Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableapclos00
LabelS1 PART Effect of having baby on relationship
Question text [Self completion] Do you feel that having ^Jack has brought you and your ^husband closer together, made you less close than before, made no difference to your relationship, or, can't say.
Responses
1 ...brought you and your ^huswife closer together, 7112
2 made you less close than before, 764
3 made no difference to your relationship, 3994
4 or, can t say 584
-9 Refusal 4
-8 Don't Know 8
-1 Not applicable 6086
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.