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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableapbesc0a
LabelS1 PART 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 17
11 Everything 1178
12 Baby’s existence 3498
13 Having a boy/girl 227
14 Feeling/emotions 985
15 Actually being with the baby 1026
16 Being a parent/Impact on life 338
20 Health/development/actions/personality of baby 1
21 Having a healthy baby 140
22 Baby recovered health probs 61
23 Gen development/milestones/transitions 2428
24 Actions/behaviour/character/personality 1827
30 Sib-related 30
31 Sibs reaction/interaction 192
32 Having a sib for other sibs 41
33 Having an additional child 80
34 Relating sex of baby to sex of sibs 140
40 Partner or family related 17
41 Partner related responses 45
42 Impact on family 333
43 Own parents/ext family 7
50 personal circumsatances 18
51 Resp health probs/disability 1
52 Par health procs/disability 1
53 Relationship status 1
54 Resp back/in work 3
55 Partner back/in work 0
56 Resp not liv/work away/long hours 0
57 Part not liv/work away/long hours 1
58 Housing circumstances 7
59 Financial circumstances 5
60 Nothing 58
80 Other answers 117
81 The birth 115
86 Irrelevant response 44
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Dont know 128
-1 Not applicable 5441
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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