About
The Millennium Cohort Study Age 23 Sweep offers new opportunities for research into the diverse experiences of generation Z as they make the transition to adulthood. These new findings provide insight into the lives of young people as they might be finishing education, moving out of home, finding work and forming partnerships.
Principal Investigator
Emla FitzsimonsProject dates
October 2023 – February 2025On this page:
PRESS RELEASE
One in seven not in work, training or education in their early 20s
26 March 2026
PRESS RELEASE
Substance use on the rise among gen Z in their early 20s
5 March 2026
RESEARCH
Gen Z more likely to live with parents in early 20s than previous generations
23 February 2026
DATA RELEASE
Millennium Cohort Study age 23 data now available
11 February 2026
Briefing papers
Post-16 transitions and destinations – Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study at Age 23
This briefing uses data from the Millennium Cohort Study to examine the economic activity of the cohort in their early 20s.
Briefings & Impact
Substance use and addictive behaviours – Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study at Age 23
This briefing uses data from the Millennium Cohort Study to examine generation Z’s substance use and addictive behaviours at age 23.
Briefing papers
Early family transitions – Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study at Age 23
This briefing uses data from the Millennium Cohort Study to examine generation Z’s living arrangements and relationships at age 23.
Emla Fitzsimons
Professor of Economics and CLS Director
Charlotte Booth
Research Fellow
Aase Villadsen
Research Fellow
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
