Child born early or late
Datafiles
Index terms
- Family and households Family life Fertility history
- Health and well-being Reproductive health Childbirth Live birth
Derived variable note:
Born early or late (BHPS)
See BWTG5, BWTGM, BWTKN, BWTLB, BWTOZ, BWTWK, BWTXP
Derived variable note:
Uses BW_BWTEL on data file BW_INDRESP/
Question asked in the latest wave:
annualfertilityhistory_w15.bwtel
Question label:
Child born early or late
Question text:
Was [CHILD'S NAME] born early or late?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [NextPreg = 1] // Has not reached current pregnancy status
And if [(PregOut = 1|2) | Pregend =2] // Pregnancy or partner's pregnancy ended in live birth or stillbirth;
And if [((Preg = 1|2) | (MORPREG = 1)) & LChLv = 1] // Female birth parent and newborn child resident
And if [BwtXp = 2] // Child was not born within one week of expected due date
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 69953 | 90.96% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| early | 1 | 3579 | 4.65% |
| late | 2 | 3374 | 4.39% |
| Total | 76908 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 395 | 73.97% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.19% |
| Early | 1 | 91 | 17.04% |
| Late | 2 | 47 | 8.8% |
| Total | 534 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 413 | 77.49% |
| Early | 1 | 75 | 14.07% |
| Late | 2 | 45 | 8.44% |
| Total | 533 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 484 | 79.34% |
| Early | 1 | 86 | 14.1% |
| Late | 2 | 40 | 6.56% |
| Total | 610 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 432 | 77.98% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.18% |
| Early | 1 | 78 | 14.08% |
| Late | 2 | 43 | 7.76% |
| Total | 554 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.42% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 553 | 77.45% |
| Early | 1 | 104 | 14.57% |
| Late | 2 | 54 | 7.56% |
| Total | 714 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 593 | 76.61% |
| Early | 1 | 117 | 15.12% |
| Late | 2 | 64 | 8.27% |
| Total | 774 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 643 | 77.75% |
| Early | 1 | 106 | 12.82% |
| Late | 2 | 78 | 9.43% |
| Total | 827 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 711 | 76.12% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.11% |
| Early | 1 | 140 | 14.99% |
| Late | 2 | 82 | 8.78% |
| Total | 934 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 731 | 77.6% |
| Early | 1 | 116 | 12.31% |
| Late | 2 | 95 | 10.08% |
| Total | 942 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 705 | 76.71% |
| early | 1 | 131 | 14.25% |
| late | 2 | 83 | 9.03% |
| Total | 919 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 870 | 76.72% |
| early | 1 | 155 | 13.67% |
| late | 2 | 109 | 9.61% |
| Total | 1134 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 987 | 74.94% |
| early | 1 | 170 | 12.91% |
| late | 2 | 160 | 12.15% |
| Total | 1317 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1076 | 74.77% |
| early | 1 | 185 | 12.86% |
| late | 2 | 178 | 12.37% |
| Total | 1439 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1243 | 73.94% |
| early | 1 | 224 | 13.33% |
| late | 2 | 214 | 12.73% |
| Total | 1681 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 161925 | 96.17% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3664 | 2.18% |
| early | 1 | 1624 | 0.96% |
| late | 2 | 1164 | 0.69% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
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