Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb960122
LabelHaving almost any job is better than being unemployed
Question text People have very different opinions about many things. Below is a list of statements on different topics on which we'd like your views. Please read each statement then decide how much you agree or disagree with the opinion and tick the relevant BOX on the right. Please tick one box for each statement. Having almost any job is better than being unemployed.
Responses
-2 Does Not Apply 0
-1 Not Answered 0
1 Strongly agree 2031
2 Agree 3804
3 Uncertain 1034
4 Disagree 1699
5 Strongly disagree 296
8 0
-8 Inappropriate Answer 1
Sysmiss 138
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