| Study name |
Coverage |
Topics |
1946
birth cohort study: National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD)  |
1946-continuing (longitudinal)
Britain |
child development
initial conditions
morbidity
life outcomes
ageing |
1958, 1970, 2000-1 birth cohort studies:
National Child
Development Study (NCDS)
1970 British Cohort
Study (BCS70)
Millennium Cohort Study
(MCS) |
1958-continuing; 1970-continuing; 2000-1- continuing (all
longitudinal)
Britain/UK
|
child development
initial conditions
morbidity
life outcomes
ageing
|
| Adult
Dental Health Survey (ADHS) |
1988-continuing (repeated cross-section)
UK
|
dental health
health services |
| Avon
Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) |
1991-continuing (longitudinal)
Avon
|
child development
initial conditions
morbidity
biological markers |
| Census
,
including
ONS Longitudinal Study and
Scottish Longitudinal Study |
1971-continuing (longitudinal)
UK
|
general health
limiting long-term illness
carers |
| English
Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) |
1998-continuing (longitudinal)
England
|
morbidity
cognitive function
psychosocial health
|
| European
Social Survey (ESS) |
2002-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Europe
|
subjective well-being
access to primary/acute/elective care
attitudes towards medicine
|
| Eurostat
New Cronos |
1960-continuing country and regional level data
25 European Union countries, plus some coverage of others, including Japan,
United States
|
public health indicators
health and safety
health care
self-perceived health
disabilities, illness
smoking, alcohol consumption
causes of death
|
| Expenditure
and Food Survey (EFS) – replacing National Food Survey (NFS) |
2001-02-continuing; 1974-2000 (repeated cross-section)
Britain
|
diet
nutrition
consumption
expenditure |
| General
Household Survey (GHS) |
1971-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Britain
|
general health
smoking
drinking |
| Health
Education Population Survey (HEPS) |
1996-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Scotland
|
health beliefs
health knowledge
health attitudes
health behaviour
general health
mental health
social capital |
| Health
and Lifestyle Survey (HALS) |
1984-85-continuing (longitudinal)
Britain
|
physiological measures
health beliefs
diet
physical activity
causes of death
cancer |
Health Surveys:
Health Survey for England (HSE)
Welsh Health Survey (WHS)
Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)
Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey
|
1991-continuing (repeated cross-section) |
physiological measures
service use
cardiovascular disease
physical
|
| Healthcare
Commission patient surveys |
2003-04-continuing (repeated cross-section)
England
|
service use
patient satisfaction
patient experience
|
| IMF
Government Finance Statistics |
1970 continuing country level data
140+ countries
|
Global data on government expenditure on health |
| Infant
Feeding Survey |
1985-continuing (repeated cross-section)
UK
|
child nutrition
ante/postnatal care
service use |
|
Mothers and Daughters: Accounts of Health in the Grandmother Generation,
1945-1978 |
1945-1978 (retrospective histories, qualitative study)
Scotland
|
child care
elderly
family life
gender roles
|
| National
Diet and Nutrition Surveys (NDNS) |
1992/93-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Britain
|
diet
nutrition
dental health
general health |
| National
Health Service National Staff Survey |
2003-continuing (repeated cross-section)
England
|
working conditions
training/development
management
errors/incidents
|
| OECD
Social Expenditure Database |
1980 continuing country level data
30 countries
|
social expenditure
health
family
old age
disability |
| ONS
Omnibus Survey |
1990-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Britain
|
multi-purpose survey
(including modules on
health/health behaviour) |
|
OPCS/ONS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity |
1993-continuing (repeated cross-section)
Britain
|
general health
service use
neurosis
psychosis
substance use |
| Smoking,
Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People |
1988-continuing (repeated cross-section)
England
|
smoking
drinking
drug use |
| Severalls
Hospital: Interviews for 'Madness in its Place', 1913-1997 |
1913-1997 (retrospective histories, qualitative study)
Colchester, Essex
|
hospital
mental health
nurses
patients
history of nursing
|
| Time
Series Data |
1946-continuing
country and regional level data
UK
|
health
sickness
disability allowances
alcohol
family practioner services |
| UK
Time Use Survey (TUS) |
2000 (cross-section)
UK
|
lifestyle
time use
health-related behaviour |
| United
Nations Common Database |
1961-2006
country level data
200+countries
|
fertility, abortion
birth/death rates
life expectancy, mortality
nutrition
immunisation
HIV, TB, malaria |
| Vital
Statistics for England and Wales |
1981-continuing (aggregate reports)
England and Wales
|
births
deaths
causes of death
infant mortality |
| Whitehall
II |
1985-continuing (longitudinal)
London
|
ageing
morbidity
psychosocial health |
| World
Bank Development Indicators |
1960-continuing
country level data
Over 200 countries
|
birth/death rates
fertility
health expenditure
immunisation
life expectancy
hospital beds
HIV, TB, malaria |
Primary data sources
