Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-One-Year Sample Survey, 1992

Variable Details

Variablevd6a2
LabelUSED A CALCULATOR FOR 6A
Question text The next part is to find out how happy you are using numbers in a variety of different situations. This first one is about money. I'm going to ask you a question and then I want you to tell me the answer. You can write anything down if you want to. You decide to buy two items in a shop. The total comes to £17.89. You hand over £20.00. What is your change?
Responses
1 Yes 12
Sysmiss 1635
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-One-Year Sample Survey, 1992
Interviewer InstructionsAsk the question fairly slowly and repeat it if necessary. If they want to use a calculator, ask them if they can manage without. If they really insist, that is OK., but then please tick the box at the bottom of this page. The interviewee used a calculator.
UniverseA clustered 10% sample of all respondents to an earlier BCS70 follow-up, living in England and Wales during 1992, who were not known to have died, emigrated or refused.;National
SamplingOne-stage cluster sample;A simple random sample of the BCS70 cohort
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort