Main survey variable: lchbm month of birth - natural child

month of birth - natural child

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

Datafiles

Index term

Family and households Family life Fertility history

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchbm

Question label:

Child's birth month

Question text:

Can you tell me his/her month and year of birth?

Question universe:

if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 1 & Father = 1 & NChild = 1 thru 6) | (DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2 & PregOut = 1 | 2) (male and has fathered a child since last interview or female and has had a pregnancy resulting in a live birth since last interview)
and if LChLv = 2|3 (newborn child is no longer living with respondent or has died)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER MONTH

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.15%
don't know	-1	240	4.37%
january	1	498	9.08%
february	2	373	6.8%
march	3	488	8.89%
april	4	441	8.04%
may	5	476	8.68%
june	6	434	7.91%
july	7	448	8.16%
august	8	436	7.95%
september	9	414	7.55%
october	10	405	7.38%
november	11	409	7.45%
december	12	417	7.6%
	Total	5487	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	248	1.0	12.0	3.44	5239

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	61	0.78%
january	1	685	8.74%
february	2	617	7.87%
march	3	684	8.72%
april	4	643	8.2%
may	5	611	7.79%
june	6	693	8.84%
july	7	709	9.04%
august	8	614	7.83%
september	9	652	8.32%
october	10	667	8.51%
november	11	627	8.0%
december	12	577	7.36%
	Total	7840	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.43	61	1.0	12.0	3.42	7779

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	14	0.1%
don't know	-1	353	2.45%
january	1	1188	8.26%
february	2	1155	8.03%
march	3	1188	8.26%
april	4	1161	8.07%
may	5	1221	8.49%
june	6	1190	8.27%
july	7	1243	8.64%
august	8	1121	7.79%
september	9	1244	8.65%
october	10	1176	8.18%
november	11	1025	7.13%
december	12	1101	7.65%
summer	15	3	0.02%
	Total	14383	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.43	367	1.0	15.0	3.41	14016

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	512	96.06%
refusal	-2	2	0.38%
don't know	-1	2	0.38%
January	1	1	0.19%
February	2	2	0.38%
March	3	2	0.38%
April	4	1	0.19%
May	5	4	0.75%
June	6	1	0.19%
July	7	1	0.19%
September	9	2	0.38%
October	10	3	0.56%
	Total	533	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.65	516	1.0	10.0	3.04	17

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	583	95.57%
refusal	-2	4	0.66%
don't know	-1	1	0.16%
January	1	2	0.33%
February	2	3	0.49%
March	3	3	0.49%
April	4	1	0.16%
May	5	2	0.33%
June	6	1	0.16%
July	7	3	0.49%
August	8	2	0.33%
September	9	3	0.49%
November	11	2	0.33%
	Total	610	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.59	588	1.0	11.0	3.2	22

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	532	96.03%
refusal	-2	3	0.54%
don't know	-1	1	0.18%
February	2	3	0.54%
March	3	4	0.72%
April	4	1	0.18%
May	5	2	0.36%
June	6	2	0.36%
July	7	1	0.18%
October	10	2	0.36%
November	11	2	0.36%
December	12	1	0.18%
	Total	554	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.83	536	2.0	12.0	3.5	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	670	93.84%
refusal	-2	1	0.14%
January	1	3	0.42%
February	2	2	0.28%
March	3	1	0.14%
April	4	4	0.56%
May	5	2	0.28%
June	6	6	0.84%
July	7	1	0.14%
August	8	8	1.12%
September	9	2	0.28%
October	10	4	0.56%
November	11	4	0.56%
December	12	3	0.42%
	Total	714	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.02	674	1.0	12.0	3.26	40

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	743	95.99%
refusal	-2	1	0.13%
don't know	-1	1	0.13%
January	1	3	0.39%
February	2	2	0.26%
March	3	1	0.13%
April	4	1	0.13%
May	5	4	0.52%
June	6	2	0.26%
July	7	5	0.65%
August	8	5	0.65%
September	9	3	0.39%
October	10	2	0.26%
November	11	1	0.13%
	Total	774	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.17	745	1.0	11.0	2.88	29

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	784	94.8%
refusal	-2	3	0.36%
don't know	-1	1	0.12%
January	1	1	0.12%
February	2	6	0.73%
March	3	4	0.48%
April	4	3	0.36%
May	5	1	0.12%
June	6	1	0.12%
July	7	5	0.6%
August	8	3	0.36%
September	9	6	0.73%
October	10	4	0.48%
November	11	2	0.24%
December	12	3	0.36%
	Total	827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.64	788	1.0	12.0	3.43	39

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	892	95.5%
refusal	-2	2	0.21%
don't know	-1	1	0.11%
January	1	3	0.32%
February	2	2	0.21%
March	3	3	0.32%
April	4	1	0.11%
May	5	2	0.21%
July	7	3	0.32%
August	8	5	0.54%
September	9	2	0.21%
October	10	7	0.75%
November	11	6	0.64%
December	12	5	0.54%
	Total	934	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.82	895	1.0	12.0	3.6	39

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	903	95.86%
refusal	-2	3	0.32%
don't know	-1	1	0.11%
January	1	4	0.42%
February	2	1	0.11%
March	3	3	0.32%
April	4	2	0.21%
May	5	7	0.74%
June	6	2	0.21%
July	7	4	0.42%
August	8	2	0.21%
September	9	1	0.11%
October	10	3	0.32%
November	11	3	0.32%
December	12	3	0.32%
	Total	942	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.34	907	1.0	12.0	3.46	35

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	888	96.63%
january	1	2	0.22%
february	2	1	0.11%
march	3	4	0.44%
april	4	1	0.11%
may	5	2	0.22%
june	6	2	0.22%
august	8	5	0.54%
september	9	7	0.76%
october	10	1	0.11%
november	11	3	0.33%
december	12	3	0.33%
	Total	919	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.23	888	1.0	12.0	3.38	31

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1095	96.56%
refusal	-2	2	0.18%
january	1	5	0.44%
february	2	1	0.09%
april	4	2	0.18%
may	5	4	0.35%
june	6	5	0.44%
july	7	4	0.35%
august	8	6	0.53%
september	9	2	0.18%
october	10	3	0.26%
november	11	3	0.26%
december	12	2	0.18%
	Total	1134	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.65	1097	1.0	12.0	3.24	37

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1275	96.81%
don't know	-1	2	0.15%
january	1	7	0.53%
february	2	4	0.3%
march	3	4	0.3%
april	4	2	0.15%
may	5	2	0.15%
july	7	3	0.23%
august	8	4	0.3%
september	9	6	0.46%
october	10	3	0.23%
november	11	2	0.15%
december	12	3	0.23%
	Total	1317	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.0	1277	1.0	12.0	3.8	40

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1390	96.59%
don't know	-1	4	0.28%
february	2	3	0.21%
march	3	6	0.42%
april	4	2	0.14%
may	5	3	0.21%
june	6	4	0.28%
july	7	6	0.42%
august	8	5	0.35%
september	9	2	0.14%
october	10	4	0.28%
november	11	5	0.35%
december	12	5	0.35%
	Total	1439	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.24	1394	2.0	12.0	3.22	45

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1622	96.49%
don't know	-1	1	0.06%
january	1	4	0.24%
february	2	3	0.18%
march	3	3	0.18%
april	4	8	0.48%
may	5	7	0.42%
june	6	6	0.36%
july	7	7	0.42%
august	8	5	0.3%
september	9	2	0.12%
october	10	3	0.18%
november	11	1	0.06%
december	12	9	0.54%
	Total	1681	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.52	1623	1.0	12.0	3.35	58

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lchbm

Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchbm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchbm

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave B12 (bl_lchbm childnt)

Wave B11 (bk_lchbm childnt)

Wave B2 (bb_lchbm childnt)

Wave 14 (n_lchbm newborn)

Wave 13 (m_lchbm newborn)

Wave 12 (l_lchbm newborn)

Wave 11 (k_lchbm newborn)

Wave 10 (j_lchbm newborn)

Wave 9 (i_lchbm newborn)

Wave 8 (h_lchbm newborn)

Wave 7 (g_lchbm newborn)

Wave 6 (f_lchbm newborn)

Wave 5 (e_lchbm newborn)

Wave 4 (d_lchbm newborn)

Wave 3 (c_lchbm newborn)

Wave 2 (b_lchbm newborn)

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What else is Understanding Society doing?

Barriers to opportunity for children and young people

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Diversity or disadvantage? Families and employment of immigrants’ children in the UK

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