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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamrnom0b
LabelS1 MAIN Reason not looked for work MC2
Question text Why is that? PROBE: What other reasons? Response 2
Responses
1 I prefer to look after my child/ren myself 0
2 I cannot earn enough to pay for childcare 497
3 I cannot find suitable childcare 257
4 There are no jobs in the right place for me 41
5 There are no jobs with the right hours for me 57
6 There are no jobs available for me 21
7 I am in full-time education 24
8 I am on a training course 32
9 My family would lose benefits if I was earning 60
10 I am caring for an elderly or ill relative or friend 46
11 I cannot work because of poor health 159
12 I prefer not to work 605
13 My husband/partner disapproves 78
51 Other/I am pregnant 32
52 Other/Language problems 26
53 Other/Other study related reasons 45
54 Other/Baby has health problems/disability - has to look afte 22
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-13, 51-54) 83
86 Irrelevant response 0
95 Some other reason(s) 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 16467
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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