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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamwhrm0b
LabelS1 MAIN Reason decided to start/return to work MC2
Question text Why did you decide to return to (or start) work (at that time)? PROBE Which other reasons? Response 2
Responses
1 I had used up all of my maternity leave 0
2 My Statutory Maternity Pay/allowance/occupational maternity 502
3 My employer wanted me to return at that time 188
4 We/I needed the money 1129
5 I enjoy working and wanted to return/start work 959
6 It would have hurt my career to stay away longer 164
7 I wanted to get out of the house/missed the company at work 581
8 I had arranged childcare by then 88
9 My job is seasonal 12
51 Other/Started or returned to work in own or partner s busine 21
52 Other/Other social/psycho-social reasons 54
53 Other/Other career/work related reasons 51
54 Other/To avoid paying back maternity pay 6
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-9, 51-54) 77
86 Irrelevant response 1
95 Some other reason(s) 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 14719
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.
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