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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2002

Variable Details

VariableM123_1
LabelWhat type of family were you born into?
Question text Looking at his card and thinking about the family into which you were born, which kind of family was it?
Responses
1 Parents who were married 1824
2 Parents who were not married 27
3 Lone mother 49
4 Lone father 2
5 Mother and a stepfather (married) 7
6 Mother and a stepfather (unmarried) 2
7 Father and a stepmother (married) 1
8 Father and a stepmother (unmarried) 0
9 Relations of my mother 6
10 Relations of my father 2
11 Fostered 5
12 In care or similar 5
13 Other 3
98 Refused 41
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C123_1. ADOPTED CHILDREN SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS IF THEY WERE 'NATURAL' CHILDREN. CODE ONE ONLY
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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