ELSA Wave 10
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing - Wave 10
IRAS ID
279029
Contact name
Andrew Steptoe
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a survey of men and women aged 50 and over. Participants were interviewed in 2002/2003 and have been contacted once every two years for a new interview and once every four years for a health examination (via nurse visit). In Wave 8 the frequency of the nurse visit was changed to every two years for 50% of the sample.
ELSA is a collaboration between the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, University of Manchester, The University of East Anglia and NatCen Social Research, with inputs from other expert groups as necessary.
The primary objective is to collect longitudinal data on health, disability, economic circumstances, social participation and networks, and wellbeing, from a representative sample of the English population aged 50+. ELSA provides data on the unfolding dynamic relationships between health, social participation and networks, economic position and wellbeing, as people plan for, move into, and progress beyond retirement. The focus is multidisciplinary and detailed economic, social, cognitive, health, biological, and genetic data are collected. ELSA data are available to academics, government policy analysts, and the public through the UK Data Service.
This application is for Wave 10 of ELSA (2021-2022).
This wave of fieldwork will involve a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) carried out by a trained interviewer, together with self-completion questionnaires. If participants do not wish to be interviewed by CAPI or are not able to due to COVID restrictions, they will be offered a video interview. Some participants will also take part in a nurse visit where anthropometric measures and blood tests will be taken. Most questions are the same as in previous waves so that changes can be tracked, but there are new elements as detailed in the protocol.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/SC/0030
Date of REC Opinion
19 Feb 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion