West of Scotland 16 Plus Study: Young People’s Health
The West of Scotland 11 to 16: Teenage Health Study was carried out to help understand the health and health behaviours of adolescents. The 16 Plus Study was a follow-up of the same young people at age 18 to 20, then again at age 22. Over 2,500 participants were recruited when in their final year of primary school when they were aged approximately 11 years old. Approximately 52% of the sample were male, and 86% of the participants' parents also completed questionnaires. This study is linked to the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study and allows for comparison between cohorts.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,586 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1983 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The local adolescent population at the time of recruitment.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1994
Primary Institutions
University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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