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Cohort profile: UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)

Roxanne Connelly1, Lucinda Platt2

  • 1Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL and London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE R.Connelly@ioe.ac.uk.

International Journal of Epidemiology
|February 20, 2014
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The UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) tracks children born around 2000, collecting health, development, and socioeconomic data. This valuable resource aids research into health outcomes and inequalities.

Area of Science:

  • Social Epidemiology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a nationally representative longitudinal study.
  • It follows children born at the turn of the 21st century, providing rich data on their lives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To track child development, cognitive ability, and educational attainment.
  • To analyze health outcomes and social, economic, and demographic factors influencing them.
  • To investigate health inequalities across the UK population.

Main Methods:

  • Observational, multidisciplinary cohort study design.
  • Five data collection sweeps conducted from infancy to age 11 years, with a planned sweep at age 14.
  • Linkage of cohort data with administrative records, including health data.

Main Results:

  • The MCS has collected extensive data on health, development, education, and family characteristics.
  • The study provides a unique dataset for analyzing trends and disparities.
  • Linked administrative data enhance the depth of analysis for health outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The MCS is a vital resource for understanding child development and health trajectories.
  • It offers significant potential for research into the determinants of health inequalities.
  • Freely available data facilitate broad access for bona fide researchers.

Keywords:
Cohort StudyLongitudinal DataUK

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