Webinar: Introduction to the 1958 National Child Development Study

24 May 2016

Webinar

This session introduced the study to both first-time and more experienced data users, focusing on the most recent data from the mixed mode age 55 survey. A recording of this webinar can be found below.

About the webinar

This session introduced the study to both first-time and more experienced data users, focusing on the most recent data from the mixed mode age 55 survey.

The webinar covered:

Introduction to the 1958 British birth cohort and what’s new in the age 55 survey
How to access the data
Documentation available
About the NCDS sample, including issues of non-response and attrition
Using the mixed-mode data from the age 55 survey

The National Child Development Study (NCDS) follows the lives of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1958. Also known as the 1958 Birth Cohort Study, it collects information on physical and educational development, economic circumstances, employment, family life, health behaviour, wellbeing, social participation and attitudes.