The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) to 2020

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The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) is a unique dataset that links together the Census from 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 with administrative data for approximately 28% of the population. Since 2009, user access to these data have been supported by an ESRC-funded Research Support Unit. This application seeks to extend user support via this unit to 2020 and its central objectives are to take the NILS forward to the 2021 Census; to increase the number and range of users; and to increase the impact of NILS-based research. It sets out to do this with a programme of work that concentrates on the following series of activities; core functions such as maintaining the secure environment, NILS documentation, and checking user outputs but also developmental aims like promoting the impact of NILS research, increasing the capacity of researchers, advocating the linkage of 2021 Census data, exploring the linkage of other administrative data, and considering the feasibility of improving the range and quality of historical census data linkage. In doing so, it is intended that the plan will increase the value for money of the NILS and maintain the progress that has been made since its creation in 2006.