Stockholm Birth Cohort

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Ylva B. Almquist - Stockholm University, Centre for Health Equity Studies

Research principal

Stockholm University - Centre for Health Equity Studies rorId

Description

The Stockholm Birth Cohort Study (SBC) was created in 2004/2005 by a probability matching of two anonymized longitudinal datasets; The Stockholm Metropolitan study and The Swedish Work and Mortality Database (WMD). The former involves all children born 1953 that lived in the Stockholm metropolitan area as of November 1, 1963, while the latter comprises data for the period 1980-2009 on all individuals living in Sweden in 1980 or 1990, and born before 1986.

The study comprises data from both surveys and public register records. The core of the project consists of three surveys from The Stockholm Metropolitan study; The School Study (1966), The Family Study (1968), and The Culture and Leisure Time Study (1985). There is also a wide range of register data, for instance delivery records, occupational and income data, welfare recipiency data, health records, mortality data, educational data, and dependency and child welfare committee data.

The Stockholm Birth Cohort offers unique opportunities for longitudinal research within various fields such as sociology, public health science, and psychology.

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The Stockholm Birth Cohort Study (SBC) was created in 2004/2005 by a probability matching of two anonymized longitudinal datasets; The Stockholm Metropolitan study and The Swedish Work and Mortality Database (WMD). The former involves all children born 1953 that lived in the Stockholm metropolitan area as of November 1, 1963, while the latter comprises data for the period 1980-2009 on all individuals living in Sweden in 1980 or 1990, and born before 1986.

The study comprises data from both surveys and public register records. The core of the project consists of three surveys from The Stockholm Metropolitan study; The School Study (1966), The Family Study (1968), and The Culture and Leisure Time Study (1985). There is also a wide range of register data, for instance delivery records, occupational and income data, welfare recipiency data, health records, mortality data, educational data, and dependency and child welfare committee data.

The Stockholm Birth Cohort offers unique opportunities for longitudinal research within various fields such as sociology, public health science, and psychology. So far the datasets have resulted in more than 140 publications which have dealt with, among other things, whether and how childhood circumstances affect later social outcomes in adult life.

Purpose:

To aim is to create a new tool for life-course studies of health outcomes as well as social outcomes for research in fields such as psychology, public health science, and sociology. Show less..

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

All people born in 1953 that lived in the Stockholm metropolitan area in 1963

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration
All children born in 1953 that lived in the Stockholm metropolitan area on November 1, 1963 was included in the study. Thus, children born outside of Stockholm was included, either in another Swedish region or abroad. The total sample was 15117 individuals, of which 7719 were boys and 7398 girls.

Time period(s) investigated

1953 – 2017

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Stockholm County

Geographic description: Stockholm metropolitan area

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Centre for Health Equity Studies

Contributor(s)

Stockholms Universitet, Swedish Institute for Social Research

Topic and keywords

Research area

Social stratification and groupings (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Morbidity and mortality (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Crime and law enforcement (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political ideology (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Elderly (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Community, urban and rural life (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Psychology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Sociology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social and economic geography (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social sciences interdisciplinary (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Diet and nutrition (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social and occupational mobility (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Economic conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Psychology (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Home-based workers, Rehabilitation (offenders), Economic, social and cultural rights, Social protest, Hours of work, Child care, Crime and security, Bereavement, Disadvantaged groups, Illegal drugs, Population migration, Health promotion, Radio listening, Exercise (physical activity), Schools, Social activities (leisure), Strikes, Values, Housing, Politics, Religion, Social mobility, Social problems, Culture, Consumption, Ageing, Health, Personality, Social welfare, Residential mobility, Family environment, Human behaviour, Income distribution, Social inequality, Social structure, Wages, Housework, Social services, Parental role, Citizenship skills, Political action, Unemployment, Family life, Political interest, Political behaviour, Attitudes, Drinking behaviour, Television, Radio, Social reform, Public services, Hobbies, News, Advertising, Economic conditions, Income, Social class, Ill health, Housing facilities, Diseases, Dental health, Labour and employment, Holidays, Political participation, Civil status, Population, Social security, Basic needs, Ideologies, Physical activities, Television viewing, Social environment, Parent attitude, Childbirth, Economic activity, Education, Personal hygiene, Census data, Electors, Property, ownership and tenure, Political change, Public health, Mental health, Medical history, Life cycle, Entertainment, Offences, Demography, Social conflict, Crimes against persons, Economic and social development, Health services, Dropping out (education), Secondary school leaving, Academic ability, Academic achievement, Intelligence quotient, Birth rate, Fertility (human), Families, Family influence, Criminals, Delinquency, Juvenile delinquency, Social disadvantage, National development, Changing society, Cultural change, Industrial societies, Consumer societies, Community behaviour, Social participation, Social conformity, Social alienation, Attitude change, Social behaviour, Child behaviour, Birth order, Family size, Poverty, Educational choice, Infant mortality, Mortality rate, Mortality, Maternal mortality, Causes of death, Contemporary society, Rural migration, Tolerance, Beliefs, Religious behaviour, Students, Youth culture, Occupational choice, Socio-economic indicators, Socio-economic status, Psychology, Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Mental development, Personality development, Behavioural sciences, Educational opportunities, Illiteracy, Fields of study, Citizen participation, Households, Housewives, Working women, Personality traits, Social success, Social influence, Social attitudes, Social welfare philosophy, Cultural participation, Cultural activities, Cultural development, Social stratification, Class differentiation, Elite, Social status, Social origin, Identity, Class consciousness, Family roles, Future society, Cultural behaviour, Leisure time activities, Epidemiology, Socio-economic analysis, Vital statistics, Divorce rate, Marriage rate, Morbidity, Social skills, Intergroup relations, Mass media use, Press, Sociology, Social change, Social systems, Social progress, Social interaction, Cognitive processes, Time methods (research), Social indicators, Traffic, Modernization, Unemployed, Career, Shortages, Moral behaviour, Political awareness, Political attitudes, Mass culture, Subcultures, Educational migration, Social networks, Survey data

Publications

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Almquist, Y. B. (2009) Peer status in school and adult disease risk. A 30-year follow-up study of disease-specific morbidity in a Stockholm cohort. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(12):1028-1034.
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Björklund, A., Lindahl, L. & Lindquist, M. J. (2010). "What more than parental income, education and occupation? An exploration of what Swedish siblings get from their parents", The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 10 (1): 1-38.
Swepub

Bäckman, O. & Nilsson, A. (2010). “Pathways to social exclusion - a life course study”, European Sociological Review 27 (1): 107-123.
Swepub

Stenberg, S-Å. & Vågerö, D. (2006). "Cohort profile: The Stockholm birth cohort of 1953", International Journal of Epidemiology 35: 546-548.
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Stenberg, S-Å., Vågerö, D., Österman, R., Arvidsson, E., von Otter, C. & Janson C-G. (2007). “Stockholm Birth Cohort Study 1953-2003: A new tool for life course studies”, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 35 (1): 104-110.
Swepub

Stenberg, S-Å. (2013). "Född 1953 - Folkhemsbarn i forskarfokus". Umeå: Boréa förlag.
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ISBN: 978-91-89140-83-7

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