Briefings and impact

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 25 initial findings – Economic activity and health

This briefing paper summarises 25-year-olds’ experience with the labour market. More specifically, it explores the nature of the cohort members’ current jobs, and the proportion of shift workers, zero-hours contract workers, and unemployed. It also examines the links between labour market relations and self-assessed general health and mental ill health.

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 25 initial findings – Politics, perceptions and identity

This briefing paper summarises 25-year-olds’ experiences of adulthood, political interest and perception of opportunities. It describes the proportion who have an interest in politics, and their perceptions of the rewards for hard work and whether they have more or less opportunity than previous generations. It also covers whether this generation feels they have control over their lives, and whether, at age 25, they feel like adults.

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 25 initial findings – Mental health

This briefing paper summarises the experiences of mental health problems among the Next Steps cohort at age 25. It explores the prevalence of probable mental ill health at this age, and the risk factors associated with probable psychological disturbance.

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 25 initial findings – The role of diet and exercise on weight and health

This briefing paper summarises the effects of diet and exercise on weight and general health at age 25. It explores the prevalence and risks for overweight, obesity and general health at this age.

Videos

Millennium Cohort Study – The importance of early years and adolescence to later outcomes

Find out more about the Millennium Cohort Study in this interview with its Principal Investigator, Emla Fitzsimons.

Videos

1970 British Cohort Study introductory webinar

The latest webinar included an introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70); how to access the data; documentation available; about the BCS70 sample, including issues of non-response and attrition; as well as what’s new and upcoming.

Infographics

Children’s mental wellbeing and ill-health: not two sides of the same coin

In this infographic Dr Praveetha Patalay examined the factors that influence children’s mental illness and wellbeing using the Millennium Cohort Study. For more information read Dr Patalay’s blogpost.

Videos

National Child Development Study introductory webinar

This session introduced the study to both first-time and more experienced data users, focusing on the most recent data from the mixed mode age 55 survey. Speakers included Brian Dodgeon, Matt Brown, and Tarek Mostafa.

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 20 findings – Physical activity and quality of life

This briefing paper uses data from Next Steps (previously known as the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England) to compare life satisfaction of men and women at age 20. In particular, it explores factors related to life satisfaction, such as physical activity. As exercise is known to help improve both physical and mental health, and subjective wellbeing, there are clearly potential policy implications to encourage physical activity.

Briefing papers

Next Steps Age 20 findings – Bullying among lesbian, gay and bisexual young people in England

This briefing paper uses data from Next Steps to examine sexual minority groups’ experiences of bullying. It explores the relationship between sexual identities and bullying, including how frequently lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are bullied, the types of bullying they experience, and how this relates to their life satisfaction.