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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5579
National Child Development Study: Age 46, Sweep 7, 2004-2005
557910.5255/UKDA-SN-5579-1
University of London, Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Copyright Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute
Economic and Social Research Council
UK Data Service
21 March 2007
CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONALCOHOL USEBUSINESSESPOLITICIANSAGEALCOHOLISMANXIETYARRESTASSOCIATIONSASTHMACANNABISCITIZENSHIP SKILLSABORTIONADOPTED CHILDRENALLERGIESBASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMESCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSCHILD DAY CARECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILDRENCHRONIC ILLNESSCOCAINECOHABITATIONCOMMUNITIESCOMMUTINGCONFECTIONERYCONTRACEPTIVE DEVICESFOOD AND NUTRITIONDIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERSDISEASESDRIVING LICENCESECONOMIC ACTIVITYEGGS (FOOD)EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTSEPILEPSYEQUALITY BEFORE THE LAWETHNIC GROUPSEXERCISE (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)FAMILY ENVIRONMENTFEARFERTILITYFIELDS OF STUDYPOLITICAL PARTIESACCIDENTSADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONSANGERBUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COUNCIL AWARDSCANCERCAREER DEVELOPMENTCEREAL PRODUCTSCHILD CARECITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE AWARDSCOMPANY CARSDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSDECISION MAKINGDIABETESDIVORCEDOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDRUG ABUSEEATING DISORDERSECSTASY (DRUG)EDIBLE FATSEDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATESFATHERSFATIGUE (PHYSIOLOGY)FISH (AS FOOD)FRINGE BENEFITSGENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONGENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONGENERAL NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONGYNAECOLOGYHAPPINESSHEALTHHEALTH SERVICESHERNIASHEROINHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMAHOLIDAYSHOSPITALIZATIONHOUSING TENUREILLEGITIMATE BIRTHSINJURIESINTERPERSONAL INFLUENCEINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSJOB SECURITYJUDGMENTS (LAW)LANDLORDSLANGUAGESLEGUMESLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTMANAGEMENTMARRIAGEMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL INSURANCEMEMBERSHIPMORAL VALUESMOTHERSNATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONONE-PARENT FAMILIESORGANIZATIONSOVERTIMEPHYSICAL ACTIVITIESPOLICINGPOLITICAL ALLEGIANCEPREGNANCYPROFITSPUBLIC ENTERPRISESCOMMUNICATION SKILLSCOMPUTERSDEATH PENALTYDEGREESDEPRESSIONDISABLED PERSONSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEMPLOYEESFAMILY ROLESFOSTER CAREHEARING AIDSLAW ENFORCEMENTLIFELONG EDUCATIONMENTAL DISORDERSMIXED MARRIAGESNEUROTIC DISORDERSORDINARY NATIONAL CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMAPRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE SECTORQUALITY OF LIFERENTED ACCOMMODATIONRESIDENTIAL CHILD CARERESIDENTIAL MOBILITYRESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASESROAD ACCIDENTSROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS AWARDSSCHOOL PUNISHMENTSSELF-EMPLOYEDSELF-ESTEEMSHIFT WORKSKIN DISEASESSMOKINGSOCIAL ACTIVITIES (LEISURE)SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSSOCIAL SKILLSSOCIAL SUPPORTSOLVENT ABUSESTEPCHILDRENSTRESS (PSYCHOLOGICAL)TEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTIMETRUANCYUNEMPLOYMENTUROGENITAL DISORDERSVEGETABLESVEGETARIANISMWEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)WORKING MOTHERSWRITING SKILLSYOUTHPOLITICAL REPRESENTATIONGRANDCHILDRENHEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)HOME OWNERSHIPHOSPITAL SERVICESHOUSEHOLD BUDGETSMARITAL HISTORYMARITAL STATUSMEDICAL DIETSNEWSPAPER READERSHIPPOLITICAL ATTITUDESPOLITICAL INTERESTQUALIFICATIONSRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONSCHOOL DISCIPLINESCOTTISH CERTIFICATE OF SIXTH YEAR STUDIESSLEEP DISORDERSSPELLING SKILLSSTERILIZATION (MEDICAL)TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPASSAULTVISITS (PERSONAL)WAGESHOURS OF WORKVOTING INTENTIONHEARING IMPAIRMENTSHOMELESSNESSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINDUSTRIESLSD (DRUG)MATHEMATICSMEALSMEATMENTAL HEALTHMOTOR VEHICLESMUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASESNURSING CAREOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSPARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONSSOCIAL HOUSINGSPOUSESTRANQUILLIZERSREADING (ACTIVITY)SPECTACLESSPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYSTUDYSUPERVISORY STATUSVISION IMPAIRMENTSVOCATIONAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATESVOTING BEHAVIOURADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONSFINANCEFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFRIENDSFURTHER EDUCATIONGENDERPUBLIC TRANSPORTRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCECARE OF DEPENDANTSCENSORSHIPCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTSALCOHOLIC DRINKSATTITUDESBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESFAMILY INCOME
ChildrenLabour and employmentFamily life and marriageEducationSocial and occupational mobilityGeneral health and well-beingSocial behaviour and attitudes
<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p>The <span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Study</span> (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the whole lifespan. <br><br>The NCDS has its origins in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Perinatal Mortality Survey</span> (PMS) (the original PMS study is held at the UK Data Archive under SN 2137). This study was sponsored by the National Birthday Trust Fund and designed to examine the social and obstetric factors associated with stillbirth and death in early infancy among the 17,000 children born in England, Scotland and Wales in that one week. Selected data from the PMS form NCDS sweep 0, held alongside NCDS sweeps 1-3, under SN 5565. <br><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>Survey and Biomeasures Data (GN 33004):</span><br>To date there have been nine attempts to trace all members of the birth cohort in order to monitor their physical, educational and social development. The first three sweeps were carried out by the National Children's Bureau, in 1965, when respondents were aged 7, in 1969, aged 11, and in 1974, aged 16 (these sweeps form NCDS1-3, held together with NCDS0 under SN 5565). The fourth sweep, also carried out by the National Children's Bureau, was conducted in 1981, when respondents were aged 23 (held under SN 5566). In 1985 the NCDS moved to the Social Statistics Research Unit (SSRU) - now known as the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS). The fifth sweep was carried out in 1991, when respondents were aged 33 (held under SN 5567). For the sixth sweep, conducted in 1999-2000, when respondents were aged 42 (NCDS6, held under SN 5578), fieldwork was combined with the 1999-2000 wave of the <span style="font-style: italic;">1970 Birth Cohort Study</span> (BCS70), which was also conducted by CLS (and held under GN 33229). The seventh sweep was conducted in 2004-2005 when the respondents were aged 46 (held under SN 5579), the eighth sweep was conducted in 2008-2009 when respondents were aged 50 (held under SN 6137) and the ninth sweep was conducted in 2013 when respondents were aged 55 (held under SN 7669). <br><br>Four separate datasets covering responses to NCDS over all sweeps are available. <span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Deaths Dataset: Special Licence Access</span> (SN 7717) covers deaths; <span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Study Response and Outcomes Dataset</span> (SN 5560) covers all other responses and outcomes; <span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Study: Partnership Histories</span> (SN 6940) includes data on live-in relationships; and <span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Study: Activity Histories</span> (SN 6942) covers work and non-work activities. Users are advised to order these studies alongside the other waves of NCDS.<br><br>From 2002-2004, a Biomedical Survey was completed and is available under End User Licence (EUL) (SN 8731) and Special Licence (SL) (SN 5594). Proteomics analyses of blood samples are available under SL SN 9254.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Linked Geographical Data (GN 33497): <br></span>A number of geographical variables are available, under more restrictive access conditions, which can be linked to the NCDS EUL and SL access studies. <br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Linked Administrative Data (GN 33396):<br></span>A number of linked administrative datasets are available, under more restrictive access conditions, which can be linked to the NCDS EUL and SL access studies. These include a <span style="font-style: italic;">Deaths</span> dataset (SN 7717) available under SL and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Linked Health Administrative Datasets</span> (SN 8697) available under Secure Access.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Additional Sub-Studies (GN 33562):<br></span>In addition to the main NCDS sweeps, further studies have also been conducted on a range of subjects such as parent migration, unemployment, behavioural studies and respondent essays. The full list of NCDS studies available from the UK Data Service can be found on the <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000032#!/access-data" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">NCDS</a> series access data webpage. <br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys:<br></span>For information on how to access biomedical data from NCDS that are not held at the UKDS, see the <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/data-access-training/genetic-data-and-biological-samples/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CLS Genetic data and biological samples</a> webpage.<br><br>Further information about the full NCDS series can be found on the <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/1958-national-child-development-study/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Centre for Longitudinal Studies</a> website. <br></p><i>NCDS7</i>:<br> The seventh sweep of NCDS was conducted in 2004-2005, when respondents were aged 46-47 years. It was conducted by telephone, and aimed to update the information gathered at NCDS6 in 1999-2000.<br> <br> For the third edition (August 2008), the serial number has been replaced with a new one, variable Ncdsid. This change has been made for all datasets in the NCDS series. Further information may be found in the ‘CLS Confidentiality and Data Security Review’, included in the documentation.<br> <br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Topics covered in the NCDS7 questionnaire included:<ul><li>housing</li><li>current and previous partnerships</li><li>births and other pregnancies</li><li>periods of lone parenthood </li><li>absent children</li><li>children and the wider family</li><li>family income</li><li>employment status/employment history</li><li>academic education/vocational training/other courses</li><li>access to and use of computers</li><li>basic skills</li><li>general health</li><li>smoking, drinking and exercise</li><li>experience of crime</li><li>social participation</li><li>identity</li></ul>
June 2004 - November 200531 May 200401 November 2005
Great Britain
IndividualsFamilies/householdsNational
Adults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 46-47 at the time of NCDS7).
Numeric
Longitudinal/panel/cohort
No sampling (total universe)
Telephone interview
<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 of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p><p>Personal/genealogical use of these data is not permitted.<br></p><p>Additional conditions of use apply:</p><p>I agree not to use nor attempt to use the Data Collections to identify the individuals from which the study sample was selected, nor to claim to have done so; and</p><p>I agree not to link between the research identifiers supplied by the UK Data Service [NCDSID] and any other identifiers previously issued.</p>
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