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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableedqsub5
Label5th GCSE: subject
Question text What subject was your (next) GCSE O Level in?
Responses
#GENERAL SCIENCE 1
.Chemistry 1
0 1
9999999999999999999999998 1
9999999999999999999999999 6
ACCOUNTING 1
ART 8
Accounts 1
Anatomy Phisology Health 1
Art 5
BIOLOGY 12
BUSINESS STUDIES/COMMERCE 1
Bilogy 1
Biology 9
Business studies 1
CHEMISTRY 12
CLASSICAL STUDIES 1
COMMERCE 2
COMMUNITY STUDIES 1
COMPUTERF STUCIES 1
CRAFT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 1
Chemistry 7
Childcare 2
Civics 1
Computer Studies 1
Computer studies 1
Craft design technology 2
DRAMA 1
Designe & drawing 1
ELECTRONICS 1
ENG LAN 1
ENG LAND 1
ENG LIT 1
ENGINEERING 1
ENGL. LIT. 1
ENGLISH 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
ENGLISH LITERATURE 1
ENGLSIH 1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUD 1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1
Eng.Language 1
English 3
English LIterature 1
English Lang. 1
English Language 1
English Literature 1
English language 1
Enviromental science 1
European studies 1
FOOD AND NUTRITION 1
FRENCH 5
French 8
GEO 1
GEOGRAPHY 19
GEOGRPAHY 1
GERMAN 5
General Studies 1
General studies 1
Geography 11
German 3
Graphic Communication 1
HISTORY 15
HOME ECONOMICS 1
History 8
Home Economics 2
Home Economics. 1
Home economics 2
Humanbiology 1
Humanities 1
IT 1
Integrated Humanities 1
JEOLOGY 1
Law 1
MATHS 14
MAthematics 1
MEDIA 1
MEDIA STUDIES 1
METAL WORK 1
METALWIORK 1
METALWORK 1
MUSIC 2
Maths 8
Motor vehicle 1
Music 2
NEEDLECRAFT 1
NEEDLEWORK 3
Needlework 1
Nursery Nursing 1
PE 2
PHOTOGRAPHY 1
PHY. 1
PHYCICS 1
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2
PHYSICS 12
POLITICAL STUDIES 1
Physics 10
Politics 1
Psychology 2
R E 1
R.E 2
R.E. 1
RE 2
RURAL SIENCE 1
RURAL STUDIES 1
Religious education 1
Religious knowledge 1
Rural Science 1
SCIENCE 4
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1
SCINCE I 1
SECONDARY SCIENCE 1
SHORTHAND 1
SOCIAL/RE STUDIES 1
SOCIOLOGY 2
SPANISH 1
Science 2
Sociology 1
TECH DRAWING 1
TECHNICAL DRAWAING 1
TECHNICAL DRAWING 1
Technical Drawing 1
Technology 1
Textiles 1
Typewriting 1
Typing 2
WELFARE IN SOCIETY 1
WOODWORK 3
Woodwork 1
accounting 1
accounts 2
applied science 1
art 17
art and design 1
auto macanics 1
bio;ology 1
biology 25
business studies 1
byuiness studies 1
cdt 1
chem 1
chemistry 12
chemistyr 1
chemisyty 1
child care 1
child care and ddevelopme 1
child development 1
childhood devopment 1
commerce 4
communications 1
comp studiesd 1
computer skills 1
computer studies 4
computer studies. 1
computor studies 1
cookery 4
craft design & technology 1
craft/design/tech 1
drama 1
economic history 1
economics 2
economis 1
electronics 1
eng lit 1
english 8
english lan. 1
english lang 3
english language 1
english language english 1
english lit 2
english literatur 1
english literature 7
english litrature 1
european studies 1
fashion and fabric 1
food /nutrition 1
french 18
general science 2
geog 1
geograaphy 1
geography 30
geogrophy 1
geology 1
geometrical drawing 1
german 2
government and politics 1
graphical design 1
greek 1
health education 1
hist 1
history 21
hoe economics 1
home echonomics 1
home economics 5
home economids 1
human biology 4
humanities 1
humanities 1 1
information studies 1
intergrated humanity 1
latin 1
maths 21
metal work 2
metalwork 5
mod studies 1
modular technology 1
motor vehicle engineering 1
needlecraft 1
needlework 4
neelework 1
nutrition 1
office studies 1
p.e 1
parent craft 1
phys 1
physical education 1
physics 11
psychology 2
r.e. 1
re 2
religeous studies 1
religion 1
religios studies 1
religious education 1
rural science 1
science 5
secretasrial studies 1
sociolgy 1
sociology 2
spanish 2
step 1
tech drawing 1
technical drawing 4
technology 1
textiles 3
typing 5
welsh 2
woodwoork 1
woodwork 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsENTER EACH SUBJECT IN TURN.
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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