Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 7, Geography Data, Data Zones, 2012-2013: Secure Access

<p></p><div><p class="x_x_MsoNormal">The Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study is a large-scale longitudinal social survey which follows the lives of several groups of Scottish children from infancy through childhood and adolescence, and aims to provide important new information on children and their families in Scotland. The study forms a central part of the Scottish Government's strategy for the long-term monitoring and evaluation of its policies for children, with a specific focus on the early years. Unlike other similar cohort studies, this survey has a specifically Scottish focus. A key objective of GUS is to address a significant gap in the evidence base for early years policy monitoring and evaluation. The study seeks both to describe the characteristics, circumstances and experiences of children in their early years (and their parents) in Scotland and, through its longitudinal design, to generate a better understanding of how children's start in life can shape their longer term prospects and development.<br><br>Since 2005, study design and data collection have been undertaken by ScotCen Social Research with collaborations with the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, based at the University of Edinburgh and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit over certain periods of the project. The survey design consisted of recruiting an initial total of 8,000 parents in 2005, comprising two cohorts of children (5,000 from birth, 3,000 from age two years and ten months), and then interviewing parents annually until their child reached age five years ten months. Further fieldwork was undertaken with the birth cohort when the children were around eight, ten, twelve and fourteen years old.  A boost sample of 500 children from predominantly high deprivation areas was added to the cohort as part of the age 12 fieldwork.<br><br>For sweeps 1 to 9 data were collected via an in-home, face-to-face interview with self-complete sections. Fieldwork for sweeps 10 and 11 were disrupted due to the COVID pandemic. As a result, portions of the data were collected via web and telephone questionnaires whilst others involved face-to-face interviews where they were permitted. The study user guides provide further details.<br><i><br>Special Licence data:<br></i>The main survey data are available under Special Licence:</p><ul type="disc"><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SNs 9373-9383 and 9386-9387 - Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1</li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SN 7432 - Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 2</li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SN 8366 - Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Primary 6 Teacher Survey</li></ul><p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><i>Secure Access Geographic Data:<br></i>Geographic data are available under Secure Access and are separated by cohort, sweep and  type of geographic variable. Information is available on the GUS <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=200020#!/access-data" target="_blank">Access Data</a> web page. Users must also include the main <i>Growing Up in Scotland Special Licence</i> data in the Accredited Researcher Proposal form and add it to their projects (please note there is no need for Secure Access users to complete a separate Special Licence application).<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Secure Access Early Learning and Childcare Administrative Data:<br></span>Care Inspectorate quality information on the settings which provided children in Birth Cohort 1 and Birth Cohort  2 with their state-funded early learning and childcare (pre-school) entitlement when they were aged between 3 and 5 years old is available under SN 8543 (Birth Cohort 1) and SN 8544 (Birth Cohort 2).<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Secure Access Linked Administrative Data</span>:<br>A data matching exercise was was undertaken using the Scottish Government Pupil Census at Birth Cohort 1 Sweep 11 and participants were linked with their Scottish Candidate Number (SCN). The SCNs were then supplied to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), who were able to provide the attainment records for participants (available under SN 9447).  The SCNs were then supplied to Skills Development Scotland (SDS), who were able to provide the school leaver destinations record for participants (available under SN 9448).<br><br></p></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SN 8530 - <span style="font-style: italic;">Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 7, Geography Data, Data Zones, 2012-2013: Secure Access</span></span><br>This study contains a Data Zones variable for GUS Cohort 1, Sweep 7.  An archive serial number variable is also included for matching to the main data files. These data have more restrictive access conditions than those available under Special Licence (see 'Access' section).<br>

<p></p><div><p class="x_x_MsoNormal">苏格兰成长研究（Growing Up in Scotland，简称GUS）是一项大型纵向社会调查（longitudinal social survey），追踪多组苏格兰儿童从婴儿期、童年期至青少年期的成长历程，旨在为苏格兰地区的儿童及其家庭提供重要的全新研究数据。本研究是苏格兰政府（Scottish Government）针对儿童相关政策开展长期监测与评估战略的核心组成部分，尤其聚焦于儿童早期发展阶段。与其他同类队列研究（cohort study）不同，本调查具有明确的苏格兰地域针对性。GUS的核心目标之一，正是填补儿童早期政策监测与评估领域证据基础的显著空白。本研究既旨在描述苏格兰地区儿童（及其父母）在早期阶段的特征、处境与经历，同时依托纵向研究设计，深化对儿童人生初始境遇如何塑造其长期发展前景与成长轨迹的理解。<br><br>自2005年起，项目设计与数据采集工作由苏格兰社会研究中心（ScotCen Social Research）承担，并在项目部分阶段与爱丁堡大学家庭与关系研究中心、医学研究理事会/苏格兰公共卫生办公室（MRC/CSO）社会与公共卫生科学部开展合作。本次调查的初始设计为：2005年招募总计8000名家长，涵盖两个儿童队列（5000名新生儿队列，3000名2岁10个月儿童队列），随后每年对家长进行访谈，直至儿童年满5岁10个月。针对新生儿队列，后续又在儿童约8岁、10岁、12岁及14岁时开展了额外的实地调研。在12岁实地调研阶段，研究团队额外纳入了500名主要来自高贫困地区（high deprivation areas）的儿童作为增补样本（boost sample）。<br><br>数据采集采用入户面对面访谈结合自填问卷的形式。第10轮调研（sweep 10）的实地工作因新冠疫情受到干扰，因此最终部分数据通过网络与电话问卷完成采集。<br><br><i>特殊许可数据（Special Licence data）：</i><br>主调查数据可通过特殊许可获取：</p><ul type="disc"><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SN 9373-9383与9386-9387 —— 苏格兰成长研究：队列1</li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SN 7432 —— 苏格兰成长研究：队列2</li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal">SN 8366 —— 苏格兰成长研究：队列1小学六年级教师调查</li></ul><p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><i>安全访问地理数据（Secure Access Geographic Data）：<br></i>地理数据需通过安全访问渠道获取，且按队列、调研轮次与地理变量类型进行分类。相关信息可参见GUS的<a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=200020#!/access-data" target="_blank">数据获取</a>网页。用户还需在认证研究人员提案表中纳入主《苏格兰成长研究特殊许可数据》并关联至其研究项目（请注意：安全访问用户无需单独提交特殊许可申请）。<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">安全访问早期学习与保育行政数据（Secure Access Early Learning and Childcare Administrative Data）：<br></span>针对出生队列1与出生队列2的儿童在3至5岁期间享受国家资助早期学习与保育（学前教育）权益的机构，其护理督察局（Care Inspectorate）质量信息可通过SN 8543（出生队列1）与SN 8544（出生队列2）获取。<br><br></p></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SN 8530 —— <span style="font-style: italic;">苏格兰成长研究：队列1，第7轮调研，地理数据区（Data Zones），2012-2013：安全访问</span></span><br>本数据集包含GUS队列1第7轮调研的地理数据区变量，同时设置了档案序列号变量，用于与主数据文件进行匹配。相较于特殊许可下可获取的数据，本数据集的访问限制更为严格（详见「数据访问」章节）。<br>