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Mainstage Variable

lscsx

Sex of step-child

Datafiles

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

fertilityhistory_w15.lscsx

Question label:

Sex of step-child

Question text:

[Are/Were] they a boy or a girl?

Question universe:

if [ANNUALFERTILITYHISTORY.NBORNLWS > 0 | LSTEP2 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.NSTEPCH > 0] // has had step-children or R has step-children in household
And if [LNSTEP2 > 0] // Ever had step-children
And if [(LSCLv = 2|3)| (LSCNo = 99|DK|REF|MIS) | LChChkStep = 2] // Step child is no longer living with respondent, or has died, or resident step child not identified

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-816920.31%
refusal-210.12%
Boy131637.98%
Girl234641.59%
Total832100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81854.55%
refusal-213.03%
Boy1721.21%
Girl2721.21%
Total33100.0%

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