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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamacwmaa
LabelS1 MAIN Type of accident/injury (first) C1 R1 MC1
Question text ^What sort of accident or injury was it? (1st child) Response 1
Responses
1 Loss of consciousness 6
2 Bang on the head 846
3 Broken bone 29
4 Swallowed object 27
5 Swallowed household cleaner/other poison/pills 12
6 Cut needing stitches 9
7 Cut or graze 84
8 Burn or scald 124
9 Something stuck in eye, throat, nose, ear or other part of b 29
10 Animal or insect bite or sting 17
51 Other/Dislocation, avulsion 39
52 Other/Bruise, sprain, twist 23
53 Other/Choking fit 5
54 Other/Injury to mouth or face e.g. nosebleed 22
55 Other/Knock, fall or other non-penetrating accident 144
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-10, 51-55) 37
86 Irrelevant response 1
95 other sort of accident or injury 0
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 17097
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE:ONLY MULTI-CODE WHERE SEPARATE, SIMULATANEOUS INJURIES; OTHERWISE PRIORITY CODE. ^What = ‘What’ if only one accident [ACCA=1]. ‘Thinking about the first accident, what’ if more than one accident and referring to the first [ACCA>1]. ‘Thinking about the second accident, what’ if more than one accident and referring to the second accident; and so on [ACCA>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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