Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablenumchld
LabelNumber of children under 16 responsible for
Question text Now I would like to ask you about your children under 16. Can I just check the number of children under 16 you are responsible for?
Responses
1 328
2 318
3 156
4 38
5 13
6 6
-3 Refused 1
Sysmiss 4428
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsTHE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD ARE: 2: CHILD Female 2 etc... Enter a numeric value between 1 and 9.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.