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LS variable metadata

LEGABF
TableLBSF Live births to sample fathers (1971-1978, 1981)
Short descriptionWhether birth to sample father within marriage at time of registration.
SourceDraft entry for births (Form 309) or Draft entry for Stillbirths (Form 308), Confidential particulars, Question 3
Code notes1971-1985: 1 = Birth within marriage 2 = Birth outside marriage A birth is coded within marriage if: the date of marriage was given in the confidential particulars (Question 3), or if the father's details were given but the mother registered the birth alone and other information on the form suggested they were married even though the date of marriage was not stated 1986 onwards: 1 = within marriage 2 = outside of marriage, sole registration 3 = outside of marriage, joint registration, parents at same address 4 = outside of marriage, joint registration, parents at different addresses

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
810See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) p342 (live birth registration draft entry form),p345 (record of live birth form),pp24-25,pp95-96,p108 (general details), pp99-101 (comparability of data), p108 & p136 (data quality).

Additional information

ValueLabel
id834
m204namePAABLBSF
fullname(LBSF)LEGABF
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for births (Form 309) or Draft entry for Stillbirths (Form 308), Confidential particulars, Question 3
derivedN
codelistN
notesOnly births to sample fathers in 1971-78 and 1981 were linked to the LS
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
occurs6
keywordFertility
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0LBSF

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS