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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablereadprb1
LabelCan CM read and understand magazine/newspaper text
Question text Can you usually read and understand what is written in a magazine or newspaper?
Responses
1 Yes easily 10423
2 Yes with difficulty 181
3 No 150
8 =Dont know 0
9 =Not answered 1
Sysmiss 664
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE IF YES: Can you usually read this easily or with difficulty?
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 41-42 at the time of NCDS6).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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