Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablelitscor1
LabelLiteracy composite test scores (short version based on performance criteria)
Responses
0 1
1 5
2 6
3 25
4 37
5 73
6 173
7 434
8 958
Sysmiss 2
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.