Main survey variable: ch1bm Month first child born

Month first child born

This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

proxy_w14.ch1bm

Question label:

Month first child born

Question text:

Can you please tell me the date of birth of NAME's eldest (first born) child? Month and year is fine if you know them.

Question universe:

if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if IProxy = 1 (Able to do a proxy interview for respondent)
and if (ff_everint 1) & (doneproxy = 2) (Never a full adult interview and never a proxy interview)
and if LPRNT = 1 (Ever had/fathered any children)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER MONTH

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35441	99.92%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
January	1	3	0.01%
February	2	2	0.01%
March	3	1	0.0%
April	4	2	0.01%
May	5	5	0.01%
June	6	2	0.01%
July	7	3	0.01%
September	9	2	0.01%
October	10	2	0.01%
November	11	4	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.08	35445	1.0	11.0	3.36	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27831	99.4%
refusal	-2	11	0.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
January	1	7	0.03%
February	2	18	0.06%
March	3	13	0.05%
April	4	13	0.05%
May	5	14	0.05%
June	6	12	0.04%
July	7	25	0.09%
August	8	9	0.03%
September	9	11	0.04%
October	10	14	0.05%
November	11	13	0.05%
December	12	4	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	27845	1.0	12.0	3.13	153

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29093	99.39%
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
January	1	12	0.04%
February	2	14	0.05%
March	3	21	0.07%
April	4	16	0.05%
May	5	17	0.06%
June	6	7	0.02%
July	7	11	0.04%
August	8	18	0.06%
September	9	11	0.04%
October	10	14	0.05%
November	11	13	0.04%
December	12	12	0.04%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.27	29105	1.0	12.0	3.43	166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31778	99.28%
refusal	-2	11	0.03%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
January	1	13	0.04%
February	2	11	0.03%
March	3	17	0.05%
April	4	19	0.06%
May	5	16	0.05%
June	6	22	0.07%
July	7	18	0.06%
August	8	14	0.04%
September	9	25	0.08%
October	10	18	0.06%
November	11	22	0.07%
December	12	16	0.05%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.88	31797	1.0	12.0	3.31	211

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34044	99.2%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
January	1	26	0.08%
February	2	16	0.05%
March	3	31	0.09%
April	4	13	0.04%
May	5	30	0.09%
June	6	14	0.04%
July	7	25	0.07%
August	8	19	0.06%
September	9	16	0.05%
October	10	22	0.06%
November	11	13	0.04%
December	12	29	0.08%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	34065	1.0	12.0	3.56	254

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	35703	99.02%
refusal	-2	15	0.04%
don't know	-1	19	0.05%
January	1	37	0.1%
February	2	30	0.08%
March	3	33	0.09%
April	4	14	0.04%
May	5	30	0.08%
June	6	22	0.06%
July	7	24	0.07%
August	8	27	0.07%
September	9	29	0.08%
October	10	18	0.05%
November	11	27	0.07%
December	12	29	0.08%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.26	35738	1.0	12.0	3.61	320

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38720	98.54%
refusal	-2	31	0.08%
don't know	-1	23	0.06%
January	1	52	0.13%
February	2	38	0.1%
March	3	35	0.09%
April	4	41	0.1%
May	5	54	0.14%
June	6	49	0.12%
July	7	31	0.08%
August	8	40	0.1%
September	9	37	0.09%
October	10	56	0.14%
November	11	45	0.11%
December	12	42	0.11%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.52	38774	1.0	12.0	3.5	520

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41318	97.98%
refusal	-2	41	0.1%
don't know	-1	57	0.14%
January	1	57	0.14%
February	2	58	0.14%
March	3	73	0.17%
April	4	60	0.14%
May	5	69	0.16%
June	6	66	0.16%
July	7	66	0.16%
August	8	65	0.15%
September	9	54	0.13%
October	10	74	0.18%
November	11	49	0.12%
December	12	63	0.15%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.47	41416	1.0	12.0	3.39	754

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	44465	98.39%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	24	0.05%
January	1	105	0.23%
February	2	45	0.1%
March	3	58	0.13%
April	4	53	0.12%
May	5	56	0.12%
June	6	54	0.12%
July	7	56	0.12%
August	8	60	0.13%
September	9	55	0.12%
October	10	60	0.13%
November	11	40	0.09%
December	12	48	0.11%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.04	44502	1.0	12.0	3.54	690

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	44164	98.5%
refusal	-2	11	0.02%
don't know	-1	50	0.11%
January	1	46	0.1%
February	2	59	0.13%
March	3	44	0.1%
April	4	48	0.11%
May	5	54	0.12%
June	6	64	0.14%
July	7	56	0.12%
August	8	52	0.12%
September	9	45	0.1%
October	10	53	0.12%
November	11	53	0.12%
December	12	37	0.08%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.4	44226	1.0	12.0	3.34	611

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	44227	93.95%
refusal	-2	22	0.05%
don't know	-1	147	0.31%
January	1	247	0.52%
February	2	183	0.39%
March	3	233	0.49%
April	4	211	0.45%
May	5	229	0.49%
June	6	237	0.5%
July	7	194	0.41%
August	8	219	0.47%
September	9	215	0.46%
October	10	256	0.54%
November	11	208	0.44%
December	12	243	0.52%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.55	44399	1.0	12.0	3.49	2675

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	46635	93.85%
refusal	-2	11	0.02%
don't know	-1	159	0.32%
January	1	253	0.51%
February	2	215	0.43%
March	3	270	0.54%
April	4	218	0.44%
May	5	211	0.42%
June	6	254	0.51%
July	7	229	0.46%
August	8	260	0.52%
September	9	260	0.52%
October	10	251	0.51%
November	11	235	0.47%
December	12	226	0.45%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.51	46810	1.0	12.0	3.44	2882

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	50681	92.88%
refusal	-2	19	0.03%
don't know	-1	197	0.36%
January	1	358	0.66%
February	2	289	0.53%
March	3	296	0.54%
April	4	278	0.51%
May	5	291	0.53%
June	6	321	0.59%
July	7	289	0.53%
August	8	339	0.62%
September	9	319	0.58%
October	10	329	0.6%
November	11	251	0.46%
December	12	308	0.56%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.45	50900	1.0	12.0	3.47	3668

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	49118	96.32%
refusal	-2	26	0.05%
don't know	-1	148	0.29%
January	1	158	0.31%
February	2	121	0.24%
March	3	132	0.26%
April	4	123	0.24%
May	5	158	0.31%
June	6	148	0.29%
July	7	152	0.3%
August	8	159	0.31%
September	9	139	0.27%
October	10	151	0.3%
November	11	102	0.2%
December	12	157	0.31%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.51	49294	1.0	12.0	3.43	1700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13378	92.78%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
January	1	11	0.08%
March	3	7	0.05%
April	4	6	0.04%
May	5	2	0.01%
June	6	10	0.07%
July	7	7	0.05%
August	8	8	0.06%
September	9	4	0.03%
October	10	6	0.04%
November	11	8	0.06%
December	12	7	0.05%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.67	14343	1.0	12.0	3.56	76

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13805	92.82%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	6	0.04%
February	2	5	0.03%
March	3	10	0.07%
April	4	5	0.03%
May	5	13	0.09%
June	6	7	0.05%
July	7	10	0.07%
August	8	12	0.08%
September	9	9	0.06%
October	10	15	0.1%
November	11	18	0.12%
December	12	8	0.05%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.32	14755	1.0	12.0	3.29	118

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14285	92.81%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	10	0.06%
February	2	13	0.08%
March	3	9	0.06%
April	4	9	0.06%
May	5	10	0.06%
June	6	15	0.1%
July	7	15	0.1%
August	8	11	0.07%
September	9	13	0.08%
October	10	9	0.06%
November	11	6	0.04%
December	12	7	0.05%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.21	15265	1.0	12.0	3.21	127

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14489	92.78%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
January	1	5	0.03%
February	2	3	0.02%
March	3	27	0.17%
April	4	7	0.04%
May	5	10	0.06%
June	6	7	0.04%
July	7	14	0.09%
August	8	12	0.08%
September	9	10	0.06%
October	10	8	0.05%
November	11	18	0.12%
December	12	10	0.06%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.82	15486	1.0	12.0	3.35	131

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14625	92.62%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
January	1	6	0.04%
February	2	16	0.1%
March	3	13	0.08%
April	4	13	0.08%
May	5	8	0.05%
June	6	15	0.09%
July	7	6	0.04%
August	8	14	0.09%
September	9	11	0.07%
October	10	13	0.08%
November	11	12	0.08%
December	12	12	0.08%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.6	15652	1.0	12.0	3.44	139

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	133	0.82%
inapplicable	-8	15080	92.87%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	13	0.08%
February	2	9	0.06%
March	3	12	0.07%
April	4	12	0.07%
May	5	9	0.06%
June	6	10	0.06%
July	7	11	0.07%
August	8	12	0.07%
September	9	14	0.09%
October	10	12	0.07%
November	11	9	0.06%
December	12	10	0.06%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.45	16105	1.0	12.0	3.45	133

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	156	0.94%
inapplicable	-8	15481	93.28%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
January	1	5	0.03%
February	2	5	0.03%
March	3	6	0.04%
April	4	4	0.02%
May	5	2	0.01%
June	6	13	0.08%
July	7	10	0.06%
August	8	1	0.01%
September	9	4	0.02%
October	10	9	0.05%
November	11	5	0.03%
December	12	7	0.04%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.76	16526	1.0	12.0	3.4	71

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1908	10.11%
inapplicable	-8	15182	80.47%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	92	0.49%
February	2	63	0.33%
March	3	92	0.49%
April	4	73	0.39%
May	5	90	0.48%
June	6	93	0.49%
July	7	93	0.49%
August	8	63	0.33%
September	9	71	0.38%
October	10	78	0.41%
November	11	77	0.41%
December	12	89	0.47%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.45	17893	1.0	12.0	3.46	974

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	14532	93.14%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	54	0.35%
February	2	34	0.22%
March	3	55	0.35%
April	4	42	0.27%
May	5	36	0.23%
June	6	39	0.25%
July	7	50	0.32%
August	8	44	0.28%
September	9	45	0.29%
October	10	41	0.26%
November	11	48	0.31%
December	12	37	0.24%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.4	15078	1.0	12.0	3.48	525

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	11669	74.69%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	60	0.38%
January	1	315	2.02%
February	2	273	1.75%
March	3	295	1.89%
April	4	275	1.76%
May	5	264	1.69%
June	6	332	2.13%
July	7	302	1.93%
August	8	288	1.84%
September	9	293	1.88%
October	10	287	1.84%
November	11	252	1.61%
December	12	268	1.72%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.41	12179	1.0	12.0	3.42	3444

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	8924	81.83%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	21	0.19%
January	1	119	1.09%
February	2	124	1.14%
March	3	140	1.28%
April	4	117	1.07%
May	5	130	1.19%
June	6	123	1.13%
July	7	131	1.2%
August	8	170	1.56%
September	9	143	1.31%
October	10	126	1.16%
November	11	135	1.24%
December	12	116	1.06%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.57	9332	1.0	12.0	3.38	1574

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Question asked in the latest wave:

proxy_w14.ch1bm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 14 (n_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 13 (m_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 12 (l_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 11 (k_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 10 (j_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 9 (i_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 8 (h_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 7 (g_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 6 (f_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 5 (e_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 4 (d_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 3 (c_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 2 (b_ch1bm indresp)

Wave 1 (a_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B18 (br_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_ch1bm indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_ch1bm indresp)

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Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

Calendar Year 2023 data now available

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Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income

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