Narrative
The Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) is a pioneering study, combining census, civil registration, health and education data (administrative data). It has established an approach that allows the legal and ethical use of personal, sensitive information by maintaining anonymity within the data system. This approach has become a model for the national data linkage systems that are now being established across the UK. The SLS has also enabled policy analysts to monitor key characteristics of the Scottish population in particular health inequalities (alerting policy makers to Scotland’s poor position within Europe), migration (aiding economic planning) and changing tenure patterns (informing house building decisions). Finally, the study has become fully embedded in Scotland’s National Statistical agency, allowing it to produce new informative statistical series.Impact status | Open |
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Category of impact | Public Policy Impact |
Keywords
- REF2014 case study
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Research output
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Estimating an occupational based wage in the census: A mixed model approach to generate empirical bayes estimates
Research output: Working paper
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Is there a ‘Scottish effect’ for mortality? Prospective observational study of census linkage studies
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does Widowhood Increase Mortality Risk? Testing for Selection Effects by Comparing Causes of Spousal Death
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review