Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)

Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)

The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) follows the lives of around 19,000 children born in the UK in September 2000 - January 2002. A renewed interest in child wellbeing in the late 1990s in the UK led to a new and distinctive child cohort study, after a gap of 30 years. The MCS was designed as a multidisciplinary study that could capture the influence of early family context on child development and outcomes throughout childhood, into adolescence and subsequently through adulthood. Today the MCS covers a diversity of topics including, but not limited to, the cohort members’ health and physical growth, cognitive and socio-emotional development, schooling and leisure, identity and attitudes, relationships and risky behaviours; alongside family context, parenting, and family socio-economic circumstances. It is specially designed to help improve our understanding of smaller groups in the UK — namely those living in disadvantage, ethnic minorities, and families from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Evidence from the MCS has impacted policy and practice, for example by demonstrating the benefits of breastfeeding on children’s health and cognitive development, the effects of poverty on cognitive development, and contributing to the national evaluation of Sure Start. Study website: www.cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/millennium-cohort-study/

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Publisher:

Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Institute of Education

Geographic Coverage:

GB

Resource Type:

study

Funders:

Economic and Social Research Council

Consortium of UK Government Departments

ESRC DfE DoHSC DfWP DfT HOUK MoJ NIE Scot Welsh ONS Wellcome DHHS NIH Sir Siegmund Warburg Voluntary Settlement International Centre for Child Studies

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CLOSER Discovery

CLOSER Discovery

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration: UK LLC

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration: UK LLC

Catalogue of Mental Health Measures

Catalogue of Mental Health Measures
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Child Datasets:
Millennium Cohort Study Dataset (MCSD)

The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a multi-disciplinary research project following the lives of around 19,000 children...

MCS
Millennium Cohort Study
core-res
Health & Wellbeing
Children & Young People
Size: 56744Years: 2012/2013
Millennium Cohort Study, 2001-2003: Birth Registration and Maternity Hospital Episode Data

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Exploring paternal involvement in childcare using Millennium Cohort Study data

This data collection includes syntax needed to: (1) merge data and commands used for weighting data; (2) derive the samp...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 9 months, Sweep 1, 2001-2003: Health Visitor Survey

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
COVID-19 Antibody Testing in the National Child Development Study, 1970 British Cohort Study, Next Steps and Millennium Cohort Study, 2021

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) and the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (LHA) have carried out two onl...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Code for Exploring the Relationship Between Fathers’ Childcare Involvement and Children’s Educational Attainment, Using the Millennium Cohort Study, Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and National Pupil Database, 2000-2008

The Paternal Involvement and its Effects on Children's Education (PIECE) project explored whether and how fathers' child...

FATHERS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
CHILDREN
CHILD CARE
MOTHERS
Size: 19244Years: 2021-03-31/2023-06-29
COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Millennium Cohort Study, Next Steps, 1970 British Cohort Study and 1958 National Child Development Study, 2020-2021

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) and the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (LHA) have carried out two onl...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Ethnicity Coding for the Millennium Cohort Study, First Survey, 2001-2003

Ethnicity Coding for the Millennium Cohort Study, First Survey, 2001-2003 was created as part of an ESRC funded project ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Bikeability Dataset based on Millennium Cohort Study, Fifth Survey, 2012

Promoting cycling, including promoting cycling among children, would be expected to deliver substantial benefits in term...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Harmonised Socio-Economic Measures in Four Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Millennium Cohort Study

The Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER) project aims to maximise the use, value and impact of...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Harmonised Height, Weight and BMI in Five Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Millennium Cohort Study

The Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER) project aims to maximise the use, value and impact of...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Harmonised Mental Health Measures at Age 10/11 in Selected British Cohorts: Millennium Cohort Study

CLOSER (Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources) aims to maximise the use, value and impact of longitudina...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 7, Sweep 4, 2008: Physical Activity

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-6, 2001-2015: Linked to MEDIx Air Pollution Deciles

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 3 Banded Distances to Current, First, Second, and Third Choice Schools

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 5, Sweep 3, 2006: Foundation Stage Profile and Teacher Survey

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-6, 2001-2015: Banded Distances of Home Moves between Sweeps

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 3-6, 2006-2015: Banded Distances between Home and School

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linkage with the Point of Interest Data

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-7, 2001-2019: Socio-Economic, Accommodation and Occupational Data: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-7, 2001-2019: Self-Reported Health, Behaviour and Fertility: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-7, 2001-2019: Demographics, Language and Religion: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-7, 2001-2019: Exact Participation Dates: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 7 Geographical Identifiers Using 2019 Boundaries: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: NHS Patient Episode Database for Wales, Linked Administrative Datasets: ICD-10 Codes in Continuous Spells, 2001-2012: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 5 Geographical Identifiers Using 2001 Census Boundaries: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 1 Geographical Identifiers: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Education Administrative Dataset (KS1), Scotland: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, 2001-2003: Hospital of Birth: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweeps 1-7, 2001-2018: Longitudinal Family File

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Datasets (SAIL), Wales: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 1-6, 2001-2015: Linked to Green Space Deciles at LSOA (England) and Ward Level (UK)

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 9 months, Sweep 1, 2001

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 11, Sweep 5, 2012

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Scottish Birth Records, 2000-2002: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Outpatient Attendance, 2001-2015: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Prescribing Information System, 2009-2015: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Child Health Reviews, 2000-2015: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Scottish Immunisation and Recall System, 2000-2015: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Data (Scottish Medical Records), Inpatient and Day Care Attendance, 2000-2015: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Education Administrative Datasets (National Pupil Database - KS1-KS5), England, 2003-2021: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 5 Banded Distances to English Grammar Schools, 2012: Secure Access

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Education Administrative Datasets (KS1-KS4), Wales: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Harmonised Diabetes in the National Child Development Study, 1970 British Cohort Study, Next Steps and Millennium Cohort Study, 1965-2024

The Harmonised Data in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies project, supported by the Economic and Social Research ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Harmonised Asthma in the National Child Development Study, 1970 British Cohort Study, Next Steps and Millennium Cohort Study, 1965-2024

The Harmonised Data in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies project, supported by the Economic and Social Research ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Datasets (Hospital Episode Statistics), England, 2000-2023: Secure Access

Background: The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744
MCS Parent COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies (2020) Wave 1 Dataset

MCS Parent COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies (2020) Wave 1 Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 2831
MCS Cohort Member COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies (2020) Wave 1 Dataset

MCS Cohort Member COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Cohort Studies (2020) Wave 1 Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 2645
MCS4 Child Paper Self-Completion Dataset

MCS4 Child Paper Self-Completion Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 13244Years: 2008/2009
MCS3 Teacher Survey Dataset

MCS3 Teacher Survey Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 15460Years: 2006/2007
MCS2 Older Sibling Self-Completion Dataset

MCS2 Older Sibling Self-Completion Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 12044Years: 2003/2005
MCS2 Neighbourhood Assessment Dataset

MCS2 Neighbourhood Assessment Dataset

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744Years: 2003/2005
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 9 months, Sweep 1, 2003: Survey of Mothers who Received Assisted Fertility Treatment

Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information ...

Sexuality and gender identity
Education
Covid-19 data collection
Diet and nutrition
Ethnicity and race
Social care - receipt
Size: 56744

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