The purpose of the BCS70 activity histories dataset is the merge of all data on work and non-work activities, in the successive sweeps, into one longitudinal dataset. For the fifth edition (January 2026), the data has been updated to include reported activities from sweep 11 (2021, Age 51) with employment histories up to sweep interview date between 2021 and 2024.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
