Main survey variable: nkids_dv Number of children in household

Number of children in household

This is the total number of children aged 15 or under in the household. Count includes children whose age is unknown if the interview outcome code indicates that the person is a child ineligible for interview or a child eligible for a youth interview.

See NKIDS015

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Derived Variables

Derived variable note:

Uses AGE_DV IVFIO on data file INDALL/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	15057	76.88%
	1	2157	11.01%
	2	1889	9.64%
	3	371	1.89%
	4	94	0.48%
	5	15	0.08%
	6	1	0.01%
	8	1	0.01%
	9	1	0.01%
	Total	19586	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.38	0	0	9.0	0.79	19586

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	16200	75.75%
	1	2459	11.5%
	2	2131	9.96%
	3	473	2.21%
	4	96	0.45%
	5	21	0.1%
	6	2	0.01%
	7	2	0.01%
	9	1	0.0%
	Total	21385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.41	0	0	9.0	0.81	21385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	12215	75.61%
	1	1815	11.23%
	2	1639	10.14%
	3	379	2.35%
	4	90	0.56%
	5	15	0.09%
	6	2	0.01%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	16156	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.41	0	0	8.0	0.82	16156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	12707	75.39%
	1	1890	11.21%
	2	1721	10.21%
	3	411	2.44%
	4	100	0.59%
	5	22	0.13%
	6	3	0.02%
	7	1	0.01%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	16856	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.42	0	0	8.0	0.84	16856

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	13469	74.25%
	1	2103	11.59%
	2	1904	10.5%
	3	502	2.77%
	4	132	0.73%
	5	18	0.1%
	6	8	0.04%
	7	3	0.02%
	Total	18139	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.45	0	0	7.0	0.87	18139

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	14089	73.18%
	1	2279	11.84%
	2	2085	10.83%
	3	598	3.11%
	4	157	0.82%
	5	30	0.16%
	6	13	0.07%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	19252	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.47	0	0	8.0	0.9	19252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	14537	72.51%
	1	2388	11.91%
	2	2268	11.31%
	3	647	3.23%
	4	150	0.75%
	5	45	0.22%
	6	12	0.06%
	8	1	0.0%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.49	0	0	8.0	0.91	20048

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	15521	71.37%
	1	2661	12.24%
	2	2533	11.65%
	3	764	3.51%
	4	191	0.88%
	5	58	0.27%
	6	12	0.06%
	7	4	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.51	0	0	8.0	0.94	21746

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	16228	70.46%
	1	2899	12.59%
	2	2726	11.84%
	3	864	3.75%
	4	240	1.04%
	5	58	0.25%
	6	13	0.06%
	7	4	0.02%
	9	1	0.0%
	Total	23033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.53	0	0	9.0	0.96	23033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	17161	70.18%
	1	3069	12.55%
	2	2936	12.01%
	3	953	3.9%
	4	249	1.02%
	5	62	0.25%
	6	18	0.07%
	7	4	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.54	0	0	8.0	0.96	24454

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	17146	70.49%
	1	3087	12.69%
	2	2846	11.7%
	3	959	3.94%
	4	221	0.91%
	5	50	0.21%
	6	11	0.05%
	7	5	0.02%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.53	0	0	7.0	0.94	24325

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	17915	69.39%
	1	3460	13.4%
	2	3091	11.97%
	3	1018	3.94%
	4	255	0.99%
	5	50	0.19%
	6	20	0.08%
	7	8	0.03%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	7.0	0.96	25817

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	19092	68.8%
	1	3813	13.74%
	2	3352	12.08%
	3	1116	4.02%
	4	287	1.03%
	5	64	0.23%
	6	15	0.05%
	7	9	0.03%
	8	3	0.01%
	Total	27751	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	8.0	0.97	27751

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	20878	68.49%
	1	4292	14.08%
	2	3679	12.07%
	3	1219	4.0%
	4	302	0.99%
	5	86	0.28%
	6	16	0.05%
	7	7	0.02%
	8	4	0.01%
	9	1	0.0%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	9.0	0.97	30484

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	0	20237	67.08%
	1	4456	14.77%
	2	3696	12.25%
	3	1293	4.29%
	4	342	1.13%
	5	105	0.35%
	6	25	0.08%
	7	8	0.03%
	8	5	0.02%
	9	1	0.0%
	10	1	0.0%
	Total	30169	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.59	0	0	10.0	1.0	30169

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	5770	70.85%
1	1090	13.38%
2	921	11.31%
3	282	3.46%
4	62	0.76%
5	14	0.17%
6	2	0.02%
7	2	0.02%
8	1	0.01%
Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.51	0	0	8.0	0.91	8144

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	5880	70.45%
1	1115	13.36%
2	976	11.69%
3	291	3.49%
4	58	0.69%
5	19	0.23%
6	4	0.05%
7	2	0.02%
8	1	0.01%
Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.52	0	0	8.0	0.92	8346

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6038	70.18%
1	1143	13.29%
2	1041	12.1%
3	288	3.35%
4	70	0.81%
5	17	0.2%
6	2	0.02%
7	4	0.05%
Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.52	0	0	7.0	0.93	8603

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6049	69.46%
1	1188	13.64%
2	1062	12.19%
3	314	3.61%
4	72	0.83%
5	17	0.2%
6	2	0.02%
7	3	0.03%
8	2	0.02%
Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.54	0	0	8.0	0.94	8709

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6169	69.34%
1	1207	13.57%
2	1087	12.22%
3	334	3.75%
4	82	0.92%
5	12	0.13%
6	1	0.01%
7	4	0.04%
8	1	0.01%
Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.54	0	0	8.0	0.94	8897

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6258	69.19%
1	1211	13.39%
2	1105	12.22%
3	367	4.06%
4	77	0.85%
5	19	0.21%
6	6	0.07%
7	1	0.01%
10	1	0.01%
Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	10.0	0.96	9045

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6432	68.78%
1	1260	13.47%
2	1160	12.4%
3	382	4.08%
4	87	0.93%
5	23	0.25%
6	7	0.07%
9	1	0.01%
Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	9.0	0.96	9352

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	7288	68.55%
1	1440	13.55%
2	1288	12.12%
3	466	4.38%
4	112	1.05%
5	27	0.25%
6	8	0.08%
7	1	0.01%
9	1	0.01%
Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.57	0	0	9.0	0.98	10631

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6008	68.58%
1	1204	13.74%
2	1075	12.27%
3	371	4.23%
4	78	0.89%
5	16	0.18%
6	9	0.1%
Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	6.0	0.96	8761

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	6117	69.54%
1	1154	13.12%
2	1057	12.02%
3	365	4.15%
4	79	0.9%
5	13	0.15%
6	9	0.1%
7	3	0.03%
Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	7.0	0.96	8797

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	4175	69.53%
1	790	13.16%
2	691	11.51%
3	273	4.55%
4	56	0.93%
5	8	0.13%
6	8	0.13%
7	3	0.05%
8	1	0.02%
Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	8.0	0.98	6005

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
	0	4245	69.7%
	1	790	12.97%
	2	716	11.76%
	3	262	4.3%
	4	56	0.92%
	5	10	0.16%
	6	6	0.1%
	8	3	0.05%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	2	0	8.0	0.97	6088

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3540	69.91%
1	659	13.01%
2	604	11.93%
3	201	3.97%
4	42	0.83%
5	12	0.24%
6	4	0.08%
7	1	0.02%
8	1	0.02%
Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.54	0	0	8.0	0.96	5064

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3504	69.62%
1	673	13.37%
2	594	11.8%
3	207	4.11%
4	43	0.85%
5	7	0.14%
6	4	0.08%
8	1	0.02%
Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.54	0	0	8.0	0.95	5033

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3552	69.28%
1	695	13.56%
2	600	11.7%
3	221	4.31%
4	44	0.86%
5	10	0.2%
6	4	0.08%
9	1	0.02%
Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	9.0	0.96	5127

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3642	69.61%
1	684	13.07%
2	615	11.75%
3	233	4.45%
4	41	0.78%
5	11	0.21%
6	4	0.08%
8	1	0.02%
9	1	0.02%
Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.55	0	0	9.0	0.97	5232

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3628	69.41%
1	658	12.59%
2	644	12.32%
3	232	4.44%
4	53	1.01%
5	6	0.11%
6	3	0.06%
7	1	0.02%
8	1	0.02%
9	1	0.02%
Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	9.0	0.98	5227

Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
0	3804	69.03%
1	706	12.81%
2	694	12.59%
3	236	4.28%
4	59	1.07%
5	6	0.11%
6	5	0.09%
9	1	0.02%
Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	0	0	9.0	0.97	5511

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Wave 15 (o_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 14 (n_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 13 (m_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 12 (l_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 11 (k_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 10 (j_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 9 (i_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 8 (h_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 7 (g_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 6 (f_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 5 (e_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 4 (d_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 3 (c_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 2 (b_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave 1 (a_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B18 (br_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B17 (bq_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B16 (bp_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B15 (bo_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B14 (bn_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B13 (bm_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B12 (bl_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B11 (bk_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B10 (bj_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B9 (bi_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B8 (bh_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B7 (bg_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B6 (bf_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B5 (be_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B4 (bd_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B3 (bc_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B2 (bb_nkids_dv hhresp)

Wave B1 (ba_nkids_dv hhresp)

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