number of step/adopted child(ren)
Datafile
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:
fertilityhistory_ip14.lnadopt
Question label:
Number of step/adopted child(ren)
Question text:
How many adopted or step children have you had in all?
Question universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LAdopt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NAdoptCh > 0 (has had adopted child(ren) or adoptive children in household)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2999 | 97.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 59 | 1.93% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.71 | 3002 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.07 | 59 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2248 | 99.16% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.67 | 2264 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.58 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2130 | 96.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 32 | 1.45% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.78 | 2181 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.79 | 32 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2171 | 95.93% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2261 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2251 | 94.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 15 | 0.63% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.47 | 2363 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 4.34 | 15 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2309 | 95.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 27 | 1.12% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.22 | 2386 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.65 | 27 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2020 | 94.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 2145 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.58 | 4 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1985 | 92.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 9 | 0.42% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.78 | 2133 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.83 | 9 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2122 | 88.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 56 | 2.35% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.02 | 2329 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.07 | 56 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1613 | 91.86% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 8 | 0.46% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75 | 1748 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.16 | 8 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1720 | 91.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 82 | 4.39% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 67 | 3.58% |
| Total | 1870 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.72 | 1803 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 67 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2319 | 90.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 169 | 6.58% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 80 | 3.12% |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.66 | 2488 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 80 |



