Updated Versions of TILDA
17 November 2015
Updated versions of TILDA Wave 1 and Wave 2 have been released. Below is a summary of the changes:
- Data from wave 2 self-completion questionnaire added (languages, social involvement, loneliness, voting, alcohol consumption behaviour including CAGE, perceived stress scale)
- New derived variables for activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) added to wave 2
- Individual items for the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CESD) scale added in wave 2 (MH001 – MH020)
- Derived social class variable added to wave 2 (W2socialclass)
- Further education variables added to wave 2 (edu_level and dm048)
- Self-reported height and weight in wave 2 added (ph720 and ph723)
- Doctor diagnosed conditions in wave 2 added (high blood pressure –ph201_01, arthritis –ph301_03 and thyroid problems-ph301_15a)
- Further healthcare utilisation variables added to wave 2 (hu012, hu015a_01, hu015a_02, hu015_03)
- Further self-reported physical activity variables added to wave 2 (bh101 and bh103)
- Further employment status and income variables added to wave 2 (we107, we109, we112, we114 and we122)
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