Biobanks and population cohorts · Social and administrative data
Understanding Society
Also known as: UKHLS, UK Household Longitudinal Study Formerly: British Household Panel Survey, BHPS
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UK Household Longitudinal Study, around 40,000 households, with health, biomarker and genetic sub-studies.
Registration Free Samples GeneticHow it can replace animal studies
Human data on how social life affects health.
How to get access
Via the UK Data Service.
- Access level
- Registration
- Who can use it
- Registered users.
- Cost
- Free
Data held
Population
From NAMsDB (https://namsdb.uk/resource/understanding-society), release data under CC BY 4.0. Printed 26/10/2026.