Study Name: Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS)

Study Director: Not available.

Principal Investigators:Not available.

Host Organization:National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), The University of Michigan

Year Initiated: 1998-2000.

Governance

Funding sources

The National Institute on Aging.

Host organization

The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), is located within Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), at The University of Michigan.

Governing body and role of external research advisors

Not available.

Sample Design

Introduction

CLHLS is the largest sample size of centenarians and nonagenarians as compared to any other studies focusing on elders in the world.

Sample selection

CLHLS was conducted among the most elderly population in counties and cities of 22 provinces of China.

Following rules

Not available.

Oversampling

Not available.

Weights and attrition bias

Not available.

Sample “refreshing”

Not available.

Content

The primary objective of the CLHLS is to shed light on the determinants of healthy human longevity and oldest-old mortality surrounding the following three broad and inter-related areas:

(i) Health

(ii) Socio-economic Characteristics

(iii) Family Dynamics – focusing on the family and the lifestyle of this aged population of centenarians and nonagenarians.

To meet the above objective, the data gathered by the CLHLS will support:

(i) Not available.

(ii) Not available.

(iii) Not available.

Collection

Mode

Not available.

Reference population

The largest sample size of centenarians and nonagenarians as compared to any other studies.

Instrument design

Not available.

Dependent interviewing

Not available.

Calendar year, survey year and point of survey measures

1998-2000.

Processing

Not available.

Dissemination

The CLHLS data is downloadable through our website: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA/archive.html

Please send us your comments:

Email us at NACDA@icpsr.umich.edu

Nike Edun Adebiyi, Research Associate

National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)

Inter-university Consortium for Politcal and Social Research (ICPSR)

University of Michigan, 330 Packard, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

phone: 734-615-7887; fax: 734-674-8200