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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
nch02_dv Number of children aged 0-2 in household
  1. hhresp
  1. BH08
  2. BH18
  3. BH07
  4. 13
  5. 14
  6. BH17
  7. BH06
  8. 12
  9. 15
  10. BH16
  11. BH05
  12. 11
  13. BH15
  14. BH04
  15. 10
  16. BH14
  17. BH03
  18. 9
  19. BH13
  20. BH02
  21. 8
  22. BH12
  23. BH01
  24. 7
  25. BH11
  26. 3
  27. 6
  28. BH10
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. BH09
  32. 1
  33. 4
nch10 Number of children aged 10 that resp is parent of
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 14
  9. 12
  10. 15
  11. 11
  12. 10
  13. 9
nch10to15 Number of children aged 10 to 15 that resp is parent of
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 13
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 12
  11. 1
  12. 11
  13. 14
  14. 10
  15. 15
nch1215_dv Number of children aged 12-15 in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. BH17
  4. BH06
  5. 12
  6. 15
  7. BH16
  8. BH05
  9. 11
  10. BH15
  11. BH04
  12. 10
  13. BH14
  14. BH03
  15. 9
  16. BH13
  17. BH02
  18. 8
  19. BH12
  20. BH01
  21. 7
  22. BH11
  23. 3
  24. 6
  25. BH10
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. BH09
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. BH08
  32. BH18
  33. BH07
nch14resp Number of children aged under 15 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. 11
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 5
nch1618 Number dependent children in HH 16+
  1. hhresp
  1. BH07
  2. BH17
  3. BH06
  4. BH16
  5. BH05
  6. BH15
  7. BH04
  8. BH14
  9. BH03
  10. BH13
  11. BH02
  12. BH12
  13. BH01
  14. BH11
  15. BH10
  16. BH09
  17. BH08
  18. BH18
nch34_dv Number of children aged 3-4 in household
  1. hhresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH01
  3. 7
  4. BH11
  5. 3
  6. 6
  7. BH10
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. BH09
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. BH08
  14. BH18
  15. BH07
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. BH17
  19. BH06
  20. 12
  21. 15
  22. BH16
  23. BH05
  24. 11
  25. BH15
  26. BH04
  27. 10
  28. BH14
  29. BH03
  30. 9
  31. BH13
  32. BH02
  33. 8
nch3resp Number of children aged 3 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 15
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 13
  12. 3
  13. 14
nch415resp Number of children aged 4 to 15 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 1
  4. 11
  5. 14
  6. 10
  7. 15
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 13
  15. 3
nch511_dv Number of children aged 5-11 in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. BH10
  4. 2
  5. 5
  6. BH09
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. BH08
  10. BH18
  11. BH07
  12. 13
  13. 14
  14. BH17
  15. BH06
  16. 12
  17. 15
  18. BH16
  19. BH05
  20. 11
  21. BH15
  22. BH04
  23. 10
  24. BH14
  25. BH03
  26. 9
  27. BH13
  28. BH02
  29. 8
  30. BH12
  31. BH01
  32. 7
  33. BH11
nch5resp Number of children aged 5 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 14
  11. 12
  12. 15
  13. 11
nch5to15 Number of children aged 5 to 15 that resp is parent of
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2
nch8resp Number of children aged 8 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 14
  5. 12
  6. 15
  7. 11
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
  13. 5
nchild Number of new children
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 12
  10. 14
  11. 11
  12. 10
  13. 9

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