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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 8949 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Leisure and Television Diaries, 1986 894910.5255/UKDA-SN-8949-1 University College London, Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies Copyright Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute Economic and Social Research CouncilBritish Academy Postdoctoral Research FundJohn Fell Research Fund UK Data Service 25 May 2022 VISITS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIESPERSONAL HYGIENEMEDICAL CARESPORTLISTENING TO MUSICCINEMA ATTENDANCESMOKINGSOCIAL ACTIVITIES (LEISURE)ALCOHOL USELEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESWALKINGTELEVISIONHOUSEWORKREADING (ACTIVITY)DIARIESSLEEPRELIGIOUS BEHAVIOURROAD VEHICLE MAINTENANCETIME BUDGETSSEXSTUDYBEVERAGESCOMMUTINGCOMPUTERSWRITING (COMPOSITION)DIGITAL GAMESJOB HUNTINGTELEVISION VIEWINGDANCEVOLUNTARY WORKRADIO LISTENINGCHILD CARELEISURE TIMEGARDENINGHOUSEHOLD PETSTRAVELTHEATRE ATTENDANCEMEALSSHOPPINGEMPLOYMENTHANDICRAFTS Time useSocial and occupational mobilityFamily life and marriageHealthSocial behaviour and attitudesLabour and employment 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 individual trajectories and creating a unique resource for researchers. It is one of very few longitudinal studies following people of this generation anywhere in the world. Since 1970, cohort members have been surveyed at ages 5, 10, 16, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, and 51. Featuring a range of objective measures and rich self-reported data, BCS70 covers an incredible amount of ground and can be used in research on many topics. Evidence from BCS70 has illuminated important issues for our society across five decades. Key findings include how reading for pleasure matters for children's cognitive development, why grammar schools have not reduced social inequalities, and how childhood experiences can impact on mental health in mid-life. Every day researchers from across the scientific community are using this important study to make new connections and discoveries. BCS70 is run by the <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/1970-british-cohort-study/" target="_blank">Centre for Longitudinal Studies</a> (CLS), a research centre in the UCL Institute of Education, which is part of University College London. The content of BCS70 studies, including questions, topics and variables can be explored via the <a href="https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/item/uk.cls.bcs70/75fe4705-0c94-4f75-b1e6-ad9c61ffde26">CLOSER Discovery</a> website. How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys: For information on how to access biomedical data from BCS70 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">CLS Genetic data and biological samples</a> webpage. Secure Access datasets Secure Access versions of BCS70 have more restrictive access conditions than versions available under the standard End User Licence (EUL). The 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Leisure and Television Diaries, 1986 study was part of the BCS70 Age 16 follow-up survey known as 'Youthscan', available at the UK Data Archive under SN 3535, where respondents completed two diaries; one of leisure activities, and the other of television viewing, over a consecutive four-day period (Friday-Monday).Of the 11,622 cohort members who completed one or more sections of the 16-year Youthscan study, 7,243 (62 per cent) attempted to complete a leisure diary. Some only managed two or three of the four days. Others left parts of the diary blank or provided entries that were illegible. 75 per cent of the diaries were collected between June and September, July being the most frequent month. 6,946 cohort members completed a television diary over the relevant four-day period. The leisure and television diary data have not hitherto been available for analysis.Main Topics: The leisure and television diary data are available as four separate datasets:<ul><li>leisure diary episode - an episode being defined as the period of time during which the activity, location and the co-presence with others does not change </li><li>leisure diary calendar - gives a five-minute by five-minute account of all the diary fields </li><li>leisure diary aggregate - contains totals of the number of minutes per day spent in each of forty main activity groups </li><li>television diary event </li></ul> Great Britain NationalIndividuals The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain. For the Sweep 4 Leisure and Television Diaries, cohort members who completed one or more sections of the 16-year Youthscan study, Numeric Longitudinal/panel/cohort No sampling (total universe) Diaries 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>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.Personal/genealogical use of these data is not permitted.Additional conditions of use apply: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; andI agree not to link between the research identifiers supplied by the UK Data Service [BCSID] and any other identifiers previously issued. See <restrctn> https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/1970-british-cohort-study/ https://bcs70.info/home/about/ https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/publications-and-resources/ https://www.bibliography.cls.ucl.ac.uk/ https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.ukdataservice.ac.uk&utm_campaign=UK%20Data%20Service:%20BCS70%20resources https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=4126 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=853526 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=7023 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8053 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8127 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=854277 https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/case-study/do-smarter-children-avoid-drug-use-later-in-life/ https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=855087 https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/item/uk.cls.bcs70/75fe4705-0c94-4f75-b1e6-ad9c61ffde26 Verkroost, F.C.J. 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(2022) 'The mediating pathways between parental separation in childhood and offspring hypertension at midlife', Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2021) 'Graduate earnings premia in the UK: decline and fall [online]', Cheltenham: Higher Education Statistics Agency. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Graduate-Earnings-Premia-UK-20211123.pdf Cortes, R.A., Barr, R., Ryan, R.M. and Green, A.E. (2022) 'Fine motor skills during early childhood predict visuospatial deductive reasoning in adolescence', Developmental Psychology, 58(7), pp.1264–1276. doi:10.1037/dev0001354 https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001354 Bernardi, L., Bridger, E. and Mattila, M. (2024) 'Voting propensity and parental depression', Electoral Studies, 89, 102800. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102800 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102800 Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2024) 'The college wage premium in the UK: Decline and fall?', Oxford Economic Papers. doi:10.1093/oep/gpae014 https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpae014 Boero, G., Cook, D., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2019) 'The return to a degree: new evidence based on the birth cohort studies and the Labour Force Survey', HESA. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Return_to_a_degree_main_report.pdf Boero, G., Cook, D., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2020) 'How does the return to a degree vary by class of award?', HESA https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Return-to-degree-by-class-20200310.pdf Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2021). Graduate earnings premia in the UK: Decline and fall?, HESA https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Graduate-Earnings-Premia-UK-20211123.pdf https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 8949 2025-03-07T07:50:54Z ddi:codebook:2_5