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familybackground_w14

Family Background module

Questions 24

familybackground_w14.pgprobo

Country father's father born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if PGprOb = 97 (Father's father born in other country)

familybackground_w14.pgmrobo

Country father's mother born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if PGmrOb = 97 (Father's mother born in other country)

familybackground_w14.macobo

Country mother born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if MaCOB = 97 (Mother born in other country)

familybackground_w14.mgmrobo

Country mother's mother born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if MGmrOb = 97 (Mother's mother born in other country)

familybackground_w14.pacobo

Country father born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if PaCOB = 97 (Father born in other country)

familybackground_w14.mgprobo

Country mother's father born in (other)

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if MGprOb = 97 (Mother's father born in other country)

familybackground_w14.agelh

Age stopped living with both biological parents

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE

Text: How old were you when you stopped living with both your biological parents?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LvAg16 = 2 (Did not live with both biological parents until 16)

familybackground_w14.masoc00

Mother's occupation (SOC 2000), resp. aged 14

Type: string

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: PROBE FOR JOB TITLE AND WORK DONE

Text: What job was your mother doing at that time?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if MAJU = 1 (Mother working when respondent aged 14)

familybackground_w14.pasoc00

Father's occupation (SOC 2000), resp. aged 14

Type: string

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: PROBE FOR JOB TITLE AND WORK DONE

Text: What job was your father doing at that time?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if PAJU = 1 (Father working when respondent aged 14)

familybackground_w14.lvag14

Who living with at age 14

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: STEPFATHER/STEPMOTHER INCLUDES COHABITING PARTNERS OF NATURAL PARENT

Text: Please look at this card and tell me the number that describes who you were living with when you were aged 14?

OptionLabel
1Biological mother and father
2Adoptive mother and father
3Mother and stepfather
4Father and stepmother
5Mother/no father figure
6Father/no mother figure
7In Local Authority care/foster home
97Other

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LvAg16 = 2 (Did not live with both biological parents until 16)

familybackground_w14.ynlp14

Why not living with both biological parents

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ANSWER FROM RESPONSE GIVEN

Text: Why were you not living with both your own parents when you were aged 14?

OptionLabel
1Parents never married or lived together
2One or both parents died
3Parents separated or divorced
4One or both parents not in the UK
97Other

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LvAg16 = 2 (Did not live with both biological parents until 16)
and if LvAg14 > 1 (Not living with biological mother and father at age 14)

familybackground_w14.maju

Mother not working when resp. aged 14

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And was your mother working when you were 14?

OptionLabel
1Mother working
2Mother not working
3Mother deceased
4Mother not living with respondent so don't know

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.paju

Father not working when resp. aged 14

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Thinking back to when you were 14 years old, was your father working at that time?

OptionLabel
1Father working
2Father not working
3Father deceased
4Father not living with respondent so don't know

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.mayruk

Mother ever lived in UK

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Has your mother ever lived in the UK?

OptionLabel
1Mother lived in UK
2Mother never lived in UK

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if MACOB>4 (Mother not born in UK)

familybackground_w14.pacob

Country father born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: In which country was your father born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.payruk

Father ever lived in UK

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Has your father ever lived in the UK?

OptionLabel
1Father lived in UK
2Father never lived in UK

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if PACOB>4 (Father not born in the UK)

familybackground_w14.pgprob

Country father's father born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: In which country was your father's father born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.pgmrob

Country father's mother born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: And your father's mother, where was she born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.paedqf

Father's educational qualifications

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Which of these best describes the type of qualifications your father gained?

OptionLabel
1He did not go to school at all
2He left school with no qualifications or certificates
3He left school with some qualifications or certificates
4He gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds)
5He gained a university degree or higher degree
97Other

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.macob

Country mother born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: In which country was your mother born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.mgprob

Country mother's father born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: And your mother's father, where was he born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.mgmrob

Country mother's mother born in

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: And your mother's mother, where was she born?

OptionLabel
1England
2Scotland
3Wales
4Northern Ireland
5Republic of Ireland
6France
7Germany
8Italy
9Spain
10Poland
11Cyprus
12Turkey
13Australia
14New Zealand
15Canada
16U.S.A
17China/Hong Kong
18India
19Pakistan
20Bangladesh
21Sri Lanka
22Kenya
23Ghana
24Nigeria
25Uganda
26South Africa
27Jamaica
97Other country

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.maedqf

Mother's educational qualifications

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Which of these best describes the type of qualifications your mother gained?

OptionLabel
1She did not go to school at all
2She left school with no qualifications or certificates
3She left school with some qualifications or certificates
4She gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds)
5She gained a university degree or higher degree
97Other

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

familybackground_w14.lvag16

Living with biological parents at 16

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Did you live with both your biological mother and biological father from the time you were born until you were 16?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)

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