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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1973

Variable Details

VariableNCHWIFE
LabelNUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WIFE UNDER 45
Responses
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD. 0
0 NO CHILDREN 2545
1 ONE CHILD 2926
2 TWO CHILDREN 6164
3 THREE CHILDREN 3418
4 FOUR CHILDREN 1570
5 FIVE CHILDREN 848
6 SIX CHILDREN 432
7 SEVEN CHILDREN 159
8 EIGHT CHILDREN 80
9 NINE CHILDREN 8
10 TEN CHILDREN 20
11 ELEVEN CHILDREN 14
97 WIFE 45 OR OVER 11739
98 NO WIFE IN FAMILY 6609
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1973
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