The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) - Cycle 6

Dependent Children

Section: Entry

Variable Name: RecordID
Position: 1
Length: 10

Respondent identification, sequenced from 1 to end.

Section: Derived Variables

Variable Name: CBDYMD6
Position: 11
Length: 2

Derived variable: Date (month) of birth of all dependent children.

Table 1
  Response FREQ WTD
01 January 153 N/A
02 February 147 N/A
03 March 194 N/A
04 April 192 N/A
05 May 176 N/A
06 June 180 N/A
07 July 184 N/A
08 August 229 N/A
09 September 196 N/A
10 October 207 N/A
11 November 195 N/A
12 December 231 N/A
99 Not stated 14 N/A
Total 2,298 N/A

Coverage: All respondents who reported dependent children.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: U6Q34, U6Q34A, U6Q37A, U6Q37B, U6Q38, UNK6Q39M, UNK6Q39Y, KIDCNT, DEPCHD6, (from cycle 5 - CBDYMD5, CBDYYD5).

Variable Name: CBDYYD6
Position: 13
Length: 4

Derived variable: Date (year) of birth of all dependent children.

Allowed values: 1975 : 2009

Table 2
  Response FREQ WTD
1986 : 2009 Year 2,291 N/A
9999 Not stated 7 N/A
Total 2,298 N/A

Coverage: All respondents who reported dependent children.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: U6Q34, U6Q34A, U6Q37A, U6Q37B, U6Q38, UNK6Q39M, UNK6Q39Y, KIDCNT, DEPCHD6, (from cycle 5 - CBDYMD5, CBDYYD5).

Variable Name: HPMCHD6
Position: 17
Length: 1

Derived variable: Reason dependent children live with respondent most or part of the time.

Table 3
  Response FREQ WTD
1 Shared living arrangement with other parent 178 N/A
2 Other 17 N/A
6 Valid skip 2,102 N/A
9 Not stated 1 N/A
Total 2,298 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with dependent children who live in the same house with the child most or part of the time.
Note: This variable was derived from the variable: UNK6Q41A.

Variable Name: LVECHD6
Position: 18
Length: 1

Derived variable: Status of living arrangement of dependent children in the household.

Table 4
  Response FREQ WTD
1 All of the time 2,056 N/A
2 Most of the time 75 N/A
3 Part of the time 120 N/A
4 None of the time 46 N/A
9 Not stated 1 N/A
Total 2,298 N/A

 Coverage: Respondents with dependent children.
Note: This variable was derived from the variable: UNK6Q41.

Variable Name: RELCHD6
Position: 19
Length: 2

Derived variable: Relationship of dependent children to respondent.

Table 5
  Response FREQ WTD
01 Birth child 2,126 N/A
02 Adopted child 10 N/A
03 Stepchild 141 N/A
04 Foster child 8 N/A
05 Other 13 N/A
Total 2,298 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with dependent children.
Note: This variable was derived from the variable: UNK6Q40.

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