VarGroup Info
Variable Group Information
Ely | Release 1
Birth (All variables related to birth of volunteer) 8
Name
Label
Description
Unit
DataType
born
None
Phase 1: Where were you born? 2 letter code list must have been provided to participant, list not known at time of creating Data dictionary
Categorical
desbrth1
know Birth weight
Phase 1: Can you describe how you know about your birth weight?
Text
dob1
P1 Date of birth
Phase 1: Date of birth. Data which has been released prior to Dec 2013 has been released under var name dob.
Date
dob2
P2 Date of birth
Phase 2: Date of birth./ Data which has been released prior to Dec 2013 has been released under var name dob.
Date
dob_2MM
P2 DOB month
Phase 2: Month in numbers of date of birth
dob_2YYYY
P2 DOB year
Phase 2: Year in numbers of date of birth
surebrth
Sure of birth weight
Phase 1: How sure are you about your birth weight? 1 = Very sure; 2 = sure; 3 = fairly sure; 4 = not very sure; 5 = very uncertain;
Integer
wgtbirth
birth weight
Phase 1: What was your weight at birth? (units not stipulated on form but likely to be ounces). 998 = no idea
Real