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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
cgwrd_dv Cognitive ability: Delayed word recall: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
cgwri1_dv Cognitive ability: Immediate word recall 1: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
cgwri2_dv Cognitive ability: Immediate word recall 2: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
cgwri3_dv Cognitive ability: Immediate word recall 3: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
cgwri4_dv Cognitive ability: Immediate word recall 4: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
cgwri_dv Cognitive ability: Immediate word recall: Number of correct items
  1. indresp
  1. 3
ch1bm
Special Licence 		Month first child born
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. BH14
  3. 15
  4. 9
  5. BH13
  6. 8
  7. BH12
  8. 7
  9. BH11
  10. 6
  11. BH10
  12. 5
  13. BH09
  14. 4
  15. BH08
  16. 13
  17. BH18
  18. 3
  19. BH17
  20. 2
  21. 12
  22. BH16
  23. 1
  24. 11
  25. BH15
  26. 14
ch1bm_dv
Special Licence 		First (biological) child birth month
  1. xwavedat
ch1by4 Year first child born
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. BH13
  3. 8
  4. BH12
  5. 7
  6. BH11
  7. 6
  8. BH10
  9. 5
  10. BH09
  11. 4
  12. BH08
  13. 13
  14. BH18
  15. 3
  16. BH17
  17. 2
  18. 12
  19. BH16
  20. 1
  21. 11
  22. BH15
  23. 14
  24. 10
  25. BH14
  26. 15
ch1by_dv First (biological) child birth year
  1. xwavedat
chaid1 Giving them lifts in your car (if you have one)
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. 3
  3. 13
  4. 11
  5. 9
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. BH16
  9. BH12
chaid161 Help given to children - Giving them lifts in your car (if you have one)
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid162 Shopping for them
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid163 Providing or cooking meals
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid164 Looking after their children
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid165 Washing, ironing or cleaning
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid166 Help given to children - Dealing with personal affairs e.g. paying bills, writin
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid167 Help given to children - Decorating, gardening or house repairs
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 14
chaid168 Help given to children - Financial help
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid1696 None of these
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid1697 Help given to children - Anything else
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
chaid2 Shopping for them
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. 3
  3. 13
  4. 11
  5. 9
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. BH16
  9. BH12
chaid3 Providing or cooking meals
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. BH16
  7. BH12
  8. BH11
  9. 3
chaid4 Looking after their children
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. BH16
  4. BH12
  5. BH11
  6. 3
  7. 13
  8. 11
  9. 9
chaid5 Washing, ironing or cleaning
  1. indresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH11
  3. 3
  4. 13
  5. 11
  6. 9
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. BH16
chaid6 For children: deal with personal affairs
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. BH16
  7. BH12
  8. BH11
  9. 3
chaid7 For children: decorate, garden, repairs
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. BH16
  5. BH12
  6. BH11
  7. 3
  8. 13
  9. 11
chaid8 For children: financial help
  1. indresp
  1. BH16
  2. BH12
  3. BH11
  4. 3
  5. 13
  6. 11
  7. 9
  8. 7
  9. 5
chaid96 None of these
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. BH16
  7. BH12
  8. BH11
  9. 3
chaid97 For children: anything else
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 9
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. BH16
  6. BH12
  7. BH11
  8. 3
  9. 13
chalwayslvbp_dv child always lived with both parents while in the study
  1. xwavedat
chan Number of additional adopted children
  1. indresp
  1. 15

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