Our studies
Here you will find all the documentation for our four 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.
Technical Report of the Age 42 Survey of BCS70
BCS Age 42 Paper representation of the main stage questionnaire with routing
This document provides a brief guide to the data deriving from an arithmetic test administered to the subjects of the 1970 British Cohort Study
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).
Details on the ‘What about Work?’ and CARALOC (Locus of Control) Scales administered to the cohort at ages 10 and 16
Data Note explaining the process of cleaning up the dataset and deriving variables which facilitate analysis of the Age 16 Arithmetic test for BCS70.
Test Booklet for BCS70 Cohort members Age 5. With annotations
Age 5 Maternal Self- Completion Survey for BCS70
Technical Report for age 34 of BCS70 (2004-2005 Survey)
Guide to Child Assessment Data using the BAS II to allow for comparison opportunities to other cohort studies
Guide to questionnaires administered based on child age and how they differ in design
Outline of the coding and editing requirements for the BCS 2004 Study
Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
Our 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.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
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Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
