BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

lhid	household identification number
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (1)
	Valid cases 5487 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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lpno	person number
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 3293 60.0 60.0 2 2144 39.1 39.1 3 42 .8 .8 4 1 .0 .0 5 6 .1 .1 6 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 5487 Missing cases 0
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchbm	month of birth – natural child
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27AM : I would like to ask you about each child. What is the child’s date of birth? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 498 9.1 9.5 February 2 373 6.8 7.1 March 3 488 8.9 9.3 April 4 441 8.0 8.4 May 5 476 8.7 9.1 June 6 434 7.9 8.3 July 7 448 8.2 8.6 August 8 436 7.9 8.3 September 9 414 7.5 7.9 October 10 405 7.4 7.7 November 11 409 7.5 7.8 December 12 417 7.6 8.0 Missing or wild -9 8 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 240 4.4 Missing
	Valid cases 5239 Missing cases 248
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Children
	Fertility
Note	Biological children only, including stillbirths; excludes miscarriages, adopted, fostered or step children. For men, includes children where R and the mother never lived together.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchby4	year of birth – natural child
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27AY : I would like to ask you about each child. What is the child’s date of birth? Year
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1977.56 14.66 1922 2003
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 5313 96.8 100.0 Missing or wild -9 8 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 166 3.0 Missing
	Valid cases 5313 Missing cases 174
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Children
	Fertility
Note	See note for LLCHBM above.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchsx	sex of natural child
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27B : Is the child a boy or a girl?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Boy 1 2731 49.8 50.6 Girl 2 2666 48.6 49.4 Missing or wild -9 8 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 82 1.5 Missing
	Valid cases 5397 Missing cases 90
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Children
	Fertility
Note	See note for LLCHBM above.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchlv	natural child still lives in resp. hh
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27C : Does s/he still live with you?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2485 45.3 46.0 No 2 2804 51.1 51.9 Died 3 101 1.8 1.9 Stillborn 4 17 .3 .3 Missing or wild -9 8 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 72 1.3 Missing
	Valid cases 5407 Missing cases 80
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Children
Note	See note for LLCHBM above.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchyd4	year natural child died
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27E : IF DIED When was that? Year
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1978.41 16.44 1943 2002
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 96 1.7 100.0 Missing or wild -9 8 .1 Missing Inapplicable -8 5378 98.0 Missing Don’t know -1 5 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 96 Missing cases 5391
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1 AND LLCHV =3) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children and child has died
Index Terms	Children
Note	See note for LLCHBM above.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llchal	age natural child left resp. hh
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27F : IF LIVING ELSEWHERE What age was s/he when s/he last lived with you?
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 20.86 5.43 1 50
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 2648 48.3 100.0 Missing or wild -9 27 .5 Missing Inapplicable -8 2675 48.8 Missing Don’t know -1 137 2.5 Missing
	Valid cases 2648 Missing cases 2839
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1 AND LLCHLV = 2) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and child lives elsewhere
Index Terms	Children
Note	See note for LLCHBM above.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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llncno	natural child number
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Individual (49)
Question Number and Text	LL27DNO : ENTER PNO OF CHILD FROM HOUSEHOLD GRID
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 1931 35.2 35.2 2 1599 29.1 29.1 3 948 17.3 17.3 4 501 9.1 9.1 5 255 4.6 4.6 6 108 2.0 2.0 7 59 1.1 1.1 8 39 .7 .7 9 20 .4 .4 10 9 .2 .2 11 6 .1 .1 12 3 .1 .1 13 3 .1 .1 14 3 .1 .1 15 3 .1 .1
	Valid cases 5487 Missing cases 0
Question Route	IF (LMEMORIG = 7 AND LLPRNT = 1) Asked if R is from the new Northern Ireland sample and has had/fathered one or more children
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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pid	cross-wave person identifier
Record Type	LCHILDNT
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	LEG3
	Valid cases 5487 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Key Linking VariablePIDP Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence	W2 W11 W12

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pidp	Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type	LCHILDNT
	Valid cases 5487 Missing cases 0

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