Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamadmoa0
LabelS1 MAIN Number of health problems C1
Question text We would like to know about any health problems for which ^Jack has been taken to the GP, Health Centre or Health Visitor, or to Casualty, or you have called NHS Direct. How many separate health problems, if any, has ^Jack had, not counting any accidents or injuries? (1st child)
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 11
-1 Not applicable 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE: RECORD ALL PROBLEMS EVER REPORTED. NO HEALTH PROBLEMS = 0.
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.