1980s: coming of age

It was the decade of big hair, fluorescent socks, electropop, BMX bikes and the ZX Spectrum. We surveyed cohort members twice during the 1980s, at ages 10 and 16. Over the course of the next seven stories, we share more about the data collected during this period and the insights we’ve gained from them.

1980s stories

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Coming of age in the 1980s – an animated tour

17 September 2020

So that’s it, we’ve reached the end of our look back at BCS70 through the eighties – the decade of curly perms and synthpop, Thatcher and JR Ewing.

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1970 British Cohort Study - Life stories - Claire

10 September 2020

Over the year we’ll be speaking to our cohort members about their lives and what the study means to them. This week we speak to Claire.

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Important discoveries from the 1970 British Cohort Study - Age 16 Sweep

3 September 2020

Cohort members who had often read for pleasure made more progress in English, but also in maths, between the ages of 10 and 16, compared to those who had rarely read.

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1970 British Cohort Study Age 16 Sweep – Dietary diaries

27 August 2020

During the Age 16 Sweep study members were given a 4-day dietary diary to complete.

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1970 British Cohort Study - Life stories - James

20 August 2020

Over the year we’ll be speaking to our cohort members about their lives and what the study means to them. This week we speak to James.

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Important discoveries from the 1970 British Cohort Study – Age 10 Sweep

13 August 2020

Research using BCS70 data has shown that children from poorer families can overcome early life disadvantage and escape poverty in adulthood.

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1970 British Cohort Study Age 10 Sweep – Medical assessment

6 August 2020

The Age 10 Sweep included measures of height, weight, head circumference, blood pressure, pulse, vision and hearing.

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