Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: 1946-51 cohort (ALSWH)
The ALSWH is a national, longitudinal, population-based study exploring factors that influence health among women in Australia. The ALSWH has recruited more than 57,000 women in four age cohorts since 1996. The 1946-51 cohort was recruited through random selection from all women in the Australian Medicare database who were born between 1946 and 1951. A total of 13,715 participants, aged between 45 and 50 years, were recruited and completed their first survey in 1996.
Study design
Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
13,715 (participants)
Age at first data collection
45 - 50 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1946 - 1951 (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1996
Primary Institutions
University of Newcastle
University of Queensland (UQ)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Qualitative survey
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
