BHPS Documentation – Thesaurus

This Thesaurus has been created to allow users to more readily locate the variables which are most relevant to their research interests, and to find other variables with related data throughout the database.

There are two types of entry:

Terms marked with a * are main terms which actually appear in the Cross-Wave Subject Category Index. For many of these, other related terms are indicated by “See also”:

Alternative or expanded terms have references to the main term entries under which it is likely that variables of interest will appear.

Absence from work	See	Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime
Accidents	See	Health: Accidents, Illness
Accommodation	See	Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling
Adopted Children	See	Children
Adoption	See	Children
Affiliation and Social Psychology	See	Social and Interest Group Activity Social and Interest Group Membership
Age	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Alimony	See	Financial Management: External Transfers
Allowances	See	Financial Management: Allowances Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions Housing: Allowances/Rebates
Assets	See	Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Attitudes	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Health: NHS vs Private Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Bedrooms	See	Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling
Benefits	See	Employment: Benefits Receipt Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Births	See	Children Fertility
Birthplace	See	Geographic Location Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Board/Keep	See	Financial Management: Internal Transfers
* Caring	See also	Child Care
Cars	See	Transport
Central Heating	See	Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel
* Child Care	See also	Gender Roles Family Life
Child Support	See	Financial Management: External Transfers
* Children	See also	Family Life
Children: Care for	See	Child Care
Children: Financial Transfers To	See	Financial Management: External Transfers Incomes
Children: Health	See	Health: Childrens Health
Children: Maintenance	See	Financial Management: External Transfers
Children: Number	See	Children Fertility Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Class	See	Social Classification Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Clinic Visits	See	Health: Hospital and Clinic Use Health: Medical Consultations
Cohabitation History	See	Marital and Cohabitation History Marital Status
Colour Television	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
* Computers and Computing	See also	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
CD Player	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Consumer Confidence	See	Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Consumer Durables	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Consumption	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel Household Consumption: Food Household Consumption: Home Improvements Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
Country of Birth	See	Geographic Location Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Credit and Debt	See	Financial Management: Credit and Debt Financial Management: Loan Repayments Financial Management: Problems Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
* Crime	See also	Neighbourhood and Residence
Decision-Making	See	Gender Roles
Demographic Information	See	Children Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Dependants Allowances	See	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Difficulties with Rent	See	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions Housing: Problems Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Disability Allowances	See	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Disabilities	See	Health: Accidents, Illness Health: Effect on Daily Life, Employment Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Dishwashers	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Division of Labour in Household	See	Child Care Gender Roles Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Divorce	See	Marital and Cohabitation History Marital Status
Doctors	See	Health: Childrens Health Health: Medical Consultations Health: NHS vs Private Health: Use of Health and Welfare
Domestic Duties, Responsibility For	See	Child Care Gender Roles Values, Opinions and Attitudes Family Life
Driving Licences	See	Transport
Earnings	See	Employment: Self-Employment Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions Employment History: Wages, Salary and Deductions Incomes
* Education: Background and Attainments
* Education: Expectations
* Education: Recent Education and Training
Elderly	See	Employment: Labour Force Status Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes Financial Management: Pensions Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Elections	See	Political Support and Behaviour Values, Opinions and Attitudes
* Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives
* Employment: Benefits Receipt
* Employment: Expectations
* Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime
* Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification
* Employment: Labour Force Status
* Employment: Length of Job Tenure
* Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work
* Employment: Prospects and Training	See also	Education: Background and Attainments Education: Recent Education and Training Values, Opinions, and Attitudes
* Employment: Second Job
* Employment: Sector and Duties
* Employment: Self-Employment
* Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes
* Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions	See also	Employment History: Wages, Salary and Deductions
* Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm	See also	Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
* Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells	See also	Lifetime Employment History: Events
* Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs
* Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties	See also	Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm
* Employment History: Wages, Salary and Deductions	See also	Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions
* Environmental Issues	See also	Values, Opinions and Attitudes
* Ethnicity	See also	Geographic Location Geographic Mobility
Expenditure	See	Financial Management: External Transfers Financial Management: Internal Transfers Financial Management: Loan Repayments Financial Management: Material Well-Being Financial Management: Personal Spending
External Transfers	See	Financial Management: External Transfers Financial Management: Loan Repayments Financial Management: Material Well-Being Financial Management: Personal Spending
Family Allowances	See	Financial Management: Allowances Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Family History	See	Children Fertility Marital and Cohabitation History
* Family Life	See also	Children Values Opinions and Attitudes
Family Structure	See	Children Fertility Marital and Cohabitation History Relationship between Household Members Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Family Values	See	Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Father’s Employment	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Father’s Job Title	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
* Fertility	See also	Children
Finance	See	Financial Management Incomes
* Financial Management: Allowances
* Financial Management: Credit and Debt
* Financial Management: External Transfers
* Financial Management: Internal Transfers
* Financial Management: Loan Repayments	See also	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
* Financial Management: Material Well-Being
* Financial Management: Personal Spending
* Financial Management: Pensions
* Financial Management: Problems	See also	Credit and Debt
* Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts	See also	Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Food	See	Household Consumption: Food
Freezer	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Friendship	See	Social Support Networks
Fuel	See	Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel
Full-Time Education	See	Education: Background and Attainments Education: Recent Education and Training
Gas	See	Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel
Gender	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
* Gender Roles	See also	Child Care Financial Management: Personal Spending Values, Opinions and Attitudes
General Election	See	Political Support and Behaviour Values, Opinions and Attitudes
General Health Questionnaire	See	Health: Personal Health Condition
* Geographic Location	See also	Geographic Mobility Neighbourhood and Residence
* Geographic Mobility	See also	Geographic Mobility Neighbourhood and Residence
Government Policies	See	Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Handicapped	See	Caring Health: Personal Health Condition
* Health: Accidents, Illness
* Health: Childrens Health
* Health: Effect on Daily Life, Employment
* Health: Hospital and Clinic Use
* Health: NHS vs Private
* Health: Medical Consultations
* Health: Personal Health Condition
* Health: Smoking
* Health: Subjective Well-Being
* Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
Heating	See	Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel
Home Computer	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Home Improvements	See	Household Consumption: Home Improvements Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling
Home Purchase	See	Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Home Working	See	Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties Lifetime Employment History: Events
Hospital	See	Health: Accidents, Illness Health: Hospital and Clinic Use Health: Medical Consultations Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
Hospital Visits	See	Health: Hospital and Clinic Use
Hours of Work	See	Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime
House Purchase	See	Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
House Values	See	Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
* Household Changes	See also	Geographic Mobility
Household Composition	See	Relationship between Household Members Socio-Demographic Characteristics
* Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
* Household Consumption: Food
* Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel
* Household Consumption: Home Improvements
Household Finances: Decision-Making	See	Gender Roles
Household Type	See	Household Changes Key Linking Variable Relationship between Household Members
Housekeeping – Responsibility for	See	Gender Roles
Housekeeping Costs	See	Financial Management: Internal Transfers
Housework	See	Gender Roles
* Housing: Allowances/Rebates
* Housing: Local Authority and Services Charges
* Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure
* Housing: Problems
* Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
* Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling	See also	Household Consumption: Home Improvements
Illness	See	Health: Accidents, Illness Health: Childrens Health Health: Personal Health Condition
* Imputation Flag Variable
* Incomes	See also	Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions Employment History: Wages, Salary and Deductions
* Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
* Incomes: Grants for Education
* Incomes: Household Income
* Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments	See also	Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
* Incomes: Windfalls
Information Technology	See	Computers and Computing
Inheritance	See	Incomes
Internal Transfers	See	Financial Management: Internal Transfers
International Standard Occupational Classification ISCO : Parent	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
International Standard Occupational Classification ISCO : Respondent	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
* Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Investments	See	Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Job Description	See	Employment: Sector and Duties Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
Job Expectations	See	Employment: Expectations Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work
Job History	See	Employment History Lifetime Employment History: Events
Job Preferences	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Employment: Expectations Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs
Job Satisfaction	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs
Job Search	See	Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work
* Key Linking Variable
Leisure	See	Leisure Activity Social and Interest Group Activity Social and Interest Group Membership
* Leisure Activity
* Life Events
* Lifetime Employment History: Events
Loans	See	Financial Management: Loan Repayments Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
* Marital and Cohabitation History
Maintenance Payments	See	Financial Management: External Transfers Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
* Marital Status
Marriages	See	Marital and Cohabitation History Marital Status
Maternity History	See	Children Fertility
Membership of Organisations	See	Social and Interest Group Membership
Metropolitan Area	See	Geographic Location
Mobility	See	Geographic Mobility Household Changes Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure
Mortgages	See	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details Financial Management: Loan Repayments
Mother’s Employment	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Mother’s Job Title	See	Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Moving House	See	Geographic Mobility Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure Neighbourhood and Residence
National Health Service (NHS)	See	Health: Hospital and Clinic Use Health: Medical Consultations Health: NHS vs Private Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
* Neighbourhood and Residence	See also	Crime Socio-Demographic Characteristics
* Newspaper Readership
Old Age Benefits	See	Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes Financial Management: Pensions Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
One-Parent Families	See	Relationship between Household Members Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Opinions	See	Health: Subjective Well-Being Values, Opinions and Attitudes Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Health: NHS vs Private Neighbourhood and Residence Life Events
Orphans	See	Fertility Children Relationship between Household Members Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Overtime	See	Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime
Owner-Occupier	See	Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure
Part-Time Work	See	Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime Employment: Labour Force Status
Parental Care	See	Child Care Children Relationship between Household Members Values, Opinions and Attitudes Family Life
Parental Status	See	Children
Partisan Support	See	Newspaper Readership Political Support and Behaviour Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Pay	See	Employment: Self-Employment Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions Employment History: Wages, Salary and Deductions Incomes
Pensions	See	Employment: Superannuation and Pension Schemes Financial Management: Pensions Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Personal Events	See	Life Events
Personal Opinions	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs Financial Management: Material Well-Being Gender Roles Health: NHS vs Private Health: Subjective Well-Being Neighbourhood and Residence Values, Opinions and Attitudes Life Events
Personal Spending	See	Financial Management: Personal Spending
* Physical Characteristics
Place of Birth	See	Geographic Location Geographic Mobility Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Political Efficacy	See	Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Political Party	See	Newspaper Readership Values, Opinions and Attitudes
* Political Support and Behaviour	See also	Newspaper Readership Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Politics	See	Newspaper Readership Political Support and Behaviour Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Private Medicine	See	Health: Hospital and Clinic Use Health: Medical Consultations Health: NHS vs Private Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
Promotions	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Employment: Sector and Duties Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs Lifetime Employment History: Events
Purchases	See	Gender Roles Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Redundancy	See	Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs
Region	See	Geographic Location
* Relationship between Household Members	See also	Relationship between Household Members
* Religion	See also	Values, Opinions and Attitudes Social and Interest Group Activity Social and Interest Group Membership
Rents	See	Housing: Allowances/Rebates Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details Incomes: Rent, Savings, Investments
Residence	See	Neighbourhood and Residence Geographic Location Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling
* Retirement
* Sampling Factors
Satisfaction with: Accommodation	See	Housing: Problems Neighbourhood and Residence
Satisfaction with: Job	See	Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs
Satisfaction with: Health Services	See	Health: NHS vs Private
Savings and Bank Accounts	See	Incomes: Rent,Savings,Investments Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
School	See	Education: Background and Attainments Education: Recent Education and Training
Second Job	See	Employment: Second Job Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Employment: Labour Force Status Employment: Self-Employment Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions
Sector of Employment	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Employment: Sector and Duties
Self-Employment	See	Employment: Self-Employment
Sickness	See	Health: Accidents, Illness Health: Childrens Health Health: Personal Health Condition
Size of Household	See	Household Changes Relationship between Household Members Socio-Demographic Characteristics Key Linking Variable
Smoking	See	Health: Smoking
* Social and Interest Group Activity
* Social and Interest Group Membership
Social and Welfare Services	See	Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
* Social Classification
* Social Support Networks
* Socio-demographic Characteristics
Socio-Economic Status	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Social Classification Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC): Parents	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC): Respondent	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC): Parents	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC): Respondent	See	Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
Step Children	See	Children
Telephone	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Television	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Terminal Education Age	See	Education: Background and Attainments Education: Recent Education and Training
* Time Use
* Trade Unions and Union Membership	See also	Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Training	See	Education: Background and Attainments Education: Recent Education and Training Employment: Prospects and Training
* Transport
Travel to Work	See	Transport
Unemployment	See	Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work
Unemployment Benefits	See	Employment: Benefits Receipt Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Union Membership	See	Trades Unions and Union Membership
Use of Health Services	See	Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
* Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Video Recorder	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Voting	See	Political Support and Behaviour Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Wages	See	Employment: Second Job Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
Washing Machine	See	Household Consumption: Consumer Durables
Welfare Services	See	Health: Use of Health and Welfare Services
Well-Being	See	Health: Subjective Well-Being Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Widows	See	Marital and Cohabitation History Marital Status
Workplace	See	Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties
Young Persons	See	Children Family Life

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