Avons Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
- Abstract
- ALSPAC is a study of more than 14,000 mothers; enrolled during pregnancy in 1991 and 1992, and the health and development of their children has been followed in great detail ever since.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Socioeconomic aspects, psychology and child development, speech and language and education
- Variables
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac-social-sciences/data-guide/
- Keywords
- Carers, partners, child-based, child, schools, pregnant, avon, mothers, health, development, bristol, bath, socioeconomic aspects, psychology, child development, speech and language, education, cot death, contraceptive pills, contraception, cannabis, weight, exercise, obesity, iq, communication skills
- Identifier Variables
- N/A
- Area of Health System
- Public health
- Data Available
- Socio-economic
- Data collecting organization (s)
- University of Bristol
- Data Type
- Survey (longitudinal)
- National/Regional
- Regional
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 1991, 1992
- Unit of Analysis
- Individual
- Sample
- 14,541 pregnant women
- Availability
- Bristol university
- Conditions of Access
- Free registration access
- Link
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac-social-sciences/
- Contact
- alspac-project@bristol.ac.uk
- Publications
- O'Connor TG, et al. Maternal antenatal anxiety and children's behavioural/emotional problems at 4 years: Report from the Avon longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, The British Journal of Psychiatry 2002; 180: 502-508