Main survey variable: maage Mother's age

Mother's age

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Question asked in the latest wave:

familynetworks_w14.maage

Question label:

Mother's age

Question text:

How old is your mother?

Question universe:

if LVRelADP = 1|9 (If biological/step-mother alive)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF RESPONDENT HAS BOTH BIOLOGICAL AND STEP/ADOPTIVE MOTHER, QUESTION REFERS TO THE ONE RESPONDENT HAS THE MOST CONTACT WITH. ENTER AGE

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20071	56.58%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	321	0.9%
don't know	-1	371	1.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	14574	41.09%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
69.21	20897	32.0	107.0	12.23	14574

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16199	57.86%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	242	0.86%
don't know	-1	259	0.93%
[Value >= 0]	1	11190	39.97%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
69.55	16808	24.0	110.0	12.21	11190

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	18157	56.73%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	233	0.73%
don't know	-1	224	0.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	12925	40.38%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
69.16	19083	32.0	110.0	12.17	12925

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	19681	54.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	209	0.58%
don't know	-1	313	0.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	14759	40.93%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.47	21299	28.0	102.0	12.2	14759

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	21288	50.48%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	88	0.21%
don't know	-1	304	0.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	17658	41.87%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.79	24512	24.0	110.0	12.03	17658

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	21989	49.04%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	16	0.04%
don't know	-1	197	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	18777	41.88%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.48	26060	31.0	106.0	12.06	18777

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	23922	48.14%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	11	0.02%
don't know	-1	265	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	21663	43.59%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
66.64	28029	28.0	110.0	12.24	21663

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	23944	46.95%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	32	0.06%
don't know	-1	245	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	23510	46.1%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.83	27484	31.0	106.0	12.22	23510

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	7634	49.6%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	8	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	6756	43.89%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.78	8636	32.0	101.0	12.3	6756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13643	82.2%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	2062	12.42%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.1	14535	36.0	97.0	12.31	2062

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13110	69.49%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	4	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4946	26.22%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.5	13921	33.0	100.0	11.95	4946

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maage

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

familynetworks_w14.maage

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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