https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/support/favicon.ico?15995719382020-08-04T09:28:14ZUnderstanding Society User SupportUnderstanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52322020-08-04T09:28:14ZAlita Nandi
<ul><li><strong>Assignee</strong> set to <i>Fiona Steele</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>0</i> to <i>50</i></li></ul><p>Hi Fiona,</p>
<p>The file a_natchild records the number of children ever born to adult respondents in GPS+EMBS and whether the child lives with the adult respondent. The file f_natchild does the same for IEMBS. After the initial wave, w_newborn records any children born between waves, and also records whether the child is living with the adult respondent.</p>
<p>In alternate waves starting with Wave 1, information is collected about relationship with non-resident family members including children in the module Family Networks (see variables LVREL*).</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Alita<br />On behalf of Understanding Society User Support</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52332020-08-04T09:28:21ZAlita Nandi
<ul><li><strong>Private</strong> changed from <i>Yes</i> to <i>No</i></li></ul> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52372020-08-04T14:58:10ZFiona Steele
<ul></ul><p>Hi Alita,</p>
<p>Thanks very much for your advice. I will look into constructing the variable using the natchild files.</p>
<p>I had hoped to use the nrels* variables to determine the number of non-coresident children and siblings. However, I noticed an inconsistency in the labeling of these variables across waves. I am using waves c, e and g (for the family networks module). In wave g nrels3 is the number of sons/daughters, but in waves c and e the same variable is labelled the number of grandchildren and none of the nrels* variable relate to children. In g nrels4 is the number of siblings, but in waves c and e it is nrels2.</p>
<p>The same query was asked about a year ago (<a class="issue tracker-3 status-2 priority-6 priority-highest" title="Support: Family size (In Progress)" href="https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1227">#1227</a>) but I did not find a response.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Fiona</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52442020-08-05T06:01:24ZAlita Nandi
<ul><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>50</i> to <i>80</i></li></ul><p>Hi Fiona,</p>
<p>You are right. But the labelling is not wrong. NRELS1-NRELS6 in Waves 3 & 5 correspond to NRELS3-NRELS8 in Waves 7 & 9 - in that order. So, for example, C_NRELS3 is the number of absent grandchildren and G_NRELS3 is the number of absent sons/daughters. The NRELS questions is filtered on those who choose LVREL 3,4,5,6,7,8. In Waves 3 & 5, the suffixes of the resulting NRELS variables were 1-6. Buf in Waves 7 & 9 the suffixes corresponded with the LVREL values and so NRELS3-8.</p>
<p>We will put in a variable note on the online variable descriptions now to explain this and make the variable names consistent across waves at the next release.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Alita</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52842020-08-15T05:35:53ZFiona Steele
<ul></ul><p>Hi Alita,</p>
<p>I just saw your response - thank you so much. This is very clear.</p>
<p>I have one final query which would resolve my confusion about these variables. In Waves 3 and 5, the variable label for NRELS1 is "Number of relations: ...". Should this be "Number of sons/daughters"? It seems so because there are valid responses for this variable only when LVREL3=1. This would also correspond to the variable label for NRELS3 in Waves 7 and 9.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Fiona</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52862020-08-17T07:04:09ZAlita Nandi
<ul></ul><p>Yes you are correct. The label for NRELS1 in Wave 3 & 5 should be "Number of absent sons/daughters"</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=52892020-08-17T16:04:20ZAlita Nandi
<ul></ul><p>Hi Fiona,</p>
<p>We have added variable notes to reflect this.</p>
<p><a class="external" href="https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation?search_api_views_fulltext=nrels">https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation?search_api_views_fulltext=nrels</a></p>
<p>Could you please take a quick look and let me know if any of the variable notes don't make sense?</p>
<p>Thanks,<br />Alita</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=53122020-09-03T12:00:16ZAlita Nandi
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Feedback</i></li></ul> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1389: Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1389?journal_id=64072021-10-13T10:23:00ZUnderstanding Society User Support Teamusersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Feedback</i> to <i>Resolved</i></li><li><strong>Assignee</strong> deleted (<del><i>Fiona Steele</i></del>)</li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>80</i> to <i>100</i></li></ul>