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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebencod11
LabelMC: Health benefits currently received by CM/partner
Question text And looking at this card, can you tell me which, if any of these state benefits or payments you or your husband/wife/partner are receiving? Response 1.
Responses
1 Attendance Allowance 21
2 Guardians Allowance 2
3 Invalid Care Allowance 76
4 Severe Disablement Allowance 37
5 Disability Working Allowance 23
6 DWA - care component 142
7 DWA - mobility component 45
8 Incapacity Benefit 175
9 Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit 20
10 Widows Pen/ Widowed Mothers Allow 4
11 Social Fund grant -funeral expenses 2
12 Social Fund grant - maternity expenses 8
13 Social Fund grant - community care 5
14 NI Credits 31
15 Some other state benefit 24
16 None of these 10593
98 Dont know 6
99 Not answered 12
Sysmiss 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD S. MAKE SURE THE CM READS OUT THE NAME OF THE PAYMENT AND ALSO THE CODE NUMBER BESIDE IT ON THE SHOWCARD. ENTER CODE. REMEMBER, IF RESPONDENT AND SPOUSE/PARTNER RECEIVE THE SAME BENEFIT SEPARATELY, ENTER ONCE ONLY.
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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