HILDA Online Data Dictionary Release 23

Variable

lfmnprea

Label

History: Why were you not living with both your parents at age 14

Population

Not living with own parents at age 14

Subject Area

BACKGROUND - Family Background

Survey Wave

Data File

Responding Person File

Frequency

fmnprea	RP
[-1] Not asked	13575
[-3] Dont know	10
[-4] Refused/Not stated	3
[10] Boarding school/studying	47
[11] One parent setting up for family to move to a new country	1
[12] Parent/s living overseas	16
[13] Did not get on with parents	42
[14] Was working at 14	22
[15] Fostered/adopted out	31
[16] Parent/s were ill (mentally/physically)	18
[1] Parents never married or lived together	154
[2] One or both parents died	818
[3] Parents separated or divorced	2638
[8] Other	100

Notes

Combined answer from first interview for continuing persons and answer from NPQ for new persons.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23

Value	Label
3	Parents separated or divorced
8	Other
10	Boarding school/studying
11	One parent setting up for family to move to a new country
16	Parent/s were ill (mentally/physically)
1	Parents never married or lived together
12	Parent/s living overseas
13	Did not get on with parents
2	One or both parents died
14	Was working at 14
15	Fostered/adopted out

Missing data values