Three major census based longitudinal studies:

• Three major census based longitudinal studies:

• ONS Longitudinal Study of England and Wales
• Scottish Longitudinal Study
• Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study

• There are also a range of non-census birth cohort studies:

• The MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD)
• The National Child Development Study (NCDS)
• 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS1970)
• Millennium Cohort Study

• New UK Household Longitudinal Study

Notes:

Specific migrations associated with certain points in life – move to Uni/first job, start of family, retirement etc…

Changing questions in birth cohort studies might focus on health, income, marital status, etc…