NHS admin data now linked to Millennium Cohort Study

Researchers tracking the experiences of young people born at the turn of the century can now explore a wider range of research questions related to health care and treatment in hospitals, thanks to a new data linkage between NHS Digital and the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).

Examining the quality and sample representativeness of linked survey and administrative data – CLS Working Paper 2022/5

Newly available data on childhood mental health of 1958 cohort opens up research opportunities

Researchers investigating the links between childhood mental health and people’s later outcomes can now access a wealth of new cohort study data, originally collected more than 50 years ago.

Only children more likely to care for ageing parents, but don’t suffer worse mental health

Only children can manage the emotional and psychological demands of caring just as well as those who share duties with siblings, according to UCL researchers.

Women who experience early menopause spend 4 months fewer in work during their early 50s

The onset of menopause before age 45 reduces months spent in work by 9% – around 4 months’ employment – for women during their early 50s, finds new research by the UCL Social Research Institute.

Linked data on student debt open up new research opportunities

Researchers tracking the experiences of the millennial generation can now explore a wider range of questions related to the financial costs and benefits of attending university, thanks to newly linked admin and Next Steps survey data.

COVID-19 antibody test data from CLS studies now available

Researchers can now access new information on the presence of COVID-19 antibodies among more than 10,000 study members taking part in the four cohort studies run by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).

Wave 3 of COVID-19 survey data from five national longitudinal studies now available

Researchers can now access new information about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the lives of almost 28,000 cohort study participants during the third national lockdown in February and March.

Research round-up – October to December 2020

Researchers from around the world have been using CLS study data to tackle important questions. Here is a round-up over 40 new pieces of research that we’ve added to the CLS bibliography between October and December 2020.

NHS administrative data now linked to 1958 and 1970 birth cohort studies

Information from the NHS about cohort members’ health care and treatment in hospitals has now been linked to two longitudinal cohort studies, which have collected survey data over six decades – the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).

Wave 3 of COVID-19 survey now underway

With the whole country in lockdown again, the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is conducting another web survey of thousands of cohort study participants, to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of different generations of people in the UK.

Up to a fifth of adults have mental health problems in midlife

Baby Boomers and Generation X are at the greatest risk of mental ill-health in middle age, finds new research by UCL.