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The Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS): COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Study, 2021-2022 is a multidisciplinary large-scale study of older adults (aged 50 and over) living in Scotland.  The study was established to explore the spectrum of COVID-19 concerns in older adults and its impact on their willingness to (re)engage across health, social, and economic domains as Scotland's economy and society emerged from the pandemic.  The survey data were collected between October 2021 and January 2022 using electronic, postal self-completion interviews and telephone-assisted personal interviews.  From a target sample of 15,674 older adults, drawn from two existing Scottish longitudinal studies and a predefined panel, 3,373 individuals (59  percent women and 41 percent men) completed the survey. The data provide a wealth of information on older adults' socio-demographics, COVID-19-induced fear, worries and concerns, health domains, social capital and participation, economic and consumption behaviours, return to workplace experiences and preferences.Further information is available HAGIS COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Study webpage.

Main Topics:

COVID-19; ageing; health engagement; work; social connections; technology.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Postal survey

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)