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Mainstage Variable

chlivnot

Reasons not living with parents

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
chlivnot1 Reasons not living with parents - Parent disability or illness child
chlivnot2 Reasons not living with parents - Difficulties between parent and child child
chlivnot3 Reasons not living with parents - Death of a parent child
chlivnot4 Reasons not living with parents - Parental drug/alcohol/substance abuse child
chlivnot5 Reasons not living with parents - Parental work commitments/schedules child
chlivnot6 Reasons not living with parents - Parent in prison child
chlivnot7 Reasons not living with parents - Parent did not want them/abandonment child
chlivnot8 Reasons not living with parents - Very young parent child
chlivnot9 Reasons not living with parents - Domestic violence child
chlivnot10 Reasons not living with parents - Parent unable to cope child
chlivnot11 Reasons not living with parents - Abuse child
chlivnot12 Reasons not living with parents - Neglect child

Question asked in the latest wave:

guardians_w15.chlivnot

Question label:

Reasons not living with parents

Question text:

Why does [CHILD NAME] not live with [his/her] parent(s)?

Question universe:

if [R = GRIDVARIABLES.GUARDIAN] // R is U16 child's responsible adult and recorded as neither their biological nor adoptive parent
And if [(CHMCONT = 1|2) | (CHFCONT = 1|2)] // If at least one parent alive

Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ALL THAT APPLY

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

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