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Mainstage Variable

lacsx

sex of step/adopted child

Datafiles

Index term

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84432.84%
Boy14634.33%
Girl24432.84%
Total134100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
refusal-232.03%
boy16342.57%
girl28255.41%
Total148100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
refusal-260.11%
don't know-160.11%
boy1261448.98%
girl2271150.8%
Total5337100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8133.33%
Boy1133.33%
Girl2133.33%
Total3100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
don't know-143.23%
boy17056.45%
girl25040.32%
Total124100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
boy120653.51%
girl217946.49%
Total385100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.35%
refusal-230.35%
boy143751.41%
girl240747.88%
Total850100.0%

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