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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamwrbmab
LabelS1 MAIN Problems at birth or in first week C1 MC2
Question text Was there anything wrong with ^Jack at the time of birth or at any time during the first week? (1st child) Response 2
Responses
1 No problems 0
2 Delay in breathing at birth 0
3 Breathing difficulty or distress in first week 78
4 Jaundice requiring hospital treatment 204
5 Infection or suspected infection 160
51 Other/Low body temperature 34
52 Other/Low blood sugar level 44
53 Other/Cord around neck 12
54 Other/Birth injury 22
55 Other/Meconium, mucus or fluid aspiration, heart rate or oth 20
56 Other/Failure to thrive, excess loss of weight 15
57 Other/Mention of intensive care, special care unit, incubato 46
58 Other/Tube fed, nasogastric feeds 15
59 Other/Other feeding problems, vomiting 72
60 Other/Other major procedures, transfusion, operation, ventil 24
61 Other/Maternal problem without mention of baby 4
62 Other/Born early, premature, low birth weight 46
63 Other/Convulsions, fits, jittery 9
70 Other/Congenital heart disease, definite 6
71 Other/Congenital heart disease, not yet definite 23
72 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, definite 1
73 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, not yet definite 6
74 Other/Clubfoot (Talipes equinovarus), definite 6
75 Other/Talipes, not yet definite 11
76 Other/Specified skeletal abnormalities (bone, skull, spine, 10
77 Other/Urogenital abnormalities 6
78 Other/Gastrointestinal abnormalities 6
79 Other/Harelip/cleft palate 0
80 Other/Skin abnormalities 0
81 Other/Chromosomal or genetic abnormalities 6
82 Other/Brain, central nervous, spinal cord or special sense a 3
83 Other/Other congenital abnormalities major 0
84 Other/Other congenital abnormalities minor 10
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-5, 51-63, 70-84) 92
86 Irrelevant response 1
94 Other problems in first week 0
95 Other problems at birth 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 17560
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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