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LS variable metadata

MEINDCWI
TableWDOW Widow(er)hoods
Short descriptionMedical Enquiry form indicator for death of spouse of LS member.
SourceDraft entry for deaths (Form 310): Boxes B and (viii)
Code notes1971-1985: Blank 1986-1992: 1= Form SD17A sent out by registrar 2= Medical Enquiry (ME)form sent out by cause coding 3= SD17A returned - no change of code 4= ME form returned - no change of code 5= SD17A returned - codes changed 6= ME form returned - codes changed SPACE= neither ME form or form SD17A sent out 1993 onwards: Blank - not applicable.

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
821See 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

ValueLabel
id4093
m204namePAABWDOW
fullname(WDOW)MEINDCWI
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for deaths (Form 310): Boxes B and (viii)
derivedN
codelistN
notesThese forms are sent to the doctor of the deceased to obtain further information about the cause of death
restrictedN
formatText
length1
occurs4
startdate19860101
enddate19921231
keywordMortality
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0WDOW

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS