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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablehospital
LabelAny hospital admissions not already mentioned since refdate
Question text Since APRIL 1986/MARCH 1991, apart from any admissions you have just told me about, have you had day-surgery at a hospital or clinic, or been admitted to a hospital or clinic for an overnight or longer stay?
Responses
1 Yes 4304
2 No 6902
8 Dont know 5
9 Not answered 15
Sysmiss 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsIF FEMALE: Include caesareans and complications after childbirth but exclude routine childbirth. IF COMPLICATIONS OR OTHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPED AFTER ROUTINE ADMISSION FOR CHILDBIRTH, ENTER DETAILS OF COMPLICATIONS OR OTHER CONDITIONS UNDER 'REASON FOR ADMISSION'. DAY WARDS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED - CM MUST HAVE STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL CLINIC OVERNIGHT OR HAD DAY SURGERY.
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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