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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableambesc0a
LabelS1 MAIN Best thing about first nine months MC1
Question text And what has been the best thing? Response 1
Responses
10 Common/general positive reactions to having baby/babies 15
11 Everything 2356
12 Baby’s existence 5562
13 Having a boy/girl 245
14 Feeling/emotions 1353
15 Actually being with the baby 1073
16 Being a parent/Impact on life 395
20 Health/development/actions/personality of baby 1
21 Having a healthy baby 167
22 Baby recovered health probs 82
23 Gen development/milestones/transitions 2616
24 Actions/behaviour/character/personality 2688
30 Sib-related 59
31 Sibs reaction/interaction 355
32 Having a sib for other sibs 94
33 Having an additional child 118
34 Relating sex of baby to sex of sibs 142
40 Partner or family related 14
41 Partner related responses 32
42 Impact on family 387
43 Own parents/ext family 8
50 personal circumsatances 22
51 Resp health probs/disability 3
52 Par health procs/disability 0
53 Relationship status 11
54 Resp back/in work 2
55 Partner back/in work 0
56 Resp not liv/work away/long hours 5
57 Part not liv/work away/long hours 1
58 Housing circumstances 19
59 Financial circumstances 3
60 Nothing 72
80 Other answers 151
81 The birth 28
86 Irrelevant response 60
-9 Refusal 5
-8 Dont know 240
-1 Not applicable 168
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT PROBE.
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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