Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975

Variable Details

Variabled098
LabelMother Who Works Not Fit to be a Mother
Question text This section asks for your opinion about a wide range of subjects. Please give your own opinions and do not worry about what others may think. There are no 'correct' answers to the questions. We expect you will agree with some statements and disagree with others. Please answer every question. A mother who leaves her children with someone else in order to go out to work is not fit to be a mother unless she needs the money for food and clothes.
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 218
-2 Not Known 0
-1 Not Applicable 0
1 Strongly Agree 1678
2 Mildly Agree 2031
3 Cannot Say 1603
4 Mildly Disagree 2899
5 Strongly Disagree 4706
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Children aged 5 years who were born in one particular week in 1970, in Great Britain.
SamplingAn attempt was made to trace all children from the cohort sample through the cooperation of the registration division of the Registrar General's Office and the National Health Service Central Register. 80.7% of the 1970 Cohort were successfully traced and interviewed on or shortly after their fifth birthdays.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort