Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamchsu00
LabelS1 MAIN Child suffers mother works before starts school
Question text [Self completion] People have very different opinions about things. The following are a list of statements on different topics. For each one, please say how much you agree or disagree with it. A child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works before he/she starts school.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 1498
2 Agree 3269
3 Neither agree nor disagree 5482
4 Disagree 5402
5 Strongly disagree 1715
6 Can t say 531
-9 Refusal 7
-8 Don't Know 14
-1 Not applicable 634
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.