Variable | Definition |
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Dependent variables | |
Boy | Indicator variable: Child born at a given parity is male |
Family size | Proxy for desired family size: Number of children born per household |
Previous children and ethnicity variables | |
All girls | Indicator variable: All previous children are girls |
Gender mix | Indicator variable: Previous children are a mix of boys and girls |
Indian | Ethnicity dummy: Household is Indian (0,1): At least one parent born in India |
Pakistani | Ethnicity dummy: Household is Pakistani (0,1): At least one parent born in Pakistan |
English | Ethnicity dummy: Household is English (0,1): At least one parent born in the UK |
Individual and household variables | |
University | Dummy variable: A household is educated at the university level (0,1): At least one parent has first degree, higher degree or higher education qualifications |
Secondary | Dummy variable: A household is educated at the secondary education level (0,1): At least one parent has achieved at least one of GCSE, O-level or A-Level qualifications |
Never school | Dummy variable: A household never went to school (0,1): At least one parent never attended primary school |
Employed | Dummy variable: A household is employed (0,1): At least one parent is employed |
Wealthy | Dummy variable: A household is wealthy (0,1): Household owns a house |
London | Region dummy that household resides in London (0,1) |
West Midlands | Region dummy that household resides in the West Midlands (0,1) |
East Midlands | Region dummy that household resides in the East Midlands (0,1) |
North | Region dummy that household resides in the North (0,1) |