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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Data notes
MCS 9 Months Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of ethnic minority mothers in England
There is evidence that, like poverty and low income, ethnic minority grouping is a significant risk factor for poor health outcomes for mothers and babies, as reflected in infant deaths and maternal mortality, lower birth-weight and infant and maternal morbidity.
Date published: 1 March 2007
Technical reports
Infant Mortality in MCS Sample Areas
Report to establish how many children in the birth cohort, from which MCS was sampled, did not survive long enough to be included in the survey
Date published: 1 March 2007
User guides
MCS Birth Registration and Hospital Episode Statistics Linkage
A user guide to the MCS dataset giving information on record linkage methods.
Date published: 1 February 2007
User guides
NCDS 2006 Re-deposit User Guide
User guide to accompany the redeposit of data up to age 46
Date published: 1 November 2006
User guides
BCS70 Age 34 Guide to Child Paper Questionnaires
Guide to questionnaires administered based on child age and how they differ in design
Date published: 1 November 2006
User guides
BCS70 Age 34 Guide to Child Assessment Data
Guide to Child Assessment Data using the BAS II to allow for comparison opportunities to other cohort studies
Date published: 1 November 2006
NCDS Revised Region Variables First Edition
The full National Child Development Study dataset includes a variety of geographical information which is available for analysis.
Date published: 1 November 2006
Coding frames
MCS Age 5 Codebook
These instructions describe the coding and editing requirements for the Millennium Cohort Study
Date published: 24 October 2006
Coding frames
MCS Age 5 Sweep ICD-10 Coding
Coding instructions for identification of health problems and illnesses in MCS age 5 sweep, using WHO International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10)
Date published: 19 July 2006
Technical reports
NCDS Age 44 Biomedical Technical Report
Technical Report for the age 44 biomedical sweep of NCDS
Date published: 1 July 2006