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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960546
LabelAccident 1: age when accident happened
Question text Since you were 16, how many times have you had medical treatment because of an accident, injury or assault? Your age at the time. Please tick the box or write in number.
Responses
-7 Out of range 0
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
16 172
17 264
18 283
19 225
20 213
21 207
22 199
23 222
24 307
25 351
26 42
88 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 5
-3 Not stated 1304
Sysmiss 5209
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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