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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7gcewhq
LabelPlace where studied for GCSEs
Question text From this card please tell me where you studied for your GCSE?
Responses
1 School 15
2 Technical College 5
3 Teacher Training College, College of Education or College of 2
4 Further Education College 23
5 Tertiary College 0
6 Institute of Higher Education 1
7 Polytechnic or Scottish Central Institution 0
8 University/Open University 0
9 Adult Education College/Centre 12
10 Government Skill Centre 1
11 Private or Commercial College 0
12 Your employer s premises 5
13 Distance learning and correspondence classes 3
14 Training provider 1
15 Other Location 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Other missing 0
-6 Code out of range 0
-1 Not applicable 9597
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Y.
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 (including rotational panel)
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