Cohort Analysis with National Survey Data

Procedures are described to deal with problems of sampling variability and of changes in sampling design in cohort studies that utilize national survey sample data. Such studies with existing data are inexpensive and may vastly increase knowledge of the attitudinal and behavioral correlates of aging...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1970-01, Vol.10 (3-Part-1), p.233-240
Main Authors: Glenn, Norval D., Zody, Richard E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aging
Female
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Sampling Studies
Social Adjustment
Social Behavior
Statistics as Topic
United States
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Summary:Procedures are described to deal with problems of sampling variability and of changes in sampling design in cohort studies that utilize national survey sample data. Such studies with existing data are inexpensive and may vastly increase knowledge of the attitudinal and behavioral correlates of aging. For inferring the effects of aging, these studies are superior to both crosssectional and panel studies. An illustrative study with United States data shows a substantial increase in the percentage of teetotalers in the cohorts that matured beyond middle age from 1945 to 1960, and this increase cannot be attributed to influences that would have increased teetotalism in the total population.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/10.3_Part_1.233