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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Ten-Year Follow-up, 1980

Variable Details

Variablea4a.9
Label3rd person in house relationship code
Responses
1 Father 2527
2 Mother 7787
3 Step father 189
4 Step mother 54
5 Foster father 5
6 Foster mother 12
7 Grandfather 19
8 Grandmother 71
9 Uncle 9
10 Aunt 14
11 Elder brother 717
12 Elder sister 720
13 Younger brother 504
14 Younger sister 524
15 Adopted brother 4
16 Adopted sister 8
17 Step brother 31
18 Step sister 28
19 Brother in law 2
20 Sister in law 0
21 Male cousin 2
22 Female cousin 2
23 Great uncle 0
24 Great aunt 0
25 Male lodger 6
26 Female lodger 1
27 Male cohabitee 60
28 Female cohabitee 15
29 Other male 19
30 Other female 12
31 Adopted father 87
32 Adopted mother 124
88 Unknown 3
Sysmiss 1319
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Ten-Year Follow-up, 1980
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: BCS70 cohort members; parents of BCS70 cohort members; teachers in schools attended by BCS70 cohort members.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);All members of the BCS70 cohort who could be traced were included in the sample, plus their parents and teachers.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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