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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablewhyothc1
LabelMC:Factors why started current course
Question text I'd like to ask you some more questions about the course(s) you are currently doing. Please look at card GG(2). Did any of these things on this card apply to you when you decided to take the(se) course(s)? Response 1.
Responses
1 Wanted to do something interesting 225
2 Curious about the subject 41
3 Wanted to improve knowledge or ability 189
4 Stepping stone to another course 12
5 Improve job prospects 98
6 Needed to improve job performance 41
7 Wanted to know more to help kids 4
8 I needed to improve my basic skills 8
9 None of these reasons applied 61
Sysmiss 10582
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD GG(2).
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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