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phid household identification number
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ppno ego’s person number
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12731 26.9 26.9
2 12581 26.6 26.6
3 9607 20.3 20.3
4 7174 15.2 15.2
5 3178 6.7 6.7
6 1143 2.4 2.4
7 449 .9 .9
8 172 .4 .4
9 94 .2 .2
10 55 .1 .1
11 28 .1 .1
12 24 .1 .1
13 24 .1 .1
14 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

popno alter’s person number
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12731 26.9 26.9
2 12581 26.6 26.6
3 9607 20.3 20.3
4 7174 15.2 15.2
5 3178 6.7 6.7
6 1143 2.4 2.4
7 449 .9 .9
8 172 .4 .4
9 94 .2 .2
10 55 .1 .1
11 28 .1 .1
12 24 .1 .1
13 24 .1 .1
14 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Relationship between Household Members
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

prel relationship of popno to ppno
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 217 .5 .5
Lawful spouse 2 8576 18.1 18.1
Live-in partner 3 2111 4.5 4.5
Natural child 4 11487 24.3 24.3
Adopted child 5 67 .1 .1
Foster child 6 34 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 825 1.7 1.7
Daughter/son-in-law 9 284 .6 .6
Natural brother/sist 10 7970 16.9 16.9
Other brother/sister 11 258 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 97 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 11487 24.3 24.3
Other parent 14 103 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 284 .6 .6
Any grand parent 16 358 .8 .8
Any grand child 17 358 .8 .8
Any cousin 18 40 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 31 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 31 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 10 .0 .0
Employee 22 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 31 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 1072 2.3 2.3
Step parent 25 825 1.7 1.7
Employer 26 2 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 31 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 665 1.4 1.4
Other child 29 2 .0 .0
Other 30 14 .0 .0
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses PPNO PHGR2R PHGSEX PMASTAT PHGSPN PHGFNO PHGMNO on Record PINDALL
Index Terms Relationship between Household Members
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

psex sex
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text PD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23405 49.5 49.5
Female 2 23865 50.5 50.5
Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
Valid cases 47270 Missing cases 2
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Relationship between Household Members
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

posex alter’s sex
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23405 49.5 49.5
Female 2 23865 50.5 50.5
Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
Valid cases 47270 Missing cases 2
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Relationship between Household Members
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

plwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 42580 90.1 94.9
Different household 2 628 1.3 1.4
Alter birth 3 677 1.4 1.5
Not in sample 6 964 2.0 2.1
Ego New entrant -8 2423 5.1 Missing
Valid cases 44849 Missing cases 2423
Question Route Uses PHID PPNO POPNO PREL on Record PEGOALT. Uses PID PSAMPST PMOVEST on Record PINDALL. Uses OIVFHO on Record XWAVEID.
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note Allows computation of h/hold composition change measures since previous wave.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

pnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 41960 88.8 88.8
Different household 2 2710 5.7 5.7
Alter out of scope 4 84 .2 .2
Alter died 5 102 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 1060 2.2 2.2
Ego left sample 8 1092 2.3 2.3
Ego died/out scope 9 264 .6 .6
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text PEG3
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type PEGOALT
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

popid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type PEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 47272 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18