Throughout the last quarter of the 20th century social scientists amassed a quantity of data on the attitudes, behaviour, health and well-being of the Irish population that exceeded in volume all that had been collected before. Much of this was conducted to engage in comparative research exercises, for specific policy purposes or to test specific academic hypotheses. Despite its availablity much of the data remains unanalysed.  Researchers in the Centre for Behaviour and Health at the Geary Institute are collaborating with colleagues in psychology, political science, economics, public health and measurment theory across the UCD Campus and in other institutions to examine all of this data to build up a statistical profile of the development of Irish behavioural patterns, health and welfare.