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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableadpres00
LabelS1 DV Partner respondent identity and interview status
Responses
1 Natural mother 7
2 Natural father 13167
3 Adoptive mother 0
4 Adoptive father 2
5 Foster mother 0
6 Foster father 1
7 Step mother 2
8 Step father 32
9 Grandfather 1
10 Partner of grandmother 1
11 Partner of natural mother 12
12 Proxy natural mother 1
13 Proxy natural father 215
14 Proxy step father 0
15 Natural father (not interviewed) 1887
16 Natural mother (not interviewed) 2
17 Step father (not interviewed) 4
18 Partner of natural mother (not interviewed) 5
19 Proxy natural father (not proxied) 18
20 Proxy step father (not proxied) 1
-1 Not applicable 3194
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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