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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Birth and 22-Month Subsample, 1970-1972

Variable Details

Variablea0308
LabelCongenital Abnormalities (2)
Responses
-3 Not Stated 119
-2 Not Known 3
0 No Abnormality 16979
1 Anencephalus 5
4 Hydroceph Only 1
5 Microcephalus 0
6 Other Cns Malforms 2
7 Spina B No H-Ceph 6
8 Spina B & Hydroceph 7
9 Other Cns Malfs-NK 0
12 Malforms of Eye 0
13 Cataract/Crneal/Opac 0
16 Malforms of Ear-NK 0
18 Accessory Euricle 1
19 Malforms of Ear 2
20 Malfs Intes/Trac-NK 0
21 Cleft Lip 3
22 Cleft Palate 0
23 Hiatus Hernia 1
24 Trach/Oesophag Fistu 2
25 Oesophagial Atresia 1
26 Malfs/Tongue 2
27 Rectal/Anal Atresia 2
29 Malfs Intestin Trac 0
30 Malfs Hrt&Gr/V-NK 0
39 Malfs Heart&Gr/Vess 2
41 Malfs Nose 1
49 Malfs-Resp.System 3
50 Unspec Mal Ur-Gen Or 1
51 Hermaph&Indeterm Sex 1
52 Undescended Testicle 1
53 Hydrocele 0
54 Malfs Male Ext.Gntl 0
55 Malfs Fem.Vag/Ex.Gnt 1
57 Hypo/Epispadias 0
58 Inguinal Hernia 0
59 Malfs Urino-Gntl Org 8
60 Polydactyly 1
61 Syndactyly 2
62 Reduct.Def.Hand/Arm 2
63 Reduct.Def.Leg/Foot 0
65 Talipes 10
66 Congen.Dslc Abn Hip 7
67 Mal Upr Limb Shldr 1
68 Mal Leg Or Pelvis 0
69 Leg Malfs 0
70 Otr Mal Mus-Skel Sys 0
71 Malf Skull/Face Bone 2
72 Malfs Spine 0
73 Umbilical Hernia 0
74 Mal Sternum/Ribs 0
75 Chondrodystrophy 0
80 Bronch.Cleft Etc 0
81 Malfs Face&Neck 0
82 Mal Musc,Skin,Fascia 2
83 Naevus 2
84 Pilonidal Sinus 0
85 Mal Hair Nail Teeth 0
87 Cystic Hygroma 0
88 Pigmented Naevus 1
89 Exomphalos Omphalc. 1
90 Congen.Mal -NK 1
91 2 Vess-Umbilical 1
95 Abnl Chromos Synds 0
96 Down Syndrome 7
97 Mult Cong Malf.Spec. 0
98 Other Syndromes 1
99 Mult Congen Malfs 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Birth and 22-Month Subsample, 1970-1972
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Children born in one particular week in 1970. The Birth sample covered the United Kingdom while the 22-month Sub-sample covered Great Britain only.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe); One-stage stratified or systematic random sample;The Birth sample (A) included all babies born (alive or dead) after the 24th week of gestation, in one particular week in 1970 in the United Kingdom.<br>The 22-month sub-sample (B) is a 10% sample of the live births in (A) plus all multiple births, all singleton children born at later than 42 weeks gestation, and all singleton children who were on or below the 5th centile of birthweight for their length of gestation.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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