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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 961 School Child Chest Health Survey, 1966 96110.5255/UKDA-SN-961-1 Colley, J. R. T., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology Reid, D. D., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1980 ASTHMABEDROOMSBRONCHITISEDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCEETHNIC GROUPSFATHERSGENDERHEATING SYSTEMSHEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)INDUSTRIESMEASLESMEDICAL EXAMINATIONSOCCUPATIONSPNEUMONIAPOPULATION MIGRATIONSCHOOLCHILDRENSIBLINGSSKIN DISEASESWEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY) ChildrenGeneral health and well-beingMorbidity and mortality Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, past history of respiratory diseases, lung function and evidence of middle ear disease in school-children coming from different social and environmental backgrounds, in particular from areas with widely differing levels of air pollution.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Whether child has had earache/running ear/sore throat in last 12 months and how many times. Whether child has had whooping cough/measles/asthma/pneumonia/bronchitis/other chest trouble - if so, at what age, whether any complications (whooping cough and measles), number of times (pneumonia, bronchitis, other chest trouble), whether still has asthma. Whether had pneumonia/bronchitis/chest trouble in 1966 (which months), ever admitted to hospital as an in-patient (names of illnesses), had surgery to tonsils or adenoids (age), had eczema (age)/ sinusitus (age and number of times). Whether child has a blocked or runny nose on most days, snores at night, has bedroom heated all night in winter, shares a bedroom with a person with bronchitis or chest trouble. Whether other family members have bronchitis or chest trouble. Whether child coughs/brings up phlegm first thing in the morning/during the day/at night in winter, and for how many months. Whether chest ever sounds wheezy and how often, whether colds usually go to the chest. Background Variables Child's sex, date and place of birth, whether has lived in one place for more than 5 years, father's occupation, number of siblings, main source of household heating, number of rooms in house, number of occupants. Medical Examination Sex, race, date of birth, school attended, date and time of examination, standing height, weight. Information on condition of child's ears, nose and throat. Measurement of peak expiratory flow rate. School absences in previous term. Created Variables Sex, area, age in years, mean peak expiratory flow rate, age in months, social class, crowding index, attendance rate, whether child has had bronchitis/pneumonia, whether family is bronchitic, whether child coughs during day, obesity index, condition of ears. 01 September 1966 - 30 November 196601 September 196630 November 1966 England and Wales IndividualsGroupsNationalChildrenPupils Schoolchildren, aged six to ten, attending primary schools in urban and rural areas in England and Wales Cross-sectional (one-time) study One-stage stratified or systematic random samplefirstly, the country was stratified according to amount of air pollution, using smoke and SO2 data from the National Survey of Air Pollution. One urban and one rural locality were selected within each major area. 100 children of each sex, in each year of life from six to ten years were then selected from primary schools in each area Postal surveyClinical measurementsPhysical measurements The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Cook, D., Seagroatt, V. and Strachan, D. (1994) 'Chest illness in infancy and chronic respiratory disease in later life', International Journal of Epidemiology, 1060-1068 Chest illness in infancy and chronic respiratory disease in later life Colley, J. (1970) 'Urban and domestic factors in childhood C.N.S.L.D. in England and Wales', [paper], -. Urban and domestic factors in childhood C.N.S.L.D. in England and Wales Colley, J. (1970) 'Urban and social origins of childhood bronchitis in England and Wales', British Medical Journal, 213-217 Urban and social origins of childhood bronchitis in England and Wales https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 961 2024-11-28T07:34:36Z ddi:codebook:2_5