Person number of person responsible for child under 16. In most cases the biological mother is considered the responsible adult. If she is not present in the household, the following others are assigned the role in that priority order: biological father, step or adoptive mother, step or adoptive father, grandmother, grandfather, foster mother, foster father. In some cases, none of the above others are present. In this case the variable assumes the code recorded in the household grid during the interview.
Person number of person responsible for child under 16. In most cases the biological mother is considered the responsible adult. If she is not present in the household, the following others are assigned the role in that priority order: biological father, step or adoptive mother, step or adoptive father, grandmother, grandfather, foster mother, foster father. In some cases, none of the above others are present. In this case the variable assumes the code recorded in the household grid during the interview.
Derived variable note:
Uses AGE_DV ADRESP15 Uses RELATIONSHIP_DV PNO APNO HIDP SEX ASEX on data file EGOALT/
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
159
1.68%
inapplicable
-8
13
0.14%
[Value >= 0]
1
9305
98.19%
Total
9477
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
52
0.73%
inapplicable
-8
10
0.14%
[Value >= 0]
1
7056
99.13%
Total
7118
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
106
1.39%
inapplicable
-8
15
0.2%
[Value >= 0]
1
7513
98.41%
Total
7634
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
43
0.5%
inapplicable
-8
11
0.13%
[Value >= 0]
1
8514
99.37%
Total
8568
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
41
0.43%
inapplicable
-8
12
0.13%
[Value >= 0]
1
9506
99.45%
Total
9559
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
31
0.3%
inapplicable
-8
9
0.09%
[Value >= 0]
1
10266
99.61%
Total
10306
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
61
0.53%
inapplicable
-8
12
0.1%
[Value >= 0]
1
11475
99.37%
Total
11548
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
63
0.5%
inapplicable
-8
2
0.02%
[Value >= 0]
1
12503
99.48%
Total
12568
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
68
0.52%
inapplicable
-8
36
0.28%
Person number 1
1
8023
61.64%
Person number 2
2
4412
33.9%
Person number 3
3
233
1.79%
Person number 4
4
129
0.99%
Person number 5
5
46
0.35%
Person number 6
6
31
0.24%
Person number 7
7
16
0.12%
Person number 8
8
14
0.11%
Person number 9
9
2
0.02%
Person number 11
11
1
0.01%
Person number 12
12
4
0.03%
Total
13015
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
44
0.34%
inapplicable
-8
11
0.09%
[Value >= 0]
1
12843
99.57%
Total
12898
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
44
0.31%
inapplicable
-8
12
0.08%
[Value >= 0]
1
14092
99.6%
Total
14148
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
43
0.28%
inapplicable
-8
17
0.11%
[Value >= 0]
1
15463
99.61%
Total
15523
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
38
0.22%
inapplicable
-8
3
0.02%
[Value >= 0]
1
17097
99.76%
Total
17138
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
56
0.31%
inapplicable
-8
16
0.09%
[Value >= 0]
1
17755
99.6%
Total
17827
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
189
0.34%
inapplicable
-8
45901
82.85%
[Value >= 0]
1
9311
16.81%
Total
55401
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
57
0.14%
inapplicable
-8
34484
82.89%
[Value >= 0]
1
7060
16.97%
Total
41601
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
106
0.24%
inapplicable
-8
35949
82.5%
[Value >= 0]
1
7522
17.26%
Total
43577
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
45
0.1%
inapplicable
-8
38403
81.77%
[Value >= 0]
1
8517
18.13%
Total
46965
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
46
0.09%
inapplicable
-8
40550
80.92%
[Value >= 0]
1
9517
18.99%
Total
50113
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
41
0.08%
inapplicable
-8
42373
80.41%
[Value >= 0]
1
10280
19.51%
Total
52694
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
62
0.11%
inapplicable
-8
45055
79.59%
[Value >= 0]
1
11491
20.3%
Total
56608
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
64
0.11%
inapplicable
-8
47360
79.01%
[Value >= 0]
1
12517
20.88%
Total
59941
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
69
0.11%
inapplicable
-8
50966
78.76%
Person number 1
1
8476
13.1%
Person number 2
2
4668
7.21%
Person number 3
3
278
0.43%
Person number 4
4
133
0.21%
Person number 5
5
48
0.07%
Person number 6
6
34
0.05%
Person number 7
7
16
0.02%
Person number 8
8
16
0.02%
Person number 9
9
2
0.0%
Person number 11
11
1
0.0%
Person number 12
12
5
0.01%
Total
64712
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
44
0.07%
inapplicable
-8
48625
79.05%
[Value >= 0]
1
12843
20.88%
Total
61512
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
44
0.07%
inapplicable
-8
51486
78.45%
[Value >= 0]
1
14096
21.48%
Total
65626
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
43
0.06%
inapplicable
-8
55162
78.05%
[Value >= 0]
1
15466
21.88%
Total
70671
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
38
0.05%
inapplicable
-8
60357
77.89%
[Value >= 0]
1
17100
22.07%
Total
77495
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
103
0.13%
inapplicable
-8
59422
76.86%
[Value >= 0]
1
17783
23.0%
Total
77308
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
35471
100.0%
Total
35471
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
27998
100.0%
Total
27998
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
29271
100.0%
Total
29271
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
32008
100.0%
Total
32008
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
34318
100.0%
[Value >= 0]
1
1
0.0%
Total
34319
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
36058
100.0%
Total
36058
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
39294
100.0%
Total
39294
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
42169
100.0%
[Value >= 0]
1
1
0.0%
Total
42170
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
45187
99.99%
Person number 1
1
4
0.01%
Person number 2
2
1
0.0%
Total
45192
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
44837
100.0%
Total
44837
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
47072
100.0%
[Value >= 0]
1
2
0.0%
Total
47074
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
49690
100.0%
[Value >= 0]
1
2
0.0%
Total
49692
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
54566
100.0%
[Value >= 0]
1
2
0.0%
Total
54568
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
50978
99.97%
[Value >= 0]
1
16
0.03%
Total
50994
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
17
1.05%
inapplicable
-8
7
0.43%
[Value >= 0]
1
1599
98.52%
Total
1623
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
9
0.51%
inapplicable
-8
7
0.4%
[Value >= 0]
1
1750
99.09%
Total
1766
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
18
1.08%
inapplicable
-8
7
0.42%
[Value >= 0]
1
1638
98.5%
Total
1663
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
9
0.43%
inapplicable
-8
9
0.43%
[Value >= 0]
1
2082
99.14%
Total
2100
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
15
0.6%
inapplicable
-8
12
0.48%
[Value >= 0]
1
2479
98.92%
Total
2506
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
10
0.35%
inapplicable
-8
9
0.32%
[Value >= 0]
1
2802
99.33%
Total
2821
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
10
0.31%
inapplicable
-8
8
0.24%
[Value >= 0]
1
3254
99.45%
Total
3272
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
11
0.3%
inapplicable
-8
1
0.03%
[Value >= 0]
1
3618
99.67%
Total
3630
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
7
0.2%
inapplicable
-8
4
0.12%
Person number 1
1
2187
63.19%
Person number 2
2
1191
34.41%
Person number 3
3
44
1.27%
Person number 4
4
16
0.46%
Person number 5
5
12
0.35%
Total
3461
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
12
0.33%
inapplicable
-8
8
0.22%
[Value >= 0]
1
3635
99.45%
Total
3655
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
14
0.35%
inapplicable
-8
9
0.22%
[Value >= 0]
1
4022
99.43%
Total
4045
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
20
0.45%
inapplicable
-8
5
0.11%
[Value >= 0]
1
4402
99.44%
Total
4427
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
15
0.3%
inapplicable
-8
2
0.04%
[Value >= 0]
1
5001
99.66%
Total
5018
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
24
0.49%
inapplicable
-8
5
0.1%
[Value >= 0]
1
4870
99.41%
Total
4899
100.0%
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