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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableedqsub23
Label8th GCE O Level: subject
Question text What subject was your (next) GCE O Level in?
Responses
0 8
9999999999999999999999998 1
9999999999999999999999999 25
A O MATHS 1
ACCOUNT 1
ACCOUNTING 2
ADDITIONAL MATHS 1
AMERICAN HISTORY 1
ANCIENT GREEK 1
AO Mathematics 1
APPLIED MATHS 1
ARITH 1
ARITHMETIC 1
ART 21
ART & DESIGN 1
Accounting 1
Additional Maths 2
Art 11
Art & Design 1
Art & design 1
BIOLOGY 43
BIOLOGY WITH PHYSICS 1
BUSINESS STUDIES 3
Biology 24
Boil 1
Business Studies 1
Business studies 1
CANTREMEMBER/ 1
CDT 4
CHEMISTRY 33
CHENISTRY 1
CHILD CARE 1
COMMERCE 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE 2
COMPUTER STUDIES 14
COMPUTING 1
COMPUTOR STUDIES 1
CRAFT + DESIGN 1
CRAFT DESIGN AND TECHNOLO 1
Chem 1
Chemistry 25
Chemistry & Biology 1
Classical Studies 1
Classical studies 1
Commerce 3
Communication Studies 1
Computer Science 2
Computer Studies 4
Computer Stuidies 1
Computer science 1
Computer studies 1
Computing 1
Computor Studies 1
Computors 1
Cookery 1
Craft Design Technology 2
DESIGN 2
DESIGN AD TECHNOLOGY 1
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1
DESIGN TECH. 1
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 1
DIVINITY 1
DOM SCIENCE 1
DOMESTIC SCIENCE 1
DOUBLE SCIENCE 1
DRAMA 3
Design 1
Design & technology. 1
Design Technology 1
Design and technology 1
Divinity 1
Domestic science 1
Double intergrated scienc 1
Drama 2
Drama & theatre 1
Drawing & painting 1
ECONOMICS 11
ECONOMICS1 1
ECONONICS 1
ELECTRONIS 1
ENG LANG 3
ENG LIT 2
ENG LIT RE TAKE 1
ENG.LIT 2
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 1
ENGINEERING DRAWING 2
ENGINEERING SCIENCE 1
ENGLISH 4
ENGLISH GRAMMAR 1
ENGLISH LANG 1
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4
ENGLISH LIT 8
ENGLISH LIT. 3
ENGLISH LITERATURE 10
ENGLISH LITERITURE 1
ENGLISH Lg 1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 2
ETA 1
Econimics 1
Economics 8
Electronics 1
Eng Lit 3
Eng. Lit 2
Eng.Lit 1
English 2
English Lang 2
English Lang. 2
English Language 6
English Lit. 1
English Literature 6
English OA 1
English langauge 1
English language 2
English lit 3
English lit. 1
English literature 2
FABRIC AND FASHION 1
FILM STUDIES 1
FIRST AID 1
FOOD & NUTRITION 1
FOOD AND NUTRITION 1
FRENCH 62
FRENCH AO 1
FRENCH WITH BUSINESS 1
FURTHER MATHS 1
Fashion/Textiles 1
Food and Nutrition 1
French 42
GEN STUDIES 1
GENERAL PAPER 1
GENERAL SCIENCE 1
GENERAL STUDIES 4
GEOG 4
GEOGRAPHY 30
GEOGRAPHY ADVANCED 1
GEOGRAPHYU 1
GEOLOGY 4
GEOMETRICAL DRAWING 1
GEOPGRAPHY 1
GEOPRAPHY 1
GERMAN 25
GOV. AND POLITICAL STUDIE 1
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIOINS 1
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIONS 1
GREEK LITERATURE 1
General Studies 2
General Studies. 1
General science 1
General studies 2
Geography 30
Geography. 1
Geology 1
German 10
German oral 1
German. 1
Government & Politics 1
Graphic design 1
Graphical Comm. 1
Greek 1
HISTORY 44
HISTORY OF BALLET 1
HISTROY 1
HOME ECENOMICS 1
HOME ECON 1
HOME ECONOMICS 10
HOME ECONONICS 1
HUISTORY 1
HUMAN BIOLAGY 1
HUMAN BIOLOGY 5
HUMANITIES 3
History 37
History of Art A/O 1
History. 2
Home Economics 3
Home Ecs. 1
Home economics 1
Home econonomics 1
Human Biology 3
INTEGRATED HUMANITIES 1
INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1
LATIN 10
LAW 3
Latin 12
Latin1 1
Law 1
MATHEMATICS 1
MATHS 30
METAL WORK 1
MODERN STUDIES 2
MODULAR TECHNOLOGY 1
MUSIC 7
Math 1
Mathematics 1
Maths 10
Maths AO level 1
Maths. 1
Metal work 1
Metalwork 1
Music 6
NEEDLEWORK 2
NONE 1
Needlework 4
Nutrition and Cookery 1
O/A MATHS 1
Office practice 1
PE 1
PHOTOGRAPHY 1
PHYS. 1
PHYSIC 1
PHYSICS 39
POLITICS 1
POTTERY 1
PSYCHOLOGY 2
PSYCOLOGY 1
PUNJABI 1
PYSCICS 1
Physics 31
Physics. 2
Politics 1
R.E 1
R.E. 6
RE 5
REL EDUCATION 1
RELIGIOUS ED 1
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 3
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 3
RELIGIST INSTRUCTION 1
RS 1
RSA TYPING 1
RUSSIAN 1
Relegeous education 1
Relegious education 1
Religion 1
Religious Ed 1
Religious Education 3
Religious Studies 2
Religious education 2
Religious studies 1
SCIENCE PRINCIPLES 1
SCINCE 1
SEC STUDIES 1
SEC. STUD. 1
SECRETARIAL 1
SOCIAL STUDIES 1
SOCILOGY 1
SOCIOLOGY 5
SPANISH 4
STATISTICS 5
STATISTSIC 1
Science Biology 1
Sjociology 1
Soc and econ history 1
Social studies 1
Sociology 1
Spanish 4
Statistics 2
Surveying 1
TEC SCIENCE 1
TECH. DRAWING 3
TECHN ICAL DRAWING 1
TECHNICAL ART(PHOTOGRAPHY 1
TECHNICAL DRAWIING 1
TECHNICAL DRAWING 6
TECHNICAL DRWAING 1
TECHNOLOGY 4
TECHNOLOIGY 1
TEXTILES 2
THEATRE ARTS 1
THEATRE STUDIES 1
TYPEWRITING 1
TYPING 4
Technical Drawing 5
Technical Studies? 1
Technical drawing 4
Technical graphics1 1
Technical studies 1
Technology 1
Typing 1
WELSH 1
WELSH LIT 1
WOODWORK 2
Welsh 1
Welsh literature 1
Woodwork 4
a/o maths 1
accounting 2
accounts 5
add geography 1
additional maths 3
additional physics 1
advance maths 1
air navigation 1
and 1
arithmetic 1
art 45
art & design 1
art adn design 1
art and design 2
art history 1
biiology 1
bilogy 2
bilologyu 1
biolgy 1
biology 73
biology phisics 1
biology with chemistry 1
bioogy 1
brit ind soc 1
business 1
business admin 1
business studies 2
c d t 1
ceramics 1
chem 4
chem maths 1
chemisrty 1
chemistary 1
chemistgry 1
chemistry 70
chenmistry 1
child care 1
child development 1
child psychology 2
childcare 1
classical studies 1
combined science 1
combined science 2 1
commerce 4
communication studies 1
comp studies 1
computer Studies 1
computer science 2
computer studies 14
computer studues 1
computers 1
computing 1
computor studies 1
control technology 1
cookerdy 1
craft & design 1
craft and design 1
craft design technology 1
crrafd design technology 1
decision making 1
design 3
design and tech 1
design and technology 1
design technology 1
divinity 1
domestic scienc 1
domestic science 1
dont know 1
drama 2
drama & thatre arts 1
ecnonics 1
ecomonic history 1
econmics 1
economic and public affai 1
economic history 1
economica 1
economics 12
economics and commerce 1
electronics 4
eng lan 1
eng lang 1
eng lit 8
eng. lang 1
eng. literature 1
eng.lit 4
engineering science 1
english 6
english lang 7
english lang: 1
english language 8
english lit 8
english literature 10
environmental science 2
fRENCH 1
fabric textiles 1
family & community studie 1
fashion and fabrics 1
fashion/fabric 1
fernch 1
food & nutrition 1
food and nutricion 1
food and nutrition 7
food nutrition 1
french 83
further maths 2
general science 2
general studies 7
geog 3
geography 62
geograpy 1
geogrphy 1
geology 7
geometrical drfawing 1
geometrical maths 1
georgraphy 1
german 23
goeg 1
government and politics 1
government politics 1
graphic communications 1
graphic design 1
graphical communication 2
grapics communication 1
gym 1
hcemistry 1
health education 1
highers craft 1
hist 1
history 56
history 1 1
hisyory 1
home ec 1 1
home econ 2
home economics 8
human biology 6
humanities 1
information and technolog 1
integrated sciences 2 1
intergrates scince 1
latin 19
law 2
literiture 1
maths 37
maths 2 1
maths and mechanics 1
maths history 1
maths. 1
metal work 1
metal work1 1
metalwork 2
metereology 1
modern studies 1
modular techmnology 1
music 14
needlework 6
needlwork 1
none 1
not known 1
nutrition and cookery 1
p.e 1
pe 1
phicys 1
phisics 2
photography 2
phsics and chem 1
physical science 1
physice 1
physics 68
physics/chemistry 1
politics 1
qw 1
r e 1
r. e. 1
r.e 2
r.e. 1
r/e 1
re 7
rel ed 1
rel. ed. 1
religeous education 1
religion studies 1
religious studies 1
religious and social stud 1
religious educ 1
religious education 7
religious knowledge 1
religious studies 6
religous education 1
rs 1
same 1
science 2
scip 1 (science) 1
scripture 1
sec. studies 1
secretarial 1
secretarial studies 2
social studies 2
socialogy 1
sociology 13
spanish 6
statistics 4
statistics A/O 1
surveying 1
tech drawing 2
technical drawing 11
technical drwaing 1
technology 2
that is all 1
tourism 1
urdu 1
welsh 4
woodwork 5
xxx 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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