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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Variable Details
| Variable | amagolb0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | S1 MAIN Age started regular childcare C2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | How old was ^..... when someone other than yourself ^and your partner started looking after ^him on a regular basis? (2nd child) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Responses |
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | IF ^Jack IS CARED FOR BY A PARENT WHO DOES NOT LIVE HERE DO NOT COUNT THIS. WE WANT THE AGE AT WHICH ^Jack BEGAN TO BE CARED FOR REGULARLY BY PEOPLE OTHER THAN PARENTS AND THEIR PARTNERS. CODE WHETHER AGE WILL BE GIVEN IN WEEKS OR MONTHS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | The 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Longitudinal/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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