NSHAP Wave 3: Perceived Neighborhood Danger and Mental Health in Older Adults

2,240 adults aged 65 or older from Wave 3 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) provide data on perceived neighborhood danger, insomnia, and depressive symptoms. Seo-Yun Choi published this 5.5 KB Excel file on figshare in May 2026. The analysis identifies insomnia symptoms as a mediator, accounting for 25.8% of the total effect of neighborhood danger on depression.

Use Cases

• Mediation analysis of environmental stressors on mental health based on perceived neighborhood danger and insomnia symptom variables.
• Studying risk factors for depression in older adults based on sociodemographic and health covariates.
• Modeling the relationship between sleep health and neighborhood perception based on insomnia symptom data.
• Secondary analysis of the NSHAP cohort for gerontological research based on the described psychological and environmental measures.

Strengths

• Data from a nationally recognized aging study, the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP).
• Sample size of 2,240 adults aged 65 or older provides a substantial cohort for analysis.
• Clear research findings are described, including a mediation effect size (25.8%) and statistical results (B=.04).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope or aggregated summary statistics.

Provenance

Source

Wave 3 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP).

Collection Method

Survey data analyzed in a published study.

Time Range

Wave 3 of NSHAP (specific collection years not provided in input).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 17:27:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (inferred from NSHAP being a U.S. national study).