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Mainstage Variable

lchsx

sex of natural child

Datafiles

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w14.lchsx

Question label:

Child's sex

Question text:

Are/were they a boy or a girl?

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)

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-980.15%
don't know-1821.49%
boy1273149.77%
girl2266648.59%
Total5487100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
boy1403551.47%
girl2380548.53%
Total7840100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9530.37%
refusal-280.06%
don't know-1450.31%
boy1735951.16%
girl2691848.1%
Total14383100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8468771.59%
refusal-2130.2%
don't know-140.06%
boy192514.13%
girl291814.02%
Total6547100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83507945.61%
refusal-2330.04%
don't know-1820.11%
boy12072126.94%
girl22099327.3%
Total76908100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-851296.06%
refusal-220.38%
don't know-110.19%
Boy1101.88%
Girl281.5%
Total533100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-858395.57%
Boy1152.46%
Girl2121.97%
Total610100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-853296.03%
refusal-220.36%
Boy1122.17%
Girl281.44%
Total554100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.42%
inapplicable-867093.84%
refusal-230.42%
don't know-110.14%
Boy1212.94%
Girl2162.24%
Total714100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-874395.99%
don't know-120.26%
Boy1141.81%
Girl2151.94%
Total774100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-878494.8%
refusal-230.36%
don't know-120.24%
Boy1151.81%
Girl2232.78%
Total827100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-889295.5%
Boy1212.25%
Girl2212.25%
Total934100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-890395.86%
don't know-110.11%
Boy1151.59%
Girl2232.44%
Total942100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-888896.63%
don't know-120.22%
boy1141.52%
girl2151.63%
Total919100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8109596.56%
refusal-220.18%
boy1191.68%
girl2181.59%
Total1134100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8127596.81%
don't know-110.08%
boy1181.37%
girl2231.75%
Total1317100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8139096.59%
don't know-130.21%
boy1221.53%
girl2241.67%
Total1439100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8162296.49%
don't know-140.24%
boy1301.78%
girl2251.49%
Total1681100.0%

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