Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS)
The SLS is a large-scale linkage study created using data from administrative and statistical sources. The SLS is a semi-random population sample based on 20 birth dates occurring in any year. The study is a sample with replacement – as people leave the sample over time by death and emigration out of Scotland, others enter by birth and immigration into the country.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
270,385 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The Scottish population.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Scottish Funding Council (SFC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
