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Asking about confusing variable in the birth date in UKHLS

Added by Yi Wu over 1 year ago. Updated 5 months ago.

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Resolved
Priority:
High
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Category:
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Start date:
10/07/2022
% Done:

100%


Description

We have some questions about the variable, birth date in the ukhls dataset since WAVE 1
For example, for the Year of birth, all these variables are included in the dataset, but the value are inconsistent, such as
birthy: year of birth;
doby_dv: DOB: Year, derived
dcdoby: correct dob year

Corresponding to the birth date difference, there are different age for the same individual.
May I know which variable I should use to interpret the real date of birth for individuals?

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