Data dictionary supplement

The Study

The Data

The Data Dictionary

Scales in the ALSWH

Data Books

Data Technical Reports

Labour Force Participation

Labour Force Participation (Work Study)

Living Arrangements

Marital Status

Country of Birth and Language Spoken at Home

Short Surveys

Ability to manage on available income

Contraception

Menopausal Status

Reproductive Events

SF-36 includes:

Physical Functioning

Role Physical

Bodily Pain

General Health

Vitality

Social Functioning

Role Emotional

Mental Health

Health Transition

Standardised Component Scores

Screening for Depression with the SF-36

Visit to a General Practitioner

General Practitioner Satisfaction

General Practitioner Use

Alcohol Status and Alcohol binge status

Alcohol Intake and Pattern of Alcohol Consumption

Illicit Drug Use-Individual Drugs

Illicit Drug Use- Summaries of Drug Use

Physical Activity – Overview

Physical Activity- Survey 1

Physical Activity- Survey 1 Revised

Physical Activity- Survey 2 and Later Surveys

Physical Activity – 1989-95 Cohort

Sitting Time

Smoking Status

Smoking Status – 1989-95 Cohort

Cognitive decline (MAC-Q)

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale- Shortened Version (CESD)

Duke Social Support Index(DSSI)

Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Inventory (GADS)

Health-Related Hardiness

The Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R)

Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Index

Sense of Neighbourhood and Neighbourhood Safety

Perceived Control

Stress

Proportion of Life Events 

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, K10

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Depression and Anxiety Stress Scales

Work Family Conflict Scale

McMaster Family Access Scales

Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS)

Activities of Daily Living

Life Satisfaction

Data Cleaning for Height and Weight

Estimated Height

Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index Older Cohort

Weight Change

Heights and weights-Older Cohort

Waist Measurement

ARIA Scores: Index of accessibility/remoteness

RRMA

SEIFA 1996 Indexes

Modified Monash Model

Geo-coding Variables in ALSWH Datasets

Symptoms

Key Longitudinal Variable Dataset (PDF)