Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG)
The NorLAG Study investigates ageing and age-related changes in a sample of adults in Norway. The study recruited adults born between 1922 and 1961, living in 24 municipalities and six townships across the country, resulting in a baseline sample of over 5,500 participants. The baseline sample comprised 51.4% women. Refreshment samples were added in the second wave of data collection, including participants born between 1962 and 1966.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
5,555 (participants)
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
2002
Primary Institutions
Norwegian Social Research (Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring, NOVA)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Norwegian Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet)
Norwegian State Housing Bank (Husbanken)
Oslo Metropolitan University (Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet, Oslomet)
Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd)
Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, SSB)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Other government data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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