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TILDA Wave 6, 2020-2023 and Updates to Previous Waves

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The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 6 is now available on ISSDA to request. 

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 6, ISSDA SN: 0053-07, DOI: (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.7929/ISSDA/RWNE1A

About the study 

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland. TILDA collects information on all aspects of health, economic and social circumstances from adults aged 50 years and over resident in Ireland. Waves of data collection take place every two years. TILDA provides a comprehensive and accurate picture of the characteristics, needs and contributions of older persons in Ireland to inform and support improvements in policy and practice; advancements in technology and innovation; tailored education and training through an enhanced ageing research infrastructure; harmonisation with leading international research to ensure adoption of best policy and practice and comparability of results. 

Access

For more information and to request access to the dataset go to (opens in a new window)The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 6, 2020-2023, ISSDA SN:0053-07 page and follow the ISSDA request process as outlined in the terms tab. 

Updates to past Waves

There have also been updates to the earlier Waves 1 to 5. Information on the updates can be found in the TILDA release guide v6.1(0053-00_TILDA_release_guide_v6.1.pdf) which is available with each dataset. A number of new variables are included in the new releases. For more information and to request access to each Wave 1-5 see the links below and follow the request process in the terms tab. 

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 1, 2009-2011, ISSDA SN: 0053-01, DOI: (opens in a new window)10.7929/ISSDA/AWCUY3

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 2, 2012-2013, ISSDA SN: 0053-02, DOI:(opens in a new window)10.7929/ISSDA/HSBNCU

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 3, 2014-2015, ISSDA SN: 0053-04, DOI:(opens in a new window)10.7929/ISSDA/9Z4MFF

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 4, 2016, ISSDA SN: 0053-05, DOI: (opens in a new window)10.7929/ISSDA/R4BZYX

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Wave 5, 2018, ISSDA SN: 0053-06, DOI: (opens in a new window)10.7929/ISSDA/JCMO6P

Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA)

James Joyce Library, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
E: issda@ucd.ie