Wave 1 Self-completion Questionnaire (SCQ) (NICOLA)#
Last modified: 28 May 2026
1. Summary#
All participants in Wave 1 were given a self-completion questionnaire to complete and return it by post. The questions covered 12 topics including measures of loneliness, disability, computer use, life events/trauma/stress, physical and mental health measures, physical activity (RPAQ) and measure of personality.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | NICOLA_Wave1SCQ |
| Citation (APA) | Queen's University Belfast, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Public Health. (2021). NICOLA: The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Wave 1 Self-completion Questionnaire (SCQ). UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00296-01 |
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| Series | NICOLA: The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study of Ageing |
| Owner | Queen's University Belfast |
| Temporal Coverage | 12/2013 - 07/2016 |
| Keywords | |
| Participants Invited | 5032 |
| Participant Count | 3415 |
| Number of variables | 321 |
| Number of observations | 3415 |
| Specific Restrictions to Data Use | None |
| Build a Data Request | https://explore.ukllc.ac.uk/ |
2. Version History#
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Version Date | 01 Nov 2021 |
| Number of Variables | 321 |
| Number of Observations | 3415 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00296-01 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00296-01/activities |
3. Documentation#
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4. Useful Syntax#
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