Main survey variable: pns2sex Nat/step/adopt parent 2: Sex

Nat/step/adopt parent 2: Sex

Biological/step/adoptive parent 2: Sex. If there is more than one parent, the parent with the lowest PNO is the first parent and the parent with the higher PNO is the second parent.

See PNS2PNO PNS2PID NPNS_DV

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Index terms

Derived variable note:

Biological/step/adoptive parent 2: Sex. If there is more than one parent, the parent with the lowest PNO is the first parent and the parent with the higher PNO is the second parent.

See PNS2PNO PNS2PID NPNS_DV

Derived variable note:

Uses RELATIONSHIP_DV PNO APNO HIDP ASEX on data file EGOALT/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1605	20.26%
male	1	3507	44.26%
female	2	2811	35.48%
	Total	7923	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2134	22.52%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
male	1	4148	43.77%
female	2	3193	33.69%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1348	18.94%
male	1	3176	44.62%
female	2	2594	36.44%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1511	19.79%
male	1	3367	44.11%
female	2	2756	36.1%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1688	19.7%
male	1	3740	43.65%
female	2	3140	36.65%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1925	20.14%
male	1	4202	43.96%
female	2	3432	35.9%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	2103	20.41%
male	1	4564	44.28%
female	2	3638	35.3%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	2365	20.48%
male	1	5079	43.98%
female	2	4103	35.53%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2752	21.9%
male	1	5422	43.14%
female	2	4394	34.96%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2898	22.27%
male	1	5604	43.06%
female	2	4513	34.68%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2902	22.5%
male	1	5552	43.05%
female	2	4444	34.45%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3265	23.08%
male	1	5986	42.31%
female	2	4897	34.61%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3618	23.31%
male	1	6482	41.76%
female	2	5423	34.94%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4116	24.02%
male	1	7052	41.15%
female	2	5970	34.83%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4701	26.37%
male	1	7365	41.31%
female	2	5761	32.32%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37356	76.4%
male	1	6339	12.96%
female	2	5201	10.64%
	Total	48896	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42641	76.97%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
male	1	7059	12.74%
female	2	5698	10.29%
	Total	55400	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	31401	75.48%
male	1	5469	13.15%
female	2	4730	11.37%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32899	75.5%
male	1	5694	13.07%
female	2	4984	11.44%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35208	74.97%
male	1	6181	13.16%
female	2	5576	11.87%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37440	74.71%
male	1	6697	13.36%
female	2	5976	11.93%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	39283	74.55%
male	1	7115	13.5%
female	2	6295	11.95%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	42098	74.37%
male	1	7618	13.46%
female	2	6891	12.17%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	44665	74.51%
male	1	8022	13.38%
female	2	7254	12.1%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	48315	74.66%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	8623	13.33%
female	2	7773	12.01%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	46044	74.85%
male	1	8220	13.36%
female	2	7248	11.78%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49091	74.8%
male	1	8731	13.3%
female	2	7804	11.89%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	52818	74.74%
male	1	9297	13.16%
female	2	8556	12.11%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	58083	74.95%
male	1	10050	12.97%
female	2	9362	12.08%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	58206	75.29%
male	1	10401	13.45%
female	2	8701	11.25%
	Total	77308	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29541	89.93%
male	1	1767	5.38%
female	2	1541	4.69%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32234	90.87%
male	1	1716	4.84%
female	2	1521	4.29%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	25216	90.06%
male	1	1421	5.08%
female	2	1361	4.86%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	26413	90.24%
male	1	1459	4.98%
female	2	1399	4.78%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28696	89.65%
male	1	1635	5.11%
female	2	1677	5.24%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30824	89.82%
male	1	1686	4.91%
female	2	1809	5.27%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32425	89.92%
male	1	1758	4.88%
female	2	1875	5.2%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35413	90.12%
male	1	1844	4.69%
female	2	2037	5.18%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37956	90.01%
male	1	1977	4.69%
female	2	2237	5.3%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40715	90.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	2146	4.75%
female	2	2330	5.16%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40278	89.83%
male	1	2246	5.01%
female	2	2313	5.16%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42479	90.24%
male	1	2284	4.85%
female	2	2311	4.91%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45107	90.77%
male	1	2194	4.42%
female	2	2391	4.81%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49677	91.04%
male	1	2292	4.2%
female	2	2599	4.76%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47030	92.23%
male	1	2022	3.97%
female	2	1942	3.81%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	252	17.56%
male	1	660	45.99%
female	2	523	36.45%
	Total	1435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	338	20.83%
male	1	754	46.46%
female	2	531	32.72%
	Total	1623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	293	16.59%
male	1	864	48.92%
female	2	609	34.48%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	287	17.26%
male	1	819	49.25%
female	2	557	33.49%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	387	18.43%
male	1	986	46.95%
female	2	727	34.62%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	515	20.55%
male	1	1151	45.93%
female	2	840	33.52%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	626	22.19%
male	1	1287	45.62%
female	2	908	32.19%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	724	22.13%
male	1	1410	43.09%
female	2	1138	34.78%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	892	24.57%
male	1	1533	42.23%
female	2	1205	33.2%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	859	24.82%
male	1	1401	40.48%
female	2	1201	34.7%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	914	25.01%
male	1	1505	41.18%
female	2	1236	33.82%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1043	25.78%
male	1	1646	40.69%
female	2	1356	33.52%
	Total	4045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1144	25.84%
male	1	1737	39.24%
female	2	1546	34.92%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1436	28.62%
male	1	1867	37.21%
female	2	1715	34.18%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1448	29.56%
male	1	1943	39.66%
female	2	1508	30.78%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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Derived variable note:

Wave 15 (o_pns2sex child)

Wave 14 (n_pns2sex child)

Wave 13 (m_pns2sex child)

Wave 12 (l_pns2sex child)

Wave 11 (k_pns2sex child)

Wave 10 (j_pns2sex child)

Wave 9 (i_pns2sex child)

Wave 8 (h_pns2sex child)

Wave 7 (g_pns2sex child)

Wave 6 (f_pns2sex child)

Wave 5 (e_pns2sex child)

Wave 4 (d_pns2sex child)

Wave 3 (c_pns2sex child)

Wave 2 (b_pns2sex child)

Wave 1 (a_pns2sex child)

Wave 15 (o_pns2sex indall)

Wave 14 (n_pns2sex indall)

Wave 13 (m_pns2sex indall)

Wave 12 (l_pns2sex indall)

Wave 11 (k_pns2sex indall)

Wave 10 (j_pns2sex indall)

Wave 9 (i_pns2sex indall)

Wave 8 (h_pns2sex indall)

Wave 7 (g_pns2sex indall)

Wave 6 (f_pns2sex indall)

Wave 5 (e_pns2sex indall)

Wave 4 (d_pns2sex indall)

Wave 3 (c_pns2sex indall)

Wave 2 (b_pns2sex indall)

Wave 1 (a_pns2sex indall)

Wave 15 (o_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 14 (n_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 13 (m_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 12 (l_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 11 (k_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 10 (j_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 9 (i_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 8 (h_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 7 (g_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 6 (f_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 5 (e_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 4 (d_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 3 (c_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 2 (b_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 1 (a_pns2sex indresp)

Wave 15 (o_pns2sex youth)

Wave 14 (n_pns2sex youth)

Wave 13 (m_pns2sex youth)

Wave 12 (l_pns2sex youth)

Wave 11 (k_pns2sex youth)

Wave 10 (j_pns2sex youth)

Wave 9 (i_pns2sex youth)

Wave 8 (h_pns2sex youth)

Wave 7 (g_pns2sex youth)

Wave 6 (f_pns2sex youth)

Wave 5 (e_pns2sex youth)

Wave 4 (d_pns2sex youth)

Wave 3 (c_pns2sex youth)

Wave 2 (b_pns2sex youth)

Wave 1 (a_pns2sex youth)

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