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.
This Data Note reports on work done to improve the quality and consistency of data relating to the children of cohort members available for NCDS5.
The BSAG was used in sweeps 1 and 2 of NCDS
Data Note on the coding of qualifications reported in NCDS5
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 documentation gives details of derived variables relating to family income and wealth; and weekly and hourly pay in NCDS5
Report on NCDS 5th sweep survey
Questionnaire for cohort members administered in the Age 33 sweep of NCDS.
Coding Frames for Open-ended questions in the 5th sweep of NCDS
Annotated version of the “What Do You Think?” questionnaire given to cohort members.
Annotated version of the “Your Life Since 1974” questionnaire given to cohort members.
Annotated child interview administered in the Age 33 sweep of NCDS.