Mainstage Variables search
Find the variables you need for your research by searching by variable name, by data file or by index term. Explore How to use the Variable Search. Our Main Survey User Guide and list of key variables for the analysis of individual response data may also help you.
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| hhorig | Sample origin, household |
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| hidp | Household identifier (public release) |
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| livedwithnrc | Child ever lived with Respondent |
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| memorig | sample origin: original bhps or echp |
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| mthslwc | Months since Respondent lived with child |
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| nonresch2id | Identification number for each Step, Biological or Adopted child looped |
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| nonresseq | Sequence number for the record |
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| nrcbirthc | Name on child's birth certificate |
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| nrclives | Non-res child mostly lives with |
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| pidp | cross-wave person identifier (public release) |
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| pno | person number |
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| psu | primary sampling unit |
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| pwcparnam | Other parent code |
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| pwcseparatem | Months since separated from child's parent |
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| pwcseparatey | Years since separated from child's parent |
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| reltopwc | Relationship to child's mother/father |
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| sampst | sample membership status |
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| seekidnrc | How often contact child outside HH |
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| seekidnrc1 | How often remote contact child outside HH |
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| strata | stratra |
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| yrslwc | Years since Respondent lived with child |
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