Birthweight
Datafiles
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:
annualfertilityhistory_ip17.bwt
Question label:
Birthweight
Question text:
How much did [CHILD'S NAME] weigh when they were born?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [NextPreg = 1] // Has not reached current pregnancy status
And if [(PregOut = 1|2) | Pregend =2] // Pregnancy or partner's pregnancy ended in live birth or stillbirth
And if [((Preg = 1|2) | (MORPREG = 1)) & LChLv = 1] // Female birth parent and newborn child resident
Question interviewer instructions:
RECORD WHETHER ANSWERS IN LB/OUNCES OR KILOGRAMS AT THIS QUESTION AND ACTUAL WEIGHT AT SUBSEQUENT ONE
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 320 | 85.79% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 50 | 13.4% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Total | 373 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1015 | 82.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.08% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 206 | 16.68% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 12 | 0.97% |
| Total | 1235 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1226 | 83.51% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.14% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 225 | 15.33% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 15 | 1.02% |
| Total | 1468 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 48 | 2.44% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1573 | 79.89% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 326 | 16.56% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 21 | 1.07% |
| Total | 1969 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 20 | 41.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 2.08% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 25 | 52.08% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 2 | 4.17% |
| Total | 48 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 22 | 37.29% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 29 | 49.15% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 8 | 13.56% |
| Total | 59 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 24 | 35.82% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 1.49% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 39 | 58.21% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 3 | 4.48% |
| Total | 67 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 13 | 44.83% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 14 | 48.28% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Total | 29 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 16 | 43.24% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 2.7% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 16 | 43.24% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 4 | 10.81% |
| Total | 37 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 11 | 37.93% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 15 | 51.72% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 1 | 3.45% |
| Total | 29 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 28 | 52.83% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 3.77% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 21 | 39.62% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 2 | 3.77% |
| Total | 53 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 16 | 38.1% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 23 | 54.76% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 3 | 7.14% |
| Total | 42 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27 | 45.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 1.67% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 28 | 46.67% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 4 | 6.67% |
| Total | 60 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 21 | 51.22% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 19 | 46.34% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 1 | 2.44% |
| Total | 41 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 29 | 46.03% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 1.59% |
| Lbs and Ounces | 1 | 30 | 47.62% |
| Kilograms | 2 | 3 | 4.76% |
| Total | 63 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 21 | 40.38% |
| Lbs and Ounces | 1 | 28 | 53.85% |
| Kilograms | 2 | 3 | 5.77% |
| Total | 52 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 22 | 50.0% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 20 | 45.45% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 2 | 4.55% |
| Total | 44 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 20 | 46.51% |
| answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 22 | 51.16% |
| answer in kilograms | 2 | 1 | 2.33% |
| Total | 43 | 100.0% |



