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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee187
LabelLooked After by Other Person
Question text Has N ever been regularly looked after during the day in someone else’s house, for three months or longer? (For this purpose ‘regularly’ is taken as two or more hours weekly.) Response 4
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 236
-2 Not Known 23
-1 Not Applicable 0
1 Yes 51
2 No 12825
3 Nobody 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975
Interviewer InstructionsRing all that apply.
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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