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Mainstage Variable

rpchldnr

Elsewhere resident parent has other natural children

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

nonreschild_w15.rpchldnr

Question label:

NRP has other natural children

Question text:

Does [CHILDSUMMARY.CHNAMEFIN]'s mother/father have any other natural children of his/her own?

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 6|9) & RECON2NR 7] // If resp and resident parent are not currently a couple and resp sees resident parent

Question interviewer instructions:

THIS IS MEANT TO INDICATE WHETHER THE ABSENT PARENT HAS ANY NATURAL CHILDREN WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE RESPONDENT

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-831556.86%
refusal-230.54%
don't know-140.72%
Yes110518.95%
No212722.92%
Total554100.0%

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