Data documentation

Birth Cohort 1, 2 and Child Cohort

The following documentation is available for each sweep of data collection with Birth Cohort 1, Birth Cohort 2 and the Child Cohort:

  • User Guides: Study overview, data collection methods, response rates, coding and editing, weighting the data, using the data
  • Data Documentation: Paper version of questionnaire (unless separate documents have been uploaded), variable list, derived variables syntax
  • Interviewer and coder instructions

Please note that for Birth Cohort 1 and Child Cohort, questionnaires for sweeps 1-9 are contained in the Data Documentation documents. The questionnaires for sweep 10 have been attached separately. Showcards are included in interviewer and coder instructions.

Birth Cohort 1 and Child Cohort

Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 1 User Guide (doc)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 1 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 1 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 2 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 2 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 2 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 3 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 3 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 3 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 4 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 4 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 & Child Cohort Sweep 4 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 5 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 5 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 5 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 6 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 6 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 6 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 7 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 7 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 7 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 8 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 8 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 8 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Primary 6 Teacher Survey User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Primary 6 Teacher Questionnaire (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 9 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 9 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 9 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10  Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10  Face-to-face questionnaires (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10  Telephone & web questionnaires (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 10  Partner questionnaire (pdf)

Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 11 Young Person Face-to-face/Telephone questionnaire (Interim) (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 11 Young Person Self-complete questionnaire (Interim) (pdf)
Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 11 Main Carer questionnaire (Interim) (pdf)

Birth Cohort 2

Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 1 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 1 Questionnaire and Showcards (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 1 Dataset Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 1 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)

Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 2 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 2 Data Documentation (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 2 Interviewer and coder instructions (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 2 Questionnaire  (pdf)

Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 3 User Guide (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 3 Questionnaire (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 3 Derived Variables Syntax (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 3 Cognitive Assessment Instructions (pdf)
Birth Cohort 2 Sweep 3 Data Documentation (pdf)