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Welcome to the website of the UK census-based Longitudinal Studies

Here you can find out more information about the ONS Longitudinal Study, Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study and Scottish Longitudinal Study and their support units CeLSIUS, NILS-RSU, SLS-DSU

What data do the LSs hold?
How to apply to use LS data in your research
Using more than one LS dataset for your analysis

Outputs

Read the latest LS outputs:

Research Publications
Plain Language Summaries
Policy Briefings
Impact Case Studies

User Guides

Before you begin take a look at our User Guides, find out about using the LSs and how to apply to use the data. Read more…

Recent Outputs

An Introduction to the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS)

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