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HH_NUMKIDS

Description

HH_NUMKIDS reports the number of children under the age of 18 who live in the household.

Total household size is also available (see HH_SIZE). The total number of the respondent's own children living in the household is available as well (see HH_NUMOWNKIDS). Other variables simply indicate the presence of a child in the household (see HH_CHILD) or the presence of the respondent's own child in the household (see HH_OWNCHILD).

The number of children in the household was collected at the time of the ATUS interview, 2-5 months after the final CPS interview.

Universe

2003-2010: ATUS respondent households.

Codes/Frequencies

Respondent Households

Code Description 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0 0 11035 7641 6553 6382 6219 6601 7049 7028
1 1 3951 2620 2598 2625 2525 2474 2498 2597
2 2 3715 2365 2480 2516 2304 2334 2343 2326
3 3 1467 962 1015 1017 863 915 893 911
4 4 403 277 272 291 242 309 258 289
5 5 103 74 82 78 61 53 67 68
6 6 22 26 25 23 22 29 18 30
7 7 15 7 7 9 5 4 5 9
8 8 6 1 4 1 6 3 2 --
9 9 2 -- -- 1 1 -- -- --
10 10 -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- 2
11 11 -- -- 1 -- -- 1 -- --
12 12 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
99 NIU (Not in universe) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --