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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variableadopcha
Label(AdChild1) Age when came to live with CM
Question text I see that ^Child's name is adopted. How old was ^Child's name when he/she came to live with you?
Responses
0 2
1 2
2 4
4 2
6 1
8 1
11 1
98 Dont know 0
99 Not answered 1
Sysmiss 11247
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsIF AGED LESS THAN 1 ENTER '0'.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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