Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablehearing1
LabelCMs self-reported overall hearing at present
Question text How is your overall hearing at present (when wearing your hearing aid). Please answer for the ear you have most trouble with. Would you say it is... average or better, impaired but no real inconvenience, not at all good, or are you deaf or nearly so?
Responses
1 Average or better, 216
2 Impaired but no real inconvenience, 246
3 Not at all good, 28
4 Or are you deaf or nearly so 18
8 Dont know 1
9 Not answered 6
Sysmiss 10904
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY.
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