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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960346
LabelPerson3: age (yrs)
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. AGE. Give age last birthday. Write in age.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
0 Less than 1 year 308
1 323
2 280
3 226
4 182
5 167
6 157
7 109
8 83
9 46
10 18
11 8
12 17
13 8
14 13
15 5
16 14
17 6
18 11
19 18
20 27
21 37
22 43
23 78
24 79
25 90
26 72
27 59
28 52
29 32
30 30
31 25
32 8
33 14
34 12
35 6
36 11
37 1
38 5
39 6
40 9
41 2
42 10
43 13
44 21
45 33
46 39
47 68
48 99
49 104
50 111
51 103
52 138
53 121
54 86
55 102
56 80
57 61
58 53
59 51
60 65
61 23
62 35
63 32
64 26
65 20
66 17
67 16
68 7
69 9
70 9
71 2
72 4
73 1
74 2
75 1
76 2
77 1
80 1
81 1
82 1
84 1
85 1
87 1
88 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 4
-3 Not stated 116
Sysmiss 4615
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
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