Archiving the Data from the First Wave of SHARE-Israel

描述（由申请人提供）：SHARE-Israel是一项受hrs启发的基于人口的家庭调查，其目的是收集NIA几个优先领域的基线数据，包括退休和经济状况、认知、护理以及老年人健康和功能变化的动态。在NIA和以色列资金来源的支持下，2005-2006年进行了第一波调查，涉及约1750个家庭中约2600名50岁及以上的个人。SHARE-Israel以希伯来语、阿拉伯语和俄语三种平行语言实施，以便接触到以色列不同的人口。当前提案的主要目标是将刚刚在NIA的支持下收集的SHARE-Israel数据的潜力转化为广泛访问的高级研究和分析资源。以色列社会呈现出一套独特的条件和特点，可以对健康和人口老龄化重要方面的社会动态产生新的见解和理解。我们建议立即采取必要的下一步措施，使更广泛的研究界可以访问这些数据。这是我们的期望，这些努力将促进利用这一独特的数据集的研究人员，并将，反过来，产生新的理解老化的企业。为了实现该应用程序的目标，我们建议执行四个具体任务：1)创建一个统一的代码本，将现有数据从希伯来语，阿拉伯语和俄语翻译成希伯来语和英语的完整版本，以促进以色列的研究和与英语研究伙伴的合作。2)建立一套完整的便于用户使用的文件，以方便数据的使用，包括数据定义文件、有关抽样和加权的技术文件、采访者培训的程序资料和制作多语文问卷。3)对SHARE-Israel数据进行全面保密审查，以便删除受限制的材料。4)建立公用文件库。我们将与密歇根大学的合作伙伴NACDA合作，用SAS、SPSS和STATA生成一组可供用户使用的分析文件，以及可搜索的XML文档。这些文件将促进调查人员的初步研究，并简化二级数据用户可公开访问的数据文件的创建。在这个项目中存档的数据将允许进行分析，以提高我们对增进老年人健康和福祉的不同途径的理解。这些数据涉及促进50岁及以上人群健康的主要经济和社会因素，为跨国比较提供了独特的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): SHARE-Israel is an HRS-inspired population-based household survey, the aim of which is to collect baseline data in several NIA priority areas, including retirement and economic status, cognition, care giving and the dynamics of health and functional change at older ages. Supported by NIA and by Israeli funding sources, the first wave of the survey was executed in 2005-2006, encompassing some 2600 individuals aged 50 and over in about 1750 households. SHARE-Israel was implemented in three parallel languages--Hebrew, Arabic and Russian--in order to access the diverse populations in Israel. The principal goal of the current proposal is to translate the potential of the SHARE-Israel data that have just been collected with support from NIA into a widely accessible resource for advanced study and analysis. Israeli society presents a unique set of conditions and characteristics that can yield new insight and understanding regarding the social dynamics of important aspects of health and population aging. We propose to carry out the next immediate step necessary for making the data accessible to the wider research community. It is our expectation that these efforts will facilitate utilization of this unique data set by researchers, and will, in turn, yield new understandings of the aging enterprise. To accomplish the goals of the application, we propose to perform four specific tasks: 1) To create a uniform codebook, translating the existing data from Hebrew, Arabic and Russian to full versions in Hebrew and English to facilitate Israeli based research and collaborations with English-speaking research partners. 2) To create a complete set of user-friendly documentation to facilitate the use of the data, including data definition files, technical documentation regarding sampling and weighting, and procedural information on interviewer training and the creation of the multilingual questionnaires. 3) To perform a full confidentiality review on the SHARE-Israel data so restricted material can be removed. 4) To create a library of public use files. Working with our collaborating partner, NACDA at the University of Michigan we will generate a set of user ready analysis files in SAS, SPSS and STATA along with searchable documentation in XML. These files will facilitate initial research by the investigators and simplify the creation of publicly accessible data files for secondary data users. The data to be archived in this project will allow analyses aimed to improve our understanding of the different paths to better health and well being in older age. The data address key economic and social factors that contribute to health among people 50 years of age and older, providing unique opportunities for cross-national comparisons.