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Covid-19 Variable

pidp_c

Cross-wave Person Identifier, child

Datafiles

Valid Observations

1416

Valid Observations

2870

Valid Observations

2987

Valid Observations

3291

Valid Observations

3340

Valid Observations

4627

Valid Observations

1388

Valid Observations

1432

Valid Observations

1411

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The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.

Datafiles

Wave 6 (pidp_c schild_t)

Wave 2 (pidp_c schild_t)

Wave 8 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 7 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 6 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 5 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 4 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 1 (pidp_c schild_w)

Wave 8 (pidp_c youth_p)

Wave 6 (pidp_c youth_p)

Wave 4 (pidp_c youth_p)

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Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

Calendar Year 2023 data now available

Professor Annette Jäckle debates survey methods on BBC Radio 4

Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income

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