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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableedqsub20
Label5th GCE O Level: subject
Question text What subject was your (next) GCE O Level in?
Responses
/english Literature 1
0 3
2 dimensional art1 1
9999999999999999999999999 18
A O MATHS 1
ACCOUNTANCY 3
ACCOUNTING 5
ACCOUNTS 1
ADDITIONAL MATH 1
ADDITIONAL MATHS 2
ADVANCED MATHS 1
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 1
ANATOMY & HEALTH 1
ANATOMY , HEQALTH 1
APPLIED MATHS 1
AQRITHMATIC 1
ARITH 1
ARITHMATIC 2
ARITHMETIC 4
ART 40
ART AND DESIGN 2
Accounts 1
Add Maths 1
Advertising 1
Applied Science and Techn 1
Arith,metic 1
Art 24
Art & Design 1
Art History 1
Art. 1
BALLET 1
BILOGY 1
BIO 1
BIOGLY 2
BIOL 1
BIOL. 2
BIOLGHY 1
BIOLOGY 81
BUSINESS STUDIES 4
Bengali 1
Biology 60
Business Industrial studi 1
Business studies 1
CARPENTRY 1
CERAMICS 2
CHEM 8
CHEM9ISTRY 1
CHEMISTERY 1
CHEMISTRY 78
CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1
CHILDCARE 1
CLASICAL HEBREW 1
CLASSICAL STUDIES 1
CLASSICS 1
COMMERCE 5
COMMUNITY ASSIGNMENTS 1
COMPUTER 1
COMPUTER SCIENCE 3
COMPUTER STUDIES 10
COMPUTER STUDIES. 1
COMPUTER STUDYS 1
COMPUTER STYUDIES 1
COMPUTERS 1
COMPUTOR STUDIES 2
CONSTRUCTION 1
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 2
COOKERY 2
COOKING 1
CRAFT AND DESIGN 2
CRAFT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY 1
CRAFT DESIGN TECH 1
CSE SOCIAL STUDIES 1
C\OMPUTER STUDIES 1
Cannot remember 1
Chem 3
Chemistry 64
Chemisty 1
Chemnistry 1
Chenistry 1
Child Development 1
Child care 1
Commerce 1
Computer Studies 8
Computer lit/IT 1
Computer studies 5
Computer studies and word 1
Computer studies. 1
Computers 1
Computing 2
ComputorScience 1
Control Technology 1
Cookery 1
Craft Design/Technology 1
DESIGN 1
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY 1
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 2
DESIGN AND TECNOLOGY 1
DESIGN CRAFT TECHNOLOGY 1
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 1
DIVINITY 1
DOMESTIC SCIENCE 2
DRAMA 6
DRAWING 1
DRESS & DESIGN 1
Design 2
Design and Technology 1
Domestic Science 1
ECOMONIC 1
ECONOMIC HISTORY 1
ECONOMICS 11
ECONOMICS1 1
ELECTRONICS 5
ENCLISH LIT 1
ENG LAN 1
ENG LANG 5
ENG LANGUAGE 1
ENG LIT 10
ENG. LANG 1
ENG. LIT. 1
ENG.LANG 2
ENG.LIT 2
ENGINEERIND DRAWING 1
ENGINEERING 2
ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1
ENGLISH 9
ENGLISH LANG 9
ENGLISH LANG. 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 1
ENGLISH LIT 9
ENGLISH LITERATUR 1
ENGLISH LITERATURE 6
ENGLISH LITT. 1
Economics 5
Economics. 1
Egnineering Drawing 1
Eng LANGUAGE 1
Eng Lang 3
Eng Lit 3
Eng. Lang. 1
Eng. Lit. 1
Eng. Lit/ 1
Engglish Lit 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Drawing 1
Engineering Workshop Prac 1
Engineering Workshop Theo 1
Engineering drawing 2
Engl Lang 1
Englis Language 1
English 7
English Lang 5
English Lang. 3
English Language 14
English Lit 3
English Lit. 4
English Literature 8
English lang 4
English lang. 1
English language 1
English lit 4
English literatire 1
English literature 5
English litersature 1
EnglishLang 1
Environmental studies 1
European Studies 2
European studies 1
FOOD AND NUTRITION 3
FOOOD/NUTRITION 1
FOTOGRAHY 1
FRENCH 64
FRENCH LIT 1
FRench 1
FURTHER MATHEMATICS 1
Fashion and textiles 1
Food and nutrition 1
Food nutrition 1
French 54
French. 1
GENERAL SCIENCE 2
GENERAL STUDIES 2
GEO 1
GEO. 2
GEOG 2
GEOGRAHPY 1
GEOGRAPHY 92
GEOGROAPH 1
GEOIGRAPHY 1
GEOLOGY 2
GEOMETRICAL ENGINEERING R 1
GEOPGRAPHY 1
GEOPHRAPY 1
GERMAN 30
GERMANY 1
GRAPHIC COMUNICATIONS 1
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION 1
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIONS 1
GRAPHICS 1
GREEK 2
GREEK LIT 1
General science 2
General studies 1
Geog 3
Geogra. 1
Geograp[hy 1
Geographhy 1
Geography 65
Geography. 1
Geology 4
Geology (sic) 1
Georgraphy 1
German 23
Graphic Communication 1
HIST 1
HISTORY 90
HISTORY 13-16 1
HOME ECONMICS 1
HOME ECONOM. 1
HOME ECONOMICS 12
HOME ECONONICS 1
HPOME ECONOMLICS 1
HUMAN BILOGY 1
HUMAN BIOLOGY 3
HUMANITIES 2
HUManities 1
Historical studies 1
History 52
History of art 1
History. 1
Home Economics 9
Home economics 2
Human biology 1
Humanities 1
INTEG SCIENCE B 1
INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1
ITALIAN 2
Integrated Science 1
Integrated Science B 1
JED 1
LATIN 9
LAW 1
LIT 1
LITERATURE 1
Latin 6
Law 1
MATHEMATICS 3
MATHS 46
MATHS(AO) 1
METALWORK 2
MOD.STUDIES 1
MODERN STUDIES 2
MUSIC 12
Maths 43
Maths. 2
Media studies 1
Metalwork 1
Modern Studies 1
Music 9
NEEDLEWORK 2
Needle Work 1
Needlecraft & dress 1
Orientation for service 1
P.E. 1
PE 2
PHISICS 2
PHYISICS 1
PHYS 2
PHYSIC 2
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1
PHYSICS 72
PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY 1
PHYSYCS 1
POLITICS 2
PORTUGUESE 1
PSCHOLOGY 1
PSYCHOLOGY 1
Physics 53
Physics. 2
Politics 1
Politics. 1
Psycology 1
QUAL CONTROL 1
R E 2
R.E 3
R.E. 4
R.E.1 1
R>E. 1
RE 7
RELIGEOUS EDUCATION 1
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 8
RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE 1
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 4
RELLIGEOUS EDUCATION 1
Rel Educ 1
Rel. studies 1
Religious Scripture 1
Religious Studies 1
Religious education 2
Religious studies 1
SCIENCE 4
SCIENCE 1 1
SECRETARIAL 1
SECRETARIAL STUDIES 4
SECRETERIAL STUDIES 1
SOCIAL SCIENCE 1
SOCIAL STUDIES 1
SOCILOGY 1
SOCIOLOGY 10
SPANISH 7
SPORTS STUDIES 1
STAISTICS 1
STATISTICS 2
Science 4
Social Science 1
Social Studies 2
Social science 2 1
Social studies 1
Sociology 5
Spanish 3
Spoken English 1
Statistics 1
TECH DRAWING 3
TECH GRAPHICS 2
TECH. DRAWING 1
TECHNICAL DRAWING 3
TECHNICAL GRAPHICS 1
TECHNOLOGY 3
TEXTILE AND DRESS 1
TEXTILES 1
TYPING 1
Tech. Graphics. 1
Technical Drawing 4
Technical drawing 2
Technicaldrawing 1
Technology 2
Typing 4
WELSH LIT 1
WENGLISH LANG 1
WOODWORK 4
Woodwork 3
Word processing 1
aRT b. 1
accountancy 1
accounting 5
accounts 2
additional maths 2
additional maths a.o. 1
applied 1
arith 1
arithmatic 1
arithmetic 3
art 53
art & design 1
art and design 1
art graphics 1
art/design 1
arts and crafts 1
astronomy 2
basic science 1
bieology 1
bilogy 1
biol 3
biolagy 2
biology 136
biologyu 1
bus studies 1
business studies 7
c d t 1
c.d.t 1
c\omputer studies 1
cdt 2
cemistry 1
chem 4
chem. 1
chemistry 160
chemistry] 1
chemisty 1
child care 1
child developmnet 1
child psychology and deve 1
child psycology 1
child studies 1
chimistry 1
cocntr tech1 1
combined science 1
combines science 2 1
commerce 11
communication 1
comp studies 1
comp. studies 1
comptempory dance 1
computer 1
computer literacy 1
computer science 2
computer scinece 1
computer studies 33
computer studies' 1
computing 1
computor studies 1
control technology 2
cookery 3
craft and design 3
craft design 1
craft design and technogy 1
craft design and technolo 3
craft design technology 2
design 7
design & technology 1
design and technology 2
design technology 2
desigtn technology 1
domestic science 1
drama 4
dress and design 2
e.w.t.p. 1
ecconomics 1
echnical drawing 1
econ 1
econ. 2
economic and public affai 1
economics 18
economics and public affa 1
economics pub affairs 1
economuics 1
einglish 1
electronics 3
employment studies 1
eng lan 2
eng lang 9
eng lit 12
eng. lang 1
eng.lan. 1
eng.language 2
eng.lit. 2
engineering 2
engineering drawing 1
engl lit 1
english 24
english lit 1
english Language 1
english lan 1
english lan. 1
english lang 22
english lang. 2
english language 22
english lit 26
english lit. 4
english literature 19
english litereature 1
english1 1
englkish 1
ennglish 1
environmental studies 2
europian studies 1
fashion and fabric 1
fashion land beauty 1
fod 7 nutrition 1
food & nutrition 2
food and nutrition 6
food/nutrition 1
french 115
french # 1
french studies 1
general studies 1
general Studies. 1
general science 2
general studies 3
geog 10
geog class civilisation 1
geograp 1
geographry 1
geographt 2
geography 146
geograpy 2
geogrophy 1
geology 5
geometrical 1
gepgraphy 1
german 61
goegraphy 2
government 1
government and politics 1
graphic communications 1
graphic design 1
graphical communicatin 1
graphics 1
greak 1
greek 1
hist 4
history 127
history nursing and medi\ 1
historyu 1
home econocmi 1
home economics 21
homew economics 1
human biology 11
humanities 2
information studies 1
integrated humanities 1
integrated science 2
integrated science part 2 1
intergrated science 1
intergrates scince 1
it 2
italian 2
language 1
latin 10
law 1
lib studies 1
literature 3
manufacturing technology 1
mathematics 3
maths 81
maths a o 1
metal swork 1
metal work 1
metalwork 2
meteorology 1
modern history 1
modern studies 6
museum studies 1
music 18
nbiology 1
neddlework 1
needle work 1
needlework 5
no 1
numeracy level 1 1
nutrition & cookery 1
office practise 1
office skills 1
ooo 1
phisics 1
photography 1
phusics 1
phycology 1
phys 1
physic 1
physical education 1
physical science 2
physics 116
political and ecomomic st 1
politics 2
pottery 1
psychology 3
pyhsics 1
qaccounts 1
qw 1
r e 4
r e ] 1
r.e. 1
re 3
reilgious education 1
religeous eduction 1
religion 3
religious 2
religious Knolwedge 1
religious education 8
religious studies 4
religous education 1
religous knowl 1
rural science 3
rural studies 1
s 1
same /principles 1
science 9
science 1 1
scripture 1
secretarial 1
secroterial 1
social studies 6
socialogy 1
sociology 13
spanish 10
sports science 1
sports studies 1
statistics 2
t d 1
tech drawing 2
tech drawing. 1
tech.drawing 1
technical 1
technical drawing 9
technical graphics 2
technolgy 1
technology 4
tecnical drawing 2
textiles 1
typewriting 1
typing 1
welsh 1
woodwork 3
xxxx 1
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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