Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
21. If your parents are still alive, how often do you have contact with them (including mother, father, mother-in-law, and father-in-law) either in person, by phone, mail, or email (e.g., any online interaction)? NACC Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
Other NIA-funded studies
  • NACC
    • Uniform Data Set
      • Form name- A1a: Social Determinants of Health Optional Form
        • Packet- Initial Visit Packet
          • Section- Social connections, activities, and environment
            • Variable name- parentcomm

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name
0 Parents not living
1 Once a or less
2 Several times a
3 Several times a
4 Several times a
5 Everyday or almost everyday
8 Prefer not to answer

# Identifier Origin Version
UDS_a1a_Initial Visit Packet_parentcomm NACC-source_dataset+form_name+packet+var_name NACC_uds-v4-ivp-ded-11122025