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Young People's Social Attitudes, 1998

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Variable Details

Variable

ypgrage1

Label

Age of grandparent last birthday? YP56A GRPAAGE1

Question text

How old was (grandparent) last birthday, or are you not really sure?

Responses

-1	Skp,no grandparents	34
49		1
50		1
51		2
53		1
54		4
55		5
56		4
57		1
58		6
59		6
60		3
61		9
62		2
63		10
64		10
65		14
66		9
67		7
68		7
69		10
70		11
71		1
72		13
73		12
74		12
75		6
76		9
77		4
78		9
79		7
80		6
81		1
82		8
83		4
84		7
85		1
86		1
87		5
89		4
98	Don't know	204
99	Not answered	3

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

Young People's Social Attitudes, 1998

Universe

Young people aged 12-19 living in private households in Great Britain south of the Caledonian Canal during 1998;Young people;National

Sampling

Multi-stage stratified random sample;BSA98 respondents were sampled using a multi-stage stratified random probability sample. All young people aged 12-19 living in the household of BSA98 respondents were approached for interview on the Young People's survey.

Study Type

Cross-sectional (one-time) study, Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1994 (see SN:3629).

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