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

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  • Inequality
  • Employment & pensions
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Age-specific fertility rates

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  • Health
  • Family & social networks
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Alcohol consumption per capita

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  • Health
    • Physical health
    • Mental health
    • Health & lifestyle
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Average age of withdrawal from the labour market

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  • Employment & pensions
  • Ageing
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Births and deaths

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  • Health
  • Family & social networks
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Child poverty rates before housing costs

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  • Attitudes & beliefs
  • Health
  • Inequality
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Claimant count rate by sex

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  • Employment & pensions
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Current cigarette and e-cigarette smokers by sex

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  • Health
    • Physical health
    • Health & lifestyle
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Death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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  • Health
    • Physical health
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Divorce

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  • Family & social networks
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Dwelling stock by tenure

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  • Housing & environment
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Estimated annual population

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  • Health
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Gender pay gaps in average (mean) hourly earnings

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  • Inequality
  • Employment & pensions
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Gini coefficient income inequality measure

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  • Inequality
  • Employment & pensions
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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  • Employment & pensions
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Household car availability

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  • Family & social networks
  • Housing & environment
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Households with internet access

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  • Housing & environment
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Incidence of breastfeeding

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  • Health
  • Family & social networks
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Infant mortality

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  • Health
    • Health & lifestyle
    • Physical health
  • Inequality
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Life expectancy at 65

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  • Health
    • Health & lifestyle
    • Physical health
  • Ageing
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Life expectancy at birth

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  • Ageing
  • Health
    • Physical health
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Live births outside marriage

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  • Ageing
  • Attitudes & beliefs
  • Family & social networks
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Marriage

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  • Family & social networks
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Prison population by sex

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  • Family & social networks
  • Housing & environment
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Proportion of cigarette smokers by sex

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  • Health
    • Health & lifestyle
    • Physical health
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Proportion of population aged 75 and over

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  • Health
  • Ageing
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Public sector workforce as percentage of total employment

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  • Employment & pensions
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Pupil-teacher ratio in primary education

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  • Education & skills
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Share of the vote by party in UK General Elections

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  • Attitudes & beliefs
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Spending as a percentage of GDP

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  • Education & skills
  • Health
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State-funded grammar school pupils

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  • Education & skills
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Students obtaining university degrees

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  • Education & skills
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Total fertility rate

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  • Health
  • Family & social networks
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Turnout at UK General Elections

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  • Attitudes & beliefs
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Unemployment rate by sex

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  • Employment & pensions
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