Jørgen Lauridsen
DKK 3.6 million
The VELUX Foundation
SHARE
Europe is ageing. The average life expectancy is increasing and the younger generation are having fewer children than older generations, and soon the large birth cohorts born after World War II will reach retirement age, also in Denmark. This demographic development raises important questions for society, similar to those questions which Villum Kann Rasmussen raised when he founded the Velux Foundation in the 1980's, for example what happens to peoples' physical and cognitive abilities when they age, and how elderly people can still contribute to society. The project Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) aims to analyze the process of an ageing population in depth. SHARE is a unique shared European database, which collects data among people aged 50+ in 28 European countries regarding their ageing, health and socio-economic conditions through face-to-face interviews. The scientific potential of the database lies in the extensive data (more than 300,000 interviews with over 140,000 people), which covers the interplay between economy, health and social factors, which shapes peoples' living conditions. This enables the project to investigate the various ways in which people aged 50 and above live and work in 27 European countries and Israel, and to create a foundation for evidence-based national, European and international policies, which can adress the challenges of an ageing population. For example, a newly initiated Ph.D. project at the University of Southern Denmark has, with the help of SHARE-data, investigated the opportunities for a differentiated pension system and has, among other things, pointed out that age in itself is not determining for whether a person experiences physical decline.
DKK 550,000
Helsefonden
SHARE
Since 2004 Denmark has participated in the SHARE survey under the management of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Furthermore, since 2017 Danish SHARE data have been merged with register data from Statistics Denmark. This database, REGLINK‐SHAREDK, is of unique value for societal and health research. Longitudinal interview data, which includes subjective and objective data on representative Danes, in combination with register data, provides unique opportunities for analyses and evidence based knowledge on relevant cause‐response mechanisms, not the least when it comes to the question why we age differently. SHARE data and research projects based on these can thus contribute to implementation of new policy initiatives addressing challenges following an ageing Denmark and Europe. Only few other countries can do this; research based on REGLINK-SHAREDK is thus internationally acknowledged. It is important that decision makers can access the most outstanding knowledge on these areas when meeting challenges from an ageing population. A continued Danish participation in SHARE is thus essential but is conditioned on financing the last three waves of data collection.
DKK 5.0 million
The Carlsberg Foundation
Establishment of Danish SHARE data infrastructure
Since 2004, the European Survey of Ageing, Health and Retirement (SHARE) has gathered a vast amount of micro data from more than 120,000 European individuals from the age of 50. The survey, based on interviews conducted in 27 European countries and Israel, consists of data of socio-economic status, family, social networks and health are gathered in the unique data program called SHARE. SHARE is a longitudinal survey and so far, 7 waves of data have been collected. Since the first wave of 2004, the Danish SHARE data, SHAREDK has been merged with register data from Statistics Denmark into the research infrastructure REGLINK-SHAREDK, which has improved research potential significantly. Furthermore, the SHAREDK also contains biometrical measures, which makes the Danish part of SHARE internationally outstanding. Thus, the SHARE survey together with REGLINK-SHAREDK is a major data infrastructure informing on the ageing society and the challenges connected to the demographic development. The data infrastructure is available for all researchers free of charge and ensures good quality data for their research. In April 2018 the international SHARE had more than 8500 registered users globally.
DKK 1.5 million
Trygfonden
SHARE
Since 2004 Denmark has participated in the SHARE survey under the management of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Furthermore, since 2017 Danish SHARE data have been merged with register data from Statistics Denmark. This database, REGLINK‐SHAREDK, is of unique value for societal and health research. Longitudinal interview data, which includes subjective and objective data on representative Danes, in combination with register data, provides unique opportunities for analyses and evidence based knowledge on relevant cause‐response mechanisms, not the least when it comes to the question why we age differently. SHARE data and research projects based on these can thus contribute to implementation of new policy initiatives addressing challenges following an ageing Denmark and Europe. Only few other countries can do this; research based on REGLINK‐SHAREDK is thus internationally acknowledged. It is important that decision makers can access the most outstanding knowledge on these areas when meeting challenges from an ageing population. A continued Danish participation in SHARE is thus essential but is conditioned on financing the last three waves of data collection.
DKK 400,000
Helsefonden
SHARE
Since 2004 Denmark has participated in the SHARE survey under the management of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Furthermore, since 2017 Danish SHARE data have been merged with register data from Statistics Denmark. This database, REGLINK‐SHAREDK, is of unique value for societal and health research. Longitudinal interview data, which includes subjective and objective data on representative Danes, in combination with register data, provides unique opportunities for analyses and evidence based knowledge on relevant cause‐response mechanisms, not the least when it comes to the question why we age differently. SHARE data and research projects based on these can thus contribute to implementation of new policy initiatives addressing challenges following an ageing Denmark and Europe. Only few other countries can do this; research based on REGLINK‐SHAREDK is thus internationally acknowledged. It is important that decision makers can access the most outstanding knowledge on these areas when meeting challenges from an ageing population. A continued Danish participation in SHARE is thus essential but is conditioned on financing the last three waves of data collection.
DKK 1,450,000
AU, KU, CBS and SDU
REGLINK-SHAREDK
The purpose of the project is to acquire financing for the data collection of SHARE waves 8-10 and to update REGLINK-SHAREDK with these waves.