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lhid household identification number
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Valid cases 312 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

lpno person number
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 214 68.6 68.6
2 80 25.6 25.6
3 12 3.8 3.8
4 4 1.3 1.3
5 1 .3 .3
6 1 .3 .3
Valid cases 312 Missing cases 0
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsbm month began cohabitation spell
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL20M : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
don’t know -1 47 15.06 Missing
january 1 36 11.54 13.58
february 2 17 5.45 6.42
march 3 22 7.05 8.3
april 4 15 4.81 5.66
may 5 23 7.37 8.68
june 6 28 8.97 10.57
july 7 27 8.65 10.19
august 8 12 3.85 4.53
september 9 25 8.01 9.43
october 10 15 4.81 5.66
november 11 18 5.77 6.79
december 12 27 8.65 10.19
Total 312 100.00
Valid cases 265 Missing cases 47
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsby4 year began cohabitation spell
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL20Y : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1992.94 8.11 1966 2002
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
don’t know -1 18 5.77 Missing
[Value >= 0] 294 94.23 100.0
Total 312 100.00
Valid cases 294 Missing cases 18
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsem month ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL21M : What month and year did you stop living together? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 148 47.44 Missing
january 1 15 4.81 9.15
february 2 11 3.53 6.71
march 3 11 3.53 6.71
april 4 6 1.92 3.66
may 5 10 3.21 6.1
june 6 17 5.45 10.37
july 7 17 5.45 10.37
august 8 18 5.77 10.98
september 9 21 6.73 12.8
october 10 8 2.56 4.88
november 11 13 4.17 7.93
december 12 17 5.45 10.37
Total 312 100.00
Valid cases 164 Missing cases 148
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsey4 year ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL21Y : What month and year did you stop living together? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1994.15 7.82 1967 2003
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 148 47.44 Missing
[Value >= 0] 164 52.56 100.0
Total 312 100.00
Valid cases 164 Missing cases 148
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsne cohabitation spell not ended
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL21NE : What month and year did you stop living together? Not ended
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
inapplicable -8 164 52.56 Missing
not ended 1 148 47.44 100.0
Total 312 100.00
Valid cases 148 Missing cases 164
Question Route IF (LMEMORIG = 5 OR 6 AND LLCOH = 1 AND LLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R is from the Scotland or Wales new samples and has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

llcsno cohabitation spell number
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (47)
Question Number and Text LL20SPNO
Valid cases 312 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type LCOHABIT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text LEG3
Valid cases 312 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking VariablePIDP Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type LCOHABIT
Valid cases 312 Missing cases 0