INTRODUCTION

Collecting Biological Indicators in Household Surveys

Caleb E. Finch

James W. Vaupel

THE USE OF BIOINDICATORS IN DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

Integrating Biology into Demographic Research on Health and Aging (With a Focus on the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging)

Eileen M. Crimmins

Teresa Seeman

Biological Material in Household Surveys: The Interface Between Epidemiology and Genetics

Kaare Christensen

THE POTENTIAL FOR USING GENETIC INFORMATION IN DEMOGRAPHY

Demography in the Age of Genomics: A First Look at the Prospects

Douglas Ewbank

The Value of Sibling and Other ``Relational'' Data for Biodemography and Genetic Epidemiology

George P. Vogler

RESEARCH AGING HUMAN SUBJECTS

Opportunities for Population-Based Research on Aging Human Subjects: Pathology and Genetics

George M. Martin

Qubai Hu

Indicators of Function in the Geriatric Population

Jeffrey B. Halter

David B. Reuben

THE RELEVANCE OF ANIMAL MODELS AND STUDIES FOR HUMAN POPULATIONS

Biomarkers and Genetics of Aging in Mice

Richard A. Miller

Relevance of Animal Models for Human Populations

Gerald E. McClearn

VALUE-ADDED SURVEY RESEARCH

Applying Genetic Study Designs to Social and Behavioral Population Surveys

Robert B. Wallace

Stretching Social Surveys to Include Bioindicators: Possibilities for the Health and Retirement Study, Experience from the Taiwan Study of the Elderly

Maxine Weinstein

Robert J. Willis

CONSENT, PRIVACY, AND GROUP HARM CONSIDERATIONS

Informed Consent for the Collection of Biological Samples in Household Surveys

Jeffrey R. Botkin

Ethical and Social Issues in Incorporating Genetic Research into Survey Studies

Sharon J. Durfy

REFLECTION

Biosocial Opportunities for Surveys

Kenneth W. Wachter

Suggested Readings

Glossary

Index