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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableEXPXHT00
LabelHeight met/imp
Question text I'd now like to ask about [^name of partner]’s height. First, how tall is [^he/she] (without shoes)?
Responses
1 Feet and inches 24
2 Centimetres 2
3 Don't know/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 93
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsIS ANSWER GOING TO BE IN FEET AND INCHES OR CENTIMETRES?
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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