English Longitudinal Study of Aging

Acronym:	ELSA	Start Year:	2002
		End Year:	ongoing

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	ELSA
Additional Comments:	Questionnaire on the Web - Sample has been drawn form Health Survey for England (1998 and 2001). Cohorts are based on people born on or before February 29,1952, Ine wave cinoketedm ine wave stukk un oricess.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	UK	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	12,100	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	50+	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:		Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	At least 3	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	Health Survey for England (1998 and 2001) which is their baseline.

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Michael Marmot, Principal Investigator and Dr. James Nazroo ELSA, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT Phone #: 020 7679 1656 (add 00 44 and exclude first 0 when calling from outside UK). E-mail 1: michael@public-health.ucl.ac.uk E-mail 2:  j.nazroo@public-health.ucl.ac.uk E-mail 3: elsa@public-health.ucl.ac.uk
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.ifs.org.uk/elsa/