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Country:	AUSTRALIA 1996-2001
Study Title:	Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (also known as Women's Health Australia)
Collector:	Research Centre for Gender and Health at the University of Newcastle
When Conducted:	1996 for the first wave; 1999 for the follow-up of the older cohort, 2000 for the follow-up of the younger cohort, and 2001 for the follow-up of the mid-age cohort
Sampling Method and Study Design:	Invitations to participate in the study were sent to 106,000 Australian women randomly selected from the Australian National Health System database. The study examined the needs, views, lifestyles, current health and other factors affecting the long-term health of individual women in Australia to provide information to the Department of Health and Aged Care and to other government departments on ways of improving health services for women. The questions on time use are included among other questionnaire items. The study does not have a diary. Nevertheless, in addition to standard health questions including time elements (have you cut down on the amount of time you spend doing various activities on account of your health), and questions about hours worked, the study also include questions about time spent in waiting rooms of health care providers, satisfaction with time with doctors, and frequency in recent weeks in which activities were performed for 20 minutes or more
Sample Size:	At baseline in 1996: 14,739 in younger cohort; 12,762 in mid-age cohort; and 14,011 in older cohort
Response Rate:	1996: 41% for younger cohort; 54% for mid-age cohort; and 36% for older cohort
Weighting Procedures:	The data are not weighted
Source of Information:	Women's Health Australia University of Newcastle University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Tel: +61 2 4921 8609 Fax: +61 2 4921 7415 Email: whlra@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
Available Documentation:	http://www.fec.newcastle.edu.au/wha/

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