Innovation Panel variable: ch1bm DOB of eldest child: month

DOB of eldest child: month

This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.

Datafile

indresp_ip

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "random subsetting of questionnaire content" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

proxy_ip17.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	2491	99.88%
April	4	1	0.04%
August	8	1	0.04%
September	9	1	0.04%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.0	2491	4.0	9.0	2.65	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2843	99.86%
January	1	1	0.04%
May	5	1	0.04%
September	9	2	0.07%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.0	2843	1.0	9.0	3.83	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2719	99.96%
May	5	1	0.04%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.0	2719	5.0	5.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2469	80.66%
refusal	-2	41	1.34%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
January	1	52	1.7%
February	2	50	1.63%
March	3	50	1.63%
April	4	45	1.47%
May	5	53	1.73%
June	6	41	1.34%
July	7	42	1.37%
August	8	47	1.54%
September	9	51	1.67%
October	10	39	1.27%
November	11	36	1.18%
December	12	43	1.4%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.24	2512	1.0	12.0	3.45	549

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2235	98.59%
refusal	-2	3	0.13%
January	1	2	0.09%
February	2	4	0.18%
March	3	1	0.04%
April	4	2	0.09%
May	5	3	0.13%
June	6	2	0.09%
July	7	1	0.04%
August	8	3	0.13%
September	9	5	0.22%
October	10	2	0.09%
November	11	2	0.09%
December	12	2	0.09%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.55	2238	1.0	12.0	3.47	29

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1893	85.54%
refusal	-2	6	0.27%
don't know	-1	4	0.18%
January	1	30	1.36%
February	2	26	1.17%
March	3	22	0.99%
April	4	30	1.36%
May	5	31	1.4%
June	6	33	1.49%
July	7	22	0.99%
August	8	30	1.36%
September	9	19	0.86%
October	10	19	0.86%
November	11	24	1.08%
December	12	24	1.08%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.22	1903	1.0	12.0	3.4	310

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2943	98.43%
don't know	-1	5	0.17%
January	1	1	0.03%
February	2	3	0.1%
March	3	1	0.03%
April	4	3	0.1%
May	5	4	0.13%
June	6	5	0.17%
July	7	7	0.23%
August	8	1	0.03%
September	9	6	0.2%
October	10	4	0.13%
November	11	4	0.13%
December	12	3	0.1%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.21	2948	1.0	12.0	3.02	42

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2536	98.68%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	2	0.08%
January	1	3	0.12%
February	2	3	0.12%
March	3	1	0.04%
April	4	2	0.08%
May	5	1	0.04%
June	6	4	0.16%
July	7	5	0.19%
August	8	2	0.08%
September	9	3	0.12%
October	10	3	0.12%
November	11	2	0.08%
December	12	1	0.04%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	2540	1.0	12.0	3.27	30

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2191	96.82%
refusal	-2	2	0.09%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
january	1	2	0.09%
february	2	5	0.22%
march	3	1	0.04%
april	4	4	0.18%
may	5	3	0.13%
june	6	2	0.09%
july	7	5	0.22%
august	8	3	0.13%
september	9	3	0.13%
october	10	7	0.31%
november	11	4	0.18%
december	12	3	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	42	1.86%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.0	2221	1.0	12.0	3.42	42

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2294	96.47%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	4	0.17%
january	1	6	0.25%
february	2	8	0.34%
march	3	8	0.34%
april	4	8	0.34%
may	5	2	0.08%
june	6	8	0.34%
july	7	4	0.17%
august	8	6	0.25%
september	9	7	0.29%
october	10	14	0.59%
november	11	3	0.13%
december	12	4	0.17%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.36	2300	1.0	12.0	3.43	78

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2222	92.08%
don't know	-1	161	6.67%
january	1	2	0.08%
february	2	5	0.21%
march	3	4	0.17%
april	4	4	0.17%
may	5	1	0.04%
july	7	1	0.04%
august	8	3	0.12%
september	9	2	0.08%
october	10	3	0.12%
november	11	1	0.04%
december	12	4	0.17%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.1	2383	1.0	12.0	3.85	30

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2099	97.67%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
January	1	3	0.14%
February	2	2	0.09%
March	3	5	0.23%
April	4	9	0.42%
May	5	5	0.23%
June	6	3	0.14%
July	7	2	0.09%
August	8	1	0.05%
September	9	6	0.28%
October	10	4	0.19%
November	11	3	0.14%
December	12	5	0.23%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.46	2101	1.0	12.0	3.46	48

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1995	93.14%
refusal	-2	9	0.42%
don't know	-1	6	0.28%
January	1	12	0.56%
February	2	15	0.7%
March	3	10	0.47%
April	4	14	0.65%
May	5	9	0.42%
June	6	7	0.33%
July	7	18	0.84%
August	8	12	0.56%
September	9	8	0.37%
October	10	12	0.56%
November	11	8	0.37%
December	12	7	0.33%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.07	2010	1.0	12.0	3.36	132

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2252	94.42%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	7	0.29%
january	1	13	0.55%
february	2	10	0.42%
march	3	13	0.55%
april	4	11	0.46%
may	5	14	0.59%
june	6	6	0.25%
july	7	7	0.29%
august	8	8	0.34%
september	9	9	0.38%
october	10	15	0.63%
november	11	8	0.34%
december	12	10	0.42%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.24	2261	1.0	12.0	3.58	124

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1676	95.44%
don't know	-1	7	0.4%
january	1	3	0.17%
february	2	5	0.28%
march	3	8	0.46%
april	4	10	0.57%
may	5	6	0.34%
june	6	2	0.11%
july	7	5	0.28%
august	8	8	0.46%
september	9	4	0.23%
october	10	7	0.4%
november	11	4	0.23%
december	12	11	0.63%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.85	1683	1.0	12.0	3.54	73

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1823	97.49%
don't know	-1	1	0.05%
january	1	3	0.16%
february	2	2	0.11%
march	3	3	0.16%
april	4	3	0.16%
may	5	1	0.05%
june	6	4	0.21%
july	7	8	0.43%
august	8	3	0.16%
september	9	3	0.16%
october	10	7	0.37%
november	11	2	0.11%
december	12	7	0.37%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.39	1824	1.0	12.0	3.4	46

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1578	61.45%
refusal	-2	5	0.19%
don't know	-1	19	0.74%
january	1	86	3.35%
february	2	85	3.31%
march	3	88	3.43%
april	4	91	3.54%
may	5	83	3.23%
june	6	82	3.19%
july	7	76	2.96%
august	8	88	3.43%
september	9	86	3.35%
october	10	67	2.61%
november	11	71	2.76%
december	12	63	2.45%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.22	1602	1.0	12.0	3.38	966

ch1bm

Datafile

Variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

proxy_ip17.ch1bm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Datafile

Variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

proxy_ip17.ch1bm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 17 (q_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_ch1bm indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_ch1bm indresp_ip)

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