Maximum monthly child benefit in national currency

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Data type Numeric
Scale Metric
Value labels Not applicable
Technical name fam_cben_amount_max_child_nominal
Category Family and gender policies
Label Maximum monthly child benefit in national currency.
Related indicators NA (no information available)

The variable indicates the maximum monthly child benefit amount per child in nominal values, expressed in national currency. In order to provide comparable data across countries, the variable is constructed based on a number of calculations and assumptions:

  • In many child benefit systems across countries in the Global North, the amount of the child benefit varies by age and the order of birth. In case of such variation, the variable assumes a value equal to the maximum monthly amount for a school-age child in a hypothetical family with three children aged 8, 10 and 12 years old (Gauthier 2011).
  • In countres of the Global South, child benefits may be provided at the household-level and provide a flat-rate amount based on the presence of a defined minimum or maximum number of children in the household. In cases where the benefit is provided at the household-level, the equivalent amount per child is calculated by dividing the benefit amount by the average number of children (aged below 15 years) across households with at least one member aged below 15 years in the respective country. This is based on demographic data compiled by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).
  • Where possible, the variable indicates the maximum monthly child benefit amount per child. In cases where data on benefit amounts was obtained, but the maximum amount per child was not available or not applicable, the variable indicates the minimum value per child.


Coding rules

The variable assumes a value equal to the maximum monthly child benefit amount per child in nominal values, expressed in national currency. This data is based on information in the relevant law or program description. When this information was not directly available, the following coding rules were followed.

For countries in the Global North where the child benefit amount often varies by age and order of the child, the variable assumed the maximum value of the following variables based on a hypothetical family with three children aged 8-, 10-, and 12-year-old (Gauthier 2011):

  • the maximum monthly amount received for the FIRST child, aged 12 for the employment-based (fam_cben_emp_amount_max_child1_age12_nominal) or citizenship-/residency-based child benefit (fam_cben_citres_amount_max_child1_age12_nominal)
  • the maximum monthly amount received for the SECOND child, aged 10 for the employment-based (fam_cben_emp_amount_max_child2_age10_nominal) or citizenship-/residency-based child benefit (fam_cben_citres_amount_max_child2_age10_nominal)
  • the maximum monthly amount received for the THIRD child, aged 8 for the employment-based (fam_cben_emp_amount_max_child3_age8_nominal) or citizenship-/residency-based child benefit (fam_cben_citres_amount_max_child3_age8_nominal)

For citizenship-/residency-based child benefits across countries in the Global South, data was collectedon the minimum and maximum monthly benefit amounts provided at the household-level or per individual child. In order to calculate the equivalent per child amount, the following coding rules were followed:

  • in cases where the child benefit is provided at the household-level, the maximum monthly amount per household (fam_cben_citres_amount_max_hh_nominal) is divided by the average number of children (aged below 15 years) across households with at least one member aged below 15 years in the respective country, based on demographic data from UN DESA, to acquire the maximum monthly amount per child (fam_cben_citres_amount_max_child_nominal).
  • In cases where data on benefit amounts was obtained, but the maximum amount per child was not available or not applicable, the variable assumes a value equal to the minimum monthly amount per child (fam_cben_citres_amount_min_child_nominal).


Missing information is coded as follows:

  • -999 = No information available: Data was unavailable or could not be found.
  • -888 = Policy does not exist: Data was not collected due to knowledge that the policy either does not exist or has been discontinued.
  • -777 = Not applicable: Data was not collected because it was not relevant for this specific country or child benefit system.


Bibliographic info

Citation: Tran, Anh, Simone Tonelli, Martin Gurín, Tobias Böger, Keonhi Son, Aysegül Kayaoglu and Sonja Drobnič. Forthcoming. Codebook of the Global Dataset of Child Benefits. Bremen: SFB 1342.


Related publications: Tonelli, Simone, Tobias Böger, Keonhi Son, Petra Buhr, Sonja Drobnič, and Johannes Huinink. 2021. Codebook of Historical Dataset of Child Benefit (HDCB). Bremen: SFB 1342. https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/5939.



Misc

Project manager(s): Anh Tran, Simone Tonelli, Martin Gurín, Tobias Böger, Keonhi Son, Aysegül Kayaoglu and Sonja Drobnič (A06)


Data release: Version 0.003: Third release


Revisions: This codebook is an updated version of the publication: Tonelli, Simone, Tobias Böger, Keonhi Son, Petra Buhr, Sonja Drobnič, and Johannes Huinink. 2021. Codebook of Historical Dataset of Child Benefit (HDCB). Bremen: SFB 1342. https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/5939.

Sources

Below is a list of common sources used to gather information on multiple countries. For country-specific sources and calculations, please refer to the Codebook of the Global Dataset of Child Benefits (Tran et al. Forthcoming).

  • Gauthier, Anne H. 2011. Comparative Family Policy Database, Version 3 [computer file]. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (distributors). www.demogr.mpg.de
  • Social Security Administration. Various years. Social Security Programs Throughout the World. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1949-1999 reports: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003924614 2001-2019 reports: https:// www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Non-Contributory Social Protection Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean Database. Santiago de Chile: UN ECLAC – Social Development Division. https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/home.
  • UNU-WIDER. 2018. Social Assistance, Politics, and Institutions (SAPI) database [online]. Helsinki: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). /project/sapi-social-assistance-politics-and-institutions-database.
  • Waggaman, Mary T. Family Allowances in Foreign Countries: Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 401. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/4026
  • Waggaman, Mary T. Family Allowances in 1937 and 1938, 48 Monthly Lab. Rev. 1026 (1939)
  • Wagemann, Mary T. Family Allowances in Various Countries, 1944-45: Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 853. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/4319
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