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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb7pchl02
LabelWhether child has ever had health problems / disabilities - 02
Question text Including anything you may already have told me about) has [^Child's name] ever had any of the health problems or disabilities listed on this card? Response 2
Responses
1 Problems with eyesight or eyes 23
2 Problems with hearing or ears (excluding wax in ears) 86
3 Speech difficulty 78
4 Asthma 114
5 Eczema 248
6 Hayfever 136
7 Diabetes 0
8 Epilepsy, fits, convulsions or blackouts 28
9 Cancer or leukaemia 0
10 Any congenital abnormality or lesion 13
11 Crohn's disease / ulcerative colitis 2
12 Kidney or bladder disease 15
13 Bone or joint problems, including arthritis 21
14 Cerebral palsy 3
15 None of these 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Other missing 61
-1 Not applicable 4379
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD PC9. WE ARE INTERESTED IN ALL HEALTH PROBLEMS [^Child's name] HAS HAD SINCE BIRTH. PROBE: 'Which others?' CODE ALL THAT APPLY OR CODE 'None'.
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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