CLOSER Discovery

Variable Description

Representation

Type

Code List

Selection Style

SelectOne

Codes

A_LCHLV

• -9

  missing

• -8	inapplicable

• -2

  refusal

• -1	don't know

• 1

  yes

• 2

  no

• 3

  died

• 4

  stillborn

Aggregation Method

Unspecified

Temporal

False

Geographic

False

Source Questions

fertilityhistory w1(lchlv)

• Wave 1 Questionnaire

265 questions before...

fertilityhistory w1(lnprnt)

Can I just check, how many biological children have you [fathered/had]?

Include any stillborn children but not miscarriages. If asked to clarify, a death certificate must be issued in the case of a still birth but not in the case of a miscarriage. For men, this question includes children where the respondent and the mother never actually lived together BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN ONLY: INCLUDE STILLBIRTHS EXCLUDE ADOPTED, FOSTERED OR STEP CHILDREN

fertilityhistory_w1_lnprnt

fertilityhistory w1(lchlv)

Is your [eldest/next oldest] child still living with you?

1

Yes

2

No

3

Died

4

Stillborn

fertilityhistory w1(lchyd4)

In which year did that happen?

fertilityhistory_w1_lchyd4

423 questions after...

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Wave 1 Questionnaire

Lineage

• Wave 1 Information about natural children Dataset - a_lchlv

  child resident - biological
  • qi_fertilityhistory_w1_lchlv

    Is your [eldest/next oldest] child still living with you?

Variable Groups