Harmonization of Aging Surveys & Cross-National Comparat

统一老龄化调查

• 批准号: 7230400
• 负责人: JINKOOK LEE
• 金额: $ 4.15万
• 依托单位: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-30 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7230400
• 关键词: aging; cooperative study; health surveys; international cooperation; longitudinal human study; meeting /conference /symposium; southeast Asia; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A great deal of harmonization efforts have occurred among the existing aging data sets; however, the comparability of these aging surveys has not been fully articulated, calling for more deliberate efforts to establish the ex post comparability of existing aging surveys. Moreover, several countries are currently in the process of developing similar aging data sets, which creates urgency in the discussion of harmonization-what should be harmonized at the international and/or regional levels and what needs to be localized. It is increasingly recognized that cross-national comparative studies will bring new insights to our understanding of the impact of policy and institution on aging, yet only few such studies have been conducted. Therefore, we propose a series of scientific meetings (1) to enhance the ex ante comparability by bringing together the principal investigators of aging surveys who are directly connected to the creation of these data; (2) to facilitate cross-national comparative studies by discussing the ex post harmonization of aging surveys; and (3) to establish collaborations among the various aging projects by developing an international network of researchers, including both principal investigators and end users. The core activity of the proposed meeting is the bringing together of major ongoing aging research projects-both established and emerging. Established aging surveys include the Health and Retirement Study (HRS); English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA); Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE); Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging (KLoSA); Strategic Advisory Group of Experts' World Health Survey (SAGE); Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO); Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS); and an International Network of field sites with continuous Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in developing countries (INDEPTH). We will also invite the PIs of emerging aging surveys in Japan, China, Thailand, and Taiwan; experts in the survey methodology; and researchers who have conducted such studies. Methodological expertise is needed to achieve high data quality and comparability, and spreading state-of-art methods to newly formed social surveys would greatly improve data quality both of new surveys and comparatively. We propose the first meeting to be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from February 21 to 24, 2007. This location has been chosen for both scientific and pragmatic reasons. First, several Asian countries are currently developing an HRS-like survey, including Thailand, Japan, China, and Taiwan. The Japanese survey will be collecting its baseline data later this year, while the Thailand team targets collecting its baseline data in 2007. Considering the developmental stages of these surveys and the pragmatic consideration of meeting costs, Thailand seems to be the best choice. The National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Behavioral and Social Research Program (BSR) has identified the development of international networks in population aging as one of the major areas of emphasis in extramural funding and solicits proposals for such development activities. The NIA specifically calls for the "development of methodologies and mechanisms that facilitate the harmonization (or, in some cases, the standardization) of data collected in both industrialized and less developed countries; and development of methods for calibrating health and well-being across populations." BSR currently has a research portfolio on data collection that spends $30-40 million per year on data collection alone. Considering such significant investment in aging surveys, the benefits of this harmonization meeting of aging surveys greatly exceed its costs.

描述（由申请人提供）：现有的老化数据集已经进行了大量的协调工作；然而，这些老龄化调查的可比性尚未得到充分阐明，需要更加认真地努力建立现有老龄化调查的事后可比性。此外，一些国家目前正在开发类似的老龄化数据集，这使得协调一致的讨论变得紧迫——哪些内容应该在国际和/或区域层面进行协调，哪些内容需要本地化。人们越来越认识到，跨国比较研究将为我们理解政策和制度对老龄化的影响带来新的见解，但此类研究却很少。因此，我们建议召开一系列科学会议（1）通过将与这些数据的创建直接相关的老龄化调查主要研究人员聚集在一起来增强事前可比性； (2) 通过讨论老龄化调查的事后协调来促进跨国比较研究； (3) 通过发展国际研究人员网络（包括主要研究者和最终用户），在各个老龄化项目之间建立合作。 拟议会议的核心活动是汇集正在进行的主要老龄化研究项目——包括已建立的和新兴的项目。已建立的老龄化调查包括健康与退休研究（HRS）；英国老龄化纵向研究（ELSA）；欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查（SHARE）；韩国老龄化纵向研究（KLoSA）；战略咨询专家组的世界健康调查（SAGE）；波多黎各老年人：健康状况（PREHCO）；墨西哥健康与老龄化研究（MHAS）；以及对发展中国家人口及其健康进行持续人口统计评估的国际现场站点网络（INDEPTH）。我们还将邀请日本、中国、泰国和台湾新兴老龄化调查的PI；调查方法方面的专家；以及进行此类研究的研究人员。需要方法论方面的专业知识来实现​​高数据质量和可比性，将最先进的方法推广到新形成的社会调查将大大提高新调查和相对调查的数据质量。 我们建议第一次会议于2007年2月21日至24日在泰国清迈举行。选择这个地点是出于科学和务实的原因。首先，一些亚洲国家目前正在开展类似 HRS 的调查，包括泰国、日本、中国和台湾。日本的调查将于今年晚些时候收集基线数据，而泰国团队的目标是在2007年收集基线数据。考虑到这些调查的发展阶段以及会议成本的务实考虑，泰国似乎是最佳选择。 国家老龄化研究所（NIA）的行为和社会研究计划（BSR）已将人口老龄化国际网络的发展确定为外部资助的主要重点领域之一，并为此类发展活动征求建议。 NIA 特别呼吁“制定方法和机制，促进工业化国家和欠发达国家收集的数据的协调（或在某些情况下标准化）；并制定校准人口健康和福祉的方法” ”。 BSR 目前拥有一个关于数据收集的研究组合，每年仅在数据收集上就花费 30-4000 万美元。考虑到对老龄化调查的巨大投资，这次老龄化调查协调会议的效益大大超过了其成本。