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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamwrbmaa
LabelS1 MAIN Problems at birth or in first week C1 MC1
Question text Was there anything wrong with ^Jack at the time of birth or at any time during the first week? (1st child) Response 1
Responses
1 No problems 13971
2 Delay in breathing at birth 765
3 Breathing difficulty or distress in first week 611
4 Jaundice requiring hospital treatment 1077
5 Infection or suspected infection 444
51 Other/Low body temperature 123
52 Other/Low blood sugar level 133
53 Other/Cord around neck 50
54 Other/Birth injury 77
55 Other/Meconium, mucus or fluid aspiration, heart rate or oth 91
56 Other/Failure to thrive, excess loss of weight 37
57 Other/Mention of intensive care, special care unit, incubato 20
58 Other/Tube fed, nasogastric feeds 30
59 Other/Other feeding problems, vomiting 180
60 Other/Other major procedures, transfusion, operation, ventil 17
61 Other/Maternal problem without mention of baby 13
62 Other/Born early, premature, low birth weight 64
63 Other/Convulsions, fits, jittery 23
70 Other/Congenital heart disease, definite 27
71 Other/Congenital heart disease, not yet definite 80
72 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, definite 14
73 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, not yet definite 39
74 Other/Clubfoot (Talipes equinovarus), definite 36
75 Other/Talipes, not yet definite 50
76 Other/Specified skeletal abnormalities (bone, skull, spine, 40
77 Other/Urogenital abnormalities 58
78 Other/Gastrointestinal abnormalities 25
79 Other/Harelip/cleft palate 17
80 Other/Skin abnormalities 11
81 Other/Chromosomal or genetic abnormalities 4
82 Other/Brain, central nervous, spinal cord or special sense a 8
83 Other/Other congenital abnormalities major 3
84 Other/Other congenital abnormalities minor 33
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-5, 51-63, 70-84) 326
86 Irrelevant response 1
94 Other problems in first week 0
95 Other problems at birth 2
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 3
-1 Not applicable 49
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C5. 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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