updated initial populations&estimates

[dariaple]

Summary of updates to initial populations:

• Added the six-category ethnicity variable dot01 to initial populations where missing values are partially imputed using partner’s ethnicity (assuming partners have the same ethnicity.
• Introduced the four-category variable dot, which is used in regression estimates:
• Added a new disability dummy dlltsd01, which captures both self-reported disability and receipt of disability benefits. This dummy is used in regression estimates instead of dlltsd.
• Added variable careHoursProvidedWeekly (capped), as used in the new labour supply estimates. Consequently, had to cap lhw to a maximum of 126 hours per week (hours of work) to ensure consistency

The initial populations data are saved here: …Box\CeMPA shared area\ESPON - OVERLAP_countries\UK\initial_populations (see version of July 2025)

Summary of updates to estimates:

• Added year-specific dummies (y2020, y2021) to all processes to capture the impact of the pandemic.
• Included the four-category variable dot in all processes (note that an extended ethnicity variable dot01 with standard five categories and “missing” kept as a separate category is retained in initial populations).
• Replaced dhe with its physical (dhe_pcs) and mental (dhe_mcs) health components wherever health was included.
• Replaced disability dummy dlltsd with dlltsd01, which captures both self-reported disability and receipt of disability benefits.
• Weights: all processes now use dimxwt (individual cross-sectional weight).
• Automated the production of Excel files with estimates.
• Process-specific updates are detailed in the Excel files with estimates.
• Added an Excel file summarising the structure of covariates used in the estimates.
• Labour supply estimates are updated (version which accounts for hours of care provided per week).

[dav-sonn]

@dariaple, we changed the code to accommodate the new estimates. However, there are two problems to be fixed in the input files:

• In all input > reg_ files, sheets' names must include the country prefix (UK_)
• In the reg_fertility file, there is a typo in column B: missing "E" in "COEFFICIENT"
  Would you be able to give it a look?
  Thanks in advance!

[justin-ven]

Redundant pull request as advised by email from Daria 17/11/2025