ESDS Longitudinal
Encyclopedia
ESDS Longitudinal is a specialist service of the Economic and Social Data Service
(ESDS), led by the UK Data Archive
at the University of Essex
and the ESRC United Kingdom Longitudinal Studies Centre (ULSC), jointly funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee
(JISC) and the Economic and Social Research Council
(ESRC).
It also encourages linkage with other datasets not directly supported by ESDS, such as the ONS Longitudinal Study and, in conjunction with the ESRC, 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 Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
(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.
Economic and Social Data Service
The Economic and Social Data Service 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 and the Joint Information Systems Committee ....
(ESDS), led by the UK Data Archive
UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom . It houses the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK....
at the University of Essex
University of Essex
The University of Essex is a British campus university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965...
and the ESRC United Kingdom Longitudinal Studies Centre (ULSC), jointly funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee
Joint Information Systems Committee
JISC is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body whose role is to support post-16 and higher education and research by providing leadership in the use of ICT in learning, teaching, research and administration...
(JISC) and the Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
(ESRC).
Service overview
The service currently provides an online download service, specialist user support which links up with specialist support provided by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), training and workshops and a range of data enhanced longitudinal collections. Such as:- 1970 British Cohort Study1970 British Cohort StudyThe 1970 British Cohort Study is a continuing, multi-disciplinary longitudinal survey monitoring the development of babies born in the UK in one particular week in April 1970.-History:...
(BCS70) - British Household Panel Survey (BHPS)
- English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
- Families and Children StudyFamilies and Children StudyThe Families and Children Study is a longitudinal study collecting information about families with dependent children in Great Britain, managed by the Department for Work and Pensions .-History:...
(FACS) - Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE)
- Millennium Cohort StudyMillennium Cohort StudyThe Millennium Cohort Study is a longitudinal survey conducted by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the University of London, following the lives of a sample of about 19,000 babies born in the UK in the year 2000–2001.-History:...
(MCS) - National Child Development StudyNational Child Development StudyThe National Child Development Study is a continuing, multi-disciplinary longitudinal study which follows the lives of about 17,000 people born in Great Britain in a certain week in 1958.-History:...
(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, 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)
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, 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 1991 and 1992...
(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.