Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - Sweden
The survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is an interdisciplinary interview-based study on health, aging and retirement conducted in 28 European countries, including Sweden.
The purpose of SHARE is to increase understanding of the consequences of an aging population.
Overview
- Acronym
- SHARE-Sweden
- Website
- SHARE-Sweden
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2004 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Information is collected every 2 years.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 6,686
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
| Other |
Marker Paper
Börsch-Supan A, Brandt M, Hunkler C, Kneip T, Korbmacher J, Malter F, Schaan B, Stuck S, Zuber S; SHARE Central Coordination Team. Data Resource Profile: the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). International Journal of Epidemiology, 2013; 42(4): 992-1001.
PUBMED 23778574Timeline
Population
SHARE-S population
The population is composed of participants aged 50 and over and their (younger) partners, who live in Sweden.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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50
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Other Criteria
- A person is excluded if she or he is incarcerated, hospitalized or out of the country during the entire survey period, unable to speak the country’s language(s) or has moved to an unknown address.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 6,686
- Supplementary Information about Population
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Wave 1: main interview 3 049 respondents
Wave 2: main interview 2 796 respondents, end-of-life interview 63 respondents
Wave 3: main interview 1 961 respondents, end-of-life interview 101 respondents
Wave 4: main interview 1 969 respondents, end-of-life interview 182 respondents
Wave 5: main interview 4 556 respondents, end-of-life interview 189 respondents
Wave 6: main interview 3 906 respondents, end-of-life interview 176 respondents
Wave 7: main interview 3 197 respondents, end-of-life interview 151 respondents.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 | SHARE-S - Wave 1 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect most ... | 2004 | 2004 |
| 1 | SHARE-S - Wave 2 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect most ... | 2006 | 2007 |
| 2 | SHARE-S - Wave 3 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect the ... | 2008 | 2009 |
| 3 | SHARE-S - Wave 4 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect most ... | 2011 | 2011 |
| 4 | SHARE-S - Wave 5 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect the ... | 2013 | 2013 |
| 5 | SHARE-S - Wave 6 | Most of the data was collected using the computer-assisted personal interviewing ... |
2015 | 2015 |
| 6 | SHARE-S - Wave 7 | The interviewers used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to collect the ... | 2017 | 2017 |
Last Update: 2020-10-26 18:17