sex of step/adopted child
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Question asked in the latest wave:
fertilityhistory_w15.lacsx
Question label:
Sex of adopted child
Question text:
[Are/Were] they a boy or a girl?
Question universe:
if [ANNUALFERTILITYHISTORY.NBORNLWA > 0 | LADOPTED2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ADOPTCHONLY > 0] // has had adopted child(ren) or R has adoptive children in household
And if [LNADOPTED2 > 0] // Ever had adopted children
And if [(LACLv = 2|3) | (LACNo = 99|DK|REF|MIS) | LChChkAdp = 2] // Adopted child is no longer living with respondent, or has died, or resident adopted child not identified
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 44 | 32.84% |
| Boy | 1 | 46 | 34.33% |
| Girl | 2 | 44 | 32.84% |
| Total | 134 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 2.03% |
| boy | 1 | 63 | 42.57% |
| girl | 2 | 82 | 55.41% |
| Total | 148 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.11% |
| boy | 1 | 2614 | 48.98% |
| girl | 2 | 2711 | 50.8% |
| Total | 5337 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Boy | 1 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Girl | 2 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Total | 3 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 3.23% |
| boy | 1 | 70 | 56.45% |
| girl | 2 | 50 | 40.32% |
| Total | 124 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| boy | 1 | 206 | 53.51% |
| girl | 2 | 179 | 46.49% |
| Total | 385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.35% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.35% |
| boy | 1 | 437 | 51.41% |
| girl | 2 | 407 | 47.88% |
| Total | 850 | 100.0% |
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