Selected highlights of journal papers and other research published in November using CLS study data.
One in five young people born in the UK at the turn of the century was obese by the age of 14, and a further 15 per cent were found to be overweight.
The latest version of the National Child Development Study: Partnership Histories (1974-2013) has been released at the UK Data Service.
Teenagers who read in their spare time know 26 per cent more words than those who never read, according to researchers at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).
Selected highlights of journal papers and other research published in October using CLS study data.
Students whose parents had only GCSE qualifications were found to be less likely to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, when compared to students whose parents had a degree.
Childhood disadvantage is strongly associated with poorer adult mental wellbeing for Generation X.
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14.
Students encouraged by their teachers to stay on in education are more likely to do A-levels and apply to university, according to findings from Next Steps.
Girls who take 'applied' subjects, such as health and social care or home economics, at GCSE may be facing educational disadvantage as a result, a new study has found.