Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960132
LabelAge left FT education (yrs)
Question text And how old were you when you left full-time education? Please tick the box or write in your age.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
12 1
13 1
14 5
15 146
16 3543
17 987
18 1153
19 336
20 160
21 460
22 575
23 408
24 222
25 161
26 28
88 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 3
Sysmiss 814
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