1970 British Cohort Study: Age 26, Sweep 5, 1996

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been sureveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their individual trajectories and creating a unique resource for researchers. It is one of very few longitudinal studies following people of this generation anywhere in the world.Since 1970, cohort members have been surveyed at ages 5, 10, 16, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42 and 46. Featuring a range of objective measures and rich self-reported data, BCS70 covers an incredible amount of ground and can be used in research on many topics Evidence from BCS70 has illuminated important issues for our society across five decades. Key findings include how reading for pleasure matters for children's cognitive development, why grammar schools have not reduced social inequalities, and how childhood experiences can impact on mental health in mid-life. Every day researchers from across the scientific community are using this important study to make new connections and discoveries.BCS70 is run by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), a research centre in the UCL Institute of Education, which is part of University College London.  The content of BCS70 studies, including questions, topics and variables can be explored via the CLOSER Discovery website.How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys:For information on how to access biomedical data from BCS70 that are not held at the UKDS, see the CLS Genetic data and biological samples webpage.Secure Access datasetsSecure Access versions of BCS70 have more restrictive access conditions than versions available under the standard End User Licence (EUL). Currently, only sensitive variables from the age 46 sweep are available under SN 9115, although sensitive survey data across all sweeps will be made available over time.

1970 British Cohort Study: Age 26, Sweep 5, 1996 The 26-year follow-up was the fourth full national follow-up of the BCS70 cohort. This follow-up was designed to review and evaluate young adults' (26 year) health, education, social and family environment throughout Britain. The comprehensive nature of the data gathered in this longitudinal study enables study of the effects on the 26-year old's education, health and general progress, of perinatal problems, serious childhood illnesses and critical episodes in the family or social environment. For the fifth edition (June 2016) a small number of primary identifiers (BCSID) have been changed to realign them to previous sweeps of data. See the documentation for full details of the work done.

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The questionnaire included the following topics: qualifications and skills; training; employment and earnings ; unemployment and periods out of the labour market; relationships, marriage and children; housing and household; health and health-related behaviour; and the views of cohort members about topics such as law and order, politics, jobs, and marriage and family. Standard Measures The attitude questions included in the questionnaire employ Likert-like scales, and the coding of occupation includes Cambridge and Hope-Goldthorpe scale scores.

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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z
Source https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Return_to_a_degree_main_report.pdf
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=2c52d73ed4ccfee2447bb8e4a92105215e7d3027838ddf013ec7bfff1b99d33a
Provenance
Creator University of London, Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies; Bynner, J., City University, Social Statistics Research Unit
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 1998
Funding Reference Economic and Social Research Council; International Centre for Child Studies; Royal Free Hospital
Rights Copyright Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Bedford Group, Institute of Education, University of London; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p><p>Additional conditions of use apply:</p><p>Confidentiality</p><p>I agree not to use nor attempt to use the Data Collections to identify the individuals from which the study sample was selected, nor to claim to have done so.</p><p>I agree not to link between the research identifiers supplied by the UK Data Service [BCSID] and any other identifiers previously issued.</p>
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Language English
Resource Type Numeric
Discipline Economics; History; Humanities; Jurisprudence; Law; Life Sciences; Medicine; Medicine and Health; Physiology; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Great Britain