Child's sex
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.lchsx
Question label:
Child's sex
Question text:
Are {if Lchlv=2} Were {if Lchlv=3} they a boy or a girl?
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 [(LChLv = 2|3) | (LChLv = 1 & (LChNo = 99|DK|REF|MIS)) |LChChk = 2 ] // newborn child is no longer living with respondent or has died/stillborn or resident child not identified
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 135 | 36.19% |
| boy | 1 | 130 | 34.85% |
| girl | 2 | 108 | 28.95% |
| Total | 373 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 538 | 43.56% |
| boy | 1 | 354 | 28.66% |
| girl | 2 | 343 | 27.77% |
| Total | 1235 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 593 | 40.4% |
| boy | 1 | 455 | 30.99% |
| girl | 2 | 420 | 28.61% |
| Total | 1468 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9 | 0.46% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 790 | 40.12% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| boy | 1 | 584 | 29.66% |
| girl | 2 | 584 | 29.66% |
| Total | 1969 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 83.33% |
| Boy | 1 | 7 | 14.58% |
| Girl | 2 | 1 | 2.08% |
| Total | 48 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 56 | 94.92% |
| Boy | 1 | 1 | 1.69% |
| Girl | 2 | 2 | 3.39% |
| Total | 59 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 65 | 97.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 1.49% |
| Boy | 1 | 1 | 1.49% |
| Total | 67 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 26 | 89.66% |
| Boy | 1 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Girl | 2 | 1 | 3.45% |
| Total | 29 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35 | 94.59% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 2.7% |
| Girl | 2 | 1 | 2.7% |
| Total | 37 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 29 | 100.0% |
| Total | 29 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 53 | 100.0% |
| Total | 53 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 95.24% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 2.38% |
| Boy | 1 | 1 | 2.38% |
| Total | 42 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 58 | 96.67% |
| boy | 1 | 2 | 3.33% |
| Total | 60 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 97.56% |
| girl | 2 | 1 | 2.44% |
| Total | 41 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 59 | 93.65% |
| Boy | 1 | 3 | 4.76% |
| Girl | 2 | 1 | 1.59% |
| Total | 63 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 51 | 98.08% |
| Boy | 1 | 1 | 1.92% |
| Total | 52 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 90.91% |
| boy | 1 | 4 | 9.09% |
| Total | 44 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 93.02% |
| boy | 1 | 2 | 4.65% |
| girl | 2 | 1 | 2.33% |
| Total | 43 | 100.0% |



