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Catalogue description Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Longitudinal Studies: Registered Papers and Digital Files
| Reference: | RG 121 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Longitudinal Studies: Registered Papers and Digital Files |
| Description: |
This hybrid series contains both digital records and registered paper files. The series contains correspondence and records relating to the administration and methodology of the Longitudinal Study (LS) |
| Date: | 1971-2003 |
| Arrangement: |
Paper records are arranged by registered file number, in chronological order. References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | LS Prefix |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Office for National Statistics, 1996- Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1970-1996 |
| Physical description: | 4 paper files and digital records |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2022 Office for National Statistics |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
These records were created during the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys' Longitudinal Study (LS) of England and Wales. The LS contains linked census and life events data for a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales. It contains records on over 500,000 people usually resident in England and Wales at each point in time, and it is largely representative of the whole population. The LS is the largest longitudinal data resource in England and Wales The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) was created in May 1970 through the merger of the General Register Office and the Government Social Survey Department. In 1996 OPCS was combined with UK Central Statistical Office to become the Office for National Statistics. |
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