Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee196
LabelYears of Ft Educ After Age 15-Father
Question text How many completed years of full-time education dld the present parents have after leaving school? (e.g. at college of education, at polytechnic, at university, etc)
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 59
-2 Not Known 16
-1 Not Applicable 655
0 None 8018
1 1615
2 784
3 543
4 253
5 293
6 346
7 278
8 152
9 76
10 41
11 3
12 1
13 1
19 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975
Interviewer InstructionsYears of full-time education after the age of 15: father
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