Family income and Education in the Next Generation: Exploring income gradients in education for current cohorts of youth [PDF]
, 2010 The relationship between the incomes of the family a child is growing up in and the education level the child obtains, has been of great interest to researchers for a number of reasons.
Gregg, Paul, Macmillan, Lindsey
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Adverse effects of maternal lead levels on birth outcomes in the ALSPAC study:a prospective birth cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Emond, Alan M +2 more
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The impact of pupil behaviour and wellbeing on educational outcomes [PDF]
, 2012 A review of previous literature suggests that wellbeing and learning are associated with one another; however, there is less information on how multiple dimensions of wellbeing together predict later changes in educational outcomes for children and ...
Gutman, Leslie Morrison, Vorhaus, John
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Understanding moderators of consent regarding the sharing of supermarket shopping data in ALSPAC.
International Journal of Population Data ScienceIntroduction & Background Shopping data is a valuable resource, offering insights into consumer behaviour and health. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using shopping data for the purposes of health research. However, little is known
Romana Burgess +2 more
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International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjectives To overcome respective measurement and sampling limitations in administrative and longitudinal cohort data sets, we compare results on the links between persistent unauthorised absence from school and self-reported and police-recorded ...
Alison Teyhan +3 more
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School ties: An analysis of homophily in an adolescent friendship network [PDF]
Homophily is the tendency to establish relationships among people who share similar characteristics or attributes. This study presents evidence of homophilic behaviour for an adolescent friendship network of 6,961 links in the West of England. We control
Eleanor Sanderson +2 more
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The Choice Between Fixed and Random Effects Models: Some Considerations for Educational Research [PDF]
We discuss fixed and random effects models in the context of educational research and set out the assumptions behind the two approaches. To illustrate the issues, we analyse the determinants of pupil achievement in primary school, using data from the ...
Clarke, Paul +3 more
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Child height, health and human capital: evidence using genetic markers [PDF]
Height has long been recognised as associated with better outcomes: the question is whether this association is causal. We use children’s genetic variants as instrumental variables (IV) to deal with possible unobserved confounders and examine the effect ...
Carol Propper +4 more
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The use (and misuse) of statistics in understanding social mobility: regression to the mean and the cognitive development of high ability children from disadvantaged homes [PDF]
Social mobility has emerged as one of the key academic and political topics in Britain over the last decade. Although economists and sociologists disagree on whether mobility has increased or decreased, and if this is a bigger issue in the UK than other ...
Anna Vignoles, John Jerrim
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Understanding the Relationship between Parental Income and Multiple Child Outcomes: a decomposition analysis [PDF]
In this paper we explore the association between family income and children’s cognitive ability (IQ and school performance), socio-emotional outcomes (self esteem, locus of control and behavioural problems) and physical health (risk of obesity).
Carol Propper +2 more
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