| Dates | October 2008 – May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Age | 38-39 |
| Achieved sample | 8,874 (cohort members) |
| Respondents | Cohort members |
| Fieldwork agency | NatCen Social Research |
| Survey mode | Telephone |
| Data access | |
| Description |
Guide to the dataset for the BCS70 age 38 survey
Date published: 01/08/2010
PDF: 468,24 KB
This user guide aims to describe and illustrate a straightforward approach to missing data handling, while detailing some more general considerations around missing data along the way.
Date published: 03/06/2024
PDF: 1000,62 KB
Summary of Content for the CATI questionnaire
Date published: 01/09/2008
PDF: 22,18 KB
Introduction to and paper representation of the CAPI questionnaire for BCS70 age 38 Sweep
Date published: 01/10/2009
PDF: 1,02 MB
This Data Note explains the derivation of variables on Highest Educational Qualification obtained by cohort members in the National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).
Date published: 01/01/2011
PDF: 514,11 KB
This User Guide accompanies the deposits at the UK Data Archive of derived variables for each sweep of BCS70. These derived variable datasets are found under the study number for each of the sweeps and include variables for country of interview, region and government office regions.
Date published: 01/02/2014
PDF: 307,78 KB
Review of Ethical procedures used for each Sweep of BCS70.
Date published: 01/01/2019
PDF: 4,18 MB
A 2013 research paper by two academics at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies on the beneficial effects of reading for pleasure in childhood has attracted a remarkable amount of interest from schools, libraries and literacy organisations around the world.
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Generation X suffers poorer mental health in mid-life than the Baby Boomers before them, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Education (IOE).
This research project uses evidence from all four of our cohort studies to investigate the short- and long-term health impacts of alcohol.
Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
The CLS Bibliography is a searchable database of published work based on our cohort studies. Search by keyword, author, date range and journal.
Data from our studies are mainly available through the UK Data Service. We run training to support researchers who are interested in using our studies in their work.
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