The 1970 British Cohort Study

The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of more than 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Over the course of cohort members lives, the BCS70 has collected information on health, physical, educational and social development, and economic circumstances among other factors.

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries United Kingdom
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 15,000 to 19,999
Ages
Brain related measures
Funtional rating Individual psychological
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular|Hearing and Vision|Musculoskeletal|Reproductive|Respiratory
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Ethnic group|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Informal support|Martial status|Occupation and employment|Unpaid care
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names University College, London
Current Sample Sizes 15,000 to 19,999

age at recruitment 0
last updated
recruitment period 01/04/1970
estimated current sample size number value 9,841
cohort acronym BCS70
start date 01/04/1970
pi Alice Sullivan
website http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/page.aspx?&sitesectionid=795&sitesectiontitle=Welcome+to+the+1970+British+Cohort+Study
contact details Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
abstract  The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of more than 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970.
funders  Economic and Social Research Council.
contact email [email protected]; PI email: [email protected]
contact phone number 44 (0) 2076126875
estimated current sample size 5,000 to 9,999
sample sizes 17,200