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khid household identification number
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Valid cases 1099 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

kpno person number
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 682 62.1 62.1
2 329 29.9 29.9
3 49 4.5 4.5
4 26 2.4 2.4
5 11 1.0 1.0
6 1 .1 .1
8 1 .1 .1
Valid cases 1099 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsbm month began cohabitation spell
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (45)
Question Number and Text KL20M : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
don’t know -1 345 31.39 Missing
january 1 63 5.73 8.36
february 2 55 5.00 7.29
march 3 64 5.82 8.49
april 4 62 5.64 8.22
may 5 50 4.55 6.63
june 6 69 6.28 9.15
july 7 65 5.91 8.62
august 8 78 7.10 10.34
september 9 82 7.46 10.88
october 10 54 4.91 7.16
november 11 64 5.82 8.49
december 12 48 4.37 6.37
Total 1099 100.00
Valid cases 754 Missing cases 345
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsby4 year began cohabitation spell
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (45)
Question Number and Text KL20Y : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1992.60 7.92 1951 2002
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
don’t know -1 8 0.73 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1091 99.27 100.0
Total 1099 100.00
Valid cases 1091 Missing cases 8
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsem month ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (45)
Question Number and Text KL21M : What month and year did you stop living together? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 486 44.22 Missing
don’t know -1 262 23.84 Missing
january 1 28 2.55 7.98
february 2 18 1.64 5.13
march 3 23 2.09 6.55
april 4 25 2.27 7.12
may 5 29 2.64 8.26
june 6 43 3.91 12.25
july 7 31 2.82 8.83
august 8 32 2.91 9.12
september 9 33 3.00 9.4
october 10 25 2.27 7.12
november 11 26 2.37 7.41
december 12 38 3.46 10.83
Total 1099 100.00
Valid cases 351 Missing cases 748
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsey4 year ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (45)
Question Number and Text KL21Y : What month and year did you stop living together? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1992.54 7.90 1956 2002
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 486 44.22 Missing
don’t know -1 4 0.36 Missing
[Value >= 0] 609 55.41 100.0
Total 1099 100.00
Valid cases 609 Missing cases 490
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsne cohabitation spell not ended
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (45)
Question Number and Text KL21NE : What month and year did you stop living together? Not ended
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 613 55.78 Missing
not ended 1 486 44.22 100.0
Total 1099 100.00
Valid cases 486 Missing cases 613
Question Route IF (KMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND KLCOH = 1 AND KLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

klcsno cohabitation spell number
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text KL37SPNO
Valid cases 1099 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type KCOHABIT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text KEG3
Valid cases 1099 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type KCOHABIT
Valid cases 1099 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12