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Summary information

Study title

On the Edge of Later Life, 1930-1990

Creator

Thompson, P

Study number / PID

853321 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-853321 (DOI)

Data access

Open

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The project was carried out between 1991 and 1993 to establish sources of self-identity and relate this to prospective ageing, and to consider how earlier life experiences contributed to adaptability to ageing. In-depth life history interviews were carried out with individuals aged 55 to 59 and this collection comprises transcriptions and documentation from this work. The original audio recordings have been deposited seperately with the National Sound Archive of the British Library. The sample was drawn from participants in the pilot study for the British Household Panel Study. This collection is not currently digitised and is available as a hard copy only. If you are interested in a project which involves the digitisation of this collection, please contact our Collections team at collections@ukdataservice.ac.uk. We'd be delighted to work with you in enhancing this collection. Main Topics: Old age; ageing; retirement; death; bereavement; children; grandchildren; grandparents; parents; education; personal relationships; work; leisure; health; personal appearance; sex.

Topics

HistorySocial stratification and groupingsSociety and culture

Keywords

AGEINGCHILDRENDEATHEDUCATIONEMPLOYMENTGENDERGRANDCHILDRENGRANDPARENTSHEALTHINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSLEISURE TIMELIFE HISTORIES
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/01/1991 - 01/01/1991

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Text

Data collection mode

This cross-sectional (one-time) study used face-to-face interviews. Data includes in-depth/unstructured interview transcripts. Quota sample was used to select 50 respondents from the pilot study of the British Household Panel Study (BHPS). Sample included men and women aged 55-59.

Funding information

Grant number

LC14250024

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2018

Terms of data access

These data are available from a service other than UK Data Service - National Social Policy and Social Change Archive. Albert Sloman Library Special Collections, University of Essex. Access can be arranged in the Special Collections Room at the Albert Sloman Library, University of Essex. Further information is available from the Special Collections webpage (http://libwww.essex.ac.uk/speccol.htm).

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