Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablenss0811
LabelChildren: Ever given birth/fathered
Question text I would now like to ask you about any children you may have (given birth to)/(fathered); Can I first check, have you ever (given birth)/(fathered a child)?
Responses
1 Yes 1350
2 No 359
Sysmiss 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: 37-Year Sample Survey, 1995
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.