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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamhpwmae
LabelS1 MAIN Type of health problem C1 MC5
Question text What ^was this problem? (1st child) Response 5
Responses
1 Chest infections 0
2 Ear infections 0
3 Feeding problems 0
4 Sleeping problems 0
5 Wheezing or asthma 0
6 Skin problems 6
7 Sight or eye problems 10
8 Failure to gain weight or to grow 12
9 Persistent or severe vomiting 20
10 Persistent or severe diarrhoea 41
11 Fits or convulsions 1
51 Other/High temperature/acute viral infection unspecified 7
52 Other/Chicken pox 6
53 Other/Measles or whooping cough 1
54 Other/Urinary tract infection 1
55 Other/Infection of nose or throat, croup, flu or severe coug 9
56 Other/Colds 5
57 Other/Thrush 5
58 Other/Other severe infection 1
59 Other/Other mild infection 5
60 Other/Breathing problem 5
61 Other/Eczema 2
62 Other/Other allergy, except wheezing, asthma or eczema 5
63 Other/Colic 1
64 Other/Constipation or bleeding from bowel 9
65 Other/Jaundice 1
66 Other/Hernia 3
67 Other/Reaction(s) to immunisation(s) 2
68 Other/Reflux or other vomiting 5
70 Other/Congenital heart disease, definite 2
71 Other/Congenital heart disease, not yet definite 3
72 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, definite 1
73 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, not yet definite 4
74 Other/Clubfoot (Talipes equinovarus), definite 2
75 Other/Talipes, not yet definite 1
76 Other/Specified skeletal abnormalities (bone, skull, spine, 2
77 Other/Urogenital abnormalities 2
78 Other/Gastrointestinal abnormalities 0
79 Other/Harelip/cleft palate 0
80 Other/Skin abnormalities 3
81 Other/Chromosomal or genetic abnormalities 4
82 Other/Brain, central nervous, spinal cord or special sense a 0
83 Other/Other congenital abnormalities major 2
84 Other/Other congenital abnormalities minor 2
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-11, 51-68, 70-84) 23
86 Irrelevant response 0
95 Other health problems 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 18338
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer Instructions^was this problem = ‘was this problem’ if only one problem [ADMO=1]. ‘were these problems’ if more than one problem [ADMO>1].
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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