Longitudinal studies follow the lives of individuals over a long period of time, showing us how people are affected by changes in society. The ONS Longitudinal Study contains the census data and some life events data of approximately one million sample members, collected over 40 years. This service is free to the user.

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You can now view the recording of our 13th September 2021 event: CeLSIUS: ONS Longitudinal Study online training

 This event included the following presentations and practical sessions:

• What is the ONS LS?
• How do I get to use it?
• What research can I do?
• Bespoke synthetic data in the ONS LS
• Practical 1: Live synthetic SYLLS analysis using STATA
• Practical 2: Applying to use the ONS LS and becoming an ONS accredited researcher

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A gold mine of information: 50 years of the ONS LS

The second episode of our podcast series, Linking our Lives: England and Wales since 1971, is now available. We ask ONS' Rich Pereira how the LS has become such a gold mine of information about how our society has changed over time.

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'Households and families' guide to using ONS LS data

A new guide to households and families data in the ONS LS is now available, along with guides to births and fertility, defining a study population, ethnicity, events, mortality and socio-economic indicators.

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