Research
The LSCS provides support for researchers wishing to analyse the SLS. In addition, the team are also actively involved in research themselves. Some recent projects include:
Family migration and the effects on women's careers
This project involves collaboration with colleagues in the United States (Prof. Tom Cooke, University of Connecticut) the Netherlands (Clara Mulder, University of Amsterdam) and Germany (Hill Kulu, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, now University of Liverpool). It examines the effects of family migration within nations on women, primarily focusing on employment and marital status outcomes. The results demonstrate that women's careers suffer from family migration and that this effect exists even when recent motherhood is taken into account, and even for women who have higher ranking jobs that their partners. The data for these studies are drawn from the British Household Panel Study and the Austrian Family and Fertility Survey.
Migration and health
In collaboration with Paul Norman (University of Leeds) research has been conducted looking at the effects of migration on the relationship between deprivation and a range of health outcomes. The results demonstrate that migration is selective in relation to health status and that healthy individuals tend to move to less deprived areas, while less healthy people are more likely to move towards deprived areas. This combination of effects means that cross-sectional studies are likely to exaggerate the effects of deprivation on health. The data are drawn from the England and Wales Longitudinal Study.
Mortality in Scotland
In collaboration with Dan Exeter (University of Auckland), we have been examining changes in the patterns of mortality in Scotland over the last two decades. This research has focused on widening health inequalities for a range of causes of death. The results demonstrate that the mortality gap between the rich and poor is indeed widening for most causes, but recent findings suggests that this is particularly the case for suicide among young adults.The data were extracted from Scottish vital events records.
Fertility contexts
In collaboration with Elspeth Graham and Zhiqiang Feng, we have been using vital registration data to examine changes in the geographical pattern of fertility since the 1980s. Our results show that there has been an increasing polarisation over time with clusters of significantly low fertility in the inner city areas.The data were extracted from Scottish vital events records. In addition, collaborative work with Hill Kulu (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, now University of Liverpool) has considered suburban fertility in Finland.
Stepparent health
This project which is funded by an ESRC-funded training fellowship examined the mental health effects of being a stepparent. While considerable research has examined the effect on health and well-being of being a stepchild, virtually no research has examined the potential health effects for adults living in these households. The study utilised data from the National Child Development Study and the British Household Panel Study. Results showed that being a stepparent affects mental health only in dual stepfamilies, i.e. stepfamilies where both partners bring in children from a previous relationship. But when the stepparent had behavioural problems in adolescence, living in stepfamilies where only one partner was a stepparent also had a negative impact on mental health.
Transitions, choices and health at older ages: life course analyses of longitudinal data
This two-year project is led by David Blane (Imperial, London) and is funded as part of the ESRC New Dynamics of Ageing Programme. This project aims to address three cross-cutting themes: (1) Change over time in the dynamics of health and social position. (2) The emergence and health consequences of new combinations of social and health statuses. (3) The impact of the national policy context. It will utilise data from the England and Wales LS, the SLS, the Turin LS and routine administrative data from Finland.
Recent ESRC consultancies
The LSCS has been recently involved in a number of consultancy projects including:
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