Our Changing Society
CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies that provide unparalleled insights into the UK population.
‘Our Changing Society’ is a free resource of interactive graphs, downloadable datasets and relevant legislation that provides researchers, teachers, students and policymakers with detailed historical context to the lives of study participants.
The resource covers a range of topics areas, including income inequality, fertility, life expectancy and unemployment. Browse through the topic areas below, or use our drop-down menu to find the areas you’re interested in.
90/10 income inequality ratio
Age-specific fertility rates
Alcohol consumption per capita
Average age of withdrawal from the labour market
Births and deaths
Child poverty rates before housing costs
Claimant count rate by sex
Current cigarette and e-cigarette smokers by sex
Death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Divorce
Dwelling stock by tenure
Estimated annual population
Gender pay gaps in average (mean) hourly earnings
Gini coefficient income inequality measure
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Household car availability
Households with internet access
Incidence of breastfeeding
Infant mortality
Inflation and interest rate
Life expectancy at 65
Life expectancy at birth
Live births outside marriage
Marriage
Overweight and obesity
Prison population by sex
Proportion of cigarette smokers by sex
Proportion of population aged 75 and over
Public sector workforce as percentage of total employment
Pupil-teacher ratio in primary education
Share of the vote by party in UK General Elections
Sickness absence
Spending as a percentage of GDP
State-funded grammar school pupils
Students obtaining university degrees
Total fertility rate
Turnout at UK General Elections
Unemployment rate by sex
