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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableambesc0b
LabelS1 MAIN Best thing about first nine months MC2
Question text And what has been the best thing? Response 2
Responses
10 Common/general positive reactions to having baby/babies 7
11 Everything 273
12 Baby’s existence 392
13 Having a boy/girl 79
14 Feeling/emotions 923
15 Actually being with the baby 340
16 Being a parent/Impact on life 225
20 Health/development/actions/personality of baby 0
21 Having a healthy baby 155
22 Baby recovered health probs 19
23 Gen development/milestones/transitions 806
24 Actions/behaviour/character/personality 1402
30 Sib-related 31
31 Sibs reaction/interaction 249
32 Having a sib for other sibs 48
33 Having an additional child 29
34 Relating sex of baby to sex of sibs 61
40 Partner or family related 4
41 Partner related responses 35
42 Impact on family 207
43 Own parents/ext family 17
50 personal circumsatances 25
51 Resp health probs/disability 3
52 Par health procs/disability 0
53 Relationship status 4
54 Resp back/in work 0
55 Partner back/in work 0
56 Resp not liv/work away/long hours 0
57 Part not liv/work away/long hours 0
58 Housing circumstances 6
59 Financial circumstances 1
60 Nothing 3
80 Other answers 43
81 The birth 2
86 Irrelevant response 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Dont know 9
-1 Not applicable 13154
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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