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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

VariableAHPAGE00
LabelPerson Age (years)
Responses
-2 Unknown 666
0 67
1 481
2 2489
3 2639
4 2216
5 1897
6 1425
7 1180
8 1078
9 917
10 782
11 681
12 563
13 459
14 401
15 400
16 335
17 425
18 560
19 745
20 926
21 1017
22 1059
23 1107
24 1173
25 1256
26 1408
27 1603
28 1792
29 2073
30 2238
31 2266
32 2240
33 2211
34 1955
35 1800
36 1598
37 1381
38 1172
39 889
40 766
41 499
42 445
43 329
44 264
45 210
46 174
47 189
48 158
49 128
50 121
51 90
52 88
53 105
54 107
55 66
56 59
57 55
58 57
59 52
60 57
61 40
62 44
63 44
64 36
65 40
66 21
67 22
68 25
69 34
70 12
71 24
72 16
73 8
74 14
75 12
76 11
77 7
78 7
79 6
80 4
81 8
82 5
83 3
84 4
85 2
86 2
88 2
89 1
-1 Not applicable 18818
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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