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2014 Panel Wave 2: Parent Pointer miscoding problem

There are a small number of cases where monthly parent pointers (RPNPAR1_EHC and RPNPAR2_EHC) are missing for children whose parents moved out of the household before the interview month. It is possible to identify parents using the recoded monthly relationship (RREL) which identifies the parent/child pair.

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