Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee204a
LabelFathers Fathers Occupation
Question text When the present father left school, what was his own father’s job?
Responses
-2 Not Known 2621
-1 Not Applicable 514
0 Not Known 0
1 I 250
2 II 1702
3 III 771
4 III M 4678
5 IV 1796
6 V 803
7 F/Pt Stu,Vol Work 0
8 Not Applicable 0
9 NS,Unempld+Retd NS 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975
Interviewer InstructionsSee 'Survey Notes and Information'. If occupation not known put not known.
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