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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaccinj13
LabelMC:injuries received from 3rd most recent accident
Question text What injuries did you receive from this incident? Response 1.
Responses
1 Fracture: skull & face bones 42
2 Fracture: neck, spine, trunk 28
3 Fracture: upper limb 39
4 Fracture: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 108
5 Fracture: hip, lower limb 112
6 Fractures: multiple 9
7 Fractures: unspecified 1
8 Dislocated: jaw 0
9 Dislocated: upper limb 24
10 Dislocated: wrist, finger, thumb 15
11 Dislocations: other, multiple 19
12 not valid code 0
13 Sprains/strains: upper limb 14
14 Sprains/strains: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 12
15 Sprains/strains: hip, lower limb 228
16 Sprains/strains: back, neck inc whiplash 139
17 Sprains/strains: other, unspecified 14
18 Concussion 46
19 Cereberal laceration, bruising, heam, bleeding 1
20 Unspecified head/brain injury 6
21 Internal injury: chest, heart, lung etc 2
22 Internal injury: abdominal organs 2
23 Internal injuries: other 5
24 Open wound: eye 19
25 Open would: ear, head, neck 83
26 Open would: trunk 9
27 Open wound: upper limb 15
28 Open wound: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 155
29 Open wound: hip, lower limb 48
30 Open wound: multiple/unspecified 43
31 Amputation: arm (above elbow) 0
32 Amputation: hand, fingers 5
33 Amputation: lower limb 2
34 Amputation: toes 0
35 Superficial injury: face, scalp, neck 2
36 Superficial injury: eye 25
37 Superficial injury: trunk 0
38 Superficial injury: upper limb 1
39 Superficial injury: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 8
40 Superficial injury: hip, lower limb 6
41 Superficial injury: other 6
42 Contusion: face, neck, scalp 10
43 Contusion: eye, eye socket 7
44 Contusion: trunk 17
45 Contusion: upper limb 7
46 Contusion: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 7
47 Contusion: hip, lower limb 23
48 Contusion: other 32
49 Crushing: face, neck, scalp 1
50 Crushing: trunk 0
51 Crushing: upper limb 0
52 Crushing: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 8
53 Crushing: hip, lower limb 5
54 Crushing: multiple/unspecified 0
55 Foreign body: on eye 29
56 Foreign body: in ear 0
57 Foreign body: in throat, windpipe, lung 0
58 Foreign body: mouth, digestive tract 0
59 Foreign body: rectum, anus, geni tract 0
60 Foreign body: other/unspecified 0
61 Burns only to: eye, eyelid, eye area 6
62 Burns only to: face, head, neck 2
63 Bruns only to: trunk 3
64 Burns only to: upper limb 3
65 Burns only to: wrist, hand, finger, thumb 11
66 Burns only to: hip, lower limb 5
67 Burns: multiple 1
68 Burns: unspecified 7
69 Injury: optic, cranial nerves 0
70 Injury: spinal cord 0
71 Injury: trunk nerves 0
72 Injury: upper limb nerves 1
73 Injury: wrist, hand, finger, thumb nerves 0
74 Injury: hip, lower limb nerves 0
75 Injury: other/multiple nerves 0
76 Early complications of truama 11
77 Injury: other, unspecified 142
78 Poisoning: drugs 2
79 Poisoning: chemicals, substances 0
80 Poisoning: gases, vapours, fumes 2
81 Poisoning: food 0
82 Poisoning: unspecified 0
83 Other, unspecified effects from ext causes 3
98 Dont know 0
99 Not answered 23
998 Dont know 0
999 Not answered 1
Sysmiss 9599
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsINTERVIEWER PROBE FULLY AND ENTER VERBATIM.
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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