Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 1987-1994; Cohort Three, Sweep One to Four

UKDA study number:3012

Principal Investigator

Courtenay, G.
Social and Community Planning Research

Sponsors

Employment Department. Training Agency
Department of Education and Science

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March 1996 (2nd Edition)

 

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3012 . Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 1987-1994; Cohort Three, Sweep One to Four

 

Depositors:

Courtenay, G. , Social and Community Planning Research
Department for Education

Principal Investigator:

Courtenay, G. , Social and Community Planning Research

Sponsors:

Employment Department. Training Agency
Department of Education and Science

Project Number:

P ; 923, P ; 972, P ; 1022, P ; 1303

Other Acknowledgements:

The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and took over the responsibilities and resources of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

I. McAleese, SCPR. The study was designed and administered by SCPR in collaboration with the University of Sheffield

Abstract:

The Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a major programme of longitudinal research designed to monitor the behaviour and decisions of representative samples of young people aged sixteen upwards as they make the transition from compulsory education to further or higher education, or to the labour market. It tries to identify and explain the factors which influence post-16 transitions, for example, educational attainment, training opportunities, experiences at school. To date the YCS covers thirteen cohorts and over forty surveys. The first cohort was first surveyed in 1985 and the thirteenth in 2007. The questionnaires have been designed, over the years, to be broadly comparable, but external changes and shifts in policy interest have brought about changes - some minor, some fundamental. Cohorts One to Twelve cover England and Wales but a change to the methodology means that from Cohort Thirteen, data cover England only. For further details of the methodology and coverage, see the documentation.

The UK Data Archive currently holds data for the cohorts listed below:*Some teaching materials using the data from Cohort Three have been developed. Details are available from the Teaching Resources and Materials for Social Scientists (TRAMSS) website.

Main Topics:

Sweep One
The questionnaire for Sweep One included the following information:Sweep Two
The questionnaire for Sweep Two included the following information:Sweep Three
The questionnaire for Sweep Three included the following information:

Coverage:


Dates of Fieldwork: 1987 - 1993
Country: England and Wales
Spatial Units: No spatial units
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: 16 to 19 year olds (Sweeps One-Three) and 22-23 year olds (Sweep Four) in England and Wales.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Longitudinal/panel/cohort
Sampling Procedures: Simple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Multi-stage stratified random sampling was used for Cohorts One-Five, but the YCS sample has been a single-stage simple random sample since Cohort Six (see Courtenay, G. The YCS - the first ten years). In spring of the sampling year all schools in England and Wales (excluding special schools), both state maintained and private sector, are sent a return form for sampling. This gives a number of dates, e.g. the 5th, 15th and 25th, and all pupils on the Year 11 roll whose birth dates coincide are sampled. Usually three dates are specified giving a simple random sample of just under 10%. Occasionally more dates are given, either to draw a larger sample overall or only in specific geographical areas where the Principal Investigators wish to over-sample, e.g. the sampling for Cohort Eleven specified three dates for most schools but four dates for schools in LEAs with a high proportion of pupils in ethnic minorities. There are some difficulties with school-level non-response at the sampling stage and to compensate for this there is a further stage of sampling before Sweep One. Here the initial sample is sub-sampled to give a Sweep One final sample that is representative of a population matrix of pupil numbers by school type by sex by region.
Method of Data Collection: Postal survey

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
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Date of First Release:

2 July 1993

Date of Latest Release:

26 March 1996 ( 2nd Edition )

Copyright:

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File last updated:

24 April 2012