Main survey variable: paage Father's age

Father's age

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family background Father background

Question asked in the latest wave:

familynetworks_w15.paage

Question label:

Father's age

Question text:

How old is your father?

Question universe:

if [LVRelADP = 2|10] // If biological/step-father alive

Question interviewer instructions:

IF RESPONDENT HAS BOTH BIOLOGICAL AND STEP/ADOPTIVE FATHER, 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	21560	65.63%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	257	0.78%
don't know	-1	401	1.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	10557	32.14%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
69.06	22292	30.0	110.0	11.7	10557

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	22806	64.29%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	280	0.79%
don't know	-1	480	1.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	11771	33.18%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.78	23700	17.0	104.0	11.62	11771

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	18451	65.9%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	202	0.72%
don't know	-1	325	1.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	8915	31.84%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.88	19083	19.0	110.0	11.67	8915

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	20652	64.52%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	184	0.57%
don't know	-1	345	1.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	10361	32.37%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.49	21647	30.0	103.0	11.65	10361

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	22456	62.28%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	188	0.52%
don't know	-1	431	1.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	11885	32.96%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.89	24173	0	104.0	11.74	11885

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	24590	58.31%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	81	0.19%
don't know	-1	492	1.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	14172	33.61%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.06	27998	29.0	100.0	11.49	14172

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	25229	56.27%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	19	0.04%
don't know	-1	332	0.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	15399	34.34%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
66.49	29438	21.0	106.0	11.51	15399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	27819	55.98%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	12	0.02%
don't know	-1	481	0.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	17549	35.32%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.73	32143	30.0	106.0	11.48	17549

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	28393	55.68%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	29	0.06%
don't know	-1	435	0.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	18874	37.01%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.42	32120	32.0	103.0	11.3	18874

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	8768	56.96%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	16	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	5613	36.47%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.47	9779	32.0	100.0	11.6	5613

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14031	84.54%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1670	10.06%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
62.25	14927	34.0	97.0	11.55	1670

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13919	73.77%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4138	21.93%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
62.53	14729	30.0	100.0	11.23	4138

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paage

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

familynetworks_w15.paage

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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