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Accessing the UK Longitudinal
Studies via the ESDS
Jack Kneeshaw
UK Data Archive/Economic and Social Data Service21 June 2004
ESDS Longitudinal
Economic and Social Data Service
• new national data archiving and dissemination service
• provides access and support for key economic and social data
• distributed service, bringing together centres of expertise in data creation, dissemination, preservation and use
• provides seamless and easier access to a range of disparate resources for UK Higher and Further Education sectors
• core archiving services plus four specialist data services
Specialist data services
• ESDS Government• ESDS International• ESDS Longitudinal • ESDS Qualidata
• Greater emphasis on:― value-added data and documentation― enhanced resource discovery― improved delivery services― service specific help― online support materials― training programme― outreach and promotion
About ESDS Longitudinal
ESDS LongitudinalJoint enterprise:
• UK Data Archive (UKDA)• UK Longitudinal Studies Centre (ULSC)
based at ISER
• supports a range of longitudinal data collections but four ‘core’ collections in particular:
• 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) • British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) • Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) • National Child Development Study (NCDS)
ESDS Longitudinal
In addition to core studies ESDS Longitudinal will also:
• aim to identify other longitudinal datasets for inclusion, e.g. English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and the 1946 Birth Cohort (NSHD)
• via the UKDA, continue to make available other longitudinal studies such as the LFS (2 and 5 quarter), YCS, HALS and BEPS
ESDS Longitudinal
The service already provides:
• a helpdesk service operated by – email: [email protected] – telephone: +44 (0)1206 872143– JISCmail discussion list: [email protected]
• web-based Frequently Asked Questions
• web-based downloadable data files
• online data in Nesstar to facilitate the browsing of longitudinal datasets
• a series of meetings and workshops for both novice and more advanced users
Data Access
The data – BCS70
The data – BHPS
The data – MCS
The data – NCDS
Documentation
A variety of documentation is made freely available, including:
• guides to datasets• lists of publications• annotated questionnaires• interactive data dictionaries (for CLS studies)• ‘Data Notes’ series (for CLS studies)• other survey-related doc, inc. Working Papers etc.
(for CLS studies)
Retrieval and access
• web access, via UKDA site, to data and metadata
• documentation (codebooks, questionnaires) freely available to any user (registered or unregistered)
• data can be browsed and frequencies run by any user (registered or unregistered) using Nesstar
• full datasets are freely available for download for the majority of our registered users
• data supplied in a variety of formats– SPSS – STATA– tab-delimited text
Access for registered usersRegistered users can:
• download full datasets
• order data via online order system
• browse/analyse/download data in Nesstar
To register:
• obtain an Athens ID
• sign and return End User Licence (legal undertaking)
To access data:
• register a usage (formerly a project)
Registration and Nesstar Demo
