Insight into a maturing population
The primary objective of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is to collect longitudinal multidisciplinary data from a representative sample of the English population aged 50 and older.
We collect both objective and subjective data relating to health and disability, biological markers of disease, economic circumstance, social participation, networks and well-being.
News and updates
ELSA wave 5 launch
A report to launch the fifth wave of the ELSA survey will be published on 15 October 2012. The report will include a variety of longitudinal tables using all five waves of data, as well as analysis and discussion by the interdisciplinary team of ELSA researchers. More information about the event will be available online soon.
[posted April 2012]
ELSA data available
The ELSA datasets and associated documentation for Wave 0 (i.e. HSE) and Waves 1, 2, 3 and 4 are all available on the Economic and Social Data Service.
[posted March 2012]
