Scottish Longitudinal Study

The Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) is a large-scale linkage study created using data from administrative and statistical sources. These include: census data from 1991 onwards; vital events data (births, deaths, marriages); NHS Central Register data (gives information on migration into or out of Scotland); and education data (including Schools Census and SQA data).

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries United Kingdom
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 100,000 to 499,999
Ages 0 to 9|10 to 19|20 to 39|40 to 59|60 to 100
Brain related measures
Funtional rating
Anthropometric
Physical Reproductive
Biological samples
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle
Socio-economic Education|Ethnic group|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Informal support|Marital status|Occupation and employment|Unpaid care
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names
Current Sample Sizes 100,000 to 499,999

age at recruitment >0
last updated
recruitment period 1991 – present
estimated current sample size number value
cohort acronym SLS
start date 1991 – present
pi Professor Chris Dibben
website http://sls.lscs.ac.uk/about/
contact details Scottish Longitudinal Study Development & Support Unit
Ladywell House
Ladywell Rd
Edinburgh
EH12 7UR
abstract  The Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) is a large-scale linkage study created using data from administrative and statistical sources. SLS has recurited 274,000 participants.
funders  ESRC, National Records Scotland
contact email [email protected]; PI Email: [email protected]; SLS Project Manager (NRS): [email protected]
contact phone number Tel: 0131 314 4310
estimated current sample size
sample sizes