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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableapwhrm0a
LabelS1 PART Reason decided to start/return to work MC1
Question text Why did you decide to return to (or start) work (at that time)? PROBE Which other reasons?
Responses
1 I had used up all of my maternity leave 0
2 My Statutory Maternity Pay/allowance/occupational maternity 0
3 My employer wanted me to return at that time 0
4 We/I needed the money 1
5 I enjoy working and wanted to return/start work 0
6 It would have hurt my career to stay away longer 0
7 I wanted to get out of the house/missed the company at work 0
8 I had arranged childcare by then 0
9 My job is seasonal 0
51 Other/Started or returned to work in own or partner s busine 0
52 Other/Other social/psycho-social reasons 0
53 Other/Other career/work related reasons 0
54 Other/To avoid paying back maternity pay 0
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-9, 51-54) 0
86 Irrelevant response 0
95 Some other reason(s) 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 18551
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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