Loneliness and quality of life among people aged 50 years and older
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Loneliness and quality of life among people aged 50 years and older
Project Number
352
Abstract
A list experiment plus a vignette experiment among people aged 50 years and older to gain more insight into the aspects that are important to people when it comes to the quality of life as they get older.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
02-10-2023
End date
31-10-2023
Topics
Researcher
Thijs van den Broek (Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2024 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/mtve-qc91
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| xx23a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| xx23a001 | Group list experiment |
| xx23a002 | Name used in vignette experiment – name used in the first vignette |
| xx23a003 | Name used in vignette experiment – name used in the second vignette |
| xx23a004 | Answer to question first vignette: How do you usually feel when getting up in the morning? |
| xx23a005 | Answer to question second vignette: How do you usually feel when getting up in the morning? |
| xx23a006 | Answer to question first vignette: Are you physically capable of performing all household chores independently, for instance cleaning? |
| xx23a007 | Answer to question second vignette: Are you physically capable of performing all household chores independently, for instance cleaning? |
| xx23a008 | Answer to question first vignette: How are your faculties of hearing and sight? |
| xx23a009 | Answer to question second vignette: How are your faculties of hearing and sight? |
| xx23a010 | Answer to question first vignette: Do you often see friends and family members? |
| xx23a011 | Answer to question second vignette: Do you often see friends and family members? |
| xx23a012 | Answer to question first vignette: Do you actively participate in a club or association? |
| xx23a013 | Answer to question second vignette: Do you actively participate in a club or association? |
| xx23a014 | Answer to question first vignette: Do you ever worry about things? |
| xx23a015 | Answer to question second vignette: Do you ever worry about things? |
| xx23a016 | Answer to question first vignette: How do you cope with setbacks? |
| xx23a017 | Answer to question second vignette: How do you cope with setbacks? |
| xx23a018 | Answer to question first vignette: Are there any new things to look forward to, at your age? |
| xx23a019 | Answer to question second vignette: Are there any new things to look forward to, at your age? |
| xx23a020 | Answer to question first vignette: Do you believe that you have much influence over what your future will be like? |
| xx23a021 | Answer to question second vignette: Do you believe that you have much influence over what your future will be like? |
| xx23a022 | Sequence of statements xx23a031: which statement was positioned in 1st place? |
| xx23a023 | Sequence of statements xx23a031: which statement was positioned in 2nd place? |
| xx23a024 | Sequence of statements xx23a031: which statement was positioned in 3rd place? |
| xx23a025 | Sequence of statements xx23a031: which statement was positioned in 4th place? |
| xx23a026 | Sequence of statements xx23a033: which statement was positioned in 1st place? |
| xx23a027 | Sequence of statements xx23a033: which statement was positioned in 2nd place? |
| xx23a028 | Sequence of statements xx23a033: which statement was positioned in 3rd place? |
| xx23a029 | Sequence of statements xx23a033: which statement was positioned in 4th place? |
| xx23a030 | Sequence of statements xx23a033: which statement was positioned in 5th place? |
| xx23a031 | Below are 4 statements about the past week. How many of these statements apply to you? |
| xx23a032 | Did you feel lonely on three or more days, in the past week? |
| xx23a033 | Below are 5 statements about the past week. How many of these statements apply to you? |
| xx23a034 | How would you assess the quality of life to be of [Lia (73 years old) / Anna (74 years old)], on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 10 (outstanding)? |
| xx23a035 | How would you assess the quality of life to be of [Lia (73 years old) / Anna (74 years old)], on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 10 (outstanding)? |
| xx23a036 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| xx23a037 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| xx23a038 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| xx23a039 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| xx23a040 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| xx23a041 | Starting date questionnaire |
| xx23a042 | Starting time questionnaire |
| xx23a043 | End date questionnaire |
| xx23a044 | End time questionnaire |
| xx23a045 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,848 (100.0%)Non-response: 295 (10.4%)
Response: 2,553 (89.6%)
Complete: 2,544 (89.3%)
Incomplete: 9 (0.3%)
Collection Events
Period
02-10-2023 to 31-10-2023
Sample
A random sample of panel members aged 50 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
van den Broek, T.,
et al. (2024). Do middle-aged and older people underreport loneliness? experimental evidence from the Netherlands. European Journal of Ageing, 21(29), 1-10.