2.4 Summary of Continuing Topics

The table below lists the continuing health topics that are recommended for

continuation for Cohort 24 at 3 years. Their scoring against the five core criteria is

also provided. Note that subtopics which were included in both Cohort 24 at 9

months and Cohort 08 at 3 years – even if not the same actual questions – are

weighted as ‘2’ under the heading of ‘longitudinal/cross-cohort consistency’. If a

topic appeared in just one of the source questionnaires – that is, offering either a

longitudinal or a cross-cohort comparison but not both – it is scored as ‘1’. In a small

number of cases, if the topic featured in both waves but the measurement was very

different then a score of 1 on the consistency criterion was recorded.

For ease of reading, the scores against the supporting criteria (e.g. being age

appropriate) are not included; but most topics will have achieved maximum marks on

these.

Table 2.1: Summary of proposed continuing topics in the area of health, including presence at previous waves of GUI and scoring on core criteria for inclusion

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