Number of step-child(ren)
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Non-resident parents and reasons for separation" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
fertilityhistory_ip17.lnstep2
Question label:
Number of step-child(ren)
Question text:
Can I just check, how many step-children do you currently live with or have you lived with in the past?
Question universe:
if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
And if [LSTEP2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NSTEPCH > 0] // has had step-children or R has step-children in household
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2460 | 98.64% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2641 | 92.76% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2680 | 98.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2396 | 93.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |



