Here you will find all the documentation for our studies. This includes survey questionnaires, interviewer instructions, showcards, technical reports, survey reports, and derived variables. For more information, take a look at our guide to the different documentation types.
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User guides
MCS 9 Months-Age 11 Guide to the Datasets (Eighth Edition)
Eighth Edition of MCS User Guide to the Datasets
Date published: 1 February 2014
Derived variables
BCS70 Revised Region Variables (Third Edition)
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: 1 February 2014
Survey reports
Research on health and health behaviours based on the 1970 British Cohort Study
This review covers research using information from the childhood waves of BCS70 (birth to 16 years) as either health outcomes or as predictors of later health outcomes. This paper will serve as a useful entry point for researchers investigating the extant literature on health using BCS70 data.
Date published: 1 October 2013
Data notes
BCS70 Review of Research on Health Behaviours
Review of research using information from the childhood waves of BCS70 (birth to 16 years) as either health outcomes or as predictors of later health outcomes.
Date published: 1 October 2013
Survey reports
Developing youth engagement in the Millennium Cohort Study and Understanding Society
This report presents feedback from the Young Research Advisor group on approaches to engaging young people in MCS and Understanding Society.
Date published: 2 September 2013
Survey reports
MCS Age 14 Participant engagement research – National Children’s Bureau
This report presents findings from research with MCS members and their parents. It was carried out by NCB as part of a broader study of participant engagement being conducted in partnership with Ipsos MORI for the CLS.
Date published: 2 September 2013
Survey reports
MCS Age 14 and Understanding Society: Participant Engagement Research
This report presents findings from research that Ipsos MORI carried out with young people aged 10-15 to inform participant engagement approaches on the Age 14 Survey of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and the youth panel of Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study
Date published: 1 September 2013
Data notes
MCS data note – Interpreting test scores at ages 3, 5 and 7
One particularly valuable element of MCS is the standardised tests undertaken by the cohort members to assess their cognitive skills and educational attainment. This data note gives an overview of the variables on performance in these tests at ages 3, 5 and 7.
Date published: 1 September 2013
MCS Age 11 Appendices: Section 1
Appendices: Section 1 for the MCS age 11 sweep
Date published: 20 May 2013
MCS Age 11 Appendices: Section 2
Appendices: Section 2 for the MCS age 11 sweep
Date published: 20 May 2013
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