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number of dependent children in BHPS
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Hi there,
I try to build several HH composition variables in BHPS. The variables I found use different defnitions of "dependent child", either <16 or <18. I want to identify women living with own dependent children (natural, step, adopted incl.) <18. "nchild" contains the number of dependent children up to 16. Is there a similar variable for dependent children up to 18?
Many thanks,
Sabine
Updated by Gundi Knies over 9 years ago
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Hi Sabine,
you could use ndepchl_dv, e.g.,
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/wave/3/datafile/c_indall/variable/c_ndepchl_dv
It is based on depchl_dv, e.g.,
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/wave/3/datafile/c_indall/variable/c_depchl_dv
Tha variables are also included in the indresp data files.
HTH,
Gundi
Updated by Sabine Hübgen over 9 years ago
Thnaks Guni,
this variable is very helpful for working with understanding society! But I am working with both US and BHPS, so my question refers more to BHPS. Any ideas?
Thank you very much!
Sabine
Updated by Gundi Knies over 9 years ago
- Target version changed from X M to BHPS
Hi Sabine,
I do not think the ndepchl_dv equivalent exists on the BHPS. But you can create it yourself by counting the number of depchl a person has. To do this, you just keep the hid, pno and depchl (and an age-variable if you want different age brackets) from record indall, rename pno to apno, merge on hid and apno to egoalt: now each apno's dependent child status is attached to every pno in their household. Then, by hid pno, count parent relationships that also have depchl=1 (i.e. sum( parent of a apno who is dependent child)), store info. Keep one observation per hid pno only, and merge on hid pno to indall. The non-matches are single person households and ndepchl will be 0 for them.
HTH,
Gundi
Updated by Sabine Hübgen over 9 years ago
Hi Gundi,
many thanks for the fast reply! Actually, I was going exactly this road, so your email is really reassuring and speeding-up my work!
Thanks again, this should work and solve my problem.
Cheers,
Sabine
Updated by Victoria Nolan over 9 years ago
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