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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamwohmaa
LabelS1 MAIN Worries about health & development C1 MC1
Question text Do you have any worries about ^Jack's health and development that we have not talked about? Response 1 (1st child)
Responses
1 No, none 17008
2 Problems with hearing 131
3 Problems with seeing 56
4 Problems with movement 131
5 Slow development 159
6 Problems in making noises or learning to speak 18
51 Other/Urinary tract, upper respiratory tract infections, col 54
52 Other/Lower respiratory problem (no mention of infection) 31
53 Other/Asthma or wheezing 47
54 Other/Eczema 43
55 Other/Other allergy, except asthma, wheezing or eczema 27
56 Other/Other skin problem including rashes 22
57 Other/Feeding problems 129
58 Other/Sleeping problem 24
59 Other/Behaviour problem 16
60 Other/Skeletal problem 41
61 Other/Squint 34
62 Other/Underweight, failure to gain weight 116
63 Other/Failure to grow, small, underheight 40
64 Other/Constipation or bleeding from bowels 11
65 Other/Late teething or no teeth 30
70 Other/Congenital heart disease, definite 7
71 Other/Congenital heart disease, not yet definite 23
72 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, definite 5
73 Other/Congenital dislocation of hip, not yet definite 23
74 Other/Clubfoot (Talipes equinovarus), definite 5
75 Other/Talipes, not yet definite 10
76 Other/Specified skeletal abnormalities (bone, skull, spine, 7
77 Other/Urogenital abnormalities 12
78 Other/Gastrointestinal abnormalities 1
79 Other/Harelip/cleft palate 3
80 Other/Skin abnormalities 17
81 Other/Chromosomal or genetic abnormalities 5
82 Other/Brain, central nervous, spinal cord or special sense a 4
83 Other/Other congenital abnormalities major 3
84 Other/Other congenital abnormalities minor 26
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-6, 51-65, 70-84) 198
86 Irrelevant response 12
95 Other worries 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 3
-1 Not applicable 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
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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