National Survey of Health and Development
Sweep Description
1954 (Age 8)
Dr James WB Douglas
London School of Economics
School nurses and health visitors interviewed mothers at home about the child's health and development, school absences, play, the mother's work and the home and family circumstances. Teachers administered cognitive tests at school. Topics covered included: accidents, illnesses, hospital admissions and out-patient visits, school clinic visits, absences, bed wetting, general health and behaviour, schooling, play and hobbies, the dwelling, the household, the mother's work, subsequent pregnancies and family history. Tests included a sentence reading test, a mechanical reading and comprehension test and a picture intelligence test.
Study website: https://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk/
NSHD Overall PopulationChildhood
5 - 12 years
Coverage
Funding
Institute of Child Health, University of LondonData
1954 School Nurse's Interview with Mother Dataset1954 School Nurse's Interview with Mother
nshd_54_iwm
1954 School Nurse's Interview with Mother
1954 School Nurse's Interview with MotherFace-to-face paper and pencil interviewing.
1954-5 School Absence Record
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1954-5 School Absence Record
Collecting and assembling data from multiple, often heterogeneous sources that have one or more reference points in common, and at least one of the sources was originally produced for other purposes.
1954 Survey of the Mental Ability and Scholastic Attainment
nshd_54_st
1954 Survey of the Mental Ability and Scholastic Attainment
Assessing specific properties (or characteristics) of beings, things, phenomena by applying pre-established standards and/or specialized instruments or techniques.
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