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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablestartyr
LabelPrevAct1: Year started main activity
Question text When did this period of ^TYPE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY start? Please tell me the year then the month.
Responses
1972 1
1973 3
1974 94
1975 403
1976 16
1977 1
1978 5
1979 1
1980 4
1981 28
1982 15
1983 5
1984 5
1985 23
1986 1458
1987 506
1988 784
1989 559
1990 499
1991 545
1992 673
1993 717
1994 788
1995 813
1996 810
1997 908
1998 785
1999 607
2000 43
9998 Dont know 2
9999 Not answered 11
Sysmiss 149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsREFER TO/USE CALENDAR AS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH DATES. ENTER YEAR CURRENT ACTIVITY STARTED.
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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