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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebackme1
LabelMC:ever had persistent back pain or ME
Question text Have you ever had or been told you had... persistent back pain lumbago or sciatica or chronic fatigue syndrome better known as ME? Response 1.
Responses
1 Persistent back pain lumbago or sciatica 1665
2 Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME) 74
3 Neither of these 9472
8 Dont know 3
9 Not answered 12
Sysmiss 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsREAD EACH CONDITION SEPARATELY AND MULTI-CODE.
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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