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ABSTRACT The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA) is a comprehensive multi‐dimensional study aimed at identifying factors which determine and predict the state of health and social well‐being of an Australian elderly population. The research design and selection of questionnaire items and measures that have been chosen are representative at a ‘state of the art’ level and provide the opportunity for cross‐national analysis of findings, particularly between Australia and the United States. It is planned to select a probability sample of 3000 people aged 60 and over from metropolitan Adelaide for a prospective follow‐up study, initially for a period of five years.
Andrews et al. (1989) studied this question.