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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Third Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableqi5b01
LabelS3 OSSC: Which things would most improve this area as a place to live MC1
Question text Which things, if any, do you think would most improve this area as a place for you to live? Please write your answer in the space provided below.
Responses
1 More sports facilities, swimming pool, tennis courts, playin 105
2 Better/ more parks, playgrounds 222
3 More activities, youth clubs, cinema, etc 161
4 Improved environment: less litter, more recycling facilities 182
5 Improved safety: better street lighting, pavements, cycle pa 137
6 Better policing, neighbourhood watch 39
7 Better public transport 13
8 More shops, restaurants 37
9 Less anti-social behaviour such as drinking, drugs, vandalis 153
10 Nicer people/more polite/friendlier/fewer horrible people/tr 48
11 More friends/new friends/people like me 24
12 Better housing/ improve housing 22
13 New or more library, schools,public toilets, bike sheds, car 8
14 Reduce noise 8
15 No dogs, no dogs not on leads 4
85 Other specific answer, final list with serial number 50
86 Vague / irrelevant answer 90
87 EDITOR CANNOT DEAL WITH 0
-9 Not answered (99) 8831
-1 Item not applicable 742
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Third Survey, 2006
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).
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