CLOSER Discovery

The fifth sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study took place during 2012 when the cohort children were aged 11 and in their final year of primary school. The survey included interviews with both parents (where co-resident), cognitive assessments and physical measurements of cohort members, a self-completion questionnaire for cohort members and a survey of class teachers in England and Wales. The final number of productive interviews achieved was 13,287.

Study website: www.cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/millennium-cohort-study/mcs-age-11-sweep

UK

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MCS Age 11 Main and Partner Respondent Questionnaire

Face-to-face computer-assisted personal interviewing.

Assessment of physical properties of living beings, objects, material or natural phenomena. This includes medical and geographic data.

Assessment of knowledge, skills, aptitude or educational achievement by means of specialized measures or tests.

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MCS Age 11 Cohort Member Paper Self-Completion

Self-administered survey using a traditional paper questionnaire.

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MCS Age 11 Teacher Paper Questionnaire

Self-administered survey using a traditional paper questionnaire.

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MCS Age 11 Cognitive Assessments and Physical Measurements