Main survey variable: sex sex from xwavedat sex_dv and sex

sex from xwavedat sex_dv and sex

Datafiles

Index term

Demographic characteristics Sex

Derived variable note:

Respondent's sex based on data from the latest interview.

See SEX_DV.

Derived variable note:

Uses W_SEX on data file W_INDALL
Uses BW_SEX on data file BW_INDALL - Used in FINAL_SAMPLING_INFO/

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.sex

Question label:

Sex

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
male	1	3985	50.3%
female	2	3937	49.69%
	Total	7923	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
male	1	4807	50.72%
female	2	4668	49.26%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
male	1	3655	51.35%
female	2	3462	48.64%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.04%
male	1	3916	51.3%
female	2	3714	48.65%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
male	1	4350	50.77%
female	2	4217	49.22%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	4872	50.97%
female	2	4687	49.03%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
male	1	5243	50.87%
female	2	5062	49.12%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
male	1	5875	50.87%
female	2	5672	49.12%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
male	1	6434	51.19%
female	2	6130	48.77%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.18%
refusal	-2	8	0.06%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
male	1	6651	51.1%
female	2	6331	48.64%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	6607	51.22%
female	2	6291	48.78%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	7237	51.15%
female	2	6911	48.85%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	7945	51.18%
female	2	7578	48.82%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	8760	51.11%
female	2	8378	48.89%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	9124	51.18%
female	2	8703	48.82%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.02%
male	1	51417	48.98%
female	2	53536	51.0%
	Total	104970	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	4	0.0%
refusal	-2	13	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.0%
male	1	57641	49.05%
female	2	59843	50.93%
	Total	117508	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.02%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	45486	49.36%
female	2	46641	50.61%
	Total	92150	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	3	0.0%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
male	1	48104	49.24%
female	2	49568	50.74%
	Total	97688	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	6	0.01%
male	1	52653	49.08%
female	2	54619	50.91%
	Total	107278	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
male	1	56947	49.14%
female	2	58938	50.86%
	Total	115888	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
male	1	60147	49.05%
female	2	62476	50.95%
	Total	122624	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
male	1	65444	49.27%
female	2	67378	50.73%
	Total	132824	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	7	0.0%
refusal	-2	5	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
male	1	69839	49.29%
female	2	71844	50.7%
	Total	141702	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	0.07%
refusal	-2	48	0.03%
don't know	-1	28	0.02%
male	1	76098	49.4%
female	2	77767	50.48%
	Total	154048	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	70323	49.45%
female	2	71879	50.55%
	Total	142202	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	9	0.01%
male	1	75466	49.44%
female	2	77163	50.55%
	Total	152638	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	81240	49.4%
female	2	83226	50.6%
	Total	164466	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	88376	49.38%
female	2	90612	50.62%
	Total	178988	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	90347	49.43%
female	2	92443	50.57%
	Total	182790	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.01%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	23274	47.6%
female	2	25615	52.39%
	Total	48896	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	10	0.02%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
male	1	26433	47.71%
female	2	28948	52.25%
	Total	55400	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	4	0.01%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	19912	47.86%
female	2	21681	52.12%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
male	1	20844	47.83%
female	2	22727	52.15%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
male	1	22464	47.83%
female	2	24499	52.16%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	23985	47.86%
female	2	26126	52.13%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
male	1	25238	47.9%
female	2	27455	52.1%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
male	1	27219	48.08%
female	2	29388	51.91%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	3	0.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
male	1	28908	48.23%
female	2	31024	51.76%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.07%
refusal	-2	23	0.04%
don't know	-1	11	0.02%
male	1	31256	48.3%
female	2	33379	51.58%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	29680	48.25%
female	2	31832	51.75%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	3	0.0%
male	1	31681	48.28%
female	2	33942	51.72%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	34105	48.26%
female	2	36566	51.74%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	37419	48.29%
female	2	40076	51.71%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	37488	48.49%
female	2	39820	51.51%
	Total	77308	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
male	1	14578	44.38%
female	2	18269	55.62%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
male	1	15657	44.14%
female	2	19807	55.84%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
male	1	12410	44.32%
female	2	15585	55.66%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
male	1	12923	44.15%
female	2	16347	55.85%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
male	1	14267	44.57%
female	2	17740	55.42%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	15386	44.83%
female	2	18933	55.17%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	16225	45.0%
female	2	19833	55.0%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	17925	45.62%
female	2	21369	54.38%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
male	1	19423	46.06%
female	2	22746	53.94%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
male	1	20925	46.3%
female	2	24265	53.69%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	20775	46.33%
female	2	24062	53.67%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	21748	46.2%
female	2	25326	53.8%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	22768	45.82%
female	2	26924	54.18%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	25032	45.87%
female	2	29536	54.13%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	23202	45.5%
female	2	27792	54.5%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	734	5.09%
Male	1	6239	43.27%
Female	2	7446	51.64%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	683	4.59%
Male	1	6475	43.54%
Female	2	7715	51.87%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	677	4.4%
Male	1	6755	43.89%
Female	2	7960	51.72%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7120	45.59%
Female	2	8497	54.41%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7261	45.98%
Female	2	8530	54.02%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7522	46.32%
Female	2	8716	53.68%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7629	45.97%
Female	2	8968	54.03%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	8630	45.74%
Female	2	10237	54.26%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7177	46.0%
Female	2	8426	54.0%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7187	46.0%
Female	2	8436	54.0%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5055	46.35%
Female	2	5851	53.65%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5212	46.56%
Female	2	5981	53.44%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4435	46.99%
Female	2	5003	53.01%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4320	46.71%
Female	2	4929	53.29%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4440	46.83%
Female	2	5041	53.17%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4476	46.62%
Female	2	5124	53.37%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4630	47.03%
Female	2	5215	52.97%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4833	47.09%
Female	2	5431	52.91%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.04%
inconsistent	0	35	0.02%
male	1	82952	49.29%
female	2	85228	50.65%
	Total	168281	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	955	0.57%
refusal	-2	4	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
male	1	82553	49.03%
female	2	84864	50.4%
	Total	168377	100.0%

Valid Observations

145797

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.09%
Male	1	21368	49.38%
Female	2	21866	50.53%
	Total	43272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
male	1	683	47.6%
female	2	750	52.26%
	Total	1435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	752	46.33%
female	2	871	53.67%
	Total	1623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	837	47.4%
female	2	929	52.6%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.06%
male	1	837	50.33%
female	2	825	49.61%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1041	49.57%
female	2	1059	50.43%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1219	48.64%
female	2	1287	51.36%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1411	50.02%
female	2	1410	49.98%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1618	49.45%
female	2	1654	50.55%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1802	49.64%
female	2	1828	50.36%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1754	50.68%
female	2	1707	49.32%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	1858	50.83%
female	2	1797	49.17%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	2044	50.53%
female	2	2001	49.47%
	Total	4045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	2221	50.17%
female	2	2206	49.83%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	2531	50.44%
female	2	2487	49.56%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
male	1	2436	49.72%
female	2	2463	50.28%
	Total	4899	100.0%

Saved variables

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sex

Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.sex

Question label:

Saved variables

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Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_w15.sex

Question label:

Wave 15 (o_sex child)

Wave 14 (n_sex child)

Wave 13 (m_sex child)

Wave 12 (l_sex child)

Wave 11 (k_sex child)

Wave 10 (j_sex child)

Wave 9 (i_sex child)

Wave 8 (h_sex child)

Wave 7 (g_sex child)

Wave 6 (f_sex child)

Wave 5 (e_sex child)

Wave 4 (d_sex child)

Wave 3 (c_sex child)

Wave 2 (b_sex child)

Wave 1 (a_sex child)

Wave 15 (o_sex egoalt)

Wave 14 (n_sex egoalt)

Wave 13 (m_sex egoalt)

Wave 12 (l_sex egoalt)

Wave 11 (k_sex egoalt)

Wave 10 (j_sex egoalt)

Wave 9 (i_sex egoalt)

Wave 8 (h_sex egoalt)

Wave 7 (g_sex egoalt)

Wave 6 (f_sex egoalt)

Wave 5 (e_sex egoalt)

Wave 4 (d_sex egoalt)

Wave 3 (c_sex egoalt)

Wave 2 (b_sex egoalt)

Wave 1 (a_sex egoalt)

Wave 15 (o_sex indall)

Wave 14 (n_sex indall)

Wave 13 (m_sex indall)

Wave 12 (l_sex indall)

Wave 11 (k_sex indall)

Wave 10 (j_sex indall)

Wave 9 (i_sex indall)

Wave 8 (h_sex indall)

Wave 7 (g_sex indall)

Wave 6 (f_sex indall)

Wave 5 (e_sex indall)

Wave 4 (d_sex indall)

Wave 3 (c_sex indall)

Wave 2 (b_sex indall)

Wave 1 (a_sex indall)

Wave 15 (o_sex indresp)

Wave 14 (n_sex indresp)

Wave 13 (m_sex indresp)

Wave 12 (l_sex indresp)

Wave 11 (k_sex indresp)

Wave 10 (j_sex indresp)

Wave 9 (i_sex indresp)

Wave 8 (h_sex indresp)

Wave 7 (g_sex indresp)

Wave 6 (f_sex indresp)

Wave 5 (e_sex indresp)

Wave 4 (d_sex indresp)

Wave 3 (c_sex indresp)

Wave 2 (b_sex indresp)

Wave 1 (a_sex indresp)

Wave B18 (br_sex indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_sex indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_sex indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_sex indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_sex indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_sex indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_sex indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_sex indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_sex indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_sex indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_sex indresp)

Wave B7 (bg_sex indresp)

Wave B6 (bf_sex indresp)

Saved variables

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