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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, Health Visitor Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableHA_1B
LabelQ 2 (a) 1 (b) Speech Therapist?
Question text Health: (a) Are any of the following services available, on NHS through GP referral, to people living in this area? Speech Therapist. (If you answer ‘Yes’, please indicate waiting times where known.)
Responses
1 Yes, provided in this area 10725
2 Yes, provided in adjacent area 3554
3 No, not available 19
4 Don't know 0
5 No answer given 0
-9 No answer given 24
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 4496
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, Health Visitor Survey, 2002-2003
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;This survey covered health visitors who had already been contacted to help identify babies eligible for inclusion in MCS.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
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). The Health Visitor Survey was conducted once, following the first wave of MCS.
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