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Health Survey for England, 2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2015-2016; Adult and Child Data: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Welsh Health Survey, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Welsh Health Survey (WHS), which ran from 1995-1998 and then 2003/04-2015, collected information about the health of people living in Wales, the way they use health services, and then things that can affect their health. This dataset covers the twelfth and last year of the WHS. From April 2016 health...
Anthropometric Data Relating to Working-Class Children, 1841
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine variations in the heights and circumferences of children in different occupations during 1841.Main Topics:Industry and place where employed; family name; first name; sex; age in years and months; height in feet and inches; chest circumference in feet and inches; subjective assessment of...
Health and Lifestyle Survey: Seven-Year Follow-Up, 1991-1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Following a number of feasibility studies and pilot surveys carried out in 1978, the first Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS1) (held at the UKDA under SN 2218), funded by the Health Promotion Research Trust, was carried out in 1984-1985 on a random sample of the population of England, Scotland and Wales....
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2006-2007; Adult and Child Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993,...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 10, Sweep 3, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Infant Feeding in Asian Families, 1994-1996; Waves 1-5
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The survey aimed to:
establish the feeding practices in families for infants from birth to 15 months of age;
identify the reasons why babies are fed as they are, and determine what influences mothers to make their choices about infant feeding;
identify the sources and quality of information and support...
Scottish Health Survey, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed...
Indefatigable training ship, growth patterns of children 1865-1995
The dataset was collected to analyse changes in the growth pattern of children across the late nineteenth and twentieth century. Importantly for studying child growth, the ship recorded the heights and weights of the boys at admission to and discharge from the ship providing longitudinal measures of growth for a very large number of boys. Longitudinal measures allow us to...
TAPS Study of Long-term Non-demented Patients, 1985-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.TAPS was established by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA) to evaluate their policy of closing two of the region's six psychiatric hospitals, Friern and Claybury, and replacing them with district-based services.
The main aim of the project was to determine whether the quality of life...
Health Survey for England, 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
National Diet and Nutrition Survey : Young People Aged 4 to 18 Years, 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme (RP) began in 2008 and is designed to assess the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population aged 1.5 years and over living in private households in the UK. (For details of the previous NDNS series, which began in...
Harmonised Height, Weight and BMI in Five Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Millennium Cohort Study
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER) project aims to maximise the use, value and impact of longitudinal research. It brings together leading longitudinal studies, the British Library and the UK Data Service, to stimulate interdisciplinary research, develop shared resources,...
Harmonised Height, Weight and BMI in Five Longitudinal Cohort Studies: 1970 British Cohort Study
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER) project aims to maximise the use, value and impact of longitudinal research. It brings together leading longitudinal studies, the British Library and the UK Data Service, to stimulate interdisciplinary research, develop shared resources,...
National Evaluation of Sure Start, 2003-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Sure Start represents a unique approach to early intervention for children 0-4, their families, and communities. Rather than providing a specific service, the Sure Start initiative represents an effort to change existing services. This is to be achieved by reshaping, enhancing, adding value, and by...
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2008-2009; Adult and Child Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Health Survey for England, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Health Survey for England, 2003-2005: Multilevel Modelling Teaching Dataset
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England, 2003-2005: Multilevel Modelling Teaching Dataset has been prepared as a resource for those interested in learning multilevel modelling techniques. It was first presented as part of a workshop entitled 'Introducing multilevel models and applying them to the Health Survey for...
National Child Measurement Programme, 2009-2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) was first established in 2005. It is an annual programme which measures the height and weight of children in Reception and Year 6 within state maintained schools. Some independent and special schools also choose to participate.
The measurement process is...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 3, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2010-2011; Adult and Child Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2013-2014; Adult and Child Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2013-2014; Adult and Child Data: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Taking Part survey collects data on many aspects of leisure, culture and sport in England, as well as an in-depth range of socio-demographic information on respondents. The survey is commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with three of its...
Scottish Health Survey, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) series was established in 1995. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources. The SHeS series was designed...
Health Education Authority National Survey of Activity and Health, 1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is a face to face survey which complements the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey (ADNFS) using the same household questionnaire. The purpose of this survey was to boost the sample size from the ADNFS and through sampling on a less clustered basis (without the constraint imposed for the...
Northern Ireland Health and Activity Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Health and Activity Survey was undertaken to study the determinants of physical activity and fitness in relation to health, with particular emphasis on coronary heart disease in Northern Ireland. The survey had the following specific objectives: to establish profiles of physical...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...