The Northern Swedish Cohort (NoSCo)

SND-ID: EXT 0268

Description Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Anne Hammarström

Description

In 1981 a longitudinal study began that includes all pupils who attended or should have attended the last year of compulsory school in the municipality of Luleå. The population consists of 1083 pupils (506 girls and 577 boys) and this group has since been followed by repeated questionnaires, but also through personal meetings, interviews, blood pressure measurements and other Health examinations. The main purpose of the survey was to study the social and medical consequences such as unemployment leads among these young people, who find themselves in the joint between school, training and employment.

The questionnaire consisted of around 90 validated questions regarding social background, work situation, health, family situation, leisure time etc. The questionnaire was almost identical at all investigations. The cohort has been investigated with a comprehensive questionnaire — in 1981 (age 16 years), 1983 (age 18 years), 1986 (age 21 years), 1995 (age 30 years) and 2008 (age 43 years). Clinical measurements were performed in 1981, 1986 and 2008 and interviews were performed with key persons

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Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Umeå University

Responsible department/unit

Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method

Unit of analysis

Population

Pupils in the municipality of Luleå who attended the last year of compulsory school in 1981

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration
includes all pupils who attended or should have attended the last year of compulsory school in the municipality of Luleå. The population consists of 1083 pupils (506 girls and 577 boys) and this group has since been followed by repeated questionnaires: in 1981 (age 16 years), 1983 (age 18 years), 1986 (age 21 years), 1995 (age 30 years) and 2008 (age 43 years). Clinical measurements were performed in 1981, 1986 and 2008 and interviews were performed with key persons, such as the school nurses in 1981 and with the form teachers in 1981 and 1983. The subsample with early unemployed participants has been followed up with personal interviews since autumn 1981.

Time period(s) investigated

1981–2007

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Luleå Municipality

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Municipality

Topic and keywords

Research area

HEALTH, General health and well-being, Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Work Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

self-esteem, unemployment, ill health, marital status, mental health, status in employment, youth employment, return-to-work incentives, unemployed, youth unemployment, exercise (physical activity), alcohol

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Published: 2017-05-05
Last updated: 2019-11-13