English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a longitudinal study that collects multidisciplinary data from a representative sample of the English population aged 50 years and older. The survey data are designed to be used for the investigation of a broad set of topics relevant to understanding the ageing process, including economic position, physical and mental health, labour market activity, retirement and social networks.

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Publisher:

UCL Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Institute for Fiscal Studies, NatCen Social Research & University of Manchester School of Social Sciences

Geographic Coverage:

GB

Temporal Coverage:

2002/ - Present (Ongoing)

Age Coverage:

50+ years

Resource Type:

study

Study Design:

ageing cohort, survey, longitudinal, cohort

Funders:

NIA DfT DoHSC DfWP

Available in Data Catalogs:

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration: UK LLC

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration: UK LLC

Catalogue of Mental Health Measures

Catalogue of Mental Health Measures
Topics:
Child Datasets:
Non-financial Derived Variables Wave 9

Takes some of the complex information relating to demographics, health and other circumstances contained across all the...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 8736Years: 18-06/19-07
Financial Derived Variables Wave 9

Takes the complex financial information contained across all the whole ELSA interview and transforms it into meaningful ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 8736Years: 18-06/19-07
ELSA Wave 9 work and pensions dataset

Participants from the ELSA sample were invited to take part in a face-to-face interview in 2018-2019. Respondents took p...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 8736Years: 18-06/19-07
ELSA Wave 9 Social Participation dataset

Participants from the ELSA sample were invited to take part in a face-to-face interview in 2018-2019. Respondents took p...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 8736Years: 18-06/19-07
ELSA Wave 9 income and assets dataset part 1

Participants from the ELSA sample were invited to take part in a face-to-face interview in 2018-2019. Respondents took p...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 8736Years: 18-06/19-07
ELSA Wave 9 housing dataset part 1

Participants from the ELSA sample were invited to take part in a face-to-face interview in 2018-2019. Respondents took p...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Cognitive decline
Ethnicity and race
Size: 7040Years: 20-06/20-07

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