BHPS Documentation – Record Types
Select a record name from the following list to view its constituent variables:
| Cross-Wave Record Types | Record Description | Variable List |
|---|---|---|
| XWAVEID | Contains information for matching individuals between Waves | X |
| XWLSTEN | Contains information on the latest known sample status of individuals | X |
| XWAVEDAT | Contains substantive data about individuals which is fixed and only measured once in the panel | X |
| XIVDATA | Contains information about interviewers | X |
| Record Type | Record Description | Waves |
|---|---|---|
| wHHSAMP | Contains household-level data for issued households | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wINDSAMP | Contains individual-level data for issued households | - B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wINDALL | Contains enumerated individuals’ data | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wHHRESP | Contains household-level data for respondent households | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wINDRESP | Contains individual-level data for respondents | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wJOBHIST | Contains information from the employment history | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wJOBHSTD | Contains information from the employment history, based on dependent interviewing | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P Q R |
| wINCOME | Contains income and payment data | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wEGOALT | Provides a mechanism for identifying the relationship of each individual in a household to all others | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wYOUTH | Contains the responses to the Young persons questionnaire | - - - D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R |
| wLIFEJOB | Contains information about jobs held in employment spells | - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| wMARRIAG | Contains one record for each reported legal marriage | - B - - - - - - - - K L - - - - - - |
| wCOHABIT | Contains data about each cohabitation spell outside legal marriage | - B - - - - - - - - K L - - - - - - |
| wCHILDAD | Contains information about adopted and/or step-children | - B - - - - - - - - K L - - - - - - |
| wCHILDNT | Contains information about natural children | - B - - - - - - - - K L - - - - - - |
| wLIFEMST | Contains information about employment status spells | - B - - - - - - - - K L - - - - - - |
| wCHILD | Contains information about the children of the respondent | - - - - - - - - - - - L M - - - Q - |