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The Maternity Survey 1946
Responding Population
The NSHD sample comprises 5,362 people from the original 1946 Maternity Survey.
Questionnaires
Two versions of the questionnaire were asked: version A 'The Maternity Services study' and version B 'The Costs study'. There were questions common to both surveys.
Question Topics
Version A | Version B | |
The Mother and her Work | A | B |
Care of this baby | A | B |
Antenatal Care (more questions in version A) | A | B |
The Confinement (more questions in version A) | A | B |
Getting up etc. (more questions in version A) | A | B |
Help in house and Care of the Children | B | |
Extra Nourishment during Pregnancy | B | |
Household Composition | A | B |
Maternity Benefits | B | |
Cost of Pregnancy | B | |
Occupation of Father | A | B |
The LHA only hold data from the maternity study for the 5,362 people in the NSHD.