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jhid household identification number
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 47188 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

jpno ego’s person number
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12750 27.0 27.0
2 12630 26.8 26.8
3 9705 20.6 20.6
4 7087 15.0 15.0
5 3151 6.7 6.7
6 1119 2.4 2.4
7 431 .9 .9
8 196 .4 .4
9 61 .1 .1
10 38 .1 .1
11 20 .0 .0
Valid cases 47188 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

jopno alter’s person number
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12750 27.0 27.0
2 12630 26.8 26.8
3 9705 20.6 20.6
4 7087 15.0 15.0
5 3151 6.7 6.7
6 1119 2.4 2.4
7 431 .9 .9
8 196 .4 .4
9 61 .1 .1
10 38 .1 .1
11 20 .0 .0
Valid cases 47188 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

jrel relationship of gopno to gpno
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 166 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8736 18.5 18.5
Live-in partner 3 1898 4.0 4.0
Natural child 4 11499 24.4 24.4
Adopted child 5 68 .1 .1
Foster child 6 22 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 813 1.7 1.7
Daughter/son-in-law 9 224 .5 .5
Natural brother/sist 10 7782 16.5 16.5
Other brother/sister 11 220 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 104 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 11498 24.4 24.4
Other parent 14 91 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 222 .5 .5
Any grand parent 16 335 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 334 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 52 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 45 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 45 .1 .1
Employee 22 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 58 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 1312 2.8 2.8
Step parent 25 813 1.7 1.7
Employer 26 2 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 58 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 778 1.6 1.6
Other child 29 1 .0 .0
Other 30 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 47188 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses JPNO JHGR2R JHGSEX JMASTAT JHGSPN JHGFNO JHGMNO on Record JINDALL
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

jsex sex
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text JD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23477 49.8 49.8
Female 2 23703 50.2 50.2
Missing or wild -9 8 .0 Missing
Valid cases 47180 Missing cases 8
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

josex alter’s sex
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23477 49.8 49.8
Female 2 23703 50.2 50.2
Missing or wild -9 8 .0 Missing
Valid cases 47180 Missing cases 8
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

jlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 40422 85.7 94.1
Different household 2 508 1.1 1.2
Alter birth 3 696 1.5 1.6
Not in sample 6 1323 2.8 3.1
Ego New entrant -8 4239 9.0 Missing
Valid cases 42949 Missing cases 4239
Question Route Uses JHID JPNO JOPNO JREL on Record JEGOALT. Uses PID JSAMPST JMOVEST on Record JINDALL. Uses IIVFHO 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

jnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 41636 88.2 88.2
Different household 2 2875 6.1 6.1
Alter out of scope 4 36 .1 .1
Alter died 5 103 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 1124 2.4 2.4
Ego left sample 8 1175 2.5 2.5
Ego died/out scope 9 239 .5 .5
Valid cases 47188 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 JEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text JEG3
Valid cases 47188 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 JEGOALT
Valid cases 47188 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

jopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type JEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 47188 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