Württemberg Construction Workers Cohort
This cohort aimed to investigate the nature and extent of occupational disability among construction workers in Germany. Participants were male plumbers, carpenters, painters, plasterers, bricklayers, and unskilled workers or labourers aged 25 to 64 years recruited from Württemberg, Germany, between 1986 and 1992. Over 18,000 workers completed the baseline data collection sweep. Participants were followed up until 1999 using the national pension register to ascertain vital status, disability pension and retirement age, among other factors.
Study design
Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
18,760 (participants)
Age at first data collection
25 - 64 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
Construction workers including plumbers, carpenters, painters, plasterers, bricklayers, and unskilled workers or labourers aged 25 to 64 years in Germany in 1986.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1986
Primary Institutions
German Centre of Gerontology (Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen, DZA)
Heidelberg University (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Association of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for Construction Workers
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Employer data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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