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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Fourth Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variabledcwsex02
LabelS4 CM Other waist measurement issues (coded) MC2
Responses
1 CM has large waist measurement for age 0
2 CM has small waist measurement for age 0
3 CM had measles, chickenpox etc 1
4 Child would not/ could not stay still 0
5 spare 0
6 spare 0
7 spare 0
8 spare 0
9 spare 0
85 Other specific answer 0
86 Vague / irrelevant answer 0
87 Editor cannot deal with 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don''t Know 0
-1 Not applicable 14042
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Fourth Survey, 2008
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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