Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 11 Jun 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago
Growing Up in Scotland linkage data - Scotland
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE
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.
Is Part Of:
Not Applicable
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Scotland
Geographical Levels:
country
Temporal
Start Date:
01 April 2005
End Date:
01 June 2023
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Provenance
Source:
ELECTRONIC SURVEY
Purpose:
ADMINISTRATIVE
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Application of Statistical Disclosure Control
Resource Creator:
Scottish Government
Access
Access Service:
- Access 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/
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Scottish Government
Data Processor:
Not applicable
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV
Enrichment and Linkage
Linkage Opportunity:
These 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/national-records-of-scotland-indexing-team