Main survey variable: lchal age natural child left resp. hh

age natural child left resp. hh

Datafiles

Index term

Children

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchal

Question label:

Child age when last lived with parent

Question text:

How old was he/she when he/she last lived with you?

Question universe:

if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 1 & Father = 1 & NChild = 1 thru 6) | (DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2 & PregOut = 1 | 2) (male and has fathered a child since last interview or female and has had a pregnancy resulting in a live birth since last interview)
and if LChLv = 2 (newborn child is no longer living with respondent)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AGE IN MONTHS. CODE 0 IF CHILD NEVER LIVED WITH RESPONDENT

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	2675	48.75%
don't know	-1	137	2.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	2648	48.26%
	Total	5487	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.86	2839	1.0	50.0	5.43	2648

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	3449	43.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	4340	55.36%
	Total	7840	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.61	3500	0	48.0	6.42	4340

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	7279	50.61%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	214	1.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	6848	47.61%
	Total	14383	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.51	7535	0	55.0	6.13	6848

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4699	71.77%
refusal	-2	115	1.76%
don't know	-1	244	3.73%
[Value >= 0]	1	1489	22.74%
	Total	6547	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.84	5058	0	51.0	8.89	1489

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	35368	45.99%
refusal	-2	141	0.18%
don't know	-1	1217	1.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	40175	52.24%
	Total	76908	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.75	36733	0	77.0	7.52	40175

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	512	96.06%
don't know	-1	2	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	19	3.56%
	Total	533	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.21	514	0	2.0	0.63	19

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	583	95.57%
refusal	-2	2	0.33%
don't know	-1	2	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	23	3.77%
	Total	610	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.83	587	0	28.0	8.32	23

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	532	96.03%
refusal	-2	2	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	20	3.61%
	Total	554	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.15	534	0	15.0	4.02	20

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	673	94.26%
refusal	-2	4	0.56%
don't know	-1	2	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	32	4.48%
	Total	714	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.78	682	0	22.0	7.8	32

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	744	96.12%
refusal	-2	2	0.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	28	3.62%
	Total	774	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.61	746	0	25.0	7.74	28

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	789	95.41%
refusal	-2	4	0.48%
don't know	-1	2	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	32	3.87%
	Total	827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.06	795	0	22.0	5.74	32

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	896	95.93%
refusal	-2	5	0.54%
don't know	-1	2	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	31	3.32%
	Total	934	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	903	0	33.0	6.48	31

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	906	96.18%
refusal	-2	4	0.42%
don't know	-1	4	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	28	2.97%
	Total	942	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.71	914	0	18.0	4.09	28

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	890	96.84%
refusal	-2	1	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	28	3.05%
	Total	919	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.5	891	0	6.0	1.5	28

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	1096	96.65%
refusal	-2	2	0.18%
don't know	-1	6	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	29	2.56%
	Total	1134	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.07	1105	1.0	21.0	5.67	29

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1282	97.34%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
don't know	-1	8	0.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	1.97%
	Total	1317	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.54	1291	1.0	17.0	5.67	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1397	97.08%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	10	0.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	31	2.15%
	Total	1439	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.68	1408	1.0	18.0	3.43	31

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1632	97.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.06%
don't know	-1	10	0.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	38	2.26%
	Total	1681	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.92	1643	1.0	36.0	9.65	38

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lchal

Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchal

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchal

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave B12 (bl_lchal childnt)

Wave B11 (bk_lchal childnt)

Wave B2 (bb_lchal childnt)

Wave 6 (f_lchal natchild)

Wave 1 (a_lchal natchild)

Wave 14 (n_lchal newborn)

Wave 13 (m_lchal newborn)

Wave 12 (l_lchal newborn)

Wave 11 (k_lchal newborn)

Wave 10 (j_lchal newborn)

Wave 9 (i_lchal newborn)

Wave 8 (h_lchal newborn)

Wave 7 (g_lchal newborn)

Wave 6 (f_lchal newborn)

Wave 5 (e_lchal newborn)

Wave 4 (d_lchal newborn)

Wave 3 (c_lchal newborn)

Wave 2 (b_lchal newborn)

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Saved variables

What else is Understanding Society doing?

Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

Calendar Year 2023 data now available

Professor Annette Jäckle debates survey methods on BBC Radio 4

Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income

Email newsletter

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