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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamilwm0b
LabelS1 MAIN Type of illness/problem during preg MC2
Question text What illnesses or problems did you have? Response 2
Responses
1 Bleeding or threatened miscarriage in early pregancy 0
2 Bleeding in later pregnancy 233
3 Pregancy diagnosed as twins, triplets or more 33
4 Persistent vomiting 193
5 Raised blood pressure, eclampsia /preeclampsia or toxaemia 239
6 Urinary infection 305
7 Diabetes 68
8 Too much fluid around the baby 35
9 Suspected slow growth of baby 109
51 Other/Anaemia 73
52 Other/Blood group incompatibilities 15
53 Other/Other blood disorders including thromboses 37
54 Other/Backache, sciatica, prolapsed disc 66
55 Other/Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) 36
56 Other/Other pelvic joint problems 17
57 Other/Non-trivial infections 77
58 Other/Gestational diabetes, raised blood sugar, abnormal glu 13
59 Other/Liver, gall bladder problems, cholestasis 19
60 Other/Asthma, hay fever, eczema or other allergies 22
61 Other/Depression or other mental illness 19
62 Other/Neurological problems: epilepsy, faint(s), blackout(s) 11
63 Other/Other neurological problems, including migraine attack 22
64 Other/Uterine/labour pains, threatened, incipient or commenc 36
65 Other/Early rupture of membranes, leak of amniotic fluid 15
66 Other/Foetal heart slow, faint, inaudible, foetal distress 13
67 Other/Other foetal problem, suspected or diagnosed in pregna 29
68 Other/Bleeding due to low lying placenta (Placenta praevia) 24
69 Other/Too little fluid around the baby (Oligohydramnios) 17
70 Other/Accident or injury 21
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-9, 51-70) 341
86 Irrelevant response 0
95 Any other suspected problems (Please specify) 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 16414
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C2. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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