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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Sixteen-Year Follow-up, 1986

Variable Details

Variablel6.2
LabelAssessment of academic ability
Responses
1 Top 5% 181
2 Well above aver 10% 503
3 Above average 20% 1115
4 Average 30% 1262
5 Below average 20% 414
6 Well below aver 10% 133
7 Bottom 5% 45
8 No assessment poss 14
-4 Not asked 0
-2 Not stated 149
-1 No questionnaire 7799
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Sixteen-Year Follow-up, 1986
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: BCS70 cohort members and their immediate family (parents and siblings); schools attended by BCS70 cohort members.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);An attempt was made to trace all the BCS70 cohort members through the cooperation of Local Education Authorities and Family Practitioner Committees (RCs and HBs in Scotland). Some 70% of the 1970 Cohort were traced and completed one or more survey documents.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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