Birthweight
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
fertilityhistory_ip17.bwtfh
Question label:
Birthweight
Question text:
How much did [CHILD NAME] weigh when they were born?
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 = 1 & LCHNOFH = 99) | LCHLVFH = 2 ] // Resident biological child not on the Household Grid or Non-resident biological child
And if [LChNoFH = GRIDVARIABLES.HGBIOCHM | (((LCHLVFH = 1 & (LChNoFH = 99|DK|REF|MIS)) | LChChkFH = 2) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2)] // Child resident and respondent is biological mother of resident child OR resident child not identified and R is female
And if [Child is < 16 years old] // Child under 16
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 | 57 | 87.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 4.62% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 5 | 7.69% |
| Total | 65 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4156 | 99.52% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.05% |
| Answer in lbs and ounces | 1 | 13 | 0.31% |
| Answer in kilograms | 2 | 4 | 0.1% |
| Total | 4176 | 100.0% |



