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VCF0138 Number of Children in Household

QUESTION:
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Number of children under 18 years old in household unit/family

VALID_CODES:
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0.  None
1.  One
2.  Two
3.  Three
4.  Four
5.  Five
6.  Six
7.  Seven
8.  Eight or more

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  NA; no Pre IW; Panel (1992,1996,2002)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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1970 NOTE:
This question was not asked if R had no children of his/her own (or MD 
if had any); 1970 data are not included.
1994 NOTE:
Instead of being asked how many children were in the household/family 
or establishing number of children through the household listing, R was 
asked if he/she had any children of his/her own and further questions 
were asked about those children.  1994 data are not included.
2000 NOTE:
same as 1994.
2002 NOTE:
These data are available only for 2002 fresh cross-section cases.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1956:  560178
1958:  580177  
1960:  600125
1962:  620088
1964:  640189
1966:  660194
1968:  680147
1978:  780039,780040,780041,780042 
1980:  800044,800045,800046,800047  
1982:  820054,820055,820056,820057
1984:  840071,840072,840073,840074  
1986:  860015,860016,860017,860018
1988:  880092,880093,880094,880095  
1990:  900030,900031,900032,900033 
1992:  923079,923080,923081,923082
1996:  960048,960049,960050,960051  
1998:  980041 
2002:  021107
2004:  041103


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03