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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableEPLINI00
LabelWhere did you mainly live
Question text Where did you mainly live [^before the age of 17 69]?
Responses
1 Statutory children's home 0
2 Foster parents 0
3 Voluntary children's home 0
4 Boarding school 0
5 Living with relatives 4
6 Prison or Offenders centre 0
7 Some other place 2
8 Don't know 0
9 Refused 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 22124
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD B9
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
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Five waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years), MCS4 (age 7 years) and MCS5 (age 11 years).
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