Biobanks and population cohorts · Social and administrative data
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
Also known as: ELSA
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People aged 50+ in England, interviewed every two years since 2002; health, biomarkers, social and economic data.
Registration Free Samples GeneticHow it can replace animal studies
Human ageing data instead of ageing animal models.
How to get access
Mostly via the UK Data Service.
- Access level
- Registration
- Who can use it
- Registered users.
- Cost
- Free
Data held
Population
From NAMsDB (https://namsdb.uk/resource/english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing), release data under CC BY 4.0. Printed 26/10/2026.