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.
Data Note reporting on the creation of a new regional variable which has fewer missing cases than previous
Information gathered in relation to the current or most recent job has now been coded using both the 1980 and the 1992 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
The following document contains details of the revised dataset developed by Pamela Di Salvo at SSRU which contains amended data based on the Housing section of the NCDS5 ‘Your Life Since 1974’ event history instrument.
Occupation information gathered during the NCDS5 survey was coded using CASOC (Computer-Assisted Standard Occupation Coding) software which created errors. This data note reports the re-coding of occupations
The BSAG was used in sweeps 1 and 2 of NCDS
Report on NCDS 5th sweep survey
The instructions given to interviews for the Age 33 sweep of NCDS.
Coding Frames for Open-ended questions in the 5th sweep of NCDS
User guide to the 5th sweep of NCDS
Annotated mother interview administered in the Age 33 sweep of NCDS.
Annotated version of the “Your Child” questionnaire given to cohort members.