Dataset contains 3,747
observations on 745 variables and is available online in Stata
and
Stata datafile
(in gzipped form): merged.dta.gz.gz 488 Kb
This dataset has been
extended to 1993, including followups 4,5, and 6. We do not currently have those data available.
The files available here have been converted from the ASCII format in which
they were distributed using the
The National Long Term
Care Survey: 1982, 1984, 1989 is a longitudinal study designed to provide
information about the population of chronically disabled elderly persons in the
United States. Three waves of interviews were conducted with nationally
representative samples of persons age 65 or over who reported having a chronic
functional impairment, defined as being unable to perform an activity of daily
living (ADL) or an instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) for three
months or more. The three waves of data collection represent interviews with
30,308 persons and include a total of 7,454 variables. The National Long Term
Care Survey collected extensive data on a number of topics including cognitive
ability, medical conditions, problems and help received for ADLs
and IADLs, housing, health insurance, medical
providers, income and assets, and personal characteristics. In addition, the
1989 wave collected extensive data from informal caregivers, unpaid caregivers
who help the sample person with ADL or IADL activities. The topics in the
survey of informal caregivers include demographic and social characteristics of
the caregiver, the relationship between the caregiver and the impaired person,
the kinds of care provided, expense and time costs to the caregiver,
inconveniences and problems of the caregiver, work restrictions due to caregiving, and the caregivers feeling about caregiving.
These data were
acquired from the The Data Archive of Social Research
on Aging (DASRA) of Sociometrics Corporation. Funding
for data acquisition, and processing was provided by the grant from the
National Institute on Aging
List of variables
for AGE1522 - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 |
Stata/SE format (in gzipped form):
age1522.dta.gz 15 Mb
Stata/SE is
available on the Unix systems econ.bc.edu, ecsa200.bc.edu, and goanna.bc.edu,
and may be acquired for desktop systems. You may use Stata/SE
or Stat/Transfer on one of the Unix systems to create a subset file that may be
used with standard (Intercooled) Stata,
and will require much less
age1522.por.gz
25 Mb
The Medical Outcome
Study, 1986-1992 (MOS) is a large-scale multiyear survey of patients with
prevalent and treatable chronic health conditions, particularly hypertension,
heart disease, diabetes, and depression. A cross-sectional component describes
the impact of chronic diseases on patient well-being as well as the medical
care that patients received. A longitudinal component illustrates changes in
health conditions over time and covers outcomes in terms of care, provider
specialty, style of practice, and other factors that influence utilization of
health care resources. The investigators (at the New England Medical Center)
employed a variety of assessment instruments, such as self-administered
questionnaires for patients and clinicians, face-to-face interviews, telephone
interviews, clinical reports, and health examinations. The SF-36 health survey
was administered longitudinally to measure important health and functioning
domains. The MOS marked several methodological advances: (1) measurement of
three dimensions of health status in parallel, initially and longitudinally;
(2) a focus on patients' own personal evaluation of their functional status and
well-being-to better address the needs of patient-based assessments of medical
outcomes; and (3) the use of both standardized patient surveys and clinical
evaluations as measures of health status. The MOS was the first large-scale
study in which patients with different medical and psychiatric conditions
completed the same self-administered questionnaires. The study samples were
drawn from patients receiving health care from practices in Boston, Chicago,
and Los Angeles. Thirty-five cross-sectional and two longitudinal data files
have been combined in a single data file with 4,533 variables and 23,097 cases.
These data were
acquired from The Research Archive on Disability in the
List of variables -
Part 1 | Part
2 | Part 3
| Part 4
Stata format (in gzipped form):
rad3034.dta.gz 10.6 Mb
rad3034.por.gz 17
Mb