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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb8ccty01
LabelType Of Cancer: Leukaemia
Question text You said you suffer from cancer or leukaemia. What type of cancer do you have?
Responses
0 Not mentioned 43
1 Mentioned 0
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8829
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT READ OUT. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. [Code maximum 13 out of 13 possible responses]
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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