Data Archive
806 Oswald (Computer Lab)
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Title: American's Changing Lives: Waves I and II, 1986, 1989.
Author: House, James S.
Publication Information: Ann Arbor, MI, ICPSR, 2001.
Edition: 1986, 1989.
Media Type: CD-ROM
Notes: original Both waves are included on one CD. This CD was burned during weeding of the archive. This is an ICPSR study. The ICPSR number is 6438.
Variables: differences between black and white Americans in middle and late life; covers wide range of sociological, psychological, mental, and physical health items; interpersonal relationships (spouse/partner, children, parents, friends), sources and levels of satisfaction, social interactions and leisure activities, traumatic life events (physical assault, serious illness, divorce, death of a loved one, financial or legal problems), perceptions of retirement, health behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight, rest), and utilization of health care (doctor visits, hospitalization, nursing home institutionalization, bed days); measures of physical health, psychological well-being, and indices referring to cognitive functioning; household composition, number of children and grandchildren, employment status, occupation and work history, income, family financial situation, religious beliefs and practices, ethnicity, race, education, sex, and region of residence
Dataset: Americans' Changing Lives (ACL)
ID: 6596