This is the Showcase for the National Survey Health of Development (NSHD) 1946 birth cohort study. The aim is to present the variables for researchers in a comprehensive and concise way and to provide technical information to those considering applying to use the NSHD resource.
You can find more information on the NSHD data request process here. For the direct link to the data request form, please click here.
The Showcase will only function as a search and browse tool. Researchers will need to make a list of the variables they are interested in and use the NSHD data discovery and basket building platform, Condor, to make basket(s) of variables to be linked to their data request. Please visit the How-to guides page for step-by-step instructions on how to use both the Showcase and Condor platforms independently and together.
There is a registration form that needs to be completed to gain access to Condor. There are also additional prerequisites that need to be completed before the data is shared.
Condor gives you access to the full set of variables available whilst the Showcase will only display non-sensitive variables whose metadata has been updated as part of our metadata cleaning project. This is due to finish at the end of 2026. As of March 2025, 35% (14,000) of the NSDH variables are displayed on the Showcase These include:
- Clinical data
- Biological samples
- Questionnaire data
- Specialist questionnaire data
- Genomics
- Population characteristics
- Sub-studies
| Breakdown of questionnaires deposited to the Showcase:
| ||
| Year | Questionnaire | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Home visit | Fully available |
| 2023 | Cost of living | Fully available |
| 2022 | Postal questionnaire | Fully available |
| 2020-2021 | Covid waves 1, 2 and 3 | Fully available |
| 2018-2021 | Insight46 sub-study phase 2 | Fully available |
| 2015-2018 | Insight46 sub-study phase 1 | Fully available |
| 2015 | Home visit | Fully available |
| 2015 | Paper test | Fully available |
| 2015 | Self-Completion | Fully available |
| 2015 | Activity questionnaire | Fully available |
| 2014 | Postal questionnaire | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Clinic/Home visit | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Paper test | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Postal questionnaire | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Self-Completion | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Activity questionnaire | Fully available |
| 2006-2010 | Postal questionnaire | Fully available |
| 1999 | Nurse schedule | Partly deposited |
| 1989 | Form A – Main questionnaire | Partly deposited |
| Upcoming questionnaires (next couple of months): | ||
| Year | Questionnaire | Status |
| 1999 | Nurse schedule | In-progress – partly deposited |
| 1989 | Form A – Main questionnaire | In-progress – partly deposited |
| 2003 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 2000 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1999 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1998 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1997 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1996 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1995 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1994 | Women’s health | In-progress |
| 1993 | Women’s health | In-progress |
There is additional information on the NSHD Data Sharing website, which includes:
- Access to the study questionnaires (available to download)
- Condor/Showcase How-to guides
- Information Governance
- NSHD Data access request process
