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Summary information

Study title

Buckinghamshire Child Survey, 1961 and 1978

Creator

Mitchell, S., University of Stirling, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

1464 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1464-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood behaviour and subsequent adult career. The original childhood data was collected in 1961 when information was obtained from the parents and teachers of a 1 in 10 random sample of children aged 5 - 15 years attending local authority schools in Buckinghamshire. The follow-up information was obtained in 1978 and relates to two age cohorts from the original survey: those aged nine and fourteen respectively in 1961.

Main Topics:

Variables
The original (1961) data concentrated on behaviour traits but also included information on health, social background, educational standards etc. The follow-up coverage (1978) included biographical data on education, employment, health, housing, family relationships, well- being and personality characteristics.

Topics

Children

Keywords

ABILITYACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACCIDENTSADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONSAGE (ELSST)AGGRESSIVENESSALCOHOL USE (ELSST)ANGERANXIETYATTITUDES (ELSST)BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERSBIRTH ORDER
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Methodology

Data collection period

Not available

Country

England

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort
two waves

Analysis unit

Individuals
Groups
Subnational
Adults
Children

Universe

Persons (male and female) attending local authority schools in Buckinghamshire (incuding Slough, now in Berkshire) in 1961, and aged nine and fourteen at that date.

Sampling procedure

The original sample was based on a 1 in 10 sample drawn from school medical record cards in area education offices. The follow up study included all those in that sample who were aged nine or fourteen (including those whose parents/teachers were non-respondents in 1961)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview
Postal survey

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1981

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Rosa, P. and Mitchell, S. (1981) Boyhood behaviour patterns as precursors of criminality :: a fifteen-year follow-up study [Research report], .
  • Mitchell, S. (1987) Nine-year-olds grow up :: a follow-up study of schoolchildren [Research report], London and New York: Tavistock.
  • Mitchell, S., Oppenhein, A. and Shepherd, M. (1971) Childhood behaviour and mental health, London: University of London Press.
  • Mitchell, S. (1980) Buckinghamshire Child Survey,: 1961 and 1978 [Research report], : University of Stirling.