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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960363
LabelPerson6: relationship to CM
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. RELATIONSHIP TO YOU. Write in number from list of relationships.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
1 Lawful Spouse 0
2 Live-in partner 4
3 Own Child 45
4 Adopted Child 0
5 Fostered Child 1
6 Stepchild/Partner's Child 3
7 Brother/Sister 50
8 Broth/Sist In-Law 9
9 Parent 11
10 Parent In-Law 2
11 Other relative 10
12 Friend/Unrelated sharer 38
13 Landlord 2
14 Employer 0
15 Other 7
88 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 0
Sysmiss 8821
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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