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Fertility History module

Questions 8

fertilityhistory_w13.ch1by4

DOB of eldest child: Year

Type: number

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LPrnt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNatCh > 0 (has had biological child(ren) or biological children in household)

fertilityhistory_w13.ch1bm

DOB of eldest child: Month

Type: choice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Januarym_ch1bm (m_indresp) DOB of eldest child: Month
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LPrnt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNatCh > 0 (has had biological child(ren) or biological children in household)

fertilityhistory_w13.lnprnt

Number of biological children ever had/fathered

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN ONLY: INCLUDE STILLBIRTHS EXCLUDE ADOPTED, FOSTERED OR STEP CHILDREN

Text: Can I just check, how many biological children have you fathered/had?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LPrnt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNatCh > 0 (has had biological child(ren) or biological children in household)

fertilityhistory_w13.ch1bd

DOB of eldest child: Day

Type: number

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER DAY

Text: Can you please tell me the date of birth of your eldest (first born) biological child?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LPrnt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NNatCh > 0 (has had biological child(ren) or biological children in household)

fertilityhistory_w13.lprnt

Ever had/fathered children

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN ONLY: INCLUDE STILLBIRTHS EXCLUDE ADOPTED, FOSTERED OR STEP CHILDREN

Text: Have you ever fathered/had any biological children?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.NNatCh = 0 (number of biological children in household is 0)

fertilityhistory_w13.ladopt

Ever had step/adopted child(ren)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Have you ever had any adopted or step children living with you?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.NAdoptCh = 0 (number of adoptive children in household is 0)

fertilityhistory_w13.lnadopt

Number of step/adopted child(ren)

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Text: How many adopted or step children have you had in all?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds)
and if LAdopt = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NAdoptCh > 0 (has had adopted child(ren) or adoptive children in household)

fertilityhistory_w13.fertintro

Fertility intro

Type: choice

Text: The next questions are about any children you may have had, including step or adopted children and biological children.

OptionLabel
1Continue

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

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