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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableb8eyep02
LabelType Of Eye Problem: Hypermetropia Or Long-Sightedness
Question text You said you have problems with your eyesight. What is wrong with your vision?
Responses
0 Not mentioned 2488
1 Mentioned 552
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 18
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5816
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE PROBE TO DETERMINE NATURE OF PROBLEM - LONG SIGHTEDNESS, STIGMATISM ETC.
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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