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LS variable metadata

PSLIBBM
TableLBSM Live births to sample mothers
Short descriptionNumber of children previously born alive to sample mother.
SourceDraft entry for Births (Form 309) confidential particulars Question 3 (iii)
Code notesMay be imputed. 00 - 25 = Number of children; space (or -9) = Birth outside marriage; -5 = birth before 1993 and birth outside marriage. 1993 onwards, extra codes: 98 = 'Not Known' ; 99 = 'Blank or not stated' (from 1993 onwards)

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
822See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) p342 (live birth registration draft entry form), p345(record of live birth form), pp24-25, pp95-96 and p108 (general details), pp99-101 (comparability of data), p108 and pp125-136 (data quality).

Additional information

ValueLabel
id1346
m204namePAABLBSM
fullname(LBSM)PSLIBBM
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for Births (Form 309) confidential particulars Question 3 (iii)
derivedN
codelistN
notesUntil May 2012 the number of previous births was collected for those occurring within marriage only. From 28 May 2012 the total number of previous births that a mother has had is collected for all birth registrations (inside and outside of marriage)
restrictedN
formatText
length2
occurs12
keywordFertility
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0LBSM

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS