==== 1977 (aged 31 years) ==== ---- === Responding Population === All eligible study members were contacted via a postal questionnaire. Subsequently 238 study members were approached for a sub-study on the effect of breast feeding((See {{http://www.jstor.org/stable/25566180|Marmot MG et al.}} 1980 Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol 34, pp 164-167 for further information)) |Provided information |3,340| | | | | | | |Cumulative total of deaths |306 | | | | | | | |Cumulative permanent refusals|158 | | | | | | | |Temporarily living abroad |77 | | | | | | | |Cumulative emigrated |528 | | | | | | | |Failure to contact |953 | | | | | | | | \\ === Data collection === The postal questionnaire was sent to all cohort members to ask about family, health, employment, smoking, and sports participation and fitness. Two physicians used a dietary and health questionnaire at home visits to 172 of 238 cohort members invited to take part in a study of the effect of breast feeding, and who had been selected on that basis. \\ \\ === Training for data collection === Instructions are given at the head of each form. \\ \\ === Contents === === All Study Members === * Marital status and children * Information on parents * Accidents and medical appointments * Contraception (women only) * Employment history * Smoking * Heights and weights * Rheumatism and back pain * Headaches * Sports and fitness \\ === Questionnaires === * {{ questionnaires : 1977_H6.pdf|Form H6 }} Postal questionnaire * {{ questionnaires : 1977_sub_dietary.pdf|Dietary Questionnaire }}  asked of 238 study members only. We do not hold the data for this\\