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Data Releases

Latest updates

Main survey

(1991-present)

Main stage Waves 1-13 are available.

Calendar Year 2021 data are available.

Calendar Year 2020 data are available.

BHPS Waves 1-18 are available, harmonised with Understanding Society.

Wave 14 will be available November 2024.

Information on the content of future waves can be found in the long-term content plan.

COVID-19 Study

(2020-2021)

Understanding Society Waves 1-9 are available. These include data from COVID-19 antibody tests sent to participants in April 2021.

Linked data

Education: Understanding Society has been linked to the English NPD and to Scottish education data.

Environment: Understanding Society has been linked to DVLA records.

UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) – data from a range of UK population level studies linked to NHS data with the aim of improving health and wellbeing following the Covid pandemic. Researchers can apply to the UK LLC to uses these data.

Linked health data for Scotland will be released in the second half of 2024.

Linked credit history (CRA) data for will be released in 2024. A draft user guide is available on request.

Linked annual energy consumption meter data will be released in 2024. Further information is available on request.

Linked auto-enrolment pension (NEST) data is available.

Geographical linkage to neighbourhood indicators is available for both the main survey and the Innovation Panel.

Data enhancements

Teaching datasets are available.

The Family matrix is available in the main survey dataset.

2019 election data are available as part of a new 2020 Calendar Year dataset.

Partnership historiesAn updated file is now available. This dataset will be updated annually and released with the main survey in November.

Pregnancy and Early Childhood (PEACH) is available – this crosswave file brings together the key data reported by parents for all children aged under 10 years.

Two harmonised datasets are available for international comparisons with other household panel studies worldwide. CNEF provides a datafile and CPF provides code.

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