Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Six-Year Follow-up, 1996

Variable Details

Variableb960337
LabelSex of cohort member
Question text We'd like to know a little bit about the members of your household - the people who you normally live with, and with whom you share a living room OR normally share at least one meal a day. Please complete one line below for each member of your household. If you are NOT living in a self-contained household (eg: if you are living in a hostel or similar accommodation), please answer these questions just about any of your family living with you. THE FIRST LINE IS FOR YOUR DETAILS. PLEASE GIVE YOUR SEX AND AGE. SEX Tick one box.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
1 Male 4102
2 Female 4901
8 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Six-Year Follow-up, 1996
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: BCS70 cohort members who were able to be traced.
SamplingBCS70 cohort members for whom a current address was available. The BCS70 Twenty six-year Follow-up targeted all those who were members of the original BCS70 cohort sample. This included those who had been in the original birth survey, those who had been in all subsequent follow-ups, including immigrants and others traced for the first time though schools and health authorities.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort