SHARE and ELSI-Brazil: Longitudinal Aging Data from Europe and Brazil

Wave 9 data from the SHARE study provides harmonized, longitudinal data on approximately 70,000 community-dwelling adults aged 50+ across 28 European countries and Israel. The ELSI-Brasil second wave (2019-2021) includes a nationally representative cohort of about 10,000 older adults in Brazil. Author Vinicius R. Oliveira compiled these datasets, which are available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between socioeconomic status and cognitive decline based on wealth, employment, and cognitive test scores.
• Analyzing healthcare utilization patterns among older adults based on reported healthcare use and chronic conditions.
• Studying the impact of social support systems on mental well-being based on family and social network data.
• Investigating functional capacity and its predictors based on data on functional limitations and medical history.

Strengths

• Harmonized data from two major longitudinal studies, SHARE and ELSI-Brasil.
• SHARE sample includes approximately 70,000 participants across 29 countries, providing broad geographic coverage.
• ELSI-Brasil offers a nationally representative cohort of about 10,000 participants for Brazil-specific analysis.
• Data covers key domains like health, economics, and social support, collected via computer-assisted personal interviews and assessments.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the combined dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The specific variables used from each source are listed generally; exact column names and definitions require consulting the original study documentation.

Provenance

Source

SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) and ELSI-Brasil (Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging).

Collection Method

Longitudinal data collected through computer-assisted personal interviews (SHARE) and interviews/assessments (ELSI-Brasil).

Time Range

SHARE Wave 9 (specific years not provided); ELSI-Brasil second wave (2019-2021).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 15:08:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

28 European countries, Israel, and Brazil.