Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) / “Child of the New Century” Study
Country: United Kingdom
Study Design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range:​ ​Children / adolescents at enrollment
Number of participants at baseline: 18,818
Year of initial enrollment: 2000
Number of data collection waves: 7; data collection ongoing
Measures of well-being:
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Subjective happiness
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Social support / integration / cohesion
Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times of well-being was assessed: Low
Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): Moderate
Measures of physical health: ​
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Self-rated / questionnaire-based health
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Self-report medical history or medication use
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Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
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Limited biomarkers
Access information:
This dataset is available to all researchers.
Researchers are required to submit an application to access this data. No fees are required to access this dataset.
Notable Citation: Connelly R & Platt L. (2014). Cohort profile: UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(6), 1719-1725.