what is the NCDS study?

Sociology as a discipline uses several scientific methods and statistical tools to carry out the research. It uses a structured research design to carry out the whole research to get authentic data regarding the research problem. The data is interpreted, and observations and findings are made. The data will undergo several validity and reliability tests to make the data authentic, and it is analyzed, formulated into a broad theory.

NCDS is defined as the national child development study. It was conducted in the year 19588 that followed people born in England, Scotland, and wales. This procedure has lasted for one week. It initially started as a perinatal mortality survey. It captures the total births that took place in England, Scotland, and whales. The major purpose of this survey is to find out the developments in newly born infants. This study used several methods like questionnaires, cognitive assessments, clinical assessments, nurse assessments.

The questionnaires are used to find out information about the study members related to their social and family backgrounds, mental health and well-being participants, income, and employment status. this is used to get the essence of social-economic, living conditions of the people who are studied.

Cognitive assessments are used to measure the verbal and language ability of the individual in childhood. It also focused on the literacy and numeracy of the individual from the teenage to the later parts of life.

Medical examinations and nurse measurements are used to find out the information relating to the bone development of the individual in the early stage to the heart problems in the middle age.  It also collected the people's blood samples to verify how their health is linked to their genes.

This study also focused on the lives of the study members to find out how their difference in educational backgrounds, other different aspects that affect the wages, health in the later life of the people. It is also used to find out the genetic risks for a particular disease infection.