Description

AGEKID is a four-category indicator of the age of the youngest child in household.

AGEKID2 reports the age of the youngest child in the household if the child is under 18. Users may also see NCHILD, which reports the total number of children aged under 18 in the household.

AGEKID_HU reports the age of the youngest child in the household using different age categories than AGEKID.

Comparability

Users should note specific differences in how AGEKID was constructed and limited availability of some categories across samples.

Universe

Availability

• Argentina: 2021
• Armenia: 2008
• Austria: 1992, 2008
• Belgium: 1966
• Bulgaria: 1965, 2001
• Canada: 1992, 2005, 2010
• Czech Republic: 1965
• Finland: 1979, 2009
• France: 1966, 1985, 1998, 2009
• Germany: 1965
• Israel: 1991
• Italy: 2002, 2008
• Netherlands: 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000
• Peru: 1966
• Serbia: 1965
• South Africa: 2000, 2010
• South Korea: 2004, 2009
• Spain: 2002
• United Kingdom: 1983, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2005
• United States: 1965, 1975, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003-2024