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United Kingdom Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children 1990-2003 - UK Data Service

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, 1990-2003: Social Science Sampler Datasets
Provider 
UK Data Service
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
South West England
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 1990 - December, 2003
Data type
Survey: Health facility - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal
Summary 

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC, or the "Children of the 90s' study") is an ongoing longitudinal study of children born to mothers in the Avon Health Authority area between April 1991 and December 1992. Information on the children's health and physical and social environments were collected regularly through questionnaires completed by the children's mothers, mother's partners, as well as the children themselves. Data was also collected through biological samples and measurements, medical records, and educational records. 

The social science sampler datasets available from the UK Data Service are based on data collected between 1990 and 2003 only, and cover household, neighborhood, socioeconomic and employment information, as well as the children's height. More recent data and additional variables may be available through a request at the ALSPAC website.

Keywords 
Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Height, Hours worked, Income, Multiple births, Parents, Sanitation, Siblings, Transportation, Water supply

Citation

Contributors 
University of Bristol
Funders 
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom)
Home Office (United Kingdom)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Publisher 
UK Data Service
Publication year 
2009
Suggested citation 

University of Bristol. Department of Social Medicine. Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, 1990-2003: Social Science Sampler Datasets [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], June 2009. SN: 6147, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6147-1.


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