BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

lhid	Household identification number
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
	Valid cases 23435 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

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lpno	Person number
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 9246 39.5 39.5 2 6857 29.3 29.3 3 3771 16.1 16.1 4 2323 9.9 9.9 5 843 3.6 3.6 6 254 1.1 1.1 7 86 .4 .4 8 31 .1 .1 9 12 .1 .1 10 6 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 12 1 .0 .0 13 1 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 23435 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

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pid	Cross-wave person identifier
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG3
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Note	This identifier will enable the researcher to track individuals across waves
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pidp	Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type	LINDALL
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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liviolw	Interview outcome prev wave
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 15296 65.3 68.1 Eligible but not int 2 1798 7.7 8.0 Youth int 3 1336 5.7 5.9 Child < 11 4 3777 16.1 16.8 Adult in non-int hho 5 240 1.0 1.1 Retired rejoiner 6 25 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 963 4.1 Missing
	Valid cases 22472 Missing cases 963
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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livstat1	Interview status: previous waves
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Ever interviewed 1 16166 69.0 71.9 New entrant 16yrs 2 335 1.4 1.5 New entrant adult 3 1121 4.8 5.0 Youth 4 1383 5.9 6.2 Child 5 3424 14.6 15.2 Check 6 43 .2 .2 Inapplicable -8 963 4.1 Missing
	Valid cases 22472 Missing cases 963
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhhmem	Household membership
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	LEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Enum member resident 1 22242 94.9 94.9 Enum member absent 2 76 .3 .3 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 129 .6 .6 New entrant -residen 6 914 3.9 3.9 New entrant – absent 7 1 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 25 .1 .1 LIS/W non-con at W11 11 48 .2 .2
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGCIA. See Vol. A for definition.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lnewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	LEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original member 0 22366 95.4 95.5 New baby 1 260 1.1 1.1 Marriage/cohabitatio 2 260 1.1 1.1 Return from uni/coll 3 42 .2 .2 Return frm institutn 4 2 .0 .0 Never left 5 17 .1 .1 Moved in with parent 6 214 .9 .9 Shared accommodation 7 189 .8 .8 Other 8 77 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 8 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23427 Missing cases 8
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lnemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	LEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 22379 95.5 96.0 January 1 69 .3 .3 February 2 52 .2 .2 March 3 63 .3 .3 April 4 48 .2 .2 May 5 68 .3 .3 June 6 92 .4 .4 July 7 106 .5 .5 August 8 91 .4 .4 September 9 163 .7 .7 October 10 67 .3 .3 November 11 62 .3 .3 December 12 62 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 113 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 23322 Missing cases 113
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type LINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGMJN.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	LEG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 22379 95.5 95.9 1997 1 .0 .0 1998 1 .0 .0 1999 2 .0 .0 2000 6 .0 .0 2001 140 .6 .6 2002 804 3.4 3.4 2003 12 .1 .1 Don’t know -1 90 .4 Missing
	Valid cases 23345 Missing cases 90
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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livfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (4)
Question Number and Text	LEG14,LEG18 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 15708 67.0 67.0 Proxy interview 2 374 1.6 1.6 Telephone intvw 3 515 2.2 2.2 Refusal 10 1283 5.5 5.5 Other non-intvw 11 381 1.6 1.6 Child under 16 20 1153 4.9 4.9 Youth Interview 21 1279 5.5 5.5 Youth: Refusal 22 85 .4 .4 Youth: Oth non-int 23 41 .2 .2 Child under 11 24 2616 11.2 11.2
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	An important variable for analysis purposes. With a few exceptions, data from proxies have been merged with that from respondents. Proxies and telephone interviewees, however, have zero respondent weights and can be selected out by use of this variable. Additional categories and minor recoding in comparison with Wave One. A coding frame for this variable with full labels can be found in Appendix to Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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livfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (8)
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 17664 75.4 75.4 Interviews + proxies 11 1022 4.4 4.4 Interviews + refusal 12 3902 16.7 16.7 HH comp + ques only 13 1 .0 .0 Pxy at original addr 15 5 .0 .0 Phone interview only 16 821 3.5 3.5 Youth Interview only 17 20 .1 .1
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	All waves after Wave 1 use a consistent coding frame derived from the coversheet interviewer check. A coding frame for this variable with full labels can be found in Appendix to Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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liodc	Individual document check
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 6838 29.2 29.2 Ind and self comp 1 15269 65.2 65.2 Ind only (no self co 2 439 1.9 1.9 Proxy 3 374 1.6 1.6 Telephone Interview 4 515 2.2 2.2
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lmemorig	Sample Origin
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original sample 1 12134 51.8 51.8 Wales new sample 5 3385 14.4 14.4 Scotland new sample 6 3327 14.2 14.2 N.I. new sample 7 4589 19.6 19.6
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (6)
Question Number and Text	LHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 9353 39.9 39.9 Lawful spouse 2 4729 20.2 20.2 Live-in partner 3 963 4.1 4.1 Natural child 4 7126 30.4 30.4 Adopted child 5 43 .2 .2 Foster child 6 27 .1 .1 Step-child 7 193 .8 .8 Partner’s child 8 118 .5 .5 Dghter or son-in-law 9 55 .2 .2 Natural bro or sis 10 84 .4 .4 Other bro or sis 11 7 .0 .0 Bro or sis-in-law 12 19 .1 .1 Natural parent 13 98 .4 .4 Other parent 14 2 .0 .0 Mother/father-in-law 15 31 .1 .1 Any grand parent 16 2 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 186 .8 .8 Any cousin 18 1 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 4 .0 .0 Any nephew 20 21 .1 .1 Any other relative 21 1 .0 .0 Employee 22 2 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 51 .2 .2 Unrelated sharer 24 308 1.3 1.3 Other 30 8 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23432 Missing cases 3
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

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lhgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG4,LHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 11347 48.4 48.4 Female 2 12088 51.6 51.6
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG5M,LHG4
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1996 8.5 8.6 February 2 1801 7.7 7.7 March 3 2096 8.9 9.0 April 4 2031 8.7 8.7 May 5 2026 8.6 8.7 June 6 1969 8.4 8.4 July 7 1926 8.2 8.3 August 8 2000 8.5 8.6 September 9 1974 8.4 8.5 October 10 1878 8.0 8.1 November 11 1746 7.5 7.5 December 12 1874 8.0 8.0 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 117 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 23317 Missing cases 118
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	For confidentiality reasons only month and year of birth are on User Database.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	LEG5Y,LHG4
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1964.96 22.61 1898 2003
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 23326 99.5 100.0 Don’t know -1 109 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 23326 Missing cases 109
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at LHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lmastat	Marital status
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Child under 16 0 5185 22.1 22.2 Married 1 9606 41.0 41.1 Living as couple 2 2006 8.6 8.6 Widowed 3 1269 5.4 5.4 Divorced 4 884 3.8 3.8 Separated 5 325 1.4 1.4 Never married 6 4107 17.5 17.6 Don’t know -1 53 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 23382 Missing cases 53
Question Route	IF (LAGE GE 16) if R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Marital Status
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Wave One version recoded in step with Wave Two and beyond, ‘Never married’ now code 6 and not 3.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 11897 50.8 50.8 1 5632 24.0 24.0 2 5409 23.1 23.1 3 272 1.2 1.2 4 146 .6 .6 5 45 .2 .2 6 19 .1 .1 7 8 .0 .0 8 1 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 13 1 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23431 Missing cases 4
Question Route	IF (LAGE GE 16 AND LMASTAT=1 OR 2) if R/subject aged over 16 and married or living as a couple.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 5185 22.1 22.3 Yes 1 10939 46.7 47.1 No 2 7101 30.3 30.6 Don’t know -1 210 .9 Missing
	Valid cases 23225 Missing cases 210
Question Route	IF (LAGE GE 16) if R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Employment: Labour Force Status
Note	Simpler but equivalent to AHGEST in Wave One.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 17997 76.8 76.8 1 3754 16.0 16.0 2 1357 5.8 5.8 3 190 .8 .8 4 83 .4 .4 5 37 .2 .2 6 11 .0 .0 7 6 .0 .0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 15958 68.1 68.1 1 3241 13.8 13.8 2 4004 17.1 17.1 3 146 .6 .6 4 53 .2 .2 5 12 .1 .1 6 8 .0 .0 7 9 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 13 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	LHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 18249 77.9 77.9 1 2411 10.3 10.3 2 2646 11.3 11.3 3 80 .3 .3 4 30 .1 .1 5 8 .0 .0 6 5 .0 .0 7 3 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 13 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Determines which adult is asked questions regarding children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lage	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 36.70 22.59 0 104
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 23435 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Includes imputated data, see note below for LAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lage12	Age at 1.12.2002
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 36.93 22.58 0 104
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 23435 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Two age variables are computed. The age at date of interview is used for most purposes internal to a wave, e.g. computation of h/hold characteristics. The age at 1.12.2002 is intended to ensure consistency in cross wave comparison. 1st December is also the criterion date for determining whether those close to 16 should be interviewed. Includes imputed data, for individual level derived variables, the imputation flag variable LAGEI takes the value 1 if the variable was imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lbutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4706 20.1 20.1 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2808 12.0 12.0 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 4096 17.5 17.5 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 2306 9.8 9.8 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1325 5.7 5.7 Couple,man 75+ 6 669 2.9 2.9 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1719 7.3 7.3 M lone parent,lt 65 8 153 .7 .7 Single woman,lt 20 9 388 1.7 1.7 Single woman,20-39 10 844 3.6 3.6 Single woman,40-59 11 517 2.2 2.2 Single woman,60-74 12 572 2.4 2.4 Single woman,75+ 13 618 2.6 2.6 Single man,lt 30 14 1361 5.8 5.8 Single man,30-54 15 765 3.3 3.3 Single man,55-64 16 199 .8 .8 Single man,65+ 17 386 1.6 1.6 Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23432 Missing cases 3
Question Route	Uses LHGSEX LMASTAT LAGE LHGEMP LHGSPN LHGFNO LHGMNO LBUNO on Record LINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also LBUNO) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lbuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 15108 64.5 64.5 2 5136 21.9 21.9 3 1890 8.1 8.1 4 895 3.8 3.8 5 270 1.2 1.2 6 85 .4 .4 7 40 .2 .2 8 5 .0 .0 9 3 .0 .0 10 1 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23434 Missing cases 1
Question Route	Uses LPNO LHGSPN LHGFNO LHGMNO LHGRA LAGE LHGEMP LDEPCHL LHGR2R on Record LINDALL. Uses LHHSIZE on Record LHHRESP. Uses LREL LOPNO on Record LEGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also LBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of LBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. LBUNO is missing if there is missing data on input variables, and the benefit unit cannot be inferred.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lnchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 18239 77.8 77.8 1 2211 9.4 9.4 2 2096 8.9 8.9 3 693 3.0 3.0 4 143 .6 .6 5 41 .2 .2 6 11 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses LPNO LHGSEX LAGE on Record LINDALL. Uses LOPNO LREL on Record LEGOALT.
Index Terms	Children
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This includes natural children, adopted children and step children, under the age of 16.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ldepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 5616 24.0 24.0 No 2 17819 76.0 76.0
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses LAGE LHGMNO LHGFNO LMASTAT LHGEMP LIVFIO on Record LINDALL. Uses LSCHOOL LFETYPE on Record LINDRESP.
Index Terms	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	A dependent child is defined as one aged under 16 or aged 16- 18 and in school or non-advanced further education, not married and living with parent. if an individual aged 16-18 and in full time education did not receive an interview (to determine their educational status), they were assumed to be dependent children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lhoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 9351 39.9 39.9 Not head 2 14083 60.1 60.1 Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 23434 Missing cases 1
Question Route	Uses LHSOWND LHSOWR1 LHSOWR2 LRENTP1 LRENTP2 on Record LHHRESP. Uses LAGE LHGSEX on Record LINDALL.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Indicator of the head of h/hold as defined, for example by the General Household Survey, i.e. the principal owner or renter of the property, and (where there is more than one), the male taking precedence, and (where there is more than one potential HOH of the same sex), the eldest taking precedence. The BHPS h/hold reference person definition is similar except that only the age criterion is used to distinguish multiple potential HRPs. in the calculation, where any potential information is missing, the HRP definition takes precedence.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lrach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2939 12.5 16.2 No 2 15256 65.1 83.8 Inapplicable -8 5240 22.4 Missing
	Valid cases 18195 Missing cases 5240
Question Route	Uses LAGE LHGRA LIVFIO on Record LINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from LHGRA. Inapplicable for children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lagei	Imputation flag – LAGE and LAGE12
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 23322 99.5 99.5 Imputed 1 113 .5 .5
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for LAGE and LAGE12 on Record Types LINDALL and LINDRESP. See section V.3 on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.1. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.2. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.3. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.3. on Weighting.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lmovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non-mover 1 20512 87.5 87.5 Mover within GB 2 1931 8.2 8.2 Mover back to GB 4 14 .1 .1 Unknown status 8 963 4.1 4.1 Mover status unknown 10 15 .1 .1
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses LFINLOC LIVFIO PID LSAMPST LLVLOC on Record LINDSAMP. Uses LHHMOVE LIVFHO on Record LHHSAMP.
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	Indicates whether sample members have moved location since last Wave.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lsampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 8469 36.14 36.14 W1 non-cont/enum 2 64 0.27 0.27 Birth – OSM 3 1835 7.83 7.83 PSM: parent of OSM 4 526 2.24 2.24 TSM 5 2120 9.05 9.05 Scot/Wales/NI new sample 8 9886 42.18 42.18 SW W9 non-cont/enum 9 535 2.28 2.28 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses LFINLOC LIVFIO PID on Record LINDSAMP. Uses MSTAT YOSM on Record XWLSTEN.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Distinguishes between Original Sample Members, new Permanent Sample Members and Temporary Sample Members. See Vol. A for a discussion of these terms.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxrwtuk1	X-sect’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the combined analysis of all the BHPS samples, including the new Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxewtuk1	X-sect’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the combined analysis of all the BHPS samples, including the new Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxrwtuk2	X-sect’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for analysis of data for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on their own, including data from all the BHPS samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lxewtuk2	X-sect’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for analysis of data for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on their own, including data from all the BHPS samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llrwtsw1	Longit’l resp. weight inc Scot-Welsh
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llewtsw1	Longit’l enum. weight inc. Scot-Welsh
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llrwtsw2	Longit’l resp. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llewtsw2	Longit’l enum. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llrwtuk1	Longit’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llewtuk1	Longit’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llrwtuk2	Longit’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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llewtuk2	Longit’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lsppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23431 Missing cases 4
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lfpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lmpid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lrapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	LINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ldistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	LINDALL
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 28.07 75.58 0 681.41
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Amount stated 1.00 1872 8.0 100.0 Missing -9.00 59 .3 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 21504 91.8 Missing
	Valid cases 1872 Missing cases 21563
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	If respondent has moved then this shows the distance in kilometres from previous residence.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lbuid	BU identifier
Record Type	LINDALL
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lecstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	LINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 3154 13.46 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1890 8.06 9.32 AlladFT 2 5409 23.08 26.67 C1FT1PT 3 2563 10.94 12.64 C1FT1notw 4 2587 11.04 12.76 C PT 5 1399 5.97 6.9 Sp60+ 6 3333 14.22 16.43 SpUnempl 7 756 3.23 3.73 Other 8 2344 10.00 11.56 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 20281 Missing cases 3154
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lecstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	LINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 3154 13.46 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1890 8.06 9.32 AlladFT 2 5409 23.08 26.67 C1FT1PT 3 2563 10.94 12.64 C1FT1notw 4 2587 11.04 12.76 C PT 5 1399 5.97 6.9 Sp60+ 6 3333 14.22 16.43 SpUnempl 7 760 3.24 3.75 Other 8 2340 9.99 11.54 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 20281 Missing cases 3154
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lfamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	LINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 1583 6.75 6.75 pen.couple 2 1995 8.51 8.51 kids 3 9244 39.45 39.45 coup nokids 4 4694 20.03 20.03 kid(s) 5 1829 7.80 7.8 sing no kids 6 4090 17.45 17.45 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lfamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	LINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 2492 10.63 10.63 sing pens, man 2 390 1.66 1.66 sing pens, wom 3 1193 5.09 5.09 kids 4 9233 39.40 39.4 kids 5 1829 7.80 7.8 couple no kids 6 4208 17.96 17.96 sing no kids, man 7 2341 9.99 9.99 sing no kids, wom 8 1749 7.46 7.46 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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lbutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	LINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4694 20.03 20.03 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2808 11.98 11.98 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 4104 17.51 17.51 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 2332 9.95 9.95 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1325 5.65 5.65 Couple,man 75+ 6 670 2.86 2.86 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1716 7.32 7.32 M lone parent,lt 65 8 113 0.48 0.48 Single woman,lt 20 9 388 1.66 1.66 Single woman,20-39 10 844 3.60 3.6 Single woman,40-59 11 517 2.21 2.21 Single woman,60-74 12 574 2.45 2.45 Single woman,75+ 13 621 2.65 2.65 Single man,lt 30 14 1383 5.90 5.9 Single man,30-54 15 761 3.25 3.25 Single man,55-64 16 197 0.84 0.84 Single man,65+ 17 388 1.66 1.66 Total 23435 100.00
	Valid cases 23435 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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