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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee012a
LabelBirthweight in Ounces
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 348
-2 Not Known 32
-1 Not Applicable 0
19 1
25 1
32 1
36 1
38 1
39 1
40 5
41 1
42 2
44 2
46 2
47 2
48 6
49 4
50 7
51 4
52 7
53 3
54 7
55 2
56 11
57 2
58 9
59 4
60 9
61 7
62 5
63 5
64 24
65 11
66 10
67 15
68 18
69 10
70 15
71 16
72 19
73 10
74 23
75 21
76 25
77 17
78 25
79 19
80 54
81 22
82 50
83 60
84 75
85 44
86 51
87 63
88 74
89 76
90 87
91 65
92 113
93 72
94 90
95 62
96 259
97 117
98 150
99 147
100 255
101 139
102 139
103 186
104 306
105 156
106 237
107 178
108 351
109 234
110 211
111 161
112 504
113 194
114 288
115 219
116 439
117 210
118 269
119 221
120 493
121 184
122 280
123 190
124 328
125 211
126 263
127 154
128 460
129 157
130 219
131 176
132 318
133 117
134 157
135 133
136 238
137 107
138 127
139 82
140 161
141 82
142 62
143 64
144 177
145 59
146 65
147 45
148 78
149 39
150 40
151 30
152 76
153 25
154 39
155 18
156 42
157 25
158 18
159 17
160 57
161 11
162 8
163 5
164 22
165 9
166 5
167 9
168 12
169 4
170 5
171 4
172 5
174 2
176 5
177 3
178 1
179 1
180 1
181 1
183 3
184 1
188 1
190 1
191 1
192 2
194 2
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
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