Main survey variable: dcdobm Correct DOB month

Correct DOB month

This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

demographics_w14.dcdobm

Question label:

Correct DOB month

Question universe:

if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 3 (Respondent's DOB is incorrect)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER MONTH

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35264	99.42%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
January	1	8	0.02%
February	2	7	0.02%
March	3	9	0.03%
April	4	6	0.02%
May	5	6	0.02%
June	6	10	0.03%
July	7	4	0.01%
August	8	2	0.01%
September	9	3	0.01%
October	10	8	0.02%
November	11	6	0.02%
December	12	4	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.86	35398	1.0	12.0	3.5	73

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27880	99.58%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
January	1	2	0.01%
February	2	2	0.01%
March	3	1	0.0%
May	5	1	0.0%
July	7	1	0.0%
August	8	1	0.0%
September	9	1	0.0%
October	10	4	0.01%
December	12	1	0.0%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.43	27984	1.0	12.0	3.96	14

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29051	99.25%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
January	1	3	0.01%
March	3	2	0.01%
May	5	3	0.01%
June	6	1	0.0%
July	7	2	0.01%
August	8	4	0.01%
October	10	3	0.01%
November	11	2	0.01%
December	12	2	0.01%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.91	29249	1.0	12.0	3.56	22

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31526	98.49%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
February	2	1	0.0%
March	3	3	0.01%
April	4	3	0.01%
May	5	1	0.0%
June	6	3	0.01%
July	7	1	0.0%
August	8	1	0.0%
September	9	2	0.01%
October	10	1	0.0%
November	11	1	0.0%
December	12	1	0.0%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.22	31990	2.0	12.0	3.02	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33459	97.49%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
January	1	7	0.02%
February	2	9	0.03%
March	3	5	0.01%
April	4	2	0.01%
May	5	5	0.01%
June	6	4	0.01%
July	7	4	0.01%
August	8	6	0.02%
September	9	1	0.0%
October	10	2	0.01%
November	11	7	0.02%
December	12	4	0.01%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.84	34263	1.0	12.0	3.73	56

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34853	96.66%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
January	1	6	0.02%
February	2	13	0.04%
March	3	17	0.05%
April	4	7	0.02%
May	5	10	0.03%
June	6	7	0.02%
July	7	7	0.02%
August	8	8	0.02%
September	9	7	0.02%
October	10	7	0.02%
November	11	13	0.04%
December	12	7	0.02%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.2	35949	1.0	12.0	3.52	109

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37451	95.31%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
January	1	8	0.02%
February	2	14	0.04%
March	3	15	0.04%
April	4	14	0.04%
May	5	13	0.03%
June	6	15	0.04%
July	7	11	0.03%
August	8	6	0.02%
September	9	20	0.05%
October	10	14	0.04%
November	11	17	0.04%
December	12	12	0.03%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.72	39135	1.0	12.0	3.41	159

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39102	92.72%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
January	1	16	0.04%
February	2	24	0.06%
March	3	18	0.04%
April	4	25	0.06%
May	5	22	0.05%
June	6	17	0.04%
July	7	17	0.04%
August	8	15	0.04%
September	9	17	0.04%
October	10	13	0.03%
November	11	20	0.05%
December	12	27	0.06%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.48	41939	1.0	12.0	3.57	231

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41499	91.83%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	11	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
january	1	31	0.07%
february	2	27	0.06%
march	3	29	0.06%
april	4	31	0.07%
may	5	35	0.08%
june	6	32	0.07%
july	7	22	0.05%
august	8	33	0.07%
september	9	30	0.07%
october	10	30	0.07%
november	11	33	0.07%
december	12	22	0.05%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.42	44837	1.0	12.0	3.4	355

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dcdobm

Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

demographics_w14.dcdobm

Question label:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

demographics_w14.dcdobm

Question label:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 14 (n_dcdobm indresp)

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Wave 11 (k_dcdobm indresp)

Wave 10 (j_dcdobm indresp)

Wave 9 (i_dcdobm indresp)

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Wave 7 (g_dcdobm indresp)

Wave 6 (f_dcdobm indresp)

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