Child's DOB month
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
fertilityhistory_ip17.lchdobmfh
Question label:
Child's DOB month
Question universe:
if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
And if [LPRNTADP2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNATCH > 0] // Has had biological child(ren) or R has biological children in household
And if [LNPRNT2 > 0] // Has biological children
And if [(LChLvfh = 2|3) | (LChLvfh = 1 & (LChNoFH = 99|DK|REF|MIS)) | LChChkFH = 2] // Child non-resident or deceased OR resident biological child not on the HH Grid
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 | 23 | 35.38% |
| January | 1 | 4 | 6.15% |
| February | 2 | 7 | 10.77% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 3.08% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 1.54% |
| May | 5 | 3 | 4.62% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 9.23% |
| July | 7 | 3 | 4.62% |
| August | 8 | 2 | 3.08% |
| September | 9 | 5 | 7.69% |
| October | 10 | 2 | 3.08% |
| November | 11 | 4 | 6.15% |
| December | 12 | 3 | 4.62% |
| Total | 65 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.21 | 23 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 42 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1586 | 37.98% |
| refusal | -2 | 104 | 2.49% |
| don't know | -1 | 39 | 0.93% |
| January | 1 | 207 | 4.96% |
| February | 2 | 212 | 5.08% |
| March | 3 | 218 | 5.22% |
| April | 4 | 200 | 4.79% |
| May | 5 | 228 | 5.46% |
| June | 6 | 224 | 5.36% |
| July | 7 | 205 | 4.91% |
| August | 8 | 221 | 5.29% |
| September | 9 | 209 | 5.0% |
| October | 10 | 185 | 4.43% |
| November | 11 | 185 | 4.43% |
| December | 12 | 153 | 3.66% |
| Total | 4176 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.28 | 1729 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.35 | 2447 |



