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lpno person number
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (113)
Question Number and Text LV34
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 3548 54.7 54.7
2 2558 39.4 39.4
3 197 3.0 3.0
4 123 1.9 1.9
5 41 .6 .6
6 15 .2 .2
7 4 .1 .1
8 2 .0 .0
13 1 .0 .0
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscpno child pno
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscage age of child
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (113)
Question Number and Text LV35
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
7.65 4.59 0 15
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscsex sex of child
Record Type LCHILD
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
male 1 3277 50.50 50.5
female 2 3212 49.50 49.5
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscage4 ic: child age over 4
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (113)
Question Number and Text LV37 : INTERVIEWER CHECK: Is child aged 4 or over?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
yes 1 4962 76.47 76.47
no 2 1527 23.53 23.53
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctyp type of education inst. child attends
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (114)
Question Number and Text LV38 : What type of education institution does NAME attend at the moment?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 5 0.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 1527 23.53 Missing
not at school yet 1 214 3.30 4.32
primary school 2 2630 40.53 53.06
secondary/6th form 3 1967 30.31 39.68
other 4 146 2.25 2.95
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4957 Missing cases 1532
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lschbgy age child started primary school: years
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (114)
Question Number and Text LV39Y : At what age did NAME start attending primary school? Please tell me his/her age in years and months. Years.
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 70 1.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
don’t know -1 257 3.96 Missing
[Value >= 0] 4421 68.13 100.0
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4421 Missing cases 2068
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lschbgm age child started primary school: months
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (114)
Question Number and Text LV39M : At what age did NAME start attending primary school? Please tell me his/her age in years and months. Months.
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 334 5.15 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
don’t know -1 257 3.96 Missing
[Value >= 0] 4157 64.06 100.0
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4157 Missing cases 2332
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lschsta school currently at state or private
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (114)
Question Number and Text LV40 : Is NAME’s current school a state school or is it a private, fee paying school?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 68 1.05 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
state school 1 4487 69.15 95.88
private school 2 193 2.97 4.12
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4680 Missing cases 1809
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lschlng child at a designated language school
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (114)
Question Number and Text LV41 : [Asked of those in WALES only]. Does NAME attend a Welsh language school, a bilingual school or an English language school?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 26 0.40 Missing
inapplicable -8 5412 83.40 Missing
don’t know -1 5 0.08 Missing
welsh language 1 133 2.05 12.72
billingual 2 292 4.50 27.92
english language 3 621 9.57 59.37
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 1046 Missing cases 5443
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LREGION = 17) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution in Wales.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W17

lschsat how satisfied r is with child’s school
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (115)
Question Number and Text LV42 : How satisfied are you with NAME’s school? Are you very satisfied, satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 68 1.05 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
very satisfied 1 2399 36.97 51.26
satisfied 2 1946 29.99 41.58
not very satisfied 3 259 3.99 5.53
not at all satisfied 4 76 1.17 1.62
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4680 Missing cases 1809
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lschhw how often helps child with homework
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (115)
Question Number and Text LV43 : How often do you help NAME with his/her homework? Do you help…
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 68 1.05 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
almost every day 1 1301 20.05 27.8
at least once/week 2 1823 28.09 38.95
at least once/month 3 459 7.07 9.81
less than once/month 4 255 3.93 5.45
never or hardly ever 5 610 9.40 13.03
n/a (no homework) 6 232 3.58 4.96
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4680 Missing cases 1809
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscacvs important complete gcse/standard exams
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (115)
Question Number and Text LV44 : How important do you think it is for NAME to complete his/her GCSE level/Standard Grades exams. Is it…
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 68 1.05 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
very important 1 4054 62.47 86.62
important 2 507 7.81 10.83
not very important 3 75 1.16 1.6
not at all important 4 44 0.68 0.94
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4680 Missing cases 1809
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscach important complete a’level/highers
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (115)
Question Number and Text LV45 : And how important do you think it is for NAME to stay on and complete his/her A level/Highers exams. Is it…
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 68 1.05 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
very important 1 3023 46.59 64.59
important 2 1211 18.66 25.88
not very important 3 368 5.67 7.86
not at all important 4 78 1.20 1.67
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4680 Missing cases 1809
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscag11 ic: child age 11 or over
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (115)
Question Number and Text LV46 : INTERVIEWER CHECK: Is child aged 11 or over?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 5 0.08 Missing
inapplicable -8 1741 26.83 Missing
yes 1 2159 33.27 45.52
no 2 2584 39.82 54.48
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4743 Missing cases 1746
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctut child recieves additional tutition
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV47 : Does NAME receive any additional tutoring outside school for any of his/her school subjects?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
yes 1 150 2.31 7.08
no 2 1968 30.33 92.92
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctute tutition received in english
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? English
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2076 31.99 98.02
english 1 42 0.65 1.98
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctutm tutition received in maths
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? Maths
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2044 31.50 96.51
maths 1 74 1.14 3.49
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctuts tutition received in sciences
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? Science
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2101 32.38 99.2
science 1 17 0.26 0.8
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctutl tutition received in languages
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? Languages
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2106 32.45 99.43
languages 1 12 0.18 0.57
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctuth tutition received in humanities
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? Humanities
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2112 32.55 99.72
humanitities 1 6 0.09 0.28
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctuto tutition received in other
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV48 : Which subjects is this (tutoring) for? Other
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
not mentioned 0 2065 31.82 97.5
other 1 53 0.82 2.5
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1 AND LSCTUT = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution and receives additional outside tutoring.
Index Terms Children
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsc2uni r. would like child go to uni/college
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV49A : Would you personally like to see NAME going onto university or college when they finish/finished their schooling?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 46 0.71 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
yes, definitely 1 1845 28.43 87.11
no 2 102 1.57 4.82
don’t mind/up to child 3 171 2.64 8.07
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2118 Missing cases 4371
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Expectations
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscluni likely child will go onto uni/college
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV49B : And do you think that NAME will go onto university or college when he/she finishes his/her schooling or at some time in the future?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 60 0.92 Missing
inapplicable -8 4325 66.65 Missing
don’t know -1 101 1.56 Missing
yes, definitley 1 747 11.51 37.29
yes, probably 2 622 9.59 31.05
maybe 3 371 5.72 18.52
no 4 263 4.05 13.13
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 2003 Missing cases 4486
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 2 AND LSCTYP GT 1 AND LSCAG11 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 11-16 that attend(s) an educational institution.
Index Terms Children
Education: Expectations
Education: Recent Education and Training
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscarg how often child quarrels with r
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (116)
Question Number and Text LV50 : Most children have quarrels with their parents at some time. How often does NAME quarrel with you? Is it…
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 71 1.09 Missing
inapplicable -8 1527 23.53 Missing
most days 1 1573 24.24 32.16
more than once/week 2 1124 17.32 22.98
less than once/week 3 886 13.65 18.11
hardly ever 4 1308 20.16 26.74
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4891 Missing cases 1598
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsctalk how often child talks to r
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (117)
Question Number and Text LV51 : Children vary a great deal in how often they talk to their parents about things that matter to them. How often does NAME talk to you?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 71 1.09 Missing
inapplicable -8 1527 23.53 Missing
most days 1 3091 47.63 63.2
more than once/week 2 971 14.96 19.85
less than once/week 3 477 7.35 9.75
hardly ever 4 352 5.42 7.2
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 4891 Missing cases 1598
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1 AND LSCAGE4 = 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged 4-16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscpraz how often r praises child
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (117)
Question Number and Text LV52 : Please look at this card(V9) and tell me how often you praise NAME?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 72 1.11 Missing
never 1 31 0.48 0.48
seldom 2 118 1.82 1.84
sometimes 3 1519 23.41 23.67
very often 4 4749 73.19 74.01
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6417 Missing cases 72
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscsmak how often r spanks or slaps child
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (117)
Question Number and Text LV53 : And how often do you spank or slap NAME?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 72 1.11 Missing
never 1 4096 63.12 63.83
seldom 2 1560 24.04 24.31
sometimes 3 674 10.39 10.5
very often 4 87 1.34 1.36
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6417 Missing cases 72
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lsccudl how often r cuddles child
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (117)
Question Number and Text LV54 : How often do you cuddle or hug NAME?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 72 1.11 Missing
never 1 201 3.10 3.13
seldom 2 256 3.95 3.99
sometimes 3 1003 15.46 15.63
very often 4 4957 76.39 77.25
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6417 Missing cases 72
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscyell how often r yells at child
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (117)
Question Number and Text LV55 : And how often do you yell at NAME?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 74 1.14 Missing
never 1 716 11.03 11.16
seldom 2 1133 17.46 17.66
sometimes 3 2697 41.56 42.04
very often 4 1869 28.80 29.13
Total 6489 100.00
Valid cases 6415 Missing cases 74
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Family Life
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lscpid child’s person identifier
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lhid household identification number
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lcheseq child sequence number
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lhid household identification number
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lpno person number
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (113)
Question Number and Text LV34
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 3548 54.7 54.7
2 2558 39.4 39.4
3 197 3.0 3.0
4 123 1.9 1.9
5 41 .6 .6
6 15 .2 .2
7 4 .1 .1
8 2 .0 .0
13 1 .0 .0
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

llacbm month of birth – adopted child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacby4 year of birth – adopted child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacsx sex of adopted child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacst status of adopted child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacyb4 year adopted child joined resp. hh
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llaclv adopted child still lives in resp. hh
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacyd4 year adopted child died
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacal age adopted child left resp. hh
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llacno adopted child number
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lhid household identification number
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

lpno person number
Record Type LCHILD
Questionnaire Individual (113)
Question Number and Text LV34
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 3548 54.7 54.7
2 2558 39.4 39.4
3 197 3.0 3.0
4 123 1.9 1.9
5 41 .6 .6
6 15 .2 .2
7 4 .1 .1
8 2 .0 .0
13 1 .0 .0
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (LHHCH16 GE 1) Asked if R has one or more children aged under 16.
Index Terms Children
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

llchbm month of birth – natural child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llchby4 year of birth – natural child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llchsx sex of natural child
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llchlv natural child still lives in resp. hh
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llchyd4 year natural child died
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llchal age natural child left resp. hh
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llncno natural child number
Record Type LCHILD
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type LCHILD
Valid cases 6489 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W12 W13 W17