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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableRELATER4
LabelRelationship to YL child
Responses
0 YL child 1931
1 Biological parent 3813
2 Step-parent (partner of biological parent 35
3 Adoptive parent 4
4 Foster parent 1
5 Maternal grandparent 363
6 Patenal grandparent 1035
7 Brother/Sister (both parents the same) 2757
8 Half-sibling (same father) 41
9 Half-sibling (same mother) 33
10 Step-sibling (no parent in common) 1
11 Adoptive brother/sister 11
12 Foster brother/sister 0
13 Uncle/Aunt 1043
14 Cousin (inc. cousin brother & cousin sister) 228
15 Nephew/Niece 64
16 Brother/sister-in-law (spouse of sibling) 65
17 Great-Grandparent (mother’s side) 15
18 Great Grandparent (father’s side) 47
19 Other relative, specify 60
20 Servant (farm-worker, maid, etc.) 21
21 Tenant/lodger 0
22 Other non-related, specify 2
23 Nanny (live in) 0
24 Wife/Husband of YL Child 0
25 Boyfriend/Girlfriend of YL Child 0
26 Fiance 0
27 Child of YL Child 0
28 Father-in-law/Mother-in-law 0
29 Brother-in-law/Sister-in-law (sibling of YL Child's spouse) 1
77 NK 7
79 Refused to answer 0
88 NA 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
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