Researchers used data from the ALSPAC study to track six key adult roles, across education, employment, and parenthood, among people aged 16 to 31. They developed a method to reliably measure whether someone was in or out of each role each year of the analysed period. The patterns they found, such as when people left home or became parents, matched national trends. These indicators can now help researchers explore how life paths relate to health and social outcomes over time.
Annie Herbert et al. | Data Note: Social role transitions (further/higher education, employment, living situation, parenthood, and being a carer) in the G1s of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) | Wellcome Open Research, 2024