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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb8stmo01
LabelMonth When Activity Started - 01
Question text When did this period of [^Economic activity] start? Please tell me the year then the month.
Responses
1 January 40
2 February 28
3 March 31
4 April 31
5 May 28
6 June 73
7 July 32
8 August 41
9 September 60
10 October 20
11 November 26
12 December 24
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 93
-1 Item not applicable 8346
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsREFER TO/USE CALENDAR AS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH DATE ENTER YEAR CURRENT ACTIVITY STARTED ENTER MONTH ACTIVITY STARTED. IF DK, ASK 'Was it Winter, Spring...?' AND ENTER MID-SEASON MONTH. REFER TO/USE CALENDAR AS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH DATES SEE HELP.
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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