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Summary

Strengths: This survey targets two age groups and looks at areas of under-researched subject matter that is included in multiple international measures of healthy ageing. Weaknesses: The sample size is fairly small, the data is self-reported, there is no possibility for linkage, and there is limited availability of individual-level data.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Free access to data (Microdata also?)

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Aggregate data

Formats available
PDF tables and charts contained within report

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Round1: data was collected in 2007 with a sample size of 525 individuals. Round 2: data was collected in 2008 with a sample size of 500 individuals.

First year of collection
2007

Stratification if applicable
Age, gender, age and gender, education, income, state, community size, (prior) occupation

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Austria; By state (Bundesland) down to community level

Age range
Round 1 (2007): population aged 70 and above; Round 2 (2008): population aged 60-69

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data collected on technological needs and skills of elderly persons, use of technology and experiences with using technology, reasons for not using technology, choice of transportation, specific problem areas with regard to technology use and suggestions for improvement. Corresponds to Uses of Technology and Housing, Urban Development and Mobility Topics

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
Not reported

Breaks
Not reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Not reported

Governance

Contact information
Gert Feistritzer
Institute for Empirical Social Research (IFES) on behalf of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK)
Stubenring 1
1010 Vienna Austria Phone: +43154670324?
Email: gert.fesitritzer(at)ifes.at
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Timeliness, transparency
Data collected between September and October 2007 for the 70 and above age cohort, and between May and June 2008 for the 60-69 age cohort. Main findings were published in 2008.