▁swe ep ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁fifth ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁following ▁swe ep ▁was ▁planned ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁M CS ▁is ▁fund ed ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Research ▁Council ▁( ES RC ) ▁and ▁various ▁government ▁depart ments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Children , ▁School s ▁and ▁Famil ies , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁( Un ited ▁Kingdom ) ▁( D H ) ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Work ▁and ▁P ensions ▁( D f WP ). ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Government , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Assembly ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Executive ▁have ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁survey . ▁ ▁He ather ▁Jos hi ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁survey ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Em la ▁Fitz sim ons ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Method ology ▁and ▁scope ▁The ▁sample ▁is ▁struct ured ▁by ▁ge ographical ▁clusters , ▁allowing ▁certain ▁areas ▁with ▁significant ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁( in ▁England ), ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁child ▁pover ty , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Scotland , ▁Wales ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁be ▁over re present ed . ▁ ▁Survey ▁results ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁M CS ▁find ings ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁journal ▁articles , ▁books , ▁etc . ▁ ▁References ▁