ESDS Longitudinal is a specialist service of the

Economic and Social Data Service The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is a national data archiving and dissemination service that was founded in January 2003. It is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Jisc. In July 2012, the ESRC announce ...

(ESDS), led by the

UK Data Archive The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom (UK). It houses the largest collection of social sciences and population digital data in the UK. It is certified under CoreTrustSeal as a trusted ...

at the

University of Essex The University of Essex is a public university, public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, Essex is one of the original plate glass university, plate glass universities. Essex's shield consists of the an ...

and th
ESRC United Kingdom Longitudinal Studies Centre (ULSC)
jointly funded by the

Joint Information Systems Committee Jisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit company that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education institutions and research as well as not-for-profits and the public sector. History T ...

(JISC) and the

Economic and Social Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

(ESRC). In July 2012, the ESRC announced that all of ESDS will join the UK Data Service, to be established as of October 1, 2012.

Service overview

The service currently provides an online download service, specialist user support which links up with specialist support provided by th
Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)
training and workshops and a range of data enhanced longitudinal collections. Such as: * 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) * British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) * English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) * Families and Children Study (FACS) * Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) *

Millennium Cohort Study The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a longitudinal survey conducted by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the University of London, following the lives of a sample of about 18,818 babies born in the UK in the year 2000–2001. His ...

(MCS) *

National Child Development Study The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing, multi-disciplinary longitudinal study which follows the lives of 17,415 people born in England, Scotland and Wales from 17,205 women during the week of 3–9 March 1958. The results from ...

(NCDS) It also encourages linkage with other datasets not directly supported by ESDS, such as the ONS Longitudinal Study and, in conjunction with the

ESRC The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

, works to facilitate access to new longitudinal data collections. Recently, ESDS Longitudinal has undertaken a data audit of two major longitudinal investments by the

Medical Research Council (UK) The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), which came into operation 1 April 2018, and brings together t ...

: the

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s and formerly the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood, is a cohort study of children born in the former county of Avon, England during 1 ...

(ALSPAC) and the National Study of Health and Development (also known as the 1946 Birth Cohort Study). Both studies are currently in preparation for improved access for secondary users.

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External links

ESDS Longitudinal

ONS Longitudinal Study

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

National Study of Health and Development

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