Support #1120: Identification of child in the chmain.dta within the third wave of UKHLS - Understanding Society User Support

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Identification of child in the chmain.dta within the third wave of UKHLS

Added by Yanan Zhang about 6 years ago. Updated over 2 years ago.

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Resolved

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Normal

Assignee:

Yanan Zhang

Category:

Data documentation

Start date:

12/16/2018

% Done:

100%

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Hi,

I am merging the chmain.dta across the third, fifth and seventh wave of UKHLS. In the third wave, each row is identified by pidp and absparno. On the other hand, the row is identified by pidp and childpno in the other two waves. Could you please give me a piece of guidelines on the following questions:

a. what is absparno?

b. without the childpno, how child can be identified in the chairman.dta within the third wave of UKHLS?

Best wishes,

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Updated by Stephanie Auty about 6 years ago

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Updated by Stephanie Auty about 6 years ago

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Best wishes,
Stephanie Auty - Understanding Society User Support Officer

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Updated by Stephanie Auty almost 6 years ago

ISER is now closed for the holidays and will reopen on 2nd January. We will get back to you soon afterwards.

With best wishes for the winter break.

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Updated by Alita Nandi almost 6 years ago

Assignee changed from Stephanie Auty to Yanan Zhang
% Done changed from 10 to 80

Hello

"a. what is absparno?"

ANS: c_absparno = absent parent code. So, if a respondent has 3 biological children and the other parents of all 3 children are absent, but 2 of them have the same other bio parent, then there will be 2 rows for this respondent in the c_chmain file where c_absparno = 1 for one row and 2 for the other row. Also, in one of the rows information will be reported for 2 children, e.g., c_chterm01 & c_chterm02 and in the other row information will be reported for the 3rd child, c_chterm03.

"b. without the childpno, how child can be identified in the chairman.dta within the third wave of UKHLS?"
ANS: In the third wave, children cannot be identified in c_chmain.dta

Best wishes,
Alita

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