Main survey variable: sex_dv Sex, derived

Sex, derived

Information about the sex of every household member is asked as part of the household grid and reported by someone in the household. This information is confirmed in each wave and is recorded in sex in individual and multi-level files. The variable sex in the crosswave files contains the latest value available. As this value may be inconsistent across waves, we have created a longitudinally consistent version based on the information collected from all sources across all waves. This is named w_sex_dv in individual-level files and sex_dv in crosswave files. Assumes a value of 1 if all information in the study suggests the respondent is male, 2 if all information in the study suggests the respondent is female and 0 if the information is inconsistent and the forename listed in the survey administration database also does not suggest a particular gender. Not defined for respondents who only ever participated in BHPS Waves 1-18.

Uses w_sex on data file w_indall.

Datafiles

Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Derived variable note:

Uses W_SEX on data file W_INDALL/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	5	0.05%
Male	1	4805	50.7%
Female	2	4666	49.23%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	5	0.07%
Male	1	3654	51.33%
Female	2	3458	48.58%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
inconsistent	0	4	0.05%
Male	1	3911	51.23%
Female	2	3717	48.69%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	3	0.04%
Male	1	4345	50.71%
Female	2	4219	49.24%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	6	0.06%
Male	1	4867	50.92%
Female	2	4686	49.02%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	8	0.08%
Male	1	5238	50.82%
Female	2	5059	49.09%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	6	0.05%
Male	1	5871	50.84%
Female	2	5670	49.1%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inconsistent	0	9	0.07%
Male	1	6432	51.18%
Female	2	6126	48.74%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.12%
inconsistent	0	11	0.08%
Male	1	6657	51.15%
Female	2	6331	48.64%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	9	0.07%
Male	1	6604	51.2%
Female	2	6285	48.73%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	10	0.07%
Male	1	7232	51.12%
Female	2	6906	48.81%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	11	0.07%
Male	1	7941	51.16%
Female	2	7571	48.77%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	11	0.06%
Male	1	8751	51.06%
Female	2	8376	48.87%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	10	0.06%
Male	1	9124	51.18%
Female	2	8693	48.76%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.02%
inconsistent	0	11	0.02%
Male	1	26433	47.71%
Female	2	28945	52.25%
	Total	55401	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inconsistent	0	9	0.02%
Male	1	19909	47.86%
Female	2	21681	52.12%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inconsistent	0	8	0.02%
Male	1	20835	47.81%
Female	2	22731	52.16%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.01%
inconsistent	0	5	0.01%
Male	1	22450	47.8%
Female	2	24504	52.18%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	10	0.02%
Male	1	23975	47.84%
Female	2	26127	52.14%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	10	0.02%
Male	1	25233	47.89%
Female	2	27450	52.09%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	11	0.02%
Male	1	27211	48.07%
Female	2	29385	51.91%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inconsistent	0	15	0.03%
Male	1	28911	48.23%
Female	2	31013	51.74%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.07%
inconsistent	0	22	0.03%
Male	1	31268	48.32%
Female	2	33377	51.58%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	13	0.02%
Male	1	29673	48.24%
Female	2	31826	51.74%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	13	0.02%
Male	1	31671	48.26%
Female	2	33941	51.72%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	12	0.02%
Male	1	34093	48.24%
Female	2	36566	51.74%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inconsistent	0	12	0.02%
Male	1	37406	48.27%
Female	2	40075	51.71%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	12	0.02%
Male	1	37482	48.48%
Female	2	39814	51.5%
	Total	77308	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inconsistent	0	2	0.01%
Male	1	15657	44.14%
Female	2	19808	55.84%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	1	0.0%
Male	1	12408	44.32%
Female	2	15588	55.68%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inconsistent	0	3	0.01%
Male	1	12920	44.14%
Female	2	16347	55.85%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inconsistent	0	2	0.01%
Male	1	14260	44.55%
Female	2	17743	55.43%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	3	0.01%
Male	1	15381	44.82%
Female	2	18935	55.17%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	1	0.0%
Male	1	16227	45.0%
Female	2	19830	54.99%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	3	0.01%
Male	1	17922	45.61%
Female	2	21369	54.38%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.0%
Male	1	19429	46.07%
Female	2	22739	53.92%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inconsistent	0	9	0.02%
Male	1	20921	46.29%
Female	2	24260	53.68%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	3	0.01%
Male	1	20773	46.33%
Female	2	24061	53.66%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.0%
Male	1	21744	46.19%
Female	2	25328	53.8%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	1	0.0%
Male	1	22763	45.81%
Female	2	26928	54.19%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inconsistent	0	1	0.0%
Male	1	25024	45.86%
Female	2	29541	54.14%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.0%
Male	1	23202	45.5%
Female	2	27790	54.5%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
no data from bhps	-20	26842	16.05%
missing	-9	61	0.04%
inconsistent	0	38	0.02%
Male	1	68910	41.21%
Female	2	71357	42.68%
	Total	167208	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
inconsistent	0	1	0.06%
Male	1	837	47.4%
Female	2	928	52.55%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	836	50.27%
Female	2	827	49.73%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	1	0.05%
Male	1	1038	49.43%
Female	2	1061	50.52%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	1216	48.52%
Female	2	1290	51.48%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	3	0.11%
Male	1	1410	49.98%
Female	2	1408	49.91%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	1	0.03%
Male	1	1619	49.48%
Female	2	1652	50.49%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.06%
Male	1	1801	49.61%
Female	2	1827	50.33%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.06%
Male	1	1753	50.65%
Female	2	1706	49.29%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	3	0.08%
Male	1	1855	50.75%
Female	2	1797	49.17%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.05%
Male	1	2041	50.46%
Female	2	2002	49.49%
	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
inconsistent	0	2	0.04%
Male	1	2531	50.44%
Female	2	2485	49.52%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inconsistent	0	2	0.04%
Male	1	2435	49.7%
Female	2	2462	50.26%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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Index term

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

Wave 14 (n_sex_dv child)

Wave 13 (m_sex_dv child)

Wave 12 (l_sex_dv child)

Wave 11 (k_sex_dv child)

Wave 10 (j_sex_dv child)

Wave 9 (i_sex_dv child)

Wave 8 (h_sex_dv child)

Wave 7 (g_sex_dv child)

Wave 6 (f_sex_dv child)

Wave 5 (e_sex_dv child)

Wave 4 (d_sex_dv child)

Wave 3 (c_sex_dv child)

Wave 2 (b_sex_dv child)

Wave 1 (a_sex_dv child)

Wave 14 (n_sex_dv indall)

Wave 13 (m_sex_dv indall)

Wave 12 (l_sex_dv indall)

Wave 11 (k_sex_dv indall)

Wave 10 (j_sex_dv indall)

Wave 9 (i_sex_dv indall)

Wave 8 (h_sex_dv indall)

Wave 7 (g_sex_dv indall)

Wave 6 (f_sex_dv indall)

Wave 5 (e_sex_dv indall)

Wave 4 (d_sex_dv indall)

Wave 3 (c_sex_dv indall)

Wave 2 (b_sex_dv indall)

Wave 1 (a_sex_dv indall)

Wave 14 (n_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 13 (m_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 12 (l_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 11 (k_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 10 (j_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 9 (i_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 8 (h_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 7 (g_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 6 (f_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 5 (e_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 4 (d_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 3 (c_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 2 (b_sex_dv indresp)

Wave 1 (a_sex_dv indresp)

Wave xwave (sex_dv xwavedat)

Wave 14 (n_sex_dv youth)

Wave 13 (m_sex_dv youth)

Wave 12 (l_sex_dv youth)

Wave 11 (k_sex_dv youth)

Wave 10 (j_sex_dv youth)

Wave 9 (i_sex_dv youth)

Wave 8 (h_sex_dv youth)

Wave 7 (g_sex_dv youth)

Wave 6 (f_sex_dv youth)

Wave 5 (e_sex_dv youth)

Wave 4 (d_sex_dv youth)

Wave 3 (c_sex_dv youth)

Wave 2 (b_sex_dv youth)

Wave 1 (a_sex_dv youth)

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