Description & Citation--Study No. 3792 |
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| ICPSR Study No.: | 3792 |
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Persistent URL:
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03792 |
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| Title: | Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) in Taiwan, 2000 |
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| Principal Investigator(s): | Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Center for Population and Health |
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| Noreen Goldman, Princeton University. Office of Population Research |
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| Funding Agency: | National Institute on Aging |
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| Bibliographic Citation: | Weinstein, Maxine, and Noreen Goldman. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIOMARKERS OF AGING STUDY (SEBAS) IN TAIWAN, 2000 [Computer file]. ICPSR03792-v4. Washington, DC: Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Center for Population and Health/Princeton, NJ: Noreen Goldman, Princeton University, Office of Population Research [producers], 2000. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03792 |
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| Summary: | The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study
(SEBAS) provides information regarding the health and well-being of
older persons in Taiwan. Taiwan has undergone rapid demographic,
social, and economic changes, becoming a highly urbanized and
industrial society with a growing population of persons age 65 or
older. SEBAS explores the relationship between life challenges and
mental and physical health, the impact of social environment on the
health and well-being of the elderly, and biological markers of health
and stress. The study collected self-reports of physical,
psychological, and social well-being, plus extensive clinical data
based on medical examinations and laboratory analyses. Examination of
health outcomes included chronic illnesses, functional status,
psychological well-being, and cognitive function. Questions regarding
life challenges focused on perceived stress, economic difficulties,
security and safety, and the consequences of a major earthquake.
Biological markers were used to identify cardiovascular risk factors,
metabolic process measures, immune-system activity, the
hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis, and sympathetic nervous system
activity. |
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| Subject Term(s): | aging, cognitive functioning, health, illness, life events, life satisfaction, mental health, older adults, physical condition, psychological wellbeing, social environment, stress |
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| Geographic Coverage: | Taiwan |
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| Time Period: | 1999 - 2000 |
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| Date(s) of Collection: | July 2000 - December 2000 |
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| Universe: | Taiwanese citizens aged 54 and older in 2000. |
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| Data Type: | survey data |
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| Data Collection Notes: | The following variables have been recoded as 9999 for
confidentiality reasons: yrbirth (year of birth), bir_m (month of
birth) and bir_d (day of birth). |
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| Sample: | Nationally representative, multi-stage probability
sample. |
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| Data Source: | personal interviews and clinical data |
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| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the
summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the
file manifest. |
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| Original ICPSR Release: | 2003-07-30 |
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| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2007-03-06. |
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| 2007-03-06 - Documentation has been updated. |
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| 2007-01-30 - The setup files and documentation have
been updated. |
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| 2006-11-21 - Stata files have been added. |
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| Dataset(s): | - DS1: Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) in Taiwan, 2000
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