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The individual in family module is familyR, and the individual in household income module is financialR. MainR and Spouse identifier can be found from Weight.dta. As I stated before: The individual (ID) in family module is familyR, and the individual (ID) in household income module is financialR Th...

econwang 写了：The individual in family module is familyR, and the individual in household income module is financialR. MainR and Spouse identifier can be found from Weight.dta.

Thank you, but this does not answer my question. Which variable specifically identifies who familyR and financialR are?

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The individual in family module is familyR, and the individual in household income module is financialR. MainR and Spouse identifier can be found from Weight.dta. Thank you! For clarification, what exactly does the dichotomous variable MainR (in Weight.dta) identify? Also, I do not see indicators f...

Where in the data can I identify who the family respondent, and who the financial respondent is? (Whether MR or Spouse) (i.e. the answer to Coverscreen question CV032)

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Charlotte

This is not a specific data question, but does anyone have recommendations for efficient ways to convert birth dates reported using the lunar calendar into the solar (gregorian) calendar dates?

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Charlotte

We know this issue, the treatment may be arbitrary, so instead we just release the raw data, and let users to choose the appropriate method, such as missing the nonsense value, or infer the value from other information. Thanks so much for your reply. I am surprised to find spikiness in the distribu...

Birth years recorded for respondent's parents range from 1860 to 2010 for the 2011 wave. How can this be possible? There are a scattering of birth years in the late 1900s and early 2000s that are nonsensical for a respondent base that is allegedly 45 years or older. Can anyone shed light on the codi...