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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamnico00
LabelS1 MAIN Total net income bands - couple
Question text This card shows incomes in weekly, monthly and annual amounts. Which of the groups on this card represents you ^and your husband’s total take-home income from all these sources and earnings, after tax and other deductions. Just tell me the number beside the row that applies to your joint incomes.
Responses
2 Less than £1,600 53
3 £1,600 less £3,100 75
4 £3,100 less than £4,700 155
5 £4,700 less than £6,200 319
6 £6,200 less than £7,800 454
7 £7,800 less than £10,400 838
8 £10,400 less than £13,000 1236
9 £13,000 less than £15,600 1342
10 £15,600 less than £18,200 1361
11 £18,200 less than £20,800 1235
12 £20,800 less than £26,000 1903
13 £26,000 less than £31,200 1362
14 £31,200 less than £36,400 940
15 £36,400 less than £41,600 684
16 £41,600 less than £46,800 418
17 £46,800 less than £52,000 362
18 £52,000 less than £80,000 570
19 £80,000 or more 294
96 Don't know 946
97 Refused 381
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 3624
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J10. ENTER BAND NUMBER. DON'T KNOW=96, REFUSED=97.
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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