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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableb8finnow
LabelPersonal Assessment Of Financial Situation
Question text How well would you say you personally are managing financially these days. Would you say you are... living comfortably, doing all right, just about getting by, finding it quite difficult or, finding it very difficult?
Responses
1 living comfortably 2879
2 doing all right 2954
3 just about getting by 2202
4 finding it quite difficult 554
5 finding it very difficult 254
-9 Refusal 4
-8 Don't Know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 24
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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