Growing Up in Scotland linkage data - Scotland
Summary
Abstract
Growing Up in Scotland is a longitudinal research study, tracking the lives of thousands of young people and their families from the early years, through childhood and as they move into adulthood.
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Digital object identifier (DOI)Not available
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Publisher
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NameScottish Government
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Documentation
Description
Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) is a longitudinal research study, tracking the lives of thousands of young people and their families from birth through to the teenage years and beyond. Launched in 2005, the main aim of the study is to provide new information to support policy-making in Scotland. Findings and insights from GUS have enhanced understanding of language development, informed youth work policies and helped both researchers and policy makers understand issues such as physical activity levels, diet, sleep and how young people experience their local areas. The study provides crucial evidence to help the Scottish Government and others develop and monitor policies and services for children, young people and their families.
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Coverage
Spatial
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Spatial coverage
Scotland
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Geographic levelscountry
Temporal
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Start date01/04/2005
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End date01/06/2023
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FrequencyIrregular
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Distribution release date11/06/2025
Provenance
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PurposeAdministrative
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SourceElectronic survey
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Collection situationNot available
Access and governance
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Conditions of accessAccess needs approval
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Usage
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Conditions of useApplication of Statistical Disclosure Control
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Resource creatorScottish Government
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Is referenced byNot available
Access
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Access rights
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Access serviceAccess to this data is through submitting a completed application form to the mailbox: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot. The application form is available here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-statistics-request-our-data/, Find out about accessing secure datasets for research at https://www.researchdata.scot/accessing-data/data-access-overview/
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JurisdictionGB-SCT
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Data controllerScottish Government
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Data processorNot applicable
Format and standards
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LanguageEnglish
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FormatCSV
Enrichment and linkage
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Related datasets
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Linkage opportunityThese datasets have been created through the ADR Scotland programme to enable linkage by using the National Records of Scotland population spine. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/nrs-indexing/
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