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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee203b
LabelWeeks Father Off Work-Unemployment
Question text [Nurse} For how many weeks has the father been off work in the paat 12 months, through illness or unemployment or for other reasons?
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 3979
-2 Not Known 43
-1 Not Applicable 655
0 None 7581
1 46
2 74
3 55
4 72
5 39
6 59
7 8
8 64
9 53
10 14
11 4
12 99
13 7
14 11
15 5
16 28
17 1
18 9
20 15
21 2
22 4
24 30
25 1
26 38
27 1
28 8
30 9
32 12
34 1
36 8
37 1
38 1
40 8
41 2
42 2
44 3
45 2
46 1
48 4
49 3
50 2
52 71
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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