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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

VariableMcNHgd01
LabelMc - 1st factor making a place good for bringing up kids
Responses
1 Access to GPs and local health services 184
2 Good quality affordable family housing 193
3 Good shopping facilities nearby 32
4 Access to good public transport 26
5 Good schools 1660
6 Low level of crime 690
7 Good jobs 13
8 Facilities for young children 477
9 Strong sense of community spirit 251
10 Clean local environment 119
11 Public spaces in good condition (e.g. pavements, parks, road 95
12 Family and friends close by 265
13 Facilities for older children 24
14 Not much traffic or dangerous driving 121
15 Good quality affordable childcare 17
16 Other answer 15
17 (None of these) 9
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 2
-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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