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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 9383
Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1: Sweep 11, 2021-2023: Special Licence Access
938310.5255/UKDA-SN-9383-2
Scottish Centre for Social Research
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Scottish Government
UK Data Service
12 May 2025
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDDIETARY HABITSCHILD CAREPUBERTYHOUSEHOLDSECONOMIC ACTIVITYLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESASPIRATIONSPOUSESLANGUAGES USED AT HOMEPHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTWELL-BEING (SOCIETY)SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSHOUSING TENURESOCIAL BEHAVIOURWELL-BEING (HEALTH)FAMILY ENVIRONMENTCOVID-19CHILD BEHAVIOURINTERNET USEGENDER IDENTITYEARLY CHILDHOODRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONSOCIAL SUPPORTSATISFACTIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONMENTAL HEALTHQUALITY OF LIFENEIGHBOURHOODSFRIENDSWEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)YOUTHINCOMECHILD HEALTHPARENT PARTICIPATIONONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKSPRIMARY EDUCATIONTIME BUDGETSSINGLE PARENTSFIELDS OF STUDYHEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)PARENTSCHILD DEVELOPMENTSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
EducationChildrenSocial behaviour and attitudesHealth behaviourGeneral health and well-beingYouth
<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><div><div>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Growing Up in Scotland</span> (GUS) study is a large-scale longitudinal social survey which follows the lives of several groups of Scottish children from infancy through childhood and adolescence. It aims to provide important information on children, young people and their families in Scotland. The study forms a central part of the Scottish Government's strategy for the long-term monitoring and evaluation of its policies for children and young people, with a specific focus on the early years. The study seeks both to describe the characteristics, circumstances and experiences of children in their early years in Scotland and, through its longitudinal design, to generate a better understanding of how children's start in life can shape their longer term prospects and development</div><div><br></div><div>Since 2005 fieldwork has been undertaken by the Scottish Centre for Social Research. The survey design for Birth Cohort 1 consisted of recruiting the parents of an initial total of 5,217 children aged 10 months old in 2005 and interviewing them annually until their child reached age six. Further fieldwork was then undertaken at ages 8, 10, 12, 14 and 17-18 with a sample boost added at age 12.</div><br>For sweeps 1 to 9 data were collected via an in-home, face-to-face interview with self-complete sections. Fieldwork for sweeps 10 and 11 were disrupted due to the COVID pandemic. As a result, portions of the data were collected via web and telephone questionnaires whilst others involved face-to-face interviews where they were permitted. The study user guides provide further details.</div><div><br>Further information about the survey may be found on the <a href="https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/" target="_blank">Growing Up in Scotland</a> website.<br><br>In May 20205, data and documentation for Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-11 were released as individual studies (SNs 9373-9383 and 9386-9387). Previously they were held under one study (SN 5760) which has been withdrawn from the data catalogue.<br><br></div><span style="font-style: italic;">Latest edition information:</span><br>For the second edition (August 2025), the young person cross-sectional weight variable (DkWTchld) has been updated. In the previous version of the data, this weight was missing for 20 eligible cases. Only cross-sectional analysis utilising this weight would have been affected and only through the 20 cases being excluded from the analysis. <B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><div>The main carer questionnaire covered the following topics:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>political attitudes and civic participation</li><li>careers services and post-school plans</li><li>optimism</li><li>parent-young person relationship</li><li>main carer's health</li><li>main carer's mental health</li><li>pregnancy, pregnancy behaviours and birth details (boost sample not interviewed at sweep 10 only)</li><li>main carer employment details</li><li>proxy partner's employment questions</li><li>sources of income</li><li>income</li><li>managing financially</li><li>main carer's education</li><li>parent respondent ethnicity</li><li>proxy partner ethnicity</li></ul><p>The young person self-completion CAWI/CASI questionnaire covered the following topics:</p><ul><li>relationship with parents</li><li>life satisfaction (Huebner)</li><li>loneliness</li><li>fear of failure</li><li>growth mindset</li><li>sense of belonging</li><li>support</li><li>upsetting relationship episode</li><li>victimisation</li><li>relationship with peers (PIML Peer Attachment Scale)</li><li>social media</li><li>gender identity and sexual orientation</li><li>puberty </li><li>sexual relationships</li><li>pregnancies</li><li>perceptions of own weight and satisfaction with how they look</li><li>strengths and difficulties questionnaire</li><li>anxiety</li><li>depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - PHQ-9)</li><li>mental health</li><li>self-harm</li><li>antisocial behaviour</li><li>alcohol, smoking and drugs</li><li>contact with police</li><li>children’s hearings and looked-after status</li><li>control</li><li>optimism</li><li>attitudes to risk</li></ul><p>A <a href="https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/topic-overview" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">topic overview</a> covering all sweeps, is available on the GUS website.</p>
November 2021 - June 202301 November 202130 June 2023
Scotland
Families/householdsIndividualsNational
The main sample is comprised of 5,217 children born between June 2004 and May 2005 who were living in Scotland at age 10 months. The boost sample is comprised of 501 children born between June 2004 and May 2005 who were living in Scotland at age 12, were living in an area amongst the 15% most deprived in Scotland and/or whose mother was aged between 16 and 24 at the child's birth.
Numeric
Longitudinal/panel/cohort
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI)Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)Clinical measurements
<p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use is not permitted.</p><p>Users should be aware that no numbers/percentages based on numbers smaller than 5 in the data will be reported in their results.</p><p>Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. Users must apply for access via a Special Licence application.</p><p>Access is limited to users based in the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA).</p>
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https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/
http://natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/growing-up-in-scotland/
https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=102
https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=4
https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/
Smyth, E. and I. Privalko (2022) 'The long road to secondary school: background, home learning environment, and transition difficulties in Scotland', Research Papers in Education. doi:10.1080/02671522.2022.2065520
https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2022.2065520
Staite, E., Summers, D.S., Pawlby, D.S., Ismail, P.K., Wilson, D.C. and Wloszek, M. (2023) 'A comparison of the mother-infant relationship in mothers with and without gestational diabetes: an analysis of the Growing Up in Scotland Cohort', SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.432578
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4325785
Bourne, L., Bryant-Waugh, R., Mandy, W. and Solmi, F. (2023) 'Investigating the prevalence and risk factors of picky eating in a birth cohort study', Eating Behaviors, 50, 101780. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101780
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101780
Carrillo-Balam, G. et al. (2022) 'Validity of Scottish predictors of child obesity (age 12) for risk screening in mid-childhood: a secondary analysis of prospective cohort study data', International Journal of Obesity. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01157-5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35662271/
Smyth, E. and Duta, A. (2022) 'Inequalities in children’s skills on primary school entry in Ireland and Scotland: do home learning environment and early childhood childcare explain these differences?', Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. doi:10.1332/175795921X16591139653249
https://doi.org/10.1332/175795921X16591139653249r
Sosu, E.M. and Schmidt, P. (2022) 'Changes in cognitive outcomes in early childhood: the role of family income and volatility', Front. Psychol. 13:758082. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.758082
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.758082
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