Northern Swedish Cohort (NoSCo)
The NoSCo study aims to examine the health consequences of youth unemployment. The study recruited over 1,000 pupils in their last year of schooling (age 16 years) at a high school in Luleå, North Sweden. Baseline assessment took place in 1981 and participants were followed up in 1983, 1986, 1995, 2008 and 2021. Government data, including health care, employment and education data, has also been linked to the cohort.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,080 (participants)
Age at first data collection
16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1965 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1981
Primary Institutions
Karolinska Institute (Karolinska Institutet, KI)
Umeå University (Umeå Universitet)
Links
ki.se/en/imm/research/units-at-imm/unit-of-occupational-medicine/the-northern-swedish-cohort
doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006430
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsoinstitutet, now known as the Public Health Agency of Sweden)
Region Västerbotten
Stockholm University
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS)
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Social care data
Engagement
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