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Mainstage Variable

pwcseparatem

Months since separated from child's parent

Datafiles

Question asked in the latest wave:

nonreschild_w15.pwcseparatem

Question label:

Months since separated from child's parent

Question text:

How long ago did you and [CHILDSUMMARY.CHNAMEFIN]'s mother/father separate?

Question universe:

if [OTHPHHGMIS = 0 & RELTOPWC 6 &(loop = 1 | (loop = 2 & TOTALNRCA = 2 & EXSAMEPWC = 2) |(PWCPARNAM is not the same as any previous loop))] // Other parent not in HH AND is not deceased AND first loop OR second loop with two non-res children with different parents OR 'other parent' is not the same as any previous 'other parent'
And if [RELTOPWC = 2|3|4] // Relationship confirmed

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER MONTHS

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-847456.56%
refusal-2222.63%
don't know-1323.82%
[Value >= 0]131036.99%
Total838100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
2.81528011.03.2310

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-823943.14%
refusal-250.9%
don't know-1335.96%
[Value >= 0]127750.0%
Total554100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
2.32277011.03.15277

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