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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 6941 1970 British Cohort Study: Partnership Histories, 1986-2016 694110.5255/UKDA-SN-6941-4 University College London, UCL Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies Copyright Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 25 January 2012 DIVORCEMARITAL HISTORYGENDERPARTNERSHIPS (PERSONAL)MARRIAGESPOUSESSAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPSSPOUSE'S AGEMARITAL STATUSCOHABITINGCOHABITATIONMARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Family life and marriageSocial and occupational mobilityHealthSocial 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). 1970 British Cohort Study: Partnership Histories, 1986-2016: Data on live-in relationships lasting one month or more have been collected in all BCS70 sweeps from sweep 6 (age 30) as well as data on current live-in relationship at sweep 5 (age 23). The purpose of the Partnership Histories dataset is to merge all data on live-in relationships in successive sweeps into one longitudinal dataset. The focus of the questions asked at each sweep are about the relationship start date; whether married/became civil partner (sweep 8 and later) to this partner and if so the marriage/civil partnership dates; whether still together with this partner and if not the date that the relationship ended; how the relationship ended; if relevant whether divorced and divorce dates; the sex, marital status and age at start of relationship of the partner. For the fourth edition (March 2021), both data files have been updated to include partnership data from the latest BCS70 data sweep (2016). Following Sweep 10 (2016, age 46), longitudinal datasets have been streamlined by removing cases which have never participated in any main sweep survey and are no longer being issued. Main Topics: The study includes two datasets: <ul> <li>BCS70 Partnership dataset: One record is recorded for each partnership. Cohabitation transformed into marriage is recorded as two separate partnerships</li><li>BCS70 Partner dataset: One record is recorded for each partner. A cohabitation which has transformed into marriage is treated as one partner</li></ul> 1986 - 201601 January 198630 July 2016 Great Britain NationalIndividuals All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in April, 1970. Numeric Longitudinal/panel/cohort No sampling (total universe) Compilation/Synthesis 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. (2022) 'A Bayesian multivariate hierarchical growth curve model to examine cumulative socio-economic (dis)advantage among childless adults and parents, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society). doi:10.1111/rssa.129 https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.129 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (2019) 'Associations between birth order with mental wellbeing and psychological distress in midlife: findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)', Plos One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222184 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222184 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (2022) 'Understanding the early life mediators behind the intergenerational transmission of partnership dissolution', Advances in Life course Research, doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2022.100468 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2022.100468 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (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 6941 2025-03-07T07:47:45Z ddi:codebook:2_5