To use information about the heights of the British since the middle of the eighteenth century to describe their nutritional status and to explore its relationship to the welfare and productivity of that population Variables Height, age, occupation, place of birth, place and date of recruitment, regiment (if in the army); colour of eyes, hair and complexion; literacy; height at age 24; reason and date of death or discharge; name. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.