Longitudinal Study of Aging II

Acronym:	LSOA II	Start Year:	1994
		End Year:	2000

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	LSOA II
Additional Comments:	Representative of civilian noninstitutionalized US population.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	9,447	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	70+	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	1	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	3	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	National Death Index, Multiple Cause-of-Death Index, HCFA’s medicare utilisation files.

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Julie Dawson Weeks, Project Director Julie Dawson Weeks Division of Epidemiology Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion National Center for Health Statistics Phone #: (301) 458-4562 E-mail 1: jweeks@cdc.gov
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa.htm Web 2: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/ICPSR-STUDY/08719.xml Web 3: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/ICPSR-STUDY/03526.xml