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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Cohort Studies Teaching Dataset for Higher Education, 1958-2000

Variable Details

Variableb10rut13
Labelbcs70 age 10: frequently bites nails or fingers (m55)
Responses
0 Certainly 512
1 472
2 593
3 529
4 380
5 481
6 355
7 342
8 327
9 247
10 390
11 280
12 342
13 368
14 327
15 426
16 416
17 397
18 367
19 297
20 324
21 207
22 180
23 129
24 70
25 78
26 51
27 44
28 40
29 29
30 32
31 17
32 33
33 23
34 25
35 19
36 22
37 18
38 25
39 15
40 15
41 26
42 30
43 20
44 26
45 27
46 27
47 47
48 44
49 47
50 51
51 29
52 41
53 26
54 22
55 25
56 18
57 15
58 17
59 11
60 18
61 10
62 14
63 16
64 15
65 18
66 12
67 13
68 20
69 15
70 29
71 28
72 40
73 46
74 30
75 64
76 55
77 82
78 103
79 103
80 162
81 142
82 195
83 183
84 158
85 198
86 168
87 171
88 168
89 128
90 180
91 121
92 152
93 154
94 83
95 127
96 128
97 91
98 76
99 30
100 Does not apply 83
-7 Blank on input 190
-3 Not stated 257
Sysmiss 4863
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Cohort Studies Teaching Dataset for Higher Education, 1958-2000
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The NCDS datasets include a sample from all children in England, Scotland and Wales born in a particular week in March, 1958. The BCS70 datasets include a sample from all children in England, Scotland and Wales born in a particular week in April, 1970.
SamplingSee main NCDS and the BCS70 documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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