Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Acronym:	WLS	Start Year:	1957
		End Year:

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	WLS
Additional Comments:	Data linkages - Cont'd: test scores, rank in high school class, employer characteristics, college characteristics. Clinical and physical measures for a subsample (N=106). New surveys will be carried out in 2003.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	10,317	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	64-65	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	1+siblings	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	5	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	National Death Index-Plus, SSA, Wisconsin State Tax, school district records, etc. - See comment

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Robert M. Hauser, Principal Investigator Wisconsin Longitudinal Study c/o Center for Demography of Health and Aging University of Wisconsin - Madison 1180 Observatory Drive Room 8102 Madison, WI 53706 Phone #: Toll Free # (866) 891-2492 or 608-262-0750 Fax #: 608-262-7962 E-mail 1: dpls@dpls.dacc.wisc.edu E-mail 2: hauser@ssc.wisc.edu E-mail 3: wls@wisls.org
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/wls/index.html Web 2: http://www.wisls.com/