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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHA1B_WT
LabelQ 2 (a) 1 (b) Speech Therapist - waiting time
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
-7 No answer given 0
1 less than or = 1 month 860
2 1-6 months 6109
3 7-12 months 2359
4 more than 1 year 1340
-9 No answer given 3502
-8 Don't know 133
-1 Not applicable 4515
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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