BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

cfihhyti	Imputation flag – CFIHHYT (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4528 86.5 86.5 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 38 .7 .7 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 666 12.7 12.7
	Valid cases 5232 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
	Incomes: Household Income
Note	See note for CFIHHYT and Section on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cfihhyii	Imputation flag – CFIHHYI (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4157 79.5 79.5 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 409 7.8 7.8 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 666 12.7 12.7
	Valid cases 5232 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Household Income
	Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Note	See note for CFIHHYI and Section on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyoi4	Year of interview: 4 digit
Record Type	CHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1993 4783 91.4 91.5 1994 445 8.5 8.5 Missing or wild -9 4 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 5228 Missing cases 4
Question Route	Uses CHHYOI on Record CHHRESP.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cmgyr04	Year mortgage began: 4 digit
Record Type	CHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1990.90 4.34 1967 1994
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year stated 1 271 5.2 100.0 Missing or wild -9 11 .2 Missing Inapplicable -8 4734 90.5 Missing Proxy respondent -7 211 4.0 Missing Don’t know -1 5 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 271 Missing cases 4961
Question Route	Uses CMGYR0 on Record CHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chsyr04	Year became owner: 4 digit
Record Type	CHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1972 1 .0 2.5 1988 2 .0 5.0 1992 4 .1 10.0 1993 31 .6 77.5 1994 2 .0 5.0 Missing or wild -9 47 .9 Missing Inapplicable -8 4933 94.3 Missing Proxy respondent -7 211 4.0 Missing Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 40 Missing cases 5192
Question Route	Uses CHSYR0 on Record CHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cregion2	Government Office Region
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % North East 1 247 4.7 4.7 North West 2 660 12.6 12.6 Yorkshire and the Hu 3 503 9.6 9.6 East Midlands 4 405 7.7 7.7 West Midlands 5 458 8.8 8.8 East of England 6 436 8.3 8.3 London 7 559 10.7 10.7 South East 8 720 13.8 13.8 South West 9 479 9.2 9.2 Wales 10 268 5.1 5.1 Scotland 11 497 9.5 9.5
	Valid cases 5232 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Internally computed from confidential data on Survey database.
Index Terms	Geographic Location
Note	Government Office Region created in 1994 and finalised in 1998 when Merseyside was merged into the North West.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cloctax	local taxes
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 8.70 2.23 0 16.29
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chdemp	hd empl earn
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 134.29 192.41 0 2076.92
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cspemp	sp empl earn
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 70.86 144.78 0 3140.77
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chdse	hd se earn
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 22.80 112.15 0 1961.54
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cspse	sp se earn
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 9.55 72.07 0 1928.88
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cothlab	oth hh lab income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 25.37 84.65 0 1286.37
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cdeduc	total hh deductions
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 64.46 88.40 0 1295.19
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cnetlab	total lab income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 198.41 214.03 0 1993.61
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cni	national ins. contributions
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14.63 16.03 0 90.03
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ccontr	occup. pension contr.
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 6.53 11.24 0 148.07
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ctaxnet	income tax net of credits
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 43.40 67.17 0 1105.46
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ctaxgr	income tax before credits
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 43.40 67.17 0 1105.46
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ctaxcr	credits on income tax
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cgrpay	hh gross labour earnings
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 262.87 299.35 0 3288.81
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chcost	gross housing costs
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 39.74 75.78 0 4125
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 918 17.55 Missing [Value >= 0] 4314 82.45 100.0 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 4314 Missing cases 918
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhi	hh inv income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14.79 43.46 0 812.08
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhb	hh ben income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 48.41 55.33 0 949.04
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhp	hh pension income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 18.09 53.59 0 1223.08
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chht	hh transfer income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 5.67 35.27 0 895.62
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhneti	hh net income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 276.66 198.78 -9.69 2424.92
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhnetde	hh current net inc equ(McClements)/defl
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 415.29 283.56 -23.25 4167.31
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chmaint	hh maint paid
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.02 9.62 0 323.08
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cbhcind	BHC index: Jan 1987=100
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 142.33 0.19 141.80 144.60
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cmonum	Year and month of interview: YYYYMM
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 199312.85 16.70 199309 199404
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhnetde2	hh current net inc equ(mod-oecd)/defl
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 256.62 163.36 -14.18 1773.85
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ceq_moecd	(mean) eq_moecd
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.61 0.54 1 5.10
	Valid cases 4354 Missing cases 878
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrln	hh ann. net labour income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 10506.02 10574.10 0 76967.21
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrni	hh ann. nat. ins. contrib.
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 769.05 801.85 0 5009.13
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrcontr	hh ann. occup. pens. contrib.
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 326.11 555.61 0 5855.22
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrlg	hh ann. gross labour income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13809 14676.25 0 124579.23
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrtaxnt	hh ann. inc. tax after credits
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2209.17 3168.87 0 40213.99
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrtaxgr	hh ann. inc. tax before credits
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2209.17 3168.87 0 40213.99
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrtaxcr	hh ann. credits on income tax
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cyrdeduc	hh ann. total deductions
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 3304.33 4237.70 0 47612.02
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyri	hh ann. invest. income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 772.14 2169.32 0 42228
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrb	hh ann. ben income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2348.57 2689.32 0 26179.20
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrp	hh ann. pension income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 926.44 2713.01 0 62955.40
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrt	hh ann. transfer income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 289.62 2300.55 0 65949.20
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyneti	hh. ann. net income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14842.82 10079.49 0 97139.50
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhnyrde	real equivalised hh ann. income
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 22072.83 14623.37 0 169351
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cbhcinda	average inflation over reference period: 1.9. – 31.8.
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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cbasepi	inflation index in reference month: 201001
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 214.89 0.01 214.90 214.90
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrpi	imputation flag – cfihhyp (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 221 4.22 Missing Not Imputed 0 4265 81.52 85.11 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 89 1.70 1.78 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 657 12.56 13.11 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrbi	imputation flag – cfihhyb (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 221 4.22 Missing Not Imputed 0 3806 72.74 75.95 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 548 10.47 10.94 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 657 12.56 13.11 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrti	imputation flag – cfihhyt (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 221 4.22 Missing Not Imputed 0 4316 82.49 86.13 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 38 0.73 0.76 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 657 12.56 13.11 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrii	imputation flag – cfihhyi (derived)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 221 4.22 Missing Not Imputed 0 3945 75.40 78.73 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 409 7.82 8.16 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 657 12.56 13.11 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhyrlni	imputation flag – whhyrln (based on cfihhyli)
Record Type	CHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 221 4.22 Missing Not Imputed 0 3540 67.66 70.64 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 814 15.56 16.24 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 657 12.56 13.11 Total 5232 100.00
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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chhnyrde2	real equivalised hh ann. Income, using mod OCED scale
Record Type	CHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13649.52 8406.50 0 93388.40
	Valid cases 5011 Missing cases 221
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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