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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableedqsub59
Label4th GCE A(or S) Level:subject
Question text What subject was your (next) GCE A (or S) level in?
Responses
9999999999999999999999999 1
A/S PHYSICS 1
ACCOUNTING 1
ART 5
Art 1
BIOLOGY 5
BUSINESS STUDIES 2
Biology 3
British Govt and politics 1
Business studies 2
CHEMISTRY 13
COMPUTER SCIENCE 1
COMPUTER SICENCE 1
COMPUTER STUDIES 1
COMPUTING 1
CONFECTIONERY TECHNOLOGY 1
Chemistry 6
Chemistry - retake 1
Classical civilisation 1
Computer Science 1
ECONOMICS 7
ECONOMICS AT S LEVEL 1
ENGLISH 2
ENGLISH LIT 1
ENGLISH LITERATURE 1
Economics 3
English 2
English Language 1
English Lit 1
English Literature 1
English lit. 1
FILM STUDIES 1
FRENCH1 1
FURTHER MATHS 1
FURTHER MATHS A LEVEL 1
French 1
Further Maths 1
Further maths 2
GEN STUD 1
GEN STUDIES 5
GENERAL 1
GENERAL STIUDIES 1
GENERAL STUDIES 41
GEOGRAPHY 5
GEOGRAPHY S LEVEL 1
GERMAN 2
GRAPHIC DESIGN 1
Gen studies 1
General Studies 30
General studies 9
Geography 2
Geology 1
German S level 1
HISTORY 6
HISTORY OF ART 1
History 4
History (modern) 1
History of Art 1
LAW 3
MATH 1
MATHS 8
MODERN GREEK 1
Maths 4
Maths S/level 1
PHYS 1
PHYSICS 5
POLICTICAL HISTORY 1
POLITICS 1
PURE MATHS WITH STATS 1
Physics 6
Politics 1
Pure Maths & Mechanics 1
Pure maths 1
R.E. 1
SOCIOLOGY 2
SPANISH 1
STUDY OF ART 1
Science in Society 1
Sociology 3
Technology 1
Theatre Studies 1
Urdu 1
ancient history 2
art 3
art and design 1
biology 7
business studies 1
chemestry 1
chemistry 13
computer science 3
dance 1
economics 7
eng 1
eng Slevel 1
english 2
english lang.& lit. 1
english lit 2
french 2
french for business 1
further maths 6
gen stud 1
gen studies 3
gen. studies 1
gen.studies 2
general 1
general Studies 1
general knowl;edfge 1
general studies 60
geog s level 1
geog s level 1
geogr 1
geograhy 1
geographt 1
geography 9
geography s level 1
govt/politics 1
history 7
history S level 1
histroy 1
human biology 1
latin s level 1
law 1
mathematics 1
maths 14
modern studies 1
music 1
philosophy 1
phycology 1
physics 12
politics 1
practical biology 1
pure mathmatics 1
pure maths 1
pure maths and statistics 1
surveying 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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