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Phone: Parents

UPAR - Parent Module Sibling-Spouse Phone Instrument


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS 

be050ma-be152mab    Variables for MOTHER of respondent:  mortality status, 
                    age at interview if living, date of death and age at death
                    if deceased.

be062fa-be164fab    Variables for FATHER of respondent:  mortality status, 	
                    age at interview if living, date of death and age at death
                    if deceased.

be050ma: Mother alive at time of interview?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: mothlive, h_e2, h_e3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 YES 224 385 609
2 NO 722 794 1516

be051ma: Mother's age at time of interview.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e3a, mothlive, h_e2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 722 794 1516
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 2 3
61 - 77 30 95 125
78 - 82 41 98 139
83 - 86 56 92 148
87 - 91 63 65 128
92 - 102 33 33 66
Note: Top coded at 94 on the public release.

be052mab: Mother's year of death.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e2a_y, mothlive, h_e3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT 1 0 1
-2 224 385 609
-1 DON'T KNOW 59 35 94
1928 - 1976 162 125 287
1977 - 1988 160 147 307
1989 - 1996 142 178 320
1997 - 2001 113 178 291
2002 - 2006 85 131 216

be152mab: Mother's age at death.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_e2b, h_e3, mothlive

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT 1 0 1
-2 224 385 609
-1 DON'T KNOW 23 21 44
23 - 65 147 147 294
66 - 76 141 163 304
77 - 83 141 204 345
84 - 89 158 153 311
90 - 103 111 106 217
Note: Top coded at 97 on the public release.

be062fa: Father alive at time of interview?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_ef2, h_ef3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 7 8
1 YES 95 231 326
2 NO 850 941 1791

be063fa: Father's age at time of interview.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: fathlive, h_ef3a, h_ef2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 859 972 1831
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
60 - 77 16 46 62
78 - 81 13 45 58
82 - 84 24 37 61
85 - 88 17 43 60
89 - 99 17 35 52
Note: Top coded at 90 on the public release.

be064fab: Father's year of death.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_ef2a_y, fathlive, h_ef2, h_ef3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT 1 0 1
-2 96 238 334
-1 DON'T KNOW 52 50 102
1900 - 1968 200 159 359
1969 - 1979 166 180 346
1980 - 1989 165 195 360
1990 - 1998 169 207 376
1999 - 2006 97 150 247

be164fab: Father's age at death.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: phone
Source variables: h_ef2b, fathlive, h_ef2, h_ef3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED/NONRESPONDENT 1 0 1
-2 96 238 334
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 39 57
24 - 62 175 188 363
63 - 71 168 185 353
72 - 78 168 182 350
79 - 85 161 199 360
86 - 100 159 148 307
Note: Top coded at 95 on the public release.

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