Aging in Diverse Contexts | Carolina Population Center

Across the globe, populations are aging, with the potential for profound effects on families, governments, health service providers and national economies. Faculty are deeply engaged in research and primary data collection related to the demography and economics of aging in countries around the world, including the United States, China, India, Indonesia, Malawi, the Philippines, Russia, and Sri Lanka.

Associated Projects

Add Health Cognition and Early Risk Factors for Dementia Project The overall goal of this project is to collect and disseminate critical data on cognitive, physical, and sensory functioning and risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), when participants…

Add Health Parent Study The Add Health Parent Study (AHPS) is designed to improve the understanding of the role that families play through socioeconomic channels in the health and wellbeing of the older, parent generation and that of their offspring. This unique data set supports the analyses of intergenerational…

Biological Aging Across the Life Course: Harmonizing Cohort Biospecimen Archives. As the US rapidly transitions into an aging society, aging-associated diseases are increasing in both prevalence and cost. Compounding this concern is evidence that cohorts entering adulthood and midlife today are less healthy than preceding generations were at those ages. The faster rate of aging…

Black-White Differences in Life Course Exposure to Death: Consequences for Health Racial/ethnic disparities in life expectancy are well known, with particular disadvantage for black Americans, but scientists have not considered the potential damage to survivors; this project will focus on those survivors to provide the first population-based analysis of race/ethnic differences in exposure to the death…

Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health The Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health will support a productive group of scholars as they increase the pace and focus of their research on topics related to the demography and economics of aging. Faculty will conduct research and primary data collection in support…