Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)
The Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement Survey respondents are individuals aged between 50 and 75 years, recruited through stratified sampling of household registrations. The registrations were for the eastern municipalities of Adachi, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Sendai, and Takikawa. Some partners of the respondents also complete surveys.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
7,268 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Hitotsubashi University (一橋大学, Hitotsubashi daigaku)
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
University of Tokyo (東京大学, UTokyo)
Links
rieti.go.jp/en/projects/jstar/index.html
maelstrom-research.org/study/jstar
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/japanese-study-of-aging-and-retirement/
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – online
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
