Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableEXPXEL00
LabelAge when left f/t education
Question text I'd now like to ask a few questions about [^name of partner]’s education. First, how old was [^he/she] when [^he/she] left full-time continuous education?
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 1
-1 Not applicable 90
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Fifth Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsIF LEFT AND LATER RETURNED TO BECOME A FULL-TIME STUDENT, ASK: How old was [^he/she] when [^he/she] first left? IF SANDWICH COURSE OR GAP YEAR TREAT AS FULL-TIME CONTINUOUS EDUCATION IF STILL IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION, CODE 0
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).