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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

VariablePbNHim02
LabelPb - Next most needs improved in area
Responses
1 Access to GPs and local health services 71
2 Good quality affordable family housing 146
3 Good shopping facilities nearby 118
4 Access to good public transport 95
5 Good schools 144
6 Low level of crime 160
7 Good jobs 99
8 Facilities for young children 369
9 Strong sense of community spirit 132
10 Clean local environment 155
11 Public spaces in good condition 304
12 Family and friends close by 274
13 Facilities for older children 181
14 Not much traffic or dangerous driving 320
15 Good quality affordable childcare 159
16 Other answer 123
17 None of these 1
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 118
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1542
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Interviews were conducted with the parents or main carers of babies born between June 2004 and May 2005, and children born between June 2002 and May 2003, resident in Scotland during 2005-2011.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Cohort 1 ran from 2005-2011. Cohort 2 began in 2011 (see under SN 7432).
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