Main survey variable: ageif Age last birthday

Age last birthday

Datafiles

child
indall

Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w14.ageif

Question label:

Age last birthday

Question text:

What was [your]/[NAME]'s/[ff_forname]'s age at [your]/[their] last birthday? If you don't know, please give your best estimate.

Question universe:

if ((REJOINER = 0 | DK | REF) & (REJOINERO = 0 | DK | REF)) | JOINER = 2| YNEW = 1 (If new entrant or new baby in household)
and if BIRTHY = DK | REF | MIS (If Birth year is Don't Know, Refused or missing)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF RESPONDENTS REFUSE TO GIVE THEIR AGE, OR CANNOT, THEN GIVE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE. ENTER AGE

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9375	98.92%
refusal	-2	35	0.37%
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	62	0.65%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.23	9415	0	15.0	4.3	62

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7105	99.82%
refusal	-2	5	0.07%
don't know	-1	4	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.06%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.75	7114	0	30.0	14.84	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	7613	99.72%
refusal	-2	11	0.14%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.05%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.25	7630	0	23.0	9.95	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8557	99.87%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.05%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.75	8564	0	15.0	7.5	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9546	99.86%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.06%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.17	9553	0	10.0	4.02	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10297	99.91%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.05%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.2	10301	0	12.0	4.6	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11519	99.75%
refusal	-2	13	0.11%
don't know	-1	10	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.05%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.83	11542	0	13.0	5.88	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	12529	99.69%
refusal	-2	8	0.06%
don't know	-1	11	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	18	0.14%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.33	12550	0	35.0	8.44	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	12859	98.8%
refusal	-2	21	0.16%
don't know	-1	39	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	94	0.72%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.29	12921	0	10.0	2.76	94

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12888	99.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	10	0.08%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.1	12888	1.0	14.0	5.45	10

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14129	99.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	19	0.13%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.21	14129	0	15.0	4.64	19

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15504	99.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	18	0.12%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.28	15505	0	14.0	4.44	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17073	99.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	65	0.38%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.05	17073	0	15.0	4.27	65

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	55001	99.28%
refusal	-2	101	0.18%
don't know	-1	60	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	239	0.43%
	Total	55401	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
33.46	55162	0	85.0	20.62	239

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41556	99.89%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	30	0.07%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
30.5	41571	0	87.0	18.3	30

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	43492	99.8%
refusal	-2	12	0.03%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	64	0.15%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.48	43513	0	84.0	13.84	64

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	46905	99.87%
refusal	-2	11	0.02%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	48	0.1%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
34.6	46917	0	71.0	18.45	48

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	50039	99.85%
refusal	-2	7	0.01%
don't know	-1	13	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	53	0.11%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.77	50060	0	70.0	16.38	53

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	52604	99.83%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	79	0.15%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.43	52615	0	93.0	17.66	79

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	56480	99.77%
refusal	-2	21	0.04%
don't know	-1	26	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	81	0.14%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
28.28	56527	0	85.0	13.02	81

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	59719	99.63%
refusal	-2	18	0.03%
don't know	-1	30	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	172	0.29%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
28.73	59769	0	84.0	14.59	172

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	63662	98.38%
refusal	-2	105	0.16%
don't know	-1	109	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	832	1.29%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.32	63880	0	82.0	17.1	832

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	61314	99.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	198	0.32%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.17	61314	1.0	84.0	15.87	198

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	65407	99.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	219	0.33%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
28.39	65407	0	83.0	14.47	219

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	70454	99.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	216	0.31%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.77	70455	0	97.0	17.04	216

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	77018	99.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	477	0.62%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.97	77018	0	99.0	19.72	477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	75399	97.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	1891	2.45%
	Total	77308	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.01	75417	0	98.0	20.42	1891

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Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w14.ageif

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Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w14.ageif

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 14 (n_ageif child)

Wave 13 (m_ageif child)

Wave 12 (l_ageif child)

Wave 11 (k_ageif child)

Wave 10 (j_ageif child)

Wave 9 (i_ageif child)

Wave 8 (h_ageif child)

Wave 7 (g_ageif child)

Wave 6 (f_ageif child)

Wave 5 (e_ageif child)

Wave 4 (d_ageif child)

Wave 3 (c_ageif child)

Wave 2 (b_ageif child)

Wave 14 (n_ageif indall)

Wave 13 (m_ageif indall)

Wave 12 (l_ageif indall)

Wave 11 (k_ageif indall)

Wave 10 (j_ageif indall)

Wave 9 (i_ageif indall)

Wave 8 (h_ageif indall)

Wave 7 (g_ageif indall)

Wave 6 (f_ageif indall)

Wave 5 (e_ageif indall)

Wave 4 (d_ageif indall)

Wave 3 (c_ageif indall)

Wave 2 (b_ageif indall)

Wave 1 (a_ageif indall)

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Calendar Year 2023 data now available

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