Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study
Initiatives
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Study that captures information every year about the social and economic circumstances and attitudes of people living in the UK.
**Contact: info@understandingsociety.ac.uk**
- Start Year
- 1991
- End Year
- 2009
- Funding
- The Economic and Social Research Council
Visit UK Household Longitudinal Study
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- 18 waves
Marker Paper
Sacker A, Ross A, MacLeod CA, Netuveli G, Windle G. Health and social exclusion in older age: evidence from Understanding Society, the UK household longitudinal study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017;71(7):681-690. doi:10.1136/jech-2016-208037
PUBMED 28228466
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Families
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 40,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/document...
Supplementary Information