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Questionnaires completed by the mother
The Maternity Survey (1946) was asked of the mothers and the seven full follow-ups were worded towards being asked of the mother. Indeed in 1946, 1948 and 1950 no record was made of who was interviewed; this was not added until 1952. Overall, in 95% of cases the survey was conducted with the mother, either singly or jointly with the father.
- 1946 Maternity Study (version A and version B)
- 1948 First follow-up
- 1950 Second follow-up
- 1952 Third follow-up
- 1954 Fourth follow-up
- 1955 Fifth follow-up
- 1957 Sixth follow-up
- 1961 Final questionnaire with mother
In addition to these main questionnaires, mothers were asked twice in 1953 about school absences, accidents and hospital admissions.
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Topics asked of the mother
| 1948 | 1950 | 1952 | 1954 | 1955 | 1957 | 1961 | |
| Accidents | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Bedwetting | x | x | x | x | |||
| Bladder and bowel training | x | ||||||
| Childhood diet | x | ||||||
| Child's habits | x | x | |||||
| Child's hobbies and outside interests | x | x | |||||
| Concerns about child's behaviour | x | x | x | x | |||
| Concerns about child's health | x | x | x | ||||
| Concerns about child's nervousness | x | ||||||
| Concerns about child's progress at school | x | x | x | ||||
| Development of child | x | ||||||
| Domestic help | x | x | x | ||||
| Education of parents | x | ||||||
| Educational aspirations for child | x | x | x | ||||
| Father's work | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Health visitor observation of marital status | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Hospital admissions | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Household composition | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Immunisation | x | ||||||
| Infectious diseases / illness | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Meeting with child's school | x | x | x | x | |||
| Mother's work | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Number of rooms | x | x | x | x | |||
| Nurseries | x | x | |||||
| Own or shared bathroom / kitchen | x | x | x | ||||
| Ownership of consumer goods | x | x | x | ||||
| Parental Health | x | ||||||
| Separation from mother | x | ||||||
| Sleep and play | x | ||||||
| Sleeping arrangements for study member | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Source of hot water | x | x | x | ||||
| Subsequent pregnancies | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Type and ownership of house | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Views on child's future employment | x | x |