Variable Description

Name
SIBCL2
Label
PAIR TYPE-MOST DIFFERENTIATED
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'SIBCL2'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
AA Valid adopted/adopted; both kids adopted 31
0.99%
0.99%
AB Valid adopted/bio; one kid adopted, the other kid biological 49
1.56%
1.56%
AU Valid a pair of aunt/uncle and nephew/niece 18
0.57%
0.57%
CO Valid cousin pairs 201
6.40%
6.40%
DZ Valid DZ (fraternal) twins 452
14.40%
14.40%
FO Valid foster children (either one or both respondents are foster children) 27
0.86%
0.86%
FS Valid full sibling pairs 1,251
39.85%
39.85%
GH Valid not related pairs living in a group home 7
0.22%
0.22%
HS Valid half-sibling pairs 442
14.08%
14.08%
IL Valid pairs who are in-laws (i.e., living with a sister/brother's spouse or boy/girlfriend) 12
0.38%
0.38%
MZ Valid MZ (identical) twins 289
9.21%
9.21%
NR Valid not related pairs who are NOT step sibs, adopted sibs, cousins, etc. 151
4.81%
4.81%
SP Valid spousal (or boy/girlfriend) pairs 16
0.51%
0.51%
SS Valid step sibling pairs (includes blended families whose parents are not married, but are living together) 150
4.78%
4.78%
UD Valid twin pairs, uncertain zygosity 43
1.37%
1.37%
Total Responses Valid Invalid
3139 3139 0

Representation

Source Questions

SIBCL2

Lineage

  • Adolescent Pairs Data - SIBCL2
    PAIR TYPE-MOST DIFFERENTIATED
    • Second and Most Differentiated Sibling Classification Variable. (Assigns relationships to the pairs in the not related group, as well as the twin, full sib, and half-sib pairs based on dummy variables.)