Support #1561
Residential mobility of youth and children
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Hello,
I am analysing youth (10–15 years) and child (3, 5, 8 years) data. In my analyses, I would like to include a binary variable indicating whether the individual had moved since the previous wave (or since 2009). I found two variables that would be of interest: w_mvyr (year moved to current address) and w_addrmov_dv (participant changes address postcode since last wave). These variables are available in the indresp datafile, i.e. only for individuals aged 16+. How can I best infer whether a child moved from these data? I was thinking using information of the natural mother (using mnpid) as a proxy, as, in most cases, a child moves with their natural mother. Do you know of a better way of doing this?
Thanks!
Marie
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 3 years ago
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Hello Marie,
What you are suggesting is a good idea but you don't need to make an assumption that the child always lives with the mother as you can identify the person/s the child is living with using the variables W_mnspid (natural/step/adopted mother PIDP) & W_fnspid (natural/step/adopted father PIDP). These variables are non-negative only when the person is living with that parent in wave, W.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team
Updated by Marie Mueller almost 3 years ago
Hello,
Thank you very much for the rapid help!
That's a good suggestion! However, if, for example, a step parent moved in the household between wave 1 and wave 2, they have changed address. However, the child may have lived in the household before (in wave 1), i.e., would not have changed address. I assume the risk of assigning a wrong value to the child because of this problem may be larger when I include step parents rather than only the natural mother. Maybe I could use information of the natural mother but only if the child actually lives with their natural mother. This may minimise the risk of assigning a false value. What do you think?
Best wishes,
Marie
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 3 years ago
Good point! Yes, you could prioritise the biological parent, and perhaps also adoptive parent. A child is almost always likely to live with at least one biological or adoptive parent, and so most likely to move with them.
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team over 2 years ago
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