The ONS LS contains information on everyone usually living in the household, although only LS members are followed up from census to census.
Census data
Age & sex | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Marital/civil partnership (2011 only) status | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Marriage and fertility history | 1971 | | | | |
Relationships in household | | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Geographical data | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Type of accommodation & tenure | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Amenities of accommodation inc. no. of rooms, heating type (2011 only) | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Second address | | | | | 2011 |
Transport available to household members | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Country of birth | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Parents’ country of birth | 1971 | | | | |
Time since arrival and intended length of stay | | | | | 2011 |
Passports held | | | | | 2011 |
National identity | | | | | 2011 |
Ethnic group | | | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Main language and proficiency in English | | | | | 2011 |
Religion | | | | 2001 | 2011 |
Education level/qualifications | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Economic activity/employment/occupation/social class | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Migration and means of travel to work | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Caregiving | | | | 2001 | 2011 |
Self-rated health status | | | | 2001 | 2011 |
Limiting long-term illness or disability | | | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
Visitors staying over on census night | | | | 2001 | 2011 |
Life events data linked to ONS LS members' census records at any time
Births (of Longitudinal Study members) |
Immigration |
Emigration |
Maternity events to Longitudinal Study members (including live births, still births, infant deaths and birth weight) |
Cancer registrations |
Widow(er)hoods |
Mortality (deaths of sample members), including full information from registration forms, such as cause of death |