Announcements

November 30, 2006 -- 2004 Beta-2 Data Released

September 30, 2006 -- Center for Demographic Studies Closes

What's New in the 2004-2005 NLTCS:

DATA:

• All variables with numeric data values are in numeric format.
• There are no unidentified missing data. Special codes are used to identify missing data due to legitimate skip, refusals, don't know responses, CAPI error
       -4/B = Break off
       -5/S = Legitimate skip on path
       -6/M = Non-response (Unit)
       -7/V = Invalid skip (CAPI/FR)
          -8 = Don't know (D)
          -9 = Refused (R)
  

Screener:

• Administration of an abbreviated Screener to an institutionalized respondent requires personal visit
• All non-institutionalized respondents are asked:
• ADLs and IADLs
• Educational Levels
• Marital Status
• Veteran Status
• Race & Ethnicity by OMB Guidelines

Detailed Control Card:

• Control Card variables are set to -6/M for detailed non-interviews and -5/S for deceased and ineligible interviews
• More detailed information about household members and children

IADL Helpers:

• In 2004, we added disability as a requirement for flagging IADL helpers.

Detailed Community Questionnaire:

• Each section identifies who is answering the questions: sample person, proxy, or both
• More detailed information about smoking

Selection of the Primary Caregiver:

• Number of reported hours of help is no longer used as a criterion for the selection of the primary caregiver. Rather, the respondent is asked which of the unpaid caregivers helped the most.
• We added a demographic section to collect additional information on the caregiver such as educational attainment, race, and Hispanic origin.

Detailed Institutional Questionnaire:

• Structured to be respondent-based rather than institutional-based to parallel the detailed community questionnaire
• Includes chronic conditions
• More detail on ADLs

Detailed Community and Institutional Questionnaires:

• Chronic pain has been included in the list of chronic conditions
• Cognitive status is measured by SPMSQ (Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire)

Other Documentation:

• Flow charts for each of the questionnaires
• Overview flow chart (shows the overall path for each of the sample groups)
• Data Dictionary with list of Variables by Survey Component, to include non-survey variables

Obtaining the 2004 Data:

If you are a current DUA holder, you should have received an email instructing you how to obtain the 2004 data.  If you are not a current DUA holder - nor did not receive an email from us - please see Obtain Data.  If you have any questions, contact:

Kenneth G. Manton, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
919-668-6703
kgmanton@duke.edu