Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableampcry00
LabelS1 MAIN Picked up whenevr cry
Question text [Self completion] The next few questions ask for your views on how parents should treat a baby. Please say how much you agree or disagree with each statement. First, how much do you agree or disagree that... babies should be picked up whenever they cry?
Responses
1 Strongly agree 1518
2 Agree 4721
3 Neither agree nor disagree 4952
4 Disagree 5539
5 Strongly disagree 814
6 Can t say 365
-9 Refusal 3
-8 Don't Know 8
-1 Not applicable 632
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort<br><br>Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).<br><br>The population of eligible live births was selected from a random sample of electoral wards, disproportionately stratified to ensure adequate representation of all four UK countries, deprived areas and those with high concentrations of black and Asian families. See documentation for further details.