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bhid household identification number
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office code
Valid cases 29266 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

bpno ego’s person number
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7831 26.8 26.8
2 7815 26.7 26.7
3 6045 20.7 20.7
4 4515 15.4 15.4
5 1991 6.8 6.8
6 662 2.3 2.3
7 218 .7 .7
8 73 .2 .2
9 54 .2 .2
10 42 .1 .1
11 20 .1 .1
Valid cases 29266 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

bopno alter’s person number
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7831 26.8 26.8
2 7815 26.7 26.7
3 6045 20.7 20.7
4 4515 15.4 15.4
5 1991 6.8 6.8
6 662 2.3 2.3
7 218 .7 .7
8 73 .2 .2
9 54 .2 .2
10 42 .1 .1
11 20 .1 .1
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
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

brel relationship of bopno to bpno
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 74 .3 .3
Lawful spouse 2 5772 19.7 19.7
Live-in partner 3 749 2.6 2.6
Natural child 4 7376 25.2 25.2
Adopted child 5 55 .2 .2
Foster child 6 7 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 277 .9 .9
Daughter/son-in-law 9 120 .4 .4
Natural brother/sist 10 5164 17.6 17.6
Other brother/sister 11 64 .2 .2
Brother/sister-in-la 12 54 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 7376 25.2 25.2
Other parent 14 63 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 120 .4 .4
Any grand parent 16 138 .5 .5
Any grand child 17 138 .5 .5
Any cousin 18 24 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 24 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 24 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 10 .0 .0
Employee 22 4 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 81 .3 .3
Unrelated sharer 24 895 3.1 3.1
Step parent 25 277 .9 .9
Employer 26 4 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 81 .3 .3
Half-sibling 28 290 1.0 1.0
Other child 29 1 .0 .0
Other 30 4 .0 .0
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses BPNO BHGR2R BHGSEX BMASTAT BHGSPN BHGFNO BHGMNO on Record BINDALL
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

bsex sex
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text BD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14613 49.9 49.9
Female 2 14653 50.1 50.1
Valid cases 29266 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

bosex alter’s sex
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14613 49.9 49.9
Female 2 14653 50.1 50.1
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
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

blwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 25510 87.2 94.6
Alter birth 3 451 1.5 1.7
Not in sample 6 1001 3.4 3.7
Missing household -9 60 .2 Missing
Ego New entrant -8 2244 7.7 Missing
Valid cases 26962 Missing cases 2304
Question Route Uses BHID BPNO BOPNO BREL on Record BEGOALT. Uses PID BSAMPST BMOVEST on Record BINDALL. Uses AIVFHO on Record XWAVEID.
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note Allows computation of h/hold composition change measures since Wave One.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 25322 86.5 86.5
Different household 2 2025 6.9 6.9
Alter out of scope 4 23 .1 .1
Alter died 5 103 .4 .4
Both non-resp, DK 7 892 3.0 3.0
Ego left sample 8 722 2.5 2.5
Ego died/out scope 9 179 .6 .6
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note This variable can only exist at a particular Wave once the next Wave of data has been collected.
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 BEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text BEG3
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
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 BEGOALT
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type BEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 29266 Missing cases 0
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18