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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012

Variable Details

VariableB9ABCLVE
LabelWho absent child lives with
Question text Who does [^child’s name37] live with now?
Responses
-3 0
1 Alone 373
2 With own spouse/ partner 1007
3 With friends 123
4 W/ flatmates, uni, nurses resid, army 176
5 With other parent 1869
6 With other non-adopting relatives 149
7 With other adopting relatives 10
8 With other non-related adopters 1
9 In local authority care 5
10 In foster care 9
11 In a hostel 8
12 Other 35
13 SPONTANEOUS: Child has died 0
-9 Refused 7
-8 Don't know 118
-1 Not applicable 3095
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST THAT APPLIES. IF THE COHORT MEMBER’S CHILD IS A SINGLE PARENT CODE ‘ALONE’.
UniverseAll children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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