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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb10mmal01
Labelbcs70 age 10: (cm mother): Do you often have backache? (m254)
Responses
0 seldom or never 205
1 85
2 167
3 188
4 206
5 261
6 211
7 332
8 335
9 263
10 347
11 253
12 333
13 328
14 364
15 412
16 316
17 411
18 405
19 322
20 353
21 206
22 230
23 166
24 132
25 129
26 85
27 109
28 102
29 59
30 95
31 38
32 71
33 52
34 44
35 49
36 33
37 38
38 38
39 33
40 35
41 32
42 31
43 24
44 34
45 32
46 39
47 70
48 103
49 95
50 133
51 90
52 91
53 92
54 78
55 70
56 47
57 40
58 26
59 29
60 16
61 20
62 25
63 31
64 28
65 23
66 25
67 33
68 28
69 21
70 43
71 30
72 28
73 25
74 27
75 38
76 37
77 42
78 47
79 44
80 69
81 49
82 56
83 46
84 80
85 91
86 61
87 76
88 59
89 36
90 50
91 47
92 48
93 55
94 45
95 50
96 21
97 26
98 31
99 10
100 most of the time 18
Sysmiss 4243
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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