Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960538
LabelDo you wear contact lenses some/all time?
Question text Do you wear glasses or contact lenses some or all of the time? Contact lenses. Please tick all that apply.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
1 Wears contact lenses 1236
8 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 0
Sysmiss 7767
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