FSD2611 GOAL - Good Ageing in Lahti Region: Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Well-being, wave 1 (2002)
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University of Helsinki. Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
Päijät-Häme Hospital District
Other Identification/Acknowlegements
University of Helsinki. Department of Social Policy
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
National Public Health Institute
Abstract
The data are part of the longitudinal cohort study GOAL (Good Ageing in Lahti Region) 2002-2012. The study concentrated on the health and well-being of the ageing population in the Päijät-Häme region of Finland. This dataset consists of the first wave data. Data were collected with the help of questionnaires and clinical and laboratory measurements. The participants received the first questionnaire and the invitation to the clinical tests by post and and filled in the second questionnaire when being tested.
The questionnaires covered the respondent's housing, places of residence during lifetime, childhood circumstances, functional ability, psychosocial and physical health, health risks, eating and exercise habits, smoking and alcohol use, use of health services, social networks and support, need for help, helping others, free-time habits, aging experiences and future expectations. Clinical measurements measured weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure. Laboratory tests measured lipids, glucose and insulin.
Background variables included the respondent's municipality type, gender, year of birth, number and ages of children, marital status, education, economic activity and occupational status, and household income. The year 2002 study also contained a number of questions on R's spouse and near relatives.
Participants can be identified over waves using the variable 'havtun'.
Keywords
childhood; diet and nutrition; drinking behaviour; elderly; exercise; health; health services; housing; leisure time; life styles; living conditions; smoking; social networks; social services
Topic Classification
health sciences; social welfare policy; sociology; welfare studies (FSD Topics Classification)
elderly; general health; retirement; social behaviour and attitudes; social welfare policy (CESSDA Topics Classification)
Series Name
GOAL - Good Ageing in Lahti Region: Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Well-being 2002-2012
Restrictions
Open-ended responses (available mostly only in Finnish) have been anonymised. The variable identifying the respondents' municipality of residendce has been removed and a municipality type variable added (the city of Lahti, municipalities surrounding Lahti, and fringe area municipalities). Municipality of birth has been replaced by a statistical municipality group (urban, semi-urban, rural) in those cases where R had reported having lived in the same municipality all his/her life.
Access to the data granted for scientific and thesis purposes. FSD's access application procedure. Restricted access.
Data Collector
University of Helsinki. Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Päijät-Häme Hospital District
Collection Date
February 2002 - May 2002
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
14 member municipalities of the Päijät-Häme Hospital District
Analysis Unit
Individual
Universe
People born in 1946-50, 1936-40 or 1926-30 and living in the Päijät-Häme region at the turn of the year 2001-2002
Sampling Procedure
Stratified quota sampling. All 14 member municipalities of the Päijät-Häme hospital district were given a quota for sampled persons, as the researchers wanted to include a large enough number of inhabitants also from smaller municipalities. The total quota of each municipality was then divided into six equal size strata formed on the basis of gender and birth year cohort. Thus, the sampling frame consisted of 84 strata: 14 (municipalities) x 2 (gender) x 3 (birth year cohorts).
For the year 2002 study, 4,272 persons were sampled from the following municipalities: Artjärvi, Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Hollola, Hämeenkoski, Iitti, Kärkölä, Lahti, Nastola, Orimattila, Padasjoki, Pukkila and Sysmä. The final sample consisted of 1,424 persons in each five-year age cohort, half of whom were men and half women.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire (2)
Physical measurement
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Health check-up
Blood tests
Response Rate
66%
Time Method
Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based
Collection Size
Data: SPSS portable file. Data available also in other file formats.
Number of cases and variables
4374 cases and 673 variables
Data version
1.1 (16.11.2012)
Other Material
See downloadable files at the top of the page
More information on the research project
Questionnaires: pdf file in Finnish
Data Appraisal and Notes
The variables from different sources can be identified by the initial letter: variables with the letter a are from the first questionnaire, those with the letter b are from the second questionnaire, and those with c are from the clinical and laboratory measurements.
Citation Requirement
The source must be acknowledged in any publication based wholly or in part on the data. The bibliographic citation may be in the form required by the publication, or in the form suggested by the archive.
Bibliographical Citation
GOAL - Good Ageing in Lahti Region: Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Well-being, wave 1 (2002) [computer file]. FSD2611, version 1.1 (2012-11-16). Helsinki: University of Helsinki. Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education & Lahti: Päijät-Häme Hospital District [producers], 2002. Tampere: Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor], 2012.
Depositing Requirements
The archive must be informed of all publications where the data have been used.
Special Permissions
The data can be used for research and Master'sand doctoral thesis but not for other study purposes or for teaching. Access applications must contain a research plan specifying the research questions and design. Access to the data will have to be approved by the GOAL project management team.
Disclaimer
The depositor and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
