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lhid household identification number
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 52486 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

lpno ego’s person number
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13995 26.7 26.7
2 13889 26.5 26.5
3 10733 20.4 20.4
4 7930 15.1 15.1
5 3623 6.9 6.9
6 1342 2.6 2.6
7 538 1.0 1.0
8 224 .4 .4
9 97 .2 .2
10 53 .1 .1
11 26 .0 .0
12 12 .0 .0
13 12 .0 .0
14 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 52486 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

lopno alter’s person number
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13995 26.7 26.7
2 13889 26.5 26.5
3 10733 20.4 20.4
4 7930 15.1 15.1
5 3623 6.9 6.9
6 1342 2.6 2.6
7 538 1.0 1.0
8 224 .4 .4
9 97 .2 .2
10 53 .1 .1
11 26 .0 .0
12 12 .0 .0
13 12 .0 .0
14 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 52486 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

lrel relationship of lopno to lpno
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 199 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 9538 18.2 18.2
Live-in partner 3 1996 3.8 3.8
Natural child 4 12944 24.7 24.7
Adopted child 5 73 .1 .1
Foster child 6 27 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 752 1.4 1.4
Daughter/son-in-law 9 254 .5 .5
Natural brother/sist 10 9352 17.8 17.8
Other brother/sister 11 226 .4 .4
Brother/sister-in-la 12 147 .3 .3
Natural parent 13 12944 24.7 24.7
Other parent 14 102 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 253 .5 .5
Any grand parent 16 386 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 386 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 16 .0 .0
Any aunt/uncle 19 41 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 41 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 2 .0 .0
Employee 22 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 51 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 1229 2.3 2.3
Step parent 25 752 1.4 1.4
Employer 26 2 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 51 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 702 1.3 1.3
Other child 29 2 .0 .0
Other 30 16 .0 .0
Valid cases 52486 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses LPNO LHGR2R LHGSEX LMASTAT LHGSPN LHGFNO LHGMNO on Record LINDALL
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

lsex sex
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text LD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 26121 49.8 49.8
Female 2 26365 50.2 50.2
Valid cases 52486 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

losex alter’s sex
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 26121 49.8 49.8
Female 2 26365 50.2 50.2
Valid cases 52486 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

llwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 47264 90.1 94.8
Different household 2 654 1.2 1.3
Alter birth 3 746 1.4 1.5
Not in sample 6 1190 2.3 2.4
Ego New entrant -8 2632 5.0 Missing
Valid cases 49854 Missing cases 2632
Question Route Uses LHID LPNO LOPNO LREL on Record LEGOALT. Uses PID LSAMPST LMOVEST on Record LINDALL. Uses KIVFHO 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

lnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 46094 87.8 87.8
Different household 2 3030 5.8 5.8
Alter out of scope 4 159 .3 .3
Alter died 5 111 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 1468 2.8 2.8
Ego left sample 8 1202 2.3 2.3
Ego died/out scope 9 422 .8 .8
Valid cases 52486 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 LEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text LEG3
Valid cases 52486 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

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type LEGOALT
Valid cases 52486 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type LEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 52486 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18