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LS variable metadata
| SEX |
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| Table | CORE1 Core information for each LS member |
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| Short description | Sex of LS member. |
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| Source | Sex as quoted at initial entry point into the LS sample |
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| Code notes | |
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Variable coding
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 606 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) page 76 and page 86 (linkage rates by sex). |
| 401 | 1991 Census - LS Link program specifications for further information and SEXD001 on core record. |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 180 |
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| m204name | PAABCORE |
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| fullname | (CORE1)SEX |
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| description | |
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| codedas | |
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| source | Sex as quoted at initial entry point into the LS sample |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | This field will not normally appear on an event record unless the 'Sex' quoted is discrepant with that held on the core record. In such cases the sex discrepancy field on the core record will be flagged, the discrepant sex also recorded on the event recor |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 1 |
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| sasname | S11016 |
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| keyword | Sex |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | CORE1 |
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