high schools

associated with participating senior high schools

were also included. 238 junior high schools were

part of Project Talent, bringing the total number of

randomly selected schools to 1,225. In addition,

128 schools asked to participate in the study as

"volunteer" schools, bringing the total number of

schools in Project Talent to 1,353.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed but the follow-up studies are ongoing

(American Institutes for Research (AIR) is

developing a follow-up to the study that will focus on

retirement planning, health, well being, financial

status, career satisfaction and family life).

Project TALENT


Project TALENT


Project TALENT

Method Grades 9 through 12 were administered an

extensive battery of tests and questions that

examined students' competencies in subjects such

as mathematics, science, and reading

comprehension, as well as three separate

questionnaires about family background, personal

and educational experiences, aspirations for future

education and vocation, and interests in various

occupations and activities.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 440,000 students (approximately 5% of the high

school students in America) (N=50,000 9th graders)

Military N N (male), N (female) N= 1385 (male, class of 1963)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

5 (However, the existing TALENT file had

information on whether the men ever had been in

the military, but not on where such service was

spent.)


service




1,2,3

Ethnicity/ Race N/A



for PTSD?)

1 (defining PTSD in the 1981 survey questionnaire

based on DSM IV, see Card, 1987, p102- 117 for

details; also see copies in study-specific files) The

severity of veterans' PTSD was not related to any

pre-service characteristics but was determined by

the intensity of trauma experienced during active

combat.



0


3=PCL, 4=Other)

0

Other measures trauma Lives after Vietnam (Card, 1983) was one of the

earliest studies to document the psychological and

physical consequences of active combat for

Vietnam veterans.

life events Family-formation activities, work-related, education

attainment and life satisfaction in various domains

coping N/A


service

Positive and negative effects of military service and

of Vietnam were listed in Table 6-7 and 6-8 in Card

(1987). The three most-cited positive effects were:

1) Increased appreciation for the value of life, for

what is important in life; 2) development of

appreciation for the American way of life; 3) feeling

of patriotism, of pride in having served one's

country. The negative effects were most associated

with PTSD symptoms (Card, 1987, p.138-139)


Project TALENT


Project TALENT

homecoming Section IV. item A on the date of service for which

military unit(s) and item M on the Vietnam Service

Dates

unit cohesion/social support Section IV. items S,T,U,V on unit cohesion and trust

on officers and/or drafts




1/3 of all veterans owned their homes with the help

of the GI bill. Use of the GI bill and its free-schooling

provisions subsequent to leaving the military was

associated with higher educational attainment-

around 1 and 1.5 years more in 1981.



Vietnam veterans showed higher levels of maturity

and sensitivity to others than their classmates who

did not serve, although they tended to marry and

become fathers significantly later in life than non-

veterans. There were some variables related to

personal growth and psychological health (see Table

6-7 in Card, 1987)

VA disability rating N/A (one item from Section I, CC. "are you receiving

or have you received military disability or pension

payments?)

psychological well-being / distress Rating of overall life satisfaction and 11 dimensions

of life satisfaction; and Psychological Health,

including alienation, anxiety, hostility, and

depression; and Section III on quality of life.

social well-being indexes of Social Health, including 7 social-

interaction problems and 3 antisocial behavior items

(section III)

economic well-being Section I, item BB. on houlsehold gross income and

U-W about job; one item in Section III on satisfaction

of financial security and material well-being


records?

N/A




1 (section II on health and section III on quality of

life)

COMMENTS Project Talent Public Use File, 1960-

1976

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

7823

Project Talent, Base Year Data (1960) http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

33341?q=Project+Talent

CARD, J. J. (1983). Lives after

Vietnam: The personal impact of

military service. Lexington, MA: Heath.

In 1981 the influential Lives after Vietnam: the

Personal Impact of Military Service (CARD, 1983)

was published, based on the experiences of 1,500

class of 1963 Project Talent participants.

In 2010, thanks to the advanced technology, social

science, health, aging, and economics researchers

begin designing the Project Talent 50-year follow-

up survey and a planning meeting is hosted by the

National Bureau of Economic Research. AIR

launches outreach efforts to reconnect with original

participants!


NSFH


Study name National Survey of Families and Households

(NSFH)

Website Wave I & II:

https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studie

s/6906/detail; Wave III:

https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studie

s/171/detail

Official cite link http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/nsfh/home2.htm


objective(s))

The NSFH was designed to provide a broad range

of information on family life to serve as a resource

for research across disciplines. A considerable

amount of life-history information was collected,

including: the respondent's family living

arrangements in childhood, departures and

returns to the parental home, and histories of

marriage, cohabitation, education, fertility, and

employment.


ongoing)

Interviews were conducted in 1987-88, 1992-94,

and 2001-2003.


4=international

1




3




4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (nationally representative) plus oversamplings for

some groups.


sample

Noninstitutionalized population aged 19 and older or

married. States.National, stratified, multistage area

probability sample based on 1985 population

projections for Standard Metropolitan Statistical

Areas andSample:nonmetropolitan counties.

Minorities (Blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Chicanos),

single parents, persons with stepchildren, cohabiting

persons,and persons who were recently married

were double-sampled.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Personal interviews and self-enumerated

questionnaires, including parent and child interviews.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 5227 (male); 7790 (female)

Military N N (male), N (female) N= 1844 (from Variable M523: ACTIVE DUTY IN

ARMED SERVICES in the Variable Group Military

Service)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

Before 1940: 34; 1940-1949: 552; 1950-1959: 356;

1960-1969: 445; 1970-1988: 452 from Variable

M524M: DATE CODE CENT MO/ACTIVE DUTY

BEGIN)

National Study of Families and Households


NSFH


National Study of Families and Households


service




Variable M526: INVOLVED IN COMBAT (N= 619)

Ethnicity/ Race Black: 2389; non-Hispanic white: 9413; Mexican

American, Chicano, Mexicano: 629; and others and

no answers



for PTSD?)

No data on PTSD



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping items about stress raising children and family


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A but whether one (and the household) recieved

ther government programs, such as veterans

benefits etc.



N/A


psychological well-being / distress items about family relationships; Well-being, Health,

Social Participation and Support

social well-being Attending social groups, and values about social

activities for children

economic well-being Income


records?

N/A




1

COMMENTS NSFH working papers http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/nsfhwp/home.php

Only one publication related to military

using NSFH

Ruger, William; Wilson, Sven E. and Waddoups,

Shawn L. 2002. "Warfare and Welfare: Military

Service, Combat, and Marital Dissolution." Armed

Forces & Society 29(1): 85-107.

Web-accessible data http://nesstar.ssc.wisc.edu/webview/index.jsp


NSHAP


Study name National social life, health and aging project

(NSHAP)

Website http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/natio

nal-social-life-health-and-aging-project.aspx

NIA link NSHAP is supported by the National Institutes of

Health (R01-AG021487), (R37-AG030481), and

(R01-AG033903) and NORC


objective(s))

The two waves of NSHAP are essential to

understanding how social and biological

characteristics change. By eliciting a variety of

information from respondents over time, provides

data that will allow researchers in a number of fields

to examine how specific factors may or may not

affect each other across the life course. The study

contributes to finding new ways to improve health as

people age.


ongoing)

2005-2006, 2010-2011


4=international

1




3

Birth cohort(s) between 1920 and 1947



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

NSHAP uses a national area probability sample of

community residing adults (aged 57 to 85 at the time

of the Wave 1 interview), which includes an

oversampling of African-Americans and Hispanics.

The sample is built on the foundation of the Health

and Retirement Study (HRS) in 2004.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed (only conducting interviews with the wave 1

sample)

Method Data collection included three measurements: in-

home interviews, biomeasures, and leave-behind

respondent-administered

questionnaires.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 3,005 completed interviews [533 (male); 897

(female); 1575 (not applicable)]

Military N N (male), N (female) N=677


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A (currently it only has a single question about

whether serving military)


service




1

National Social Liife, Health and Aging Project


NSHAP


National Social Liife, Health and Aging Project

Ethnicity/ Race White/caucasian: 2295; black/african american:

509; American indian or Alaskan native:22; Asian or

Pacific Islander: 36; other: 135



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events N/A

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A, but N=175 covered by veteran insurance.



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Questions on mental health, including HAPPINESS

& LIFE SATISFACTION and DEPRESSION,

ANXIETY, & STRESS

social well-being Questions related to Social Networks/Social

Support, Romantic Partnerships and Sexual Activity

etc

economic well-being Questions on Employment and Finances, including

work-related activities in the last week and Income.


records?

N/A




1 & 2 (Physical Health, including self-reported

health, sensory function, surgeries and procedures,

morbidity, fertility and menopause, functional health,

health-related behaviors, and cognitive function)

COMMENTS Data on NACDA http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/studie

s/20541/detail

Wave 2 data will be updated in summer

2012

The National Social Life, Health, and

Aging Project: An Introduction (2009)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC27635

20/


NHANES


Study name National Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey (NHANES)

Website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/about_nhanes.

htm

CDC link Main Continuous and Historical

NHANES Tutorials

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/tutorials/


objective(s))

The survey is unique in that it combines

interviews and physical examinations.

NHANES is a major program of the National

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Findings

from this survey will be used to determine the

prevalence of major diseases and risk factors

for diseases. Information will be used to assess

nutritional status and its association with health

promotion and disease prevention. NHANES

findings are also the basis for national

standards for such measurements as height,

weight, and blood pressure. Data from this

survey will be used in epidemiological studies

and health sciences research, which help

develop sound public health policy, direct and

design health programs and services, and

expand the health knowledge for the Nation.


ongoing)

It began in the early 1960s and has been

ongoing since 1999.


4=international

1




0

Birth cohort(s) Not focusing on specific cohorts (age range

from 0 to 85+)



4=twin 5=other

0 [before 1999, including NHANES I (1971-

1975; NHANES II (1976-1980); NHANES III

(1988-1994)]; 2 [the current NHANES, aka

Continuous NHANES, refers to the two-year

cycles of data produced since 1999. see

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/tutorials/NHANES/Sur

veyOrientation/DataStructureContents/Info1.ht

m]

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3 (a complex, multistage, probability sampling

design)


sample

Nationally representative samples

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

NHANES


NHANES


NHANES

Method The NHANES interview includes demographic,

socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related

questions. The examination component

consists of medical, dental, and physiological

measurements, as well as laboratory tests

administered by highly trained medical

personnel.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 4883 (male); 5082 (female) in 1999-2000

Military N N (male), N (female) about 700 (Ever served in every two years

survey), sample could be combined/weighted

for examining the trend


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

N/A


service




service

1

Ethnicity/ Race 1999-2000 (linked to NHANES III): 3423(Non-

Hispanic White); 2273 (Non-Hispanic Black);

3393 (Mexican American); and others




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

4 (one self-reported item)


life events N/A

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress General Well-Being (GWB) and CED-S

social well-being Social support questionnaires

economic well-being Income (personal and household)


records?

N/A




1,2


NHANES


NHANES

COMMENTS NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup

Study (NHEFS)

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/nhefs/nhefs.ht

m

Publised study about veterans:

Obesity, Overweight, and their Life

Course Trajectories in Veterans and

Non-Veterans: Findings from

NHANES

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/meetings/2011

/abstract-display.cfm?RecordID=436


NSBlackAm


Study name National Survey of Black Americans

Website http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/st

udies/06668/version/1

NIA link N/A


objective(s))

The purpose of this data collection was to

provide an appropriate theoretical and

empirical approach to concepts, measures, and

methods in the study of Black Americans. It

investigates neighborhood-community

integration, services, crime and community

contact, the role of religion and the church,

physical and mental health, self-esteem, life

satisfaction, employment, the effects of chronic

unemployment, the effects of race on the job,

interaction with family and friends, racial

attitudes, race identity, group stereotypes, and

race ideology.


ongoing)

Waves 1-4, 1979-1980, 1987-1988, 1988-1989,

1992


4=international

1




1




4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (National multistage probability sample)


sample

Sample were black United States citizens 18

years of age or older. The sample is self-

weighting. Every Black American household in

the continental United States had an equal

probability of being selected.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Personal interviews and questionnaires. Wave

1 was administered to 2,107 respondents,

Wave 2 to 951 respondents (including 935 from

Wave 1), Wave 3 to 793 respondents

(including 779 from Wave 2), and Wave 4 to

659 respondents (including 1 from Wave 1, 28

from Wave 2, and 623 from Wave 3).

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 797 (male), 1310 (female)

Military N N (male), N (female) 303 (male), 13 (female)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

ranging from 1914- 1979; 3= 101; 4= 40; 5=

113; 9= 62

National Survey of Black Americans


NSBlackAm


National Survey of Black Americans


service




service

1 (Q.H15. Have You Ever Been in the Military

Service?) 2 N=109 (Q.H15c. Were You Ever in

Combat?) 3 (Q.H15a. What Year Did You Go

in? Q.H15b. What Year Did You Come out?)

Ethnicity/ Race 100% Black




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events General statements about negative events at

work, related to school; Civil Right experiences

etc.

coping a bit from V170- 174 (Q.C28. Which One of

These Problems Upset You the Most?;

Q.C30(a). What Did You Do to Deal with?)


military service

such as not working full time (Q.D31. etc.);

V1449 used skills learned in military, N=100

homecoming V1447: year out of military service

unit cohesion/social support N/A (social support items focus on family and

friends)




N/A



V1449

VA disability rating N/A; disability items were related to

(un)employment

psychological well-being / distress DSM III used for Depression (V3500-3503/4500-

4503/5500-5503); general psychological health

V61-V81

social well-being Items focus on family and friends

economic well-being Financial, material situation (exc. housing);

housing/residence; work; school etc.


records?

N/A




1 (V82: General health; V83-V109 other

physical health related items)

COMMENTS Sample Characteristics http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cgi-

bin/bob/sampchars?path=NACDA&study=6668

&resc_id=461


NHIS


Study name National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about_nhis.htm

CDC link Data release:

http://www.cdc.gov/NCHS/nhis/quest_data_rela

ted_1997_forward.htm;

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/nhis_questionnair

es.htm


objective(s))

The NHIS, referred to in the National Health

Survey Act of 1956, was initiated in July 1957.

The main objective of the NHIS is to monitor

the health of the US population through the

collection and analysis of data on a broad

range of health topics. A major strength of this

survey lies in the ability to display these health

characteristics by many demographic and

socioeconomic characteristics. The NHIS

covers the civilian noninstitutionalized

population residing in the United States at the

time of the interview. Because of technical and

logistical problems, several segments of the

population are not included in the sample or in

the estimates from the survey. Examples of

persons excluded are patients in long-term care

facilities; persons on active duty with the

Armed Forces (though their dependents are

included); persons incarcerated in the prison

system; and U.S. nationals living in foreign

countries.


ongoing)

1957, ongoing (data available since 1963)


4=international

1




0

Birth cohort(s)



4=twin 5=other

0= cross-sectional household interview survey


National Health Interview Survey


NHIS




sample

The sampling plan follows a multistage area

probability design that permits the

representative sampling of households and

noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., college

dormitories). The sampling plan is redesigned

after every decennial census. The current

sampling plan was implemented in 2006

(though similiar to those from 1995 to 2005).

The first stage of the current sampling plan

consists of a sample of 428 primary sampling

units (PSU's). The current NHIS sample design

oversample Black, Hispanic and Asian persons

(aged 65+). For more details:

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_130.

pdf

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

Method Sampling and household interviewing are

continuous throughout each year. The 1982-

1996 questionnaires consisted of two parts: (1)

a set of basic health and demographic items

(known as the Core questionnaire), and (2) one

or more sets of questions on current health

topics.The revised NHIS questionnaire fielded

since 1997 uses a computer assisted personal

interviewing (CAPI) mode, including Core

questions and Supplements. The Core

questions remain largely unchanged from year

to year and allow for trends analysis and for

data from more than one year to be pooled to

increase sample size for analytic purposes. The

Core contains four major components:

Household, Family, Sample Adult, and Sample

Child. The Supplements are used to respond to

new public health data needs as they arise.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Interviewed [household (persons)] per year:

between 1973-84 [40,000 (108,000)]; 1985-94

[49,000 (132,000)]; 1995-2004 [55,000

(159,000)]

Military N N (male), N (female) Ever served: N= 6823; current: N=255


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

7= 918; 1990-2001= 1151; 1980-90= 1191;

1975-1980= 802; 5 (1964-75)= 2237; 1961-64=

585; 1955-61= 705; 4= 713; 1947-50= 146;

before 1946= 500; 6 (1990-1991)= 387 [from

questions FSD.023, FSD. 024, 2011]


service




service

3


NHIS



Ethnicity/ Race White= 24818; Black= 5086; AIAN= 336;

Asian= 2136; Other= 638




N/A (ICD used)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events Some items from Personal file 2011, e.g. lost

Medicaid, move, new job, increase in income

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





Military health care coverage (N= 3238 in

2011)



N/A

VA disability rating Only questions about functioning limitations,

e.g. AHS.336; or ADL help, e.g. AAU.584; or

unable to work due to health problems, e.g.

FHS.180

psychological well-being / distress Items about depression/anxiety/emotional

problems (e.g. AHS.200_17; AHS.316)


economic well-being Items about employment (e.g. ASD.062;

ASD.110)


records?

N/A




1 (in the Sample Adult data) (about family

members in Family file)

COMMENTS The Health of Male Veterans and

Nonveterans Aged 25–64: United

States, 2007–2010

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db101.

htm

One can merge Sample Adult data for

health outcomes with the Person file;

however, the veterans in the sample

adult file represent a subset of all

adult veterans on the Person file, one

will have fewer veterans to analyze.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/nhis_2011_data_r

elease.htm


LSOG


Study name Longitudinal Study of Generations

Website https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/st

udies/22100?archive=ICPSR&q=lsog

NIA link


objective(s))

The LSOG began as a survey of

intergenerational relations among 300 three-

generation California families and now includes

a fourth generation. With such a generation-

sequential design, it allows comparisons of sets

of aging parents and children at the same stage

of life but during different historical periods. It

makes possible the investigation of the effects

of social change on inter-generational solidarity

or conflict across 35 years and four

generations, and effects of social change on

the ability of families to buffer stressful life

transitions, and the effects of social change on

the transmission of values, resources, and

behaviors across generations. It also examines

how intergenerational relationships influence

individuals' well-being as they transition across

the life course from early, to middle, to late

adulthood.


ongoing)

1971, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000


4=international

2 (California)




1

Birth cohort(s) 1911 and earlier for the grandparent generation



4=twin 5=other

1 (generation-sequential design)



sample

Families were drawn randomly from a

subscriber list of 840,000 members of a

California Health Maintenance Organization in

Los Angeles. Families were recruited by

enlisting a grandfather over 60 who was part of

a three-generation family that was willing to

participate.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Computer-assisted self interview (CASI), face-

to-face interview, mail questionnaire, self-

enumerated questionnaire, telephone interview

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Total of 3496 (Male= 973, Female= 1071)

Longitudinal Study of Generations


LSOG


Longitudinal Study of Generations

Military N N (male), N (female) 317 (among them 172 were male, 5 were

female, but others were unknown) (some items

on spouse's and children's military experience)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

mostly 3=157 ; 1947-50= 26; 4= 26; 5= 55


service




service

1, 2, 3 (Section 1, PART 9: MILITARY

SERVICE)

Ethnicity/ Race Mainly white (N~= 1481)




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma only head trauma

life events Section XII: LIFE EVENTS AND CONCERNS

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Section IX: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-

BEING

social well-being Section IX: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-

BEING

economic well-being Section XI: Income etc.


records?

N/A




1

COMMENTS


Grant


Study name Grant Study of Adult Development

Website http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/mra/faces/study/Stu

dyPage.xhtml?globalId=hdl:1902.1/00290

NIA link


objective(s))

The purpose was to examine how a sample of men

adapt to life. The original researcher sperceived

medical research to be too heavily weighted in the

direction of disease, and designed the study to chart

how men coped with their lives over a period of

time. As the study progressed, some data were

collected from the wives of study participants. It is

one of the longest-running and comprehensive

longitudinal studies of mental and physical well-

being in history. The Grant "College cohort" is part of

the Study of Adult Development with another "the

Inner City cohort" (the “Glueck Study”, 1968).


ongoing)

1939/1942 to 1999/2000 (72 years) (38% were

dead at the 2000 contact), ongoing (contact

http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/adu

lt_dev_home.aspx)


4=international

2




1

Birth cohort(s) 1920 +- 2 (mean: 1921)



4=twin 5=other

1 (Data collection started during the participants'

sophomore year in college and continued through

senior year. After college graduation, participants

received annual questionnaires until 1955. Since

1956, participants have received questionnaires

every 2 years.)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3 (quota sampling)


sample

The study recruited 268 healthy men attending

Harvard University in their sophomore year through

senior year between 1938 and 1942.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Data included psychiatric interviews (only when the

subjects were in college), follow-up questionnaires,

institutional records, psychological tests, and

medical examinations. Questionnaires were

conducted every 2 years, physical exams were

every 5 years, and in-depth interviews were every 5-

10 years.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 268 (male); 214 (their wives in later surveys)

Military N N (male), N (female) 254 (11 were rejected for military service due to

physical deficit, and 3 due to psychiatric reasons)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

3

Grant Study of Adult Development


Grant




service




1= e.g. VETSTAT (Veteran status, WWII), 2=

various items about combat-related experiences;

SOLDR88 (sum of combat experiences)

Ethnicity/ Race 100% Caucasian



for PTSD?)

PTSD88: Number of the following symptoms on the

1988 Questionnaire PTSD Scale (1988);

CURPTSD; PASTPTSD



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma Variables include ACT, SYMBOL, AVOIDTH,

AVOIDAC, & RECALL, about one to two years

after combat experience in 1946-7.

life events The life events checklist (from Cui X, Vaillant GE:

Antecedents and consequences of negative life

events in adulthood: a longitudinal study. American

Journal of Psychiatry 1996; 152:21-26)

coping Items from the Mini-Q-sort of defenses; Maturity of

defense mechanisms


service

JOBPROB (Job problems, WWII since separation

from military)

homecoming N/A

unit cohesion/social support Items on unit size, unit combat

prisoner of war status (same as above)



Most of them used GI benefits for higher education;

DISABILITY (Disability benefits,

WWII)



such as wisdom characteristics, subjective well-

being; see Ardelt, Landes & Vaillant (2010) for an

example

VA disability rating N/A, but items on physical health and ADLs

psychological well-being / distress SF-36 scale, items on subjective well-being,

depressive symptoms etc.

social well-being SF-36; more from the actual paper data

economic well-being N/A, except income etc.


records?

No




1; 2 (every 5 years for physical exams, compared to

every 2 years for questionnaires)

COMMENTS http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/adu

lt_dev_study.aspx

http://www.exrx.net/Psychology/GrantGlueckStudy.h

tml

The other cohort for comparison 90 women were selectied from the Stanford

(Terman) study of gifted children, beginning in 1022

The Study of Adult Development, i.e.

the Grant and Glueck Longitudinal

Studies


Grant



Fewer descriptive data files but the

actual paper data, see Ardelt, Landes &

Vaillant, 2010 for more details

In general, the Study men performed well on the

battlefield. Instead of an expected 36, only 3 were

rejected for psychiatric reasons. If just 10 percent of

the Student men went into the army with

commissions, 71 percent were officers at discharge.

During combat they reported fewer symptoms of

nausea, incontinence, and palpitation than have

been reported by other studies of men under battle

conditions; but on the battlefield the Study men won

more than their share of medals for heroism. To

assess the men’s level of combat exposure, the

numberof combat experiences could be combined

with a sustained danger scale

See "College men at war", JP Monks, 1957


Glueck


Study name The Glueck Study

Website http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/mra/faces/study/Stu

dyPage.xhtml?globalId=hdl:1902.1/10459&studyListi

ngIndex=4_ebccfe06a6d69891db40e0d5da02

Study official link http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/adu

lt_dev_home.aspx


objective(s))

As part of the Crime Causation Study, this study

sought to gather vital statistics on the participant,

members of hisimmediate family, faternal and

maternal grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

Additionally, the study examineddifferences between

delinquents and nondelinquents (Glueck study

sample) in terms of familial difficulties through

thereconstruction of family histories of delinquency,

substance abuse, psychiatric conditions, intellectual

andphysical impairments.


ongoing)

1940-1948 (Time I), five follow-ups, 1978-1988

(TimeV), ongoing (contact

http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/adu

lt_dev_home.aspx)


4=international

2




1

Birth cohort(s) 1929 +- 2



4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3 (purposeful sampling)


sample

The Inner City cohort was selected by Sheldon and

Eleanor Glueck (Glueck and Glueck 1968) as

matched controls for their prospective study,

Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency. These controls

were selected when they were age 11-16 by

reviewing the enrollments of neighborhood schools.

They were chosen because they did not manifest

serious delinquency; and they were individually

matched with the delinquent group for ethnicity

(predominantly Irish- and Italian-American), for

limited intelligence (mean IQ = 94), and for living in a

high-crime neighborhood.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Compatible with the Grant Study: Data included

psychiatric interviews (only when the subjects were

in college), follow-up questionnaires, institutional

records, psychological tests, and medical

examinations. Questionnaires were conducted every

2 years, physical exams were every 5 years, and in-

depth interviews were every 5-10 years.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 500 (Time 1), 456 (Time 2) men (later including their

spouses)

The Glueck Study


Glueck


The Glueck Study

Military N N (male), N (female) Few


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

They were between WWII and Vietnam, with

relatively few serving in Korea.


service




Indirectly variable on job/employment as military

service etc.

Ethnicity/ Race 456 Caucasian (with one of Asian origin)



for PTSD?)

NO, there were no events common for the Glueck

sample that migh trigger PTSD in the way that WWII

may have done so for the Grant sample.



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma Traumatic experience (not a consequence of

alcoholism) (Var.= TRAUMA)

life events Some info from Retirement Variables

coping Michael Bond’s Defense Style Questionnaire


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Mental health, Items BONDQU1 to BONQU67 are

the 67 questions on Michael Bond’s Defense Style

Questionnaire

social well-being For overall well-being after retirement, participants

were asked to rate on a 5- point scale their degree

of satisfaction in different life areas over the past 20

years (in the Retirement Variable section)

economic well-being (same as above, with addition income-related

variables)


records?

N/A




1,2

COMMENTS The Glueck Non-Delinquent Follow-Up,

1974 -2001

http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/mra/faces/study/Stu




Glueck


The Glueck Study

Crime Causation Study: Unraveling

Juvenile Delinquency, 1940-1963

http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/mra/faces/study/Stu




PHSE- NC EPESE


Study name Piedmont Health Survey of the Elderly, Fourth

In-Person Survey

Website https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/st

udies/2744?archive=ICPSR&q=Piedmont+Heal

th+Survey+of+the+Elderly

NIA link


objective(s))

The PHSE is a multiyear study sponsored by

the NIA as one of the components of the

EPESE. The EPESE project was to describe

and identify predictors of mortality,

hospitalization, and placement in long-term

care facilities and to investigate risk factors for

chronic diseases and loss of functioning. The

data included in this release of the EPESE

(since 1981) make up the seventh follow-up

and the fourth in-person interview for the North

Carolina site. This NC cohort was the only

EPESE site in the southeastern US. This site

was unique in that the baseline cohort was over

50-percent Black, and the geographic area

selected was diverse, allowing both racial and

urban/rural comparisons to be made regarding

the distribution of certain risk factors and

disease.


ongoing)

1986/87, 1996/1997 (seven follow-ups; 4th in-

person interview)


4=international

2 [Durham, Warren, Vance, Granville, and

Franklin Counties, North Carolina]




1

Birth cohort(s) 1921-1922 and later



4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3= four-stage, stratified, probability sample with

an oversample of Blacks


sample

All noninstitutionalized persons 65 years of age

and older (at baseline, 1986-1987) in Durham,

Warren, Vance, Granville, and Franklin

counties in north central North Carolina.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Survey data and clinical data (personal

interviews and multiscale questionnaires)

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) A total of 4,162 at baseline for age 65-69 (N =

1,420), 70-74 (N = 1,121), 75-79 (N = 794), 80-

84 (N = 505), and 85+ (N = 322). The 7th follow-

up total is 1,766 for 513 (Male), 1253 (Female).


PHSE- NC EPESE


PHSE- NC EPESE


PHSE- NC EPESE


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

N/A


service




service

N/A, there are some questions related to use of

veterans’ health services and disability pay;

otherwise nothing specific. One can identify

veterans, whether they use veterans’ health

services, and whether they have any disability

income related to their service.

Ethnicity/ Race 816 (White), 944 (Black), 6 (Missing)




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events 30 items on life events possibly happended in

the past year and whether the effects were

positive, negative or neutural for the

participants (V302-331)

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A, but V388 asked whether receiving any

retirement benefits from a source other

thanSocial Security (such as pension payments

or railroad or military) (yes, N=56)



N/A


psychological well-being / distress 15 items on life satisfaction (V282- V296); 10

items on locus of control (V332-341)

social well-being 28 items about family and friends and how they

help the participants (V342-369); 10 items on

feelings about self (V373-382); 3 items on

religious activities (V370-372)

economic well-being 11 items on economic situations (V383-393)


records?

N/A




1= Self-reported on medical conditions, health

care utilization, physical problems, ADLs,

IADLs, smoking, drinking, sleeping etc. 5=

Pulse, blood pressure, cuff etc. assessed by

interviewers (V394-404)

COMMENTS


BRFSS


Study name Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Website http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

NIA link

other website(s) Annual Survey Data http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_d

ata.htm


objective(s))

BRFSS is the nation's premier system of health-

related telephone surveys that collect state

data about U.S. residents regarding their health-

related risk behaviors, chronic health

conditions, and use of preventive services.

BRFSS collects data in all 50 states as well as

the District of Columbia and three U.S.

territories. BRFSS completes more than

400,000 adult interviews each year, making it

the largest continuously conducted health

survey system in the world.


ongoing)

2010 (when a module on veterans was included

a first time), ongoing


4=international

1 (data are stratified and collected by states)




0

Birth cohort(s) N/A (1984 was the first year of data collection)



4=twin 5=other

0



sample

Adults 18 years or older

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

Method The survey is conducted using Random Digit

Dialing (RDD) techniques on both landlines and

cell phones.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female)

Military N N (male), N (female) 2010 survey (variable name: VETERAN2):

"Yes, now on active duty" (N=1415), "Yes, on

active duty during the last 12 months, but not

now" (N=1390), "Yes, on active duty in the

past, but not during the last 12 months"

(N=57627)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

Either 8=Peacetime or 9=Other

(N=1415+1390) or unknown (N=57627)

BRFSS


BRFSS


BRFSS


service




service

1= 2010 survey: Q12.5 "Have you ever served

on active duty in the United States Armed

Forces, either in the regular military or in a

National Guard or military reserve unit?"; 2=

2010 survey: Q21.1 (N=1059)

Ethnicity/ Race "Are you Hispanic or Latino?" (Yes=31910,

No=416091); White= 4469, Black= 805, Asian=

673, Pacific Islander= 771, Native American=

795, and others.




1 (Q21.2 "Has a doctor or other health

professional ever told you that you have

depression, anxiety, or post traumatic stress

disorder (PTSD)? (N=321)"



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma traumatic brain injury (N=70)

life events 22.1 Adverse Childhood Experience

coping N/A


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A

VA disability rating N/A, but "Section 10: Disability"

psychological well-being / distress whether using counseling services, suicidal

ideas, mental health etc

social well-being Section 22: Emotional Support and Life

Satisfaction

economic well-being Module 19: Social Context


records?

N/A




1

COMMENTS In 2011, more than 506,000

interviews were conducted, based on

a BRFSS questionnaire consisting of

three parts: core questions, optional

modules, and state-added questions.

For more survey details, please see current

and past BRFSS questionnaires:

http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/questionnaires.htm#e

nglish

BRFSS factsheet http://www.cdc.gov/osels/phsipo/docs/pdf/facts

heets/DBS_BRFSS%20History_12_232372_F_

remediated_10_26_2012.pdf


BRFSS


BRFSS

Module 21: Veteran’s Health- CATI

note: Ask only if Core Q12.5 = 1 (Yes,

now on active duty) or 2 = (Yes, on

active duty during

the last 12 months, but not now) or 3

= (Yes, on active duty in the past, but

not during the last 12

months).

Added in 2010


ELSA


Study name English longitudinal study of aging

Website http://www.ifs.org.uk/ELSA

http://www.natcen.ac.uk/elsa/index.htm

NIA link http://nihlibrary.ors.nih.gov/nia/ps/NIADB_Details.as

p?which=93

other website(s) http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue?sn=50

50

part of the HALCyon

program

http://www.halcyon.ac.uk/?q=cohorts-elsa


objective(s))

The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

study, which began in 2002 (though the sample was

constructed from earlier data) is a longitudinal

survey of ageing and quality of life among older

people. It explores the dynamic relationships

between health and functioning, social networks and

participation, and economic position as people plan

for, move into and progress beyond retirement. The

study is funded jointly by UK government

departments and the National Institute on Aging, in

the USA. The main objectives of ELSA are to: 1)

construct six waves of accessible and well-

documented panel data; 2) provide these data in a

convenient and timely fashion to the scientific and

policy research community; 3) describe health

trajectories, disability and healthy life expectancy in

a representative sample of the English population

aged 50 and over; 4) examine the relationship

between economic position and health; 5)

investigate the determinants of economic position in

older age; 6) describe the timing of retirement and

post-retirement labour market activity; and 7)

understand the relationships between social support,

household structure and the transfer of assets.


ongoing)

Wave 1: March 2002 - March 2003; Wave 2: June

2004 - July 2005; Wave 3: May 2006 - August 2007;

Wave 4: May 2008 - July 2009; Wave 5: June 2010 -

July 2012; Wave 6: summer 2012 and spring 2013

(ongoing)

Wave 0 data were gathered in the 1998, 1999 and

2001 waves of the HSE, but these predate the

official start of the ELSA study.


4=international

1 (UK)




0

Birth cohort(s) 1948, 1949, and 1951 and earlier: During 1998,

1999, and 2001, households were recruited if having

one adults aged 50 and older.



4=twin 5=other

1

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 3= Multi-stage stratified random sample

ELSA


ELSA


ELSA


sample

The ELSA sample was selected from HSE 1998,

1999 and 2001 respondents. Households were

included in ELSA if they contained at least one adult

of 50 years or older in the household who had

agreed to be recontacted at some time in the future

when participating in the HSE. To ensure that ELSA

remained representative of the target population,

'refreshment' samples were included at Waves 3, 4

and 6.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open (specifically for wave 6)

Method Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Clinical

measurements; Physical measurements;

Performance measurements, such as the timed

walk, were conducted, and Waves 2 and 4 included

a nurse visit. See documentation for further details

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Core data: Wave 1: 12,100 cases. Wave 2: 9,433

cases. Wave 3: 9,771 cases (Phase 2 deposit).

Wave 4: 11,050 cases (Phase 2 deposit). Wave 5:

10,274 cases.

Military N N (male), N (female) http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/thesaurusInfo.asp

?keyword=MILITARY%20SERVICE


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




2; 3 asked in life history questionnaire at wave 3 of

ELSA: e.g. 1) RSFIRED- Have you ever fired a

weapon in combat or been fired upon? Yes/No, 2)

RSFIREDY- How old were you when it first

happened? 3) RSWITWR- Have you ever witnessed

the serious injury or death of someone in war or

military

action? 4) RSWITRY- How old were you when it

first happened?

Ethnicity/ Race An item for ethnic groups

Assessment of PTSD

1= diagnosis (ICD or DSM code; Have


for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures

trauma N/A, but asked about firing a weapon during combat

life events Wave 3 life history interview asked many difficult life

events

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A




ELSA


ELSA



N/A



N/A

VA disability rating N/A, but included CASP-19 for assessing quality of

life

psychological well-being / distress Ryff Scale of Psychological Wellbeing; CES-D

Depression Scale

social well-being see comments for detailed data in social domain

economic well-being see comments for detailed data in economic domain


records?

N/A




MRC Respiratory Questionnaire; Edinburgh

Claudication Questionnaire; Rose Angina

Questionnaire; also see comments for detailed data

in health domain

COMMENTS For economic, social and health

domains, there are cross-sectional

tables

and longitudinal tables.

http://www.ifs.org.uk/ELSA/data


DMHDS


Study name Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development

Study (DMHDS) (also known as the Dunedin

Study)

Website http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/

NIA link N/A

other website(s) http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/studies/main-

study/assessment-phases


objective(s))

There are three special features of the DMHDS that

enables it to contribute new knowledge about health

and development. First, the sample represents a

cross-section of the Dunedin population. Second,

very few members of the sample have been lost to

follow-up over the years. Third, and perhaps the

most valuable feature of the Study, has been its

multidisciplinary focus. A comprehensive

assessment of Study members has been carried out

involving, as principal investigators, members of a

wide range of key disciplines concerned with issues

of human health and development. This has resulted

in a large number of studies on a diverse range of

health and development issues.


ongoing)

Participants were studied at birth (1972-73),

followed up and assessed at the age of three, then

every two years until the age of 15, then at ages 18

(1990-91), 21 (1993-94), 26 (1998-99), 32 (2003-

2005), 38 (2010-2012). It is planned to next see the

Study members at age 44, then again at age 50,

and beyond.


4=international

1 (young New Zealanders)

Current Status

0=ongoing data collection



0 (nearly 40 years so far) (Sub-studies of the

Dunedin Study include the Family Health History

Study (2003-2006), and the on-going Parenting

Study and Next Generation Study)

Birth cohort(s) 1972-73



4=twin 5=other

1 (The babies were first followed up at the age of 3,

and then at 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26 and 32,

called as Phase 3, 5, 7 ...32 respectively. Future

assessments are scheduled for age 38 (2010-2012),

44 and on into the future as Study Members have

their own families, age, and retire.)



sample

All children born at Dunedin's Queen Mary Hospital

between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 and still

living in Otago at age three were eligible for

membership of the Study sample. The children are

therefore representative of Dunedin children born at

that time, and mroe broadly, children born in the

South Island of New Zealand.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method physical and mental health examination

DMHDS


DMHDS


DMHDS

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N= 1037 babies (M=535, F=502) (1013=singletons,

24=twins). 1014 of the original cohort are still alive

today. http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/studies/main-

study/assessment-phases/study-members

Military N N (male), N (female) **They literally have only a handful of Study

members who have or are engaged in military

service and as such would never allow data

identifying them as members of their sample and

also having been in the military to be used or

analysed.


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




N/A

Ethnicity/ Race Phase 0: Perinatal, Demographic, Anthropometry

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)

Phase 21: Mental Health (cf: a publication on PTSD

for the first 30 years of DMHDS-

http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/journals/the-

developmental-mental-disorder-histories-of-adults-

with-ptsd-a-prospective-longitudinal-birth-cohort-

study)



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures

trauma Most publications using DMHDS focus on traumas in

early years (e.g. search "trauma" on the webpage-

http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/publications)

life events Phase 32; 38: Update of Life Events

coping Phase 32: Self-Hurt and Coping


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Phase 26, 32, 38: Emotional Well-being &

Behaviour

social well-being phase 21: Partner Relations

economic well-being Phase 32: Work & Finances


records?

N/A


DMHDS


DMHDS




1: assessing general health

COMMENTS Three sub-studies http://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/studies/sub-

studies/next-generation-study


DYNOPTA


Study name The Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing

(DYNOPTA) project

Website http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/

NIA link N/A

other website(s) http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/Publicsite/Factsheets/ind

ex.php


objective(s))

DYNOPTA draws together data from nine Australian

longitudinal studies of ageing with a combined pool

of over 50 000 participants. The collective

information provided by the studies will be used to

identify key incidence rates and risk factors for

health outcomes. DYNOPTA focuses on four

outcomes that significantly contribute to the burden

of disease and disability：dementia and cognition,

mental health, sensory disability, mobility/activity

limitations. DYNOPTA will also develop the first

Australian dynamic microsimulation model that can

forecast the health and social outcomes of the baby

boomer and older cohorts. It also provides an

excellent platform for comparison with similar

datasets from Europe, the United States and Asia.


ongoing)

commenced in May 2007- ongoing


4=international

1 (3 out of the nine contributing studies) + 2 (the

other 6 contributing studies)




0

Birth cohort(s) Baseline participants N= 50,652 (participating

between 1990 and 2001), aged between 45 and

103 years. Age vary by the 9 contributing studies.



4=twin 5=other

1 (Studies have an average of 4 waves over an

average period of 9.4 years) (see the time frame of

these studies-

http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/Publicsite/Contributingstud

ies/timeframe.php)



sample

Depending on each contributing study

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Vary by each contributing study- questionnaires,

interviews, physical/psychological testings etc.

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) The sample comprises 50,652 baseline participants

(participating between 1990 and 2001) aged

between 45 and 103 years. Of these, 39,085

(77.2%) were female, reflecting inclusion of the all-

female Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s

Health and women’s greater longevity.

DYNOPTA


http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/

DYNOPTA


DYNOPTA

Military N N (male), N (female) **DYNOPTA does not currently have veteran’s data.

However, most of the contributing studies do have at

least details on veterans pensions. One may look

into individual contributing studies for military related

variables. Alternatively, in Australia, the Department

of Veteran’s Affairs has oversight for veterans and

their spouses and they may have relevant data for

one's needs. ** Speficially, the Sydney Older

Persons Study (SOPS) is a longitudinal study

examining the health, wellbeing and lifestyle of war

veterans and their widows and non-veterans. (For

details-

http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/Publicsite/Contributingstud

ies/sops.php)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

3


service




1

Ethnicity/ Race Need to check with each contributing study

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)

Wave 1, 2, 4 of SOPS: medical and

neuropsychological assessments



(did not mention specifically)


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A


life events e.g. longitudinal study of women's health (ALSWH)-

life stages and key events (such as childbirth,

divorce, widowhood)

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A

VA disability rating N/A, but "disability and service use" instead

psychological well-being / distress Probable dementia and cognitive impairment,

depression (e.g. SOPS)

social well-being Life satisfaction

economic well-being N/A


records?

N/A


DYNOPTA


DYNOPTA




1= Activities of daily living and current driving, health

and lifestyle (e.g. exercise, smoking and alcohol

consumption in SOPS Wave 1, 2, 4) (SOPS Wave

3 involved taking a blood sample and completing a

medication history) (SOPS Stages 4 and 5 involved

MRI scanning of the brain)

COMMENTS Contributing studies http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/Publicsite/Contributingstud

ies/index.php

The lack of reliable longitudinal

evidence about Indigenous health and

ageing: Older Indigenous Australians

are underrepresented in DYNOPTA

and their small numbers prevent

detailed examination of their health and

well-being using DYNOPTA.


ALSA


Study name the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Website http://flinders.edu.au/sabs/fcas/alsa/alsa_home.cfm


p?which=77

other website(s) http://www.ada.edu.au/longitudinal/browse/australia

n-longitudinal-study-of-ageing

ICPSR http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/

6707%3bjsessionid=263609067110D628DA8D015

1419AEC2B?classification=ICPSR.XVII.D.


objective(s))

The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

is Australia's first multi-dimensional population based

study of human ageing. The general purpose of the

ALSA study is to gain further understanding of how

social, biomedical and environmental factors are

associated with age related changes in health and

well-being of persons aged 70 years and over.

Emphasis is given in the overall study to defining

and exploring the concept of healthy, active ageing,

particularly in a South Australian context.


ongoing)

1992- 2010 (total of 11 waves)


4=international

2 (South Australia)




1

Birth cohort(s) June 30, 1922 and earlier



4=twin 5=other

1



sample

The participants recruited were aged 70 years and

over in an Australian urban population of both

people living in the general community and those in

special accommodation including nursing homes

and other institutions (as well as their spouses (aged

65 and over), or co residents (aged 70 and over)

(Andrews, Clark et al. 2002)). The participants were

living in the Adelaide Statistical Division (the wider

City of Adelaide). A stratified random sample was

initially drawn by the Australian Bureau if Statistics

from the South Australian Electoral Roll. The sample

was stratified to provide estimated equal numbers in

5-year age and sex cohorts from 70 to 84 years and

over 85 years, taking into account likely household

composition. Males and those aged over 85 were

deliberately over-sampled to provide suffi cient

numbers for longitudinal follow-up.

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

ALSA


ALSA


ALSA

Method ` At Baseline, a comprehensive personal interview

and assessment of neuropsychological and

physiological functions was undertaken at each

person's home, supplemented by self-completed

questionnaires, biochemistry, and additional clinical

studies of physical function. Since then a further 10

waves (11 in total as at 2010) have been completed

(some being short telephone interviews).

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N=2087 @ Wave 1

Military N N (male), N (female) Yes (Male N= 540, Female N=37), No= 1365,

Missing= 145


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




1: Wave 1 variable (armedser): 730. ( U16) Did you

serve in the armed services overseas or in Northern

Australia during war time? Yes/No

Ethnicity/ Race The majority of participants in the ALSA study

reported their country of birth as Australia (68%),

this was followed by 20% of the sample reporting

their ethnic origin as English, Scottish or Irish.

European countries were also stated as the country

of birth by over 9 % of respondents. (see Figure

3.5.1 in The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing:

15 Years of Ageing in South Australia)

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures

trauma see the section of 6. PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-

BEING: DEPRESSION AND SENSE OF SELF,

the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing: 15

Years of Ageing in South Australia

life events 258. ( P1) The next few questions are about major

events that may have taken place in your life in the

last two years. also assessed in Significant Life

Events (Impact of, Wave 7)

coping


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


ALSA


ALSA

VA disability rating N/A but ADL and IADL (For details see 4.

PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL

DISABILITY, the Australian Longitudinal Study of

Ageing: 15 Years of Ageing in South Australia)

psychological well-being / distress Self-report: psychological measures of self esteem,

morale and perceived control

social well-being see the section of 3.4 SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS,

the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing: 15

Years of Ageing in South Australia

economic well-being assess "Socioeconomic Circumstances" and "Health

Economics"


records?

N/A




1: nutrition, dental health, and sexual activity; 2:

Biochemical Analysis; 3: Secondary Provider Data

COMMENTS ALSA is one of the contributing studies

in DYNOPTA.

http://dynopta.anu.edu.au/Publicsite/Factsheets/Dyn

opta%20dataset_final.pdf

The Australian Longitudinal Study of

Ageing: 15 Years of Ageing in South

Australia (pdf)

http://www.flinders.edu.au/sabs/fcas-

files/Documents/StudyOfAgeing[1].pdf


BCS70


Study name 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

Website http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/page.aspx?&sitesectio

nid=795&sitesectiontitle=Welcome+to+the+197

0+British+Cohort+Study+(BCS70)

NIA link N/A

other website(s) http://www.esds.ac.uk/longitudinal/access/versi

onHistories.asp#bcs70


objective(s))

Since BCS70 began, there have been seven

full data collection exercises in order to monitor

the cohort members' health, education, social

and economic circumstances.


ongoing)

Since the birth survey in 1970, there have been

seven ‘sweeps’ of all cohort members at ages 5

(1975), 10 (1980), 16 (1986), 26 (1996), 30

(2000), 34 (2004), 38 (2008) and 42 (collected

from the 1st May 2012 to the 30th April 2013).


4=international

1




3

Birth cohort(s) 1970



4=twin 5=other

0 + 1



sample

The BCS70 follows the lives of all people born

in England, Scotland and Wales in one

particular week of April 1970 (from 00.01 hours

on Sunday, 5th April to 24.00 hours on

Saturday, 11 April).

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Survey, telephone survey, core interview

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Total N= 17196: Male (8906), Female (8279)

Military N N (male), N (female) BCS 1996 survey asked participants to fill out

information about their job; BCS 2000 about

employment


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)




9=Other

N/A


service




service

N/A

Ethnicity/ Race N/A

BCS 70


BCS70


BCS 70




N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma (e.g. BCS 2012: trauma was one of the

responses for eyesight problem)

life events N/A

coping BCS 1996: job-related coping


military service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress BCS 2000 (a subsection of Mental health in the

Health section); BCS 2012 (life satisfaction)

social well-being BCS 2000 (A section on Relationships; a

section on Family, Social Relationships &

Support); BCS 2002 (e.g. parent-child

relationships)

economic well-being BCS 2008 (A section on Family Income and

Wealth)


records?

N/A




1 + 4 (e.g. BCS 1986: Information Manual for

Health Personnel, Parental Questionnaire,

Family Follow-up Form, Maternal Self-

completion Form, Student Self-completion

Health Questionnaire, Medical Examination

Form, Leisure and Activity Diary) (BCS 1996:

self-assessement of general health) (BCS

2000, 2008 a section on health)

COMMENTS UK Data Service http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue?s

n=7064#variables


SHARE


Study name

Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

Website http://www.share-project.org/


p?which=97


objective(s))

SHARE is a multidisciplinary and cross-national

database of micro data on health, socio-economic

status and social and family networks of individuals

aged 50 or over. SHARE is designed after the US

Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the English

Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Comparability

with these surveys is one of the core targets. The

current SHARE project aims at several preparatory

surveys in a selected number of European countries,

culminating in a main prototype survey of about

22,000 households in 11 countries ranging from

Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark), Western and

Central Europe (France, Belgium, The Netherlands,

Germany, Switzerland, Austria) to the

Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Greece) are currently

participants. Survey asks about visit to dentist/dental

hygienist in last year, if visit was for treatment or

prevention. Asks about whether dental care is

available, if it is part of insurance. Asks if people

wear dentures and if they do, if they can bite an

apple. For at least 22,000 participants, there is

objective data on strength and other measures of

health and functioning.


ongoing)

To date, SHARE has collected three panel waves

(2004, 2006, 2010) of current living circumstances

and retrospective life histories (2008, SHARELIFE);

6 additional waves are planned until 2024.


4=international

4 (within Europe)




Birth cohort(s)



4=twin 5=other

1= Panel study

Sample type

1=random 2=convenience 3=other

3: Eleven countries have contributed data to the

2004 SHARE baseline study. Further data have

been collected in 2005-06 in Israel. Two 'new' EU

member states - the Czech Republic and Poland -

as well as Ireland have joined SHARE in 2006 and

have participated in the second wave of data

collection. A third wave of data (SHARELIFE) has

collected structured life histories of the respondents

from September 2008 through June 2009. Estonia,

Hungary, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia joined

the fourth wave of data collection starting in October

2010.

SHARE


SHARE


SHARE


sample

European citizens over the age of 50

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

Method SHARE respondents are interviewed every two

years to monitor changes in these key life areas

over time. The survey’s third wave, SHARELIFE,

collects detailed retrospective life-histories in thirteen

countries in 2008-09 with help of a life history

calendar technique (Börsch-Supan et al., 2011).

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) 45,000 individuals aged 50 or over; for sample

information by waves: http://www.share-

project.org/data-access-documentation/sample.html



(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A


service




3= wave 3 questionnaire (asking RE010

SITUATION CHANGED TO, RE003 SITUATION

AT AGE 15 IF NO EDUCATION, RE035

SITUATION IN AFTER LAST JOB - Military

services, war prisoner or equivalent)

Ethnicity/ Race N/A

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures trauma wave 3

life events GL030 CAMP BECAUSE OF REASON FOR

PERSECUTION | | | You told us earlier that you

[lived in a prison/lived in a prisoner of war camp

/lived in labor camp/lived in a concentration

camp/had to do forced labor or were in jail/were

exiled or banished]. GL031 DISPOSSESSED

BECAUSE OF REASON FOR PERSECUTION;

GL033 WHEN PROPERTY TAKEN AWAY | When

was the [first time/next time] that your or your

family’s property was taken away as a result of war

or persecution? GL035 ANOTHER TIME

DISPOSSESSED OF ANY PROPERTY;

coping N/A


service

War pension e.g. EP071_ INCOME SOURCES IN

LAST YEAR Please look at card 24.Have you

received income from any of these sources in the

year 2003?

homecoming N/A



SHARE


SHARE

prisoner of war status AC002 SPECIAL EVENTS IN ACCOMODATION:

e.g. 3. Evacuated or relocated during a war 4. Lived

in a prisoner of war camp 5. Lived in prison; AC011

TYPE OF NON-PRIVATE RESIDENCE



Traces of war: Almost five percent of Europeans

aged 50+ have experienced persecution during and

after World War II. Such periods of stress and

oppression in early life cause serious negative

effects on health and on job satisfaction during the

entire lifespan. This fact places particular

responsibility on governments to care for those who

experienced persecution;

EP071_IncomeSourcesINCOME FROM PUBLIC

PENSIONS IN LAST YEAR, e.g. public war pension




psychological well-being / distress psychological variables (e.g. psychological health,

well-being, life satisfaction)

social well-being social support variables (e.g. assistance within

families, transfers of income and assets, social

networks, volunteer activities)

economic well-being economic variables (current work activity, job

characteristics, opportunities to work past retirement

age, sources and composition of current income,

wealth and consumption, housing, education)


records?

N/A




Health variables (e.g. self-reported health, physical

functioning, cognitive functioning, health behaviour,

use of health care facilities, grip strength, walking

speed, peak flow)

COMMENTS The wave 4 survey was conducted

during the interviewer-training of two

survey agencies in Germany and

France. The description of the projects’

conceptual framework and the

questionnaire:

http://surveyinsights.org/?p=817

Kesternich, I., B. Siflinger, J. Smith and

J. Winter. (2012). The effects of World

War II on economic and health

outcomes across Europe. IZA

Discussion Paper (6296). Bonn.

https://www.econstor.eu/dspace/bitstream/10419/58

740/1/715289985.pdf


CLSA


Study name Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Website http://www.clsa-elcv.ca/

NIA link N/A

other website(s)


objective(s))

The first and largest national aging study. The

ultimate aim of the CLSA is to find ways to improve

the health of Canadians by better understanding the

aging process and the factors that shape the way

we age. CLSA takes an integrative approach,

examining healthy aging through a number of

different lenses, including the changing biological,

medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and

economic aspects of people’s lives.


ongoing)

2009- ongoing (every 3 years) (for more details-

http://www.clsa-elcv.ca/milestones)


4=international

1




0




4=twin 5=other

1 (supplemented with some cross-sectional data)

Sample type 1=random 2=convenience 3=other 1 (random phone call to recruite participants)


sample

Plan to follow approximately 50,000 men and

women between the ages of 45 and 85 for at least

20 years

Open or closed to

enrollment

Open

Method Comprehensive questionnaires, tracking

questionnaires (1-hr telephone interview), physical

assessment, and biospecimen

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) Currently N= 29494

Military N N (male), N (female)


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other


service




Ethnicity/ Race

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)




3=PCL, 4=Other)


life events

CLSA


CLSA


CLSA

coping


service

homecoming

unit cohesion/social support

prisoner of war status







social well-being

economic well-being


records?

N/A




5: Done at the 11 data collection sites: 1) Physical

assessment to learn about body size and shape. 2)

Bone density and composition to learn about bones,

muscles, and fat. 3) Heart function test to learn

about blood pressure, thickness of arteries, and

heart rate. 4) Strength testing to assess strength in

hands, arms, legs and overall body. 5) Lung test to

learn how the individual’s lungs work. 6) Memory

test to assess how the brain is working. 7) Vision

and Hearing tests to learn about your sight and

hearing. 8) Blood and Urine Samples to learn how

the body is working.

COMMENTS Publications http://www.clsa-elcv.ca/scientific-publications

Veterans’ Physical Health (2012) http://www.clsa-

elcv.ca/files/docs/Veterans%27%20Physical%20He

alth.pdf


HALCyon


Study name the Healthy Ageing across the Life Course

(HALCyon)

Website http://www.halcyon.ac.uk/

NIA link N/A

other website(s) http://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk/collaborations/halcyon.a

spx


objective(s))

The HALCyon focuses on three aspects of healthy

ageing:

1) Physical and cognitive capability - the capacity to

undertake the physical and mental tasks of daily

living; 2) Psychological and social wellbeing - how

people feel and how they function; 3) Biomarkers of

ageing - including cortisol (one of the body's stress

hormones), telomere length (the cell's natural clock

that tells the body how old it is) and genetic factors.

Eight work packages look at how these aspects of

ageing inter-relate and change with age, and how

they are influenced by different lifetime experiences

and circumstances.


ongoing)

September 2008 until March 2012


4=international

1




1

Birth cohort(s) Born between 1918 and 1958, aged 50 years and

older at the start of the HALCyon



4=twin 5=other

1+2 (cross-cohort collaboration involving 9 different

cohort studies)



sample

Need to check each contributing cohort study

Open or closed to

enrollment

Closed

Method Combine 9 UK cohort studies: quantitative and

qualitative focuses (life history)

Total N at enrollment N (male), N (female) N= 30,000

Military N N (male), N (female) **Need to check each contributing cohort

study**There has been very little information

collected on military service and experience. For

example, in the MRC National Survey of Health and

Development (also known as the 1946 British birth

cohort study), the only data related to military

occupations with those people serving in the military

when occupation was assessed identified (and this

is a small group).


(1917-1918) 3=WWII (1941-1946)

4=Korea (1951-55) 5=Vietnam (1961-



9=Other

N/A

HALCyon


HALCyon


HALCyon


service




N/A

Ethnicity/ Race Need to check each contributing cohort study

Assessment of PTSD



for PTSD?)

N/A



N/A


3=PCL, 4=Other)

N/A

Other measures

trauma Life history and healthy ageing (Work Package,

WP3)

life events Life history and healthy ageing (Work Package,

WP3)

coping N/A


service

N/A

homecoming N/A





N/A



N/A


psychological well-being / distress Psychological and social wellbeing as WP 2: In

order to facilitate comparable analyses across

cohorts we have not only used existing measures

but also collected data on positive mental wellbeing,

life satisfaction and neighbourhood cohesion using

the same instruments (Warwick Edinburgh Mental

Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), Diener’s life

satisfaction scale and a subset of questions from the

Neighbourhood Cohesion Scale, respectively) in the

CaPS, HCS, Aberdeen 1936, LBC1921, NSHD and

NCDS cohorts.

social well-being (included in psychological and social wellbeing)

economic well-being Lifetime socioeconomic position in the Physical and

cognitive capability as WP 1


records?

N/A




1, 2, 5: Physical and cognitive capability as WP 1,

nutrition and diet as WP 4, Telomeres as WP 6,

Genetics as WP 7, and HPA axis as WP 8

COMMENTS 8 workpackages - research topics http://www.halcyon.ac.uk/?q=work-packages
