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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableFAMS_27
LabelQ 3.27 Other family support?
Question text Family support: Are any of the following available to people living in this area? Other family support (please specify).
Responses
1 Yes, provided in this area 2392
2 Yes, provided in adjacent area 368
3 No, not available 178
4 Don't know 0
5 No answer given 0
6 NA 0
-9 No answer given 220
-8 Don't know 78
-1 Not applicable 15582
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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