Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableaalanm00
LabelS1 ADMIN Language of main interview
Responses
1 Welsh 4
2 Gaelic 0
3 Urdu 204
4 Punjabi 156
5 Gujarati 43
6 Hindi 10
7 Bengali 121
8 Sylheti 29
9 Cantonese 3
10 Somali 39
11 Tamil 21
12 Turkish 6
13 Kurdish 1
14 Arabic 52
51 Other/Other European language 22
52 Other/Other African Language (e.g. Ibo, Shona, Ewondo, Chich 6
53 Other/Other Asian Language (e.g. Hinko, Memon, Telegu, Pusht 38
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-14, 51-53) 18
86 Irrelevant response 0
95 Other 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 17779
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.