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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablee211
LabelWhere Child Looked After When Ma Works
Question text When mother is at work, is N usually looked after at home or away from home?
Responses
-4 Vague 0
-3 Not Stated 354
-2 Not Known 18
-1 Not Applicable 8177
1 At Home 2663
2 Away from Home 1675
3 Varies 248
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Five-Year Follow-up, 1975
Interviewer Instructions(If N is sonetimes looked after at home and sometimes away from home ring where he/she is mainly looked after.)
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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