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sample interviewed id nb sysmis=nto traced as GPs ghost/deceased patients and ineligible age sample member in 1987-9
On the whole, do you like living in this area?
In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals? What about (list): Major illness, operations, accidents/fall?
Death of someone close?
Burglary/interuders?
Other violence against self e.g. street theft, assault?
Fire?
Change of residence?
Do you have any anxieties or fears about intruders, going out or opening the door at home?
Is this accommodation: (list) sheltered housing with/without warden
Housing tenure - Do you own your own home or rent it?
Do you live alone here or do others live with you?
Who lives with 1st person
2nd person lives with ditto codes
3rd person lives with ditto coes
4th person lives with ditto codes
5th person lives with ditto codes
6th person lives with ditto codes
Is your home warm enough for you? Codes never/rarely=1 sometimes =2 could be but csant afford to have heating on all time = 3 usually=4 always=5
Are you married, single, widowed, divorced, separated
Do you have any sons or daughters, if yes, still alive?
Reported frequency feels lonely
frequency speaks face to face or phone to rels friends neighbours
Frequency speaks on phone
sees enough of kids85sonly
sees enough of relatives
Sees enough of friends
Do you ever feel you are a burden to anyone?
Do you belong to any club?
What other things do you ever do during the day/evening. List: watch TV, listen to radio
List: reading
does crafts
games
go for a walk
go to the shops
Visits other people
goes to church, pub, similar group
nothing just sits
nothing just sleeps
If you needed the help of a relative or friend do you know there is one who would help
Do you have at least one friend or relative who understands you
Do you have at least one friend or relative who shows they care about you?
I'd like to ask you some questions about your health now. Are any of the following problems troubling you? Poor eyesight apart from wearuing glasses
If reported problem, have you seen the doctor about this - sight? nb 8 is does not apply as no problem reported and 9 throughout is inadequate response
Poor hearing apart from hearing aid codes as above
if reported problem, seen doctor about hearing codes as above
trouble with feet
seen doctor about feet
nerves, stress, depression
seen doctor about nerves etc
forgetfulness
seen doctor about forgetfulness
confusion
sen doctor about confusion
bronchitis
seen doctor about bronchitis
high blood pressure
seen doctor about high BP
stroke
seen doctor about stroke
trouble with waterworks - urinary - pain, lack of control, incontinence
seen doctor about urinary problem
bowel problems - constipation
seen doctor about constipation
bowel problems - alternatively constipated/loose
seen doctor about alt. constip/loose
bowel problems - passing blood or tar motions
seen doctor about blood or tar motions
piles
seen doctor about piles
Indigestion/heartburn
seen doctor about indigestion/ heartburn
Abdominal pain/discomfort
seen doctor about abdo
vomiting blood
seen doctor about vomiting blood
aches, pains, stiffness in muscles/points
seen doctor about aches etc
sleeplessness
seen doctor about sleeplessness
loss of appetite
seen doctor about loss of appetite
headaches
seen doctor about headaches
chest pains, other heart trouble
seen doctor about chest pains
giddyness
seen doctor about giddyness
diabetes
seen doctor about diabetes
other reported health problems = cancer
seen doctor about cancer
Sex of respondent, male, female
Do you take any medicine, pills or ointment prescribed by your doctor
Number of prescribed medications actual number recorded by interviewer from packets
Coded type of drug taken using British national formulary and see later for type of 1st taken, 2nd taken etc using same codes
How long ago did you last see your doctor
How often do you see any of these LIST: Seen health visitor codes recoded from frequency to sees 1
district nurse same codes now for rest of list
other nurse
bathing service
carer relief or care attendant scheme
social worker
occupational therapist
physiotherapist
optician
dentist
meals on wheels
home help
chiropodist
incontinence laundry service
hospital doctor
other eg volunteer
Would you like (more) visits from any of them (in the list above)? like to have more/visits from health visitor yes 1 no 2 for all in list
like district nurse
like other nurse
like bathing service
like carer relief or care attendant scheme
like social worker
like occupational therapist
like physiotherapist
like optician
like dentist
like meals on wheels
like home help
like chiropody
like incontinence laundry service
like hospital doctor
like other - voluntary visitor
At what age did you finish full time education - eg school, college, university?
Women: What kind of work did your husband do for most of his working life? Social class coding
Social network size Stokes Hirsch Social Network Grid Number of relatives, friends, neighbours significant in your life in contact at least monthly with
No of people in network repondent feels close to, can confide in or turn to for help in emergency
Number of network members who are relatives
Type of network member who is most help Which friend, relative or neighbour would you say gives you the most help and support?
Respondents wants to see more of friends relatives or neighbours
Neugarten Life Satisfaction Index items in order a-t = scale items 1-20 recoded 0 or 1 reverse coded before summing As I grow older things seem better than I thought they would be 2=agree 0=disagree 1=uncertain
2 I (have) got(ten) more of the breaks in life than most people I know ditto scores recoded throughout all items mostly a positive bias
3This is the dreariest time of my life
4 I am just as happy as when I was younger
5 My life could be happier than it is now
6 These are the best years of my life
7 Most of the things I do are boring or monotonous
8 I expect some interesting and pleasant things to happen to me in the future
9 The things I do are as interesting to me as they ever were
10 I feel old and somewhat tired
11 I feel my age, but it does not bother me
12 As I look back on my life, I am fairly well satisfied
13 I would not change my past life even if I could
14 Compared to other people my age, I've made a lot of foolish decisions in my life
15 Compared to other people my age, I make a good appearance
16 I have made plans for things |I'll be doing a month or a year from now
17 When I think back over my life, I didn't get most of the important things I wanted
18 Compared to other people, I get down in the dumps too often
19 I've got(ten) pretty much what I expected out of life
20 In spite of what people say, the lot of the average man is getting worse
Andrews and Withey Delighted Terribe Faces Scale 1 Which face comes closest to expressing how you feel about your life as a whole now? raw codes Most delighted =1 to Most terrible face G=7 responseitems 1-7
AW DT Faces 2. Which comes closest to expressing how you feel about living here (your accommodation) ditto raw codes most delighted =1 through to most terrible face =7
AW DT Faces 3 Which comes closest to esxpressing how you feel about your activities? ditto raw codes most delighted =1 through to most terrible face =7
AW DT Faces 4 Which comes closest to expressing how you feel about your independence or freedom - the chance you have to do what you want? ditto raw codes most delighted =1 through to most terrible face =7
AW DT Faces 5 Which comes closest to expressing how lonely you are? ditto raw codes most delighted =1 through to most terrible face =7
Goldberg's General health Questionnaire-GHQ-28 items grouped into 4 quarters summed as per instructions and summed for total 1st subcategory Somatic symptoms
GHQ-28 2nd subcategory Anxiety and insomnia summed
GHQ-28 3rd subcategory Social dysfunction summed
GHQ-28 4th subcategory Severe depression
GHQTOTAL all 4 subcategory items summed Morag's 01 recode 0-5 good = 1 6+ case psychological morbidity=0
Adapted Townsend ADL (IADL) scale Are you able to do these things get/in out of bed ditto codes for all items below
ADL rise from chair/wheelchair see above codes etc
ADL climb steps/stairs
ADL Use toilet/commode
ADL wash self includes shaving for men
ADL bath self
ADL get in/out of bath
ADL dress self
ADL brush/comb hair
ADL wash hair
ADL cut toe nails
ADL manage teeth/dentures
ADL eat/cut up food
ADL prepare/cook a meal
ADL housework
ADL laudry eg towels, sheets probe soiled laundry
ADL shopping
ADL handler/manage pension, money etc
ADL get around indoors with/without sticks etc
ADL get around outdoors with/without sticks etc
ADL use public transport
ADL odd jobs in the home eg open windows, change light bulbs, fuses, gardening, window cleaning etc
ADL filling in forms, writing
Has help with get in/out of bed from relative, friend or professional =1 has no help=0 these codes also apply below (original was If has help, who helps Relatives =1 Friends =2 Professionals = 3)
Has help with rising from chair/wheelchair from relative, friend or professional =1 has no help=0 these codes also apply below (original was If has help, who helps Relatives =1 Friends =2 Professionals = 3)
Has help steps/stairs ditto
Has help using WC/commode ditto
Has help washing self & men shaving ditto
Has help ditto bathing
Has help ditto get in/out of bath
Has help ditto dressing
Has help ditto brush/comb hair
Has help ditto wash hair
Has help ditto cut toe nails
Has help ditto teeth/dentures
Has help ditto eat/cut up food
Has help ditto prepare/cook a meal
Has help ditto housework
Has help ditto laundry
Has help ditto shoping
Has help ditto handle/manage monies/pension
Has help ditto get around indoors
Has help ditto get around outdoors
Has help ditto use public transport
Has help ditto odd jobs in home
Has help ditto filling in forms/writing
In/out bed If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
rising chair/wheelchair: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
stairs/steps: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
use WC/commode: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
washing self/men shaving: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
Bathing: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
in/out bath If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
dressing: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
brush/comb hair: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
wash hair: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
cut toe nails: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
teeth/dentures:If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
eat/cut food: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
prepare/cook meal: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
housework: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
laundry: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
shopping: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
money/pension:If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
Get around indoors: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
Get around outdoors:If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
use public transport: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
odd jobs in home: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
forms/writing: If has help: How often has help 1=daily 2=more than weekly 3=weekly 4=more than fortnightly 5=less often
Do you need (more) help with this 1=yes 0=no
2nd prescribed medication taken type coding
3rd prescribed medication taken type coding
4th prescribed medication taken type coding
5th prescribed medication taken type coding
6th prescribed medication taken type coding
reinterviews Morag's reinterviewed sub sample reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
day reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
month reinterviewed reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
year reinterviewed reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
day born reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
month born reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
year born reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
age reinterviewed 2 and a half to 3 years post baseline
followup Reported problems heating home recoded from Is your home warm enough for you reinterview variables below with ID variable names and codes recodes to baseline PLUS b added to ID reinterview follow-up variable
followupOn the whole do you like living in this area b= follow up question at 2 and a helf to 3 years post baseline and ditto all below until death coding from flagged total baseline sample near end and then recodes
followup In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST major illness
followup In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST operations
followup In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST accidents
followupIn the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST falls
followupIn the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST death of someone close
followup In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST burglary, intruders
followupIn the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST other violece against self eg street theft assault
followup In the last 12 months have you had any upsets or upheavals, what about LIST fire
followup Do you have any anxieties or fears about intruders, going out or opening the door at home?
lead in to housing type question
followupIs this accommodation note code 7 is other
followup Do you own your own home or rent it
followup Do you live alone here or do others live with you?
followup who lives with = 1st person lived with
followup 2nd person lives with
followup 3rd person lives with
followup 4th person lives with
followup 5th person lives with
followup 6th person lives with
followup age age 40=error and some single ages to be recoded into the 1 2 3
followup married at follow up
followup total number of children still alive
followup Do you ever feel lonely
followup How often do you speak to relatives, friends, neighbours personally (face to face) and on the telephone
followup Do you have a telephone
followup How often do you speak to relatives, friends, neighbours on the telephone
followup Stokes Hirsch Network Grid Do you have any relatives friends neighbours significant in your life and contact at least monthly actual number of people
followup Are any significant in each others lives and have at least monthly contact actual number
followup Do you feel close to any of these and feel could confide in them or turn to them for help in emergency actual number
followup Which/are any of them relatives actual number
followup Which relative friend neighbiour gives you the most help and support actual number
followup How often sees a
followup how far away a lives
followup How often sees b
followup how far away b lives
followup how often sees c
followup how far away c lives
followup how often sees d
how far away d lives
followup how often sees e
followup how far away e lives
followup how often sees f
followup how far away f lives
followup how often sees g
followup how far away g lives
followup how often sees h
followup how far away h lives
followup ditto
followup If you needed help of a relative friend or neighbour do you know there is one who would help actual num
followup do you have at least one friend or relatives who understands you actual number
followup do you have at least one friend or relative who shows they care about you actual number
followup has relative friend or neighbour who listens to them actual number
followup has relative friend or neighbour who is important to them actual number
followup has relative friend or neighbour who comforts them actual number
followup Do you see as much of as you would like of your neighbours
followup Do you see as much of as you would like of your relatives
followup Do you see as much of as you would like of your friends
followup do you ever feel you are a burden to anyone
followup Do you belong to any club LIST residents association
followup Do you belong to any club LIST lunch club
followup Do you belong to any club LIST meeting place in club, pub
followup Do you belong to any club LIST church clubs
followup Do you belong to any club LIST other
followup Do you (go to) Bingo
followup Any other types of clubs
Does voluntary work
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening LIST watch tv, listen to radio
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening reading
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening crafts
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening games
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening go for a walk
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening go to the shops
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening visit friends family
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening day trips out
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening other eg church, pub
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening nothing just sit
followup What other things do you do during the day, evening nothing just sleep
followup eyesight Id like to ask you some Qs about your health LIST Are any of the following problems troubling you poor eyesight apart from wearing glasses
followup seen GP about sight all variables in list all codes seen GP about probmel= 1 no not seen GP = 2
followup poor hearing apart from wearing hearing air all codes reported problem with health 0 = NO 1=yes ditto below problems
followup seen GP hearing ditto codes
followup feet ditto codes
follow up seen GP feet ditto codes
followup nerves stress depression ditto codes
followup seen GP nerves ditto codes
followup forgetfulness ditto codes
followup seen GP forgetfulness ditto codes
followup Confusion ditto codes
followup seen GP confusion ditto codes
followup bronchitis ditto codes
followup seen GP bronchitis ditto codes
followup trouble with waterworks pain control incontinence ditto codes
followup seen GP urinary ditto codes
followup constipation ditto codes
followup seen GP constipation ditto codes
followup alternate constipated loose ditto codes
followup seen GP constip loose ditto codes
followup Passing blood or tar motions ditto codes
followup seen GP tar blood motions ditto codes
followup Piles ditto codes
followup seen GP piles ditto codes
followup stomach indigestion heartburn ditto codes
followup seen GP indigestion heartburn ditto codes
followup abdo pain discomfort ditto codes
followup seen GP abdo ditto codes
followup Vomit blood ditto codes
followup seen GP vomit blood ditto codes
followup leg ulcer ditto codes
followup seen gp leg ulcer ditto codes
followup aches pains stiffness muscles joints ditto codes
followup seen GP aches ditto codes
followup sleeplessness ditto codes
followup seen GP sleep ditto codes
followup loss of appetite ditto codes
followup seen GP appetite ditto codes
followup headaches ditto codes
followup seen GP headaches ditto codes
followup chest pains other heart trouble ditto codes
followup seen GP chest pain ditto codes
followup giddiness ditto codes
followup seen GP giddy ditto codes
followup skin problems ditto codes
followup seen GP skin ditto codes
followup diabetes ditto codes
followup high blood pressure ditto codes
followup heart attack ditto codes
followup stroke ditto codes
followup in out of bed ADL adapted Townsend scale Are you able to do these things LIST get in out of bed
followup ADL rise chair wheelchair ditto codes
followup ADL climb steps stairs ditto codes
followup ADL use toilet commode ditto codes
followup ADL wash self and men shave ditto codes
followup ADL bath self ditto codes
followup ADL get in out of bath ditto codes
followup ADL dress self ditto codes
followup ADL brush comb hair ditto codes
followup ADL wash hair ditto codes
followup ADL cut toe nails ditto codes
followup ADL manage teeth dentures ditto codes
followup ADL eat cut up food ditto codes
followup ADL prepare cook a meal ditto codes
followup ADL housework ditto codes
followup ADL laundry eg towels sheets etc ditto codes
followup ADL shopping ditto codes
followup ADL handle manage pension money ditto codes
followup ADL get around indoors ditto codes
followup ADL get around outdoors ditto codes
followup ADL use public transport ditto codes
followup ADL odd jobs in home eg open windows change light bulbs fuses gardening cleaning windows ditto codes
followup ADL filling in forms writing ditto codes
followup IF HAS HELP WHO helps with each ADL task in list
followup ditto ditto codes
followup How often has help with each ADL task
followup needs help/more help with in out bed Do you need more/help with this each ADL task in list bed
followup do you take any medicine, pills or ointments prescribed by your doctor? interviewer then to record them and office coded
followup IF yes number of drugs taken actual number recorded
followup 1st drug type
followup 2nd drug type ditto codes as above
followup 3rd drug type ditto codes as above
followup 4th drug type ditto codes as above
followup 5th drug type ditto codes as above
followup 6th drug type ditto codes as above
followup How long ago did you last see your doctor
followup seen gp in last year
followup health visitor Can I check how often you see any of these health visitor
followup district nurse ditto codes
followup bathing service ditto codes
followup meals on wheels ditto codes
followup home help ditto codes
followup chiropodist ditto codes
followup incontinence laundry service ditto codes
followup social worker ditto codes
followup carer relief or care attendant scheme ditto codes
followup occupational therapist ditto codes
followup physiotherapist ditto codes
followup optician ditto codes
followup dentist ditto codes
followup voluntary visitor ditto codes
followup Would like to see health visitor
followup would like to see district nurse and ditto would like to see down list and codes
followup and ditto would like to see down list and codes
followup Is there anything ou would like help with but do not like to ask or feel there is no point in asking
followup Delighted Terrible Face A Which face comes closest to expressing how you feel about your life as a whole
followup Delighted Terrible Face B Which comes closest to expressing how you feel about living here - your accommodation ditto codes as above
followup Delighted Terrible Face C Which comes closest to expressing how you feel about your activities ditto codes
followup Delighted Terrible Face D Which comes closest to expressing how you feel about your independence or freedom - the chance you have to do what you want ditto codes
followup Delighted Terrible Face E Which comes closest to expressing how lonely you are ditto codes
followup Delighted Terrible Face F Morag's extra item not analysed here ignore
followup Delighted Terrible Face G Morag's extra item not analysed here ignore
followup Delighted Terrible Face H Morag's extra item not analysed here ignore
followup Neugarten life satisfaction index all recoded 1 good 0 not good for summing log reg analysis item 1 As I grow older things seem beter than I thought they would be
followup Neugarten LSI item 2 I have got more of the breaks in life than most people I know ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 3 This is the dreariest time of my life ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 4 I am just as happy as when I was younger ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 5 My life could be happier than it is now ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 6 These are the best years of my life ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 7 Most of the things I do are boring or monotonous ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 8 I expect some interesting and pleasant things to happen to me in the future ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 9 The things I do are as interesting to me as they ever were ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 10 I feel old and somewhat tired ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 11 I feel my age but it does not bother me ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 12 As I look back on my life I am fairly well satisfied ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 13 I would not change my past life even if I could ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 14 Compared to other people my age Ive made a lot of foolish decisions in my life ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 15 Compared to other people my age I make a good appearance ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 16 I have made plansd for things Ill be doing a month or a year from now ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 17 When I think back over my life I didn't get most of the important things I wanted ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 18 Compared to other people I get down in the dumps too often ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 19 Ive got pretty much what I expected out of life ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup LSI 20 In spite of what people say the lot of the average man is getting worse not better ditto recoded for summing 1 good 0 not good
followup interview date
followup sum of GHQa somatic symptoms actual summed scores
followup sum of GHQb anxiety and insomnia ditto
followup sum of GHQc social dysfunction ditto
followup sum of GHQd severe depression ditto
folowup GHQ total scores recoded to 01 = 1 no psych morbidity GHQTOT score of 0 to 5 0= case of psych morbidity scored 6 or more
followup not analysed Morags
followup social class not analysed Morags
followup feasibility coding subsample Wenger network typology coding with potentially 6 network links coded
followup months between baseline and follow up interviews actual number of months coded
followup For each person listed in Stokes Hirsch Social Network Grid How often do you usually see a
followup For each person listed in Stokes Hirsch Social Network Grid and How far away from you does a live
followup ditto How often do you usually see b
followup How far away from you does b live
follow up ditto
followup Seen GP in last year
followup Would like to move home
followup Sex
followup
BASELINE number of friends in social network
followup number of friends in network
BASELINE compute Social Network Grid percentage calculations percent of network members who are relatives
BASELINE percent of network members who are friends
BASELINE percent of network members who are confidantes
BASELINE percentage of relatives who are confidantes
BASELINE percent of confidants who are friends
BASELINE number of people can turn to for help - unsure what minus are now
Follow up change in number of people can turn to for help
BASELINE delighted terrible Faces score recoded
followup Delighted -terrible face score recoded but not cleaned
followup delighted terrible faces score re recoded
baseline scortasc ADL summed score recoded
follow up scortascb ADL summed score recoded
BASELINE ADL ALL ADL tasks in list degree of difficulty summed score higher score=greater difficulty Q 20 ADL
Follow up ADL ALL ADL tasks in list degree of difficulty summed score higher score=greater difficulty
Baseline ADL personal tasks only degree of difficulty summed score recoded
Follow up ADL personal tasks only degree of difficulty score recoded
Baseline ADL mobility tasks only score degree of difficulty recoded
Followup ADL mobility tasks only score degree of difficulty recoded
Baseline ADL home tasks only score degree of difficulty recoded
Followup ADL home tasks only score degree of difficulty recoded
Baseline Number of life events - question on upsets or unheavals in last 12 months illness fall bereavement burglary other etc fire move
Followup Number of life events - question on upsets or unheavals in last 12 months illness fall bereavement burglary other etc fire move
Baseline more help needed number ADL tasks score
Followup more help needed number of ADL tasks score
Baseline has help with ADL number of ADL tasks score
Followup has help with ADL number of ADL tasks score
Baseline Neugarten Life Satisfaction Index score recoded High Medium Low
Followup Neugarten Life Satisfaction Index score recoded High Medium Low
Followup total number of health social voluntary sector other services uses from Q how often see any of these
Followup total social services uses
followup total number of nhs services uses
baseline total other services used
followup total other services used
followup other services used
followup total health services used
followup total all services used
baseline Number of health symptoms baseline
followup number of health symtoms followup
baseline who helps
followup who helps
baseline activities
followup activities
baseline clubs go to
followup clubs go to
morag's followup uncorrected old serial numbers ignore
serialnoa correct serial numbers
duplicates now corrected and one removed
Status THESE are the UPDATED final traced total baseline sample all flagged deaths coded from here
Date of Death(Day)
Date of Death(Month)
Date of Death(Year)
Place of Death
Sex on death certificate
Date of Birth(Day)
Date of Birth(Month)
Date of Birth(Year)
Place of Birth:Local Sampling Codes
Place of Birth: ONS region/County Codes
SOCIAL CLASS : 4 digit emplyment code
SOCIAL CLASS on death cert : 8 category NS-SEC category
USUAL ADDRESS : Accommodation
USUAL ADDRESS : Local Sampling Codes
USUAL ADDRESS : ONS region/County Codes
USUAL ADDRESS : Is the address the same as that on OPCS card ? Yes = 1, No =2
Marital status at death
serialnoa another copy of full megaold serial nos
CAUSE OF DEATH: A=1. b=2. etc Code each listed cause (Ia-II on d/c) see International Classification of Disease Version 10 vols : 1a
CAUSE OF DEATH: Code each listed cause (Ia-II on d/c) see International Classification of Disease Version 10 vols : 1b
CAUSE OF DEATH: Code each listed cause (Ia-II on d/c) see International Classification of Disease Version 10 vols : 1c
CAUSE OF DEATH: Code each listed cause (Ia-II on d/c) see International Classification of Disease Version 10 vols : PartIIi
CAUSE OF DEATH: Code each listed cause (Ia-II on d/c) see International Classification of Disease Version 10 vols : PartIIii
Informant
INFORMANT’S ADDRESS: Local Sampling Codes
INFORMANT’S ADDRESS: ONS region.County Codes. If Undertaker’s is informant code address 88
serialnoa used for death merge has serial nos of upto 2007 deaths only
serialnoa copy of megaold serial nos
ICD 1a re coded
ICD 1b recoded
ICD 1c recoded
ICDIIi recoded
ICD11ii recoded
life events in last year ill + bereave + burglary + assault + fire
frequency of contact sum kids rels friends85s only
no of social activities performed fom list not tvnot all resps are here
neugartens life satisfaction scale total score
ghq total scores 85plus baseline sample only from 4 sum variables
faces life sat scale summed a to e
adl total severity score
percentage of confidantes who are rels recoded to 100%
feels lonely baseline
sees enough of friends 01 reverse coded
how often speaks to rels friends neighbours on phone 01 reverse coded
adl total recoded 01
nssec8 digit code recoded 01
no of health problems in list 01 REVERSE coded
Year of baseline interview
Duration ALL Duration of responders survival since interview computed year died minus year interviewed survivors from July 2007 also included as 20 years plus
Duration of survival for deaths only
Year of follow up interview
Married at time of death recofe from DC
Sample hackney 85+=1 essex and hackney recoded from var=-SampleID 65-85=0
sexo1 male 1 female0 recoded from 1 2
housing tenure
Sees enough freinds including all no friends
Turnto with others with noone included
ADLpersonalcare compute of 5 adl care tasks bed chair wc dress hair
Adl personal care dummy variable for missing cases
healthsymptoms computed 11 with highest responses no less than 672 missing values
Health symptoms11 dummy variable with missing cases to compute and nonrespondents to baseline survey=0
lonely frequency with others included
Sample type by area of residence at interview
Faces compute with missing included at highest 36
GHQtotal2 with missing included as 27
Home owner or not
Area lived in when interviewed
Age sample id 65<85=0 85+=1
Delighted Terible faces dummy responded 1 nonresponder 0
neugarten life satisfaction index item 1 = lifea item 1=a and so on high life satisfaction recoded=1 and low life sat and missing=0for dummy variable in sensitivity analysis 4 survival analyses
neugarten life satisfaction index next item 2 sat B 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in sensitivity analysis for survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index next item life sat C 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index next item lifed D 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life sat index next item e low and 9 missing 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index next item neugarten life sat F 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index next item life sat G 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life sat item H 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index I next item 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life sat item J 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life sat item K 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life sat item L 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item M 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life satis item N 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item O 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item P 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item Q ditto 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item R 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat item S 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
neugarten life satisfaction index life sat last item T positive=1 0 =low and includes missing for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1
Neugarten life satisfaction scale 1 score for each positive response summed, 0 low and missing 9=0 for dummy variable in survival analyses high life satisfaction recoded=1 for each item and summed
lonely = rarely/never/other/missing=1 occas/most of time=0 negative
status recoded for compute
sample status and sample ID added
No of health problems computed most non missing variable recoded
ADL personal transfer compute of var most cases recoded
Neugartenpositive cases summed recoded
male2 female 3
under85885+7
age under 85=6 85+=12
under86=30 85+ 53
age by sex compute
age by sex 1-4 recoded