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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

VariableMcZspt04
LabelMc - Who would resp call on for help
Responses
1 Former spouse or partner 96
2 My mother/father 2166
3 Mother-in-law/father-in-law 669
4 My grandmother/grandfather 35
5 Spouse s grandmother/grandfather 14
6 Sister/brother 398
7 Aunt/uncle/cousin 121
8 Friend/neighbour 519
9 Child minder 73
10 Members of church/other organisation 3
11 Colleagues at work 1
12 Grown up child 31
13 Someone else 43
14 (NONE OF THESE / WOULD NOT ASK FOR HELP) 24
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
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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