CeLSIUS DATA DICTIONARY
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LS variable metadata
| IDAGSCWI | |
|---|---|
| Table | WDOW Widow(er)hoods |
| Short description | Indefinite age indicator for LS member at death of spouse. |
| Source | Draft entry for deaths (Form 310): confidential particulars. Derived depending on whether date of birth of LS member stated. |
| Code notes | 1971-1985: space= full date of birth of LS member stated 1= age of LS member is indefinite due to non-statement of the day and/or month of birth 2= a full date of birth is shown as 'Indefinite' on input to the deaths processing system Additional codes from 1986 onwards: 3 = age of LS member given rather than date of birth 4 = indefinite age of LS member given Note: Codes 1-4 should not occur because date of birth of LS member is the means by which the death of the spouse is linked into the LS. Not coded after 1/1/93. |
Variable coding
The codelist for this variable is not available.
References
| Refnum | Reference |
|---|---|
| 821 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995), page 342 (death registration draft entry form), pp. 24-25 and page 98 (general details), pp. 101-103 (comparability), pp. 136-137 (data quality). |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
|---|---|
| id | 672 |
| m204name | PAABWDOW |
| fullname | (WDOW)IDAGSCWI |
| description | |
| codedas | |
| source | Draft entry for deaths (Form 310): confidential particulars. Derived depending on whether date of birth of LS member stated. |
| derived | Y |
| codelist | N |
| formerly | IDAGSOCWI |
| restricted | N |
| format | Text |
| length | 1 |
| occurs | 4 |
| enddate | 19921231 |
| keyword | Age |
| classification | |
| comvarind | |
| comvartime | |
| field0 | WDOW |