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 feeding1)
| 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
Form H6 Postal questionnaire- Dietary Questionnaire asked of 238 study members only. We do not hold the data for this.
1) See Marmot MG et al. 1980 Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol 34, pp 164-167 for further information