BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

efihhypi	Imputation flag – EFIHHYP (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4278 85.0 85.0 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 79 1.6 1.6 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 676 13.4 13.4
	Valid cases 5033 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
	Incomes: Household Income
Note	See note for EFIHHYP 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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efihhybi	Imputation flag – EFIHHYB (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 3780 75.1 75.1 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 577 11.5 11.5 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 676 13.4 13.4
	Valid cases 5033 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
	Incomes: Household Income
Note	See note for EFIHHYB 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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efihhyti	Imputation flag – EFIHHYT (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4314 85.7 85.7 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 43 .9 .9 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 676 13.4 13.4
	Valid cases 5033 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
	Incomes: Household Income
Note	See note for EFIHHYT 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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efihhyii	Imputation flag – EFIHHYI (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 3991 79.3 79.3 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 366 7.3 7.3 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 676 13.4 13.4
	Valid cases 5033 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Household Income
	Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Note	See note for EFIHHYI 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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ehhyoi4	Year of interview: 4 digit
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1995 4708 93.5 95.4 1996 228 4.5 4.6 Missing or wild -9 97 1.9 Missing
	Valid cases 4936 Missing cases 97
Question Route	Uses EHHYOI on Record EHHRESP.
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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emgyr04	Year mortgage began: 4 digit
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1993.16 4.50 1967 1996
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year stated 1 287 5.7 100.0 Missing or wild -9 7 .1 Missing Inapplicable -8 4634 92.1 Missing Proxy respondent -7 98 1.9 Missing Don’t know -1 7 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 287 Missing cases 4746
Question Route	Uses EMGYR0 on Record EHHRESP.
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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ehsyr04	Year became owner: 4 digit
Record Type	EHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1994 11 .2 34.4 1995 21 .4 65.6 Missing or wild -9 53 1.1 Missing Inapplicable -8 4850 96.4 Missing Proxy respondent -7 98 1.9 Missing
	Valid cases 32 Missing cases 5001
Question Route	Uses EHSYR0 on Record EHHRESP.
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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eregion2	Government Office Region
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % North East 1 234 4.6 4.7 North West 2 617 12.3 12.3 Yorkshire and the Hu 3 480 9.5 9.6 East Midlands 4 416 8.3 8.3 West Midlands 5 423 8.4 8.4 East of England 6 451 9.0 9.0 London 7 496 9.9 9.9 South East 8 702 13.9 14.0 South West 9 463 9.2 9.2 Wales 10 270 5.4 5.4 Scotland 11 473 9.4 9.4 Missing -9 8 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 5025 Missing cases 8
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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eloctax	local taxes
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 9.38 2.43 0 15.48
	Valid cases 4258 Missing cases 775
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehdemp	hd empl earn
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 146.30 212.39 0 3563.05
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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espemp	sp empl earn
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 81.74 163.48 0 2771.18
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehdse	hd se earn
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 25.61 143.44 0 5796.15
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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espse	sp se earn
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 11.17 95.73 0 3257.97
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eothlab	oth hh lab income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 28.30 92.79 0 1118.92
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ededuc	total hh deductions
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 77.18 109.17 0 2241.45
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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enetlab	total lab income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 215.94 236.79 0 3629.53
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eni	national ins. contributions
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 17.98 19.23 0 117.10
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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econtr	occup. pension contr.
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 7.45 12.46 0 136.77
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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etaxnet	income tax net of credits
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 51.75 86.49 0 2210.06
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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etaxgr	income tax before credits
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 53.58 87.47 0 2215.02
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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etaxcr	credits on income tax
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.83 2.44 0 9.92
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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egrpay	hh gross labour earnings
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 293.12 342.74 0 5870.98
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehcost	gross housing costs
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 43.93 79.31 0 4343
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 849 16.87 Missing [Value >= 0] 4184 83.13 100.0 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4184 Missing cases 849
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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ehhi	hh inv income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 16.77 52.25 0 1406.09
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ehhb	hh ben income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 52.09 59.80 0 539.85
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ehhp	hh pension income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 21.25 71.65 0 2275.18
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ehht	hh transfer income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 5.35 32.04 0 918.12
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ehhneti	hh net income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 302.04 227.45 -10.88 3652.54
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
	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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ehhnetde	hh current net inc equ(McClements)/defl
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 437.48 321.14 -25.52 5468.26
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehmaint	hh maint paid
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.11 9.13 0 196.15
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ebhcind	BHC index: Jan 1987=100
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 150.45 0.41 150.20 153
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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emonum	Year and month of interview: YYYYMM
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 199513.64 17.73 199509 199605
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehhnetde2	hh current net inc equ(mod-oecd)/defl
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 267.55 184.28 -15.57 3335.64
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eeq_moecd	(mean) eq_moecd
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.59 0.54 1 4.30
	Valid cases 4259 Missing cases 774
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehhyrln	hh ann. net labour income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 11135.09 11527.45 0 183131.79
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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eyrni	hh ann. nat. ins. contrib.
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 923.33 954.48 0 5703.51
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eyrcontr	hh ann. occup. pens. contrib.
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 372.47 616.34 0 6895.32
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehhyrlg	hh ann. gross labour income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14956.47 16508.40 0 295890.99
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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eyrtaxnt	hh ann. inc. tax after credits
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2528.42 3980.01 0 111143.22
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eyrtaxgr	hh ann. inc. tax before credits
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2644.66 4040.54 0 111451.39
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eyrtaxcr	hh ann. credits on income tax
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 116.24 151.32 0 813.44
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eyrdeduc	hh ann. total deductions
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 3824.21 5134.15 0 112759.20
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehhyri	hh ann. invest. income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 832.82 2536.74 0 52739.20
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ehhyrb	hh ann. ben income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2557.57 2962.84 0 29285
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ehhyrp	hh ann. pension income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1074.10 3538.03 0 118309
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ehhyrt	hh ann. transfer income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 325.10 3855.26 0 247776
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ehhyneti	hh. ann. net income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 15924.65 11861.20 0 284764
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ehhnyrde	real equivalised hh ann. income
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 22877.19 16692.22 0 325818
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
	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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ebhcinda	average inflation over reference period: 1.9. – 31.8.
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ebasepi	inflation index in reference month: 201001
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 214.89 0.01 214.90 214.90
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ehhyrpi	imputation flag – efihhyp (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 101 2.01 Missing Not Imputed 0 4180 83.05 84.75 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 79 1.57 1.6 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 673 13.37 13.65 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
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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ehhyrbi	imputation flag – efihhyb (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 101 2.01 Missing Not Imputed 0 3682 73.16 74.66 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 577 11.46 11.7 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 673 13.37 13.65 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
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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ehhyrti	imputation flag – efihhyt (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 101 2.01 Missing Not Imputed 0 4216 83.77 85.48 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 43 0.85 0.87 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 673 13.37 13.65 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
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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ehhyrii	imputation flag – efihhyi (derived)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 101 2.01 Missing Not Imputed 0 3893 77.35 78.93 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 366 7.27 7.42 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 673 13.37 13.65 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
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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ehhyrlni	imputation flag – whhyrln (based on efihhyli)
Record Type	EHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 101 2.01 Missing Not Imputed 0 3638 72.28 73.76 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 621 12.34 12.59 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 673 13.37 13.65 Total 5033 100.00
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
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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ehhnyrde2	real equivalised hh ann. Income, using mod OCED scale
Record Type	EHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13969.96 9478.41 0 197042
	Valid cases 4932 Missing cases 101
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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