Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960513
LabelSuffered from hay fever in past 12 months
Question text Below is a list of health problems. Please answer question a) for each. Please also answer question b) for each problem you have ticked for question a). If you have suffered from this health problem since you were 16, was this in the last 12 months? Please tick all that apply in column b) below. Have you suffered from any of these... in the past 12 months? Hay fever. Please tick all that apply.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
1 Had problem past yr 1855
8 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 0
Sysmiss 7148
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