Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variabletruant
Label(SC) Ever played truant?
Question text Again, thinking back to when you were at school, did you ever play truant, that is stay away from school, when you should have been there?
Responses
1 No, never 5424
2 Yes, some of the time 5224
3 Yes, most of the time 433
8 Dont know 0
9 Not answered 0
Sysmiss 180
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsENTER ONE NUMBER ONLY.
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