Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: 37-Year Sample Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variablenss0543
LabelQualification course 4: Duration-MONTHS
Question text How long altogether did the course last?
Responses
1 4
2 2
3 2
4 3
6 2
9 4
10 3
12 7
24 1
34 1
36 2
48 1
97 Less than one month 18
98 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 1664
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: 37-Year Sample Survey, 1995
Interviewer InstructionsUSE LEADING ZEROS. CONVERT TO MONTHS IF ANSWERED IN YEARS (e.g. 2 YEARS = 24 MONTHS, 3 YEARS = 36 MONTHS). IF COURSES LESS THAN ONE MONTH CODE 'XX'.
UniverseA clustered 10% sample of the main NCDS cohort, i.e. all those living in England and Wales born in one particular week in 1958, who had participated in an earlier NCDS follow-up and were not known to have died, emigrated or refused.;National
SamplingOne-stage cluster sample.;A simple random sample of the NCDS cohort. Twenty-five sampling points were used, based on interval sampling of all postcode areas in England and Wales, with a random starting point.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort conducted between the fifth and sixth full NCDS cohort surveys.