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Innovation Panel Variable

bwt

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 labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-832085.79%
answer in lbs and ounces15013.4%
answer in kilograms230.8%
Total373100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.08%
inapplicable-8101582.19%
don't know-110.08%
answer in lbs and ounces120616.68%
answer in kilograms2120.97%
Total1235100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8122683.51%
don't know-120.14%
answer in lbs and ounces122515.33%
answer in kilograms2151.02%
Total1468100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9482.44%
inapplicable-8157379.89%
don't know-110.05%
answer in lbs and ounces132616.56%
answer in kilograms2211.07%
Total1969100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82041.67%
refusal-212.08%
Answer in lbs and ounces12552.08%
Answer in kilograms224.17%
Total48100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82237.29%
Answer in lbs and ounces12949.15%
Answer in kilograms2813.56%
Total59100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82435.82%
don't know-111.49%
Answer in lbs and ounces13958.21%
Answer in kilograms234.48%
Total67100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81344.83%
Answer in lbs and ounces11448.28%
Answer in kilograms226.9%
Total29100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81643.24%
don't know-112.7%
Answer in lbs and ounces11643.24%
Answer in kilograms2410.81%
Total37100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81137.93%
refusal-226.9%
Answer in lbs and ounces11551.72%
Answer in kilograms213.45%
Total29100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82852.83%
refusal-223.77%
Answer in lbs and ounces12139.62%
Answer in kilograms223.77%
Total53100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81638.1%
Answer in lbs and ounces12354.76%
Answer in kilograms237.14%
Total42100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82745.0%
don't know-111.67%
answer in lbs and ounces12846.67%
answer in kilograms246.67%
Total60100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82151.22%
answer in lbs and ounces11946.34%
answer in kilograms212.44%
Total41100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82946.03%
refusal-211.59%
Lbs and Ounces13047.62%
Kilograms234.76%
Total63100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82140.38%
Lbs and Ounces12853.85%
Kilograms235.77%
Total52100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82250.0%
answer in lbs and ounces12045.45%
answer in kilograms224.55%
Total44100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82046.51%
answer in lbs and ounces12251.16%
answer in kilograms212.33%
Total43100.0%

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