Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablelitscor2
LabelLiteracy composite test scores (long version based on recoded test items)
Responses
3 3
5 4
6 1
7 4
8 2
9 1
10 7
11 6
12 16
13 12
14 13
15 33
16 56
17 74
18 97
19 138
20 220
21 295
22 394
23 335
Sysmiss 3
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.