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lf102 Income: pension from previous employer
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF102 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received A Pension from a previous employer?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 13717 82.6 87.3
Pension prev emp 2 1991 12.0 12.7
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf103 Income: pension from spouses ex-employer
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF103 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received A Pension from a spouse’s previous employer?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15281 92.1 97.3
Pens spse prev emp 3 427 2.6 2.7
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf104 Income: private pension or annuity
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF104 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received A Private Pension/Annuity?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15339 92.4 97.7
Annuity/priv pens 4 369 2.2 2.3
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf105 Income: widow or war widows pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF105 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received A Widow’s or War Widow’s Pension?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15580 93.9 99.2
Widow/war pens 5 128 .8 .8
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf106 Income: widowed mothers allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF106 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received A Widowed mother’s allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15692 94.5 99.9
Wid mothr allow 6 16 .1 .1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf116 Income: severe disablement allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF116 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Severe Disablement Allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15573 93.8 99.1
Sev disabl allow 16 135 .8 .9
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf118 Income: industrial injury allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF118 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Industrial Injury or Disablement Allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15627 94.2 99.5
Ind injury allow 18 81 .5 .5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf119 Income: attendance allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF119 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Attendance Allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15303 92.2 97.4
Attendance allowance 19 405 2.4 2.6
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf121 Income: invalid care allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF121 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Invalid Care Allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15545 93.7 99.0
Invalid care allow 21 163 1.0 1.0
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf122 Income: war disability pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF122 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received War disability Pension?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15656 94.3 99.7
War disab pension 22 52 .3 .3
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf124 Income: disabled persons tax credit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF124 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Disabled Person’s Tax Credit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15687 94.5 99.9
Disab tax credit 24 21 .1 .1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A. New benefit income source from Wave 2 onwards.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13

lf125 Income: incapacity benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF125 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Incapacity Benefit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15053 90.7 95.8
Incapacity benefit 25 655 3.9 4.2
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A. New benefit income source from Wave 5 onwards. Introduced in 1994 to replace Invalidity benefits and N.I. Sickness benefit from April 1995 on.
Variable Occurrence W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf126 Income: disablty living allowance (care)
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF126 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Disability Living Allowance/ Care Component
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15201 91.6 96.8
Disab liv allw -care 26 507 3.1 3.2
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Variable Occurrence W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf127 Income: disab living allowance(mobility)
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF127 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Disability Living Allowance/ Mobility Component
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15163 91.4 96.5
Disab liv allw -mob 27 545 3.3 3.5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Variable Occurrence W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf128 Income: disability living allowance (dk)
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF128 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Disability Living Allowance/ Components not known
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15537 93.6 98.9
Disab liv allw -dk 28 171 1.0 1.1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Variable Occurrence W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf132 Income: income support (IS)
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF132 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Income Support?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 14579 87.8 92.8
Income support (IS) 32 1129 6.8 7.2
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf142 Income: Job Seekers Allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF142 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Job Seeker’s Allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15356 92.5 97.8
Job Seeker’s Allowan 42 352 2.1 2.2
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

A new benefit introduced in October 1997 to replace Unemployment Benefit (wF133). See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf135 Income: child benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF135 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Child Benefit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 12629 76.1 80.4
Child benefit 35 3079 18.6 19.6
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf136 Income: one parent benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF136 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Child Benefit (Lone Parent)?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15390 92.7 98.0
One parent benefit 36 318 1.9 2.0
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16

lf137 Income: Working family tax credit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF137 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Working Family Tax Credit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15037 90.6 95.7
Working fam tax cred 37 671 4.0 4.3
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf138 Income: maternity allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF138 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Maternity allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15632 94.2 99.5
Maternity allow 38 76 .5 .5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf139 Income: housing benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF139 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Housing Benefit/Rent rebate or allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 14572 87.8 92.8
Housing benefit 39 1136 6.8 7.2
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Housing: Allowances/Rebates
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf140 Income: council tax benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF140 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Council Tax Benefit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 14367 86.6 91.5
Comm charge bene 40 1341 8.1 8.5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A. Changed from Community Charge Benefit to Council Tax Benefit at Wave 3.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf141 Income: other state benefit
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF141 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Any other state benefit?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15636 94.2 99.5
Other state bene 41 72 .4 .5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf151 Income: educational grant
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF151 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Educational Grant (not Student Loan)?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15533 93.6 98.9
Educa grant 51 175 1.1 1.1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Grants for Education
Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf152 Income: trade union payments
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF152 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Trade Union/Friendly Society payments?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15694 94.6 99.9
T U/friendly soc pay 52 14 .1 .1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Trade Unions and Union Membership
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf153 Income: maintenance or alimony
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF153 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Maintenance or Alimony?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15457 93.1 98.4
Maint or alimony 53 251 1.5 1.6
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf154 Income: payments from relations
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF154 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Payments from a family member not living here?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15538 93.6 98.9
Payment abs relative 54 170 1.0 1.1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf155 Income: rent from lodgers
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF155 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Rent from Boarders or lodgers (not family members) living here with you?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15630 94.2 99.5
Rent/boarders/lodger 55 78 .5 .5
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf156 Income: rent from other property
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF156 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Rent from any other property?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15420 92.9 98.2
Rent other prop 56 288 1.7 1.8
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf157 Income: foster allowance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF157 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Foster allowance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15685 94.5 99.9
Foster allowance 57 23 .1 .1
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf158 Income: sickness or accident insurance
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF158 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Sickness or accident insurance?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15662 94.4 99.7
Sick/acci insurance 58 46 .3 .3
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lf159 Income: any other payment
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (122)
Question Number and Text LF159 : Have you yourself or jointly with others since 1.9.2001 received Any other regular payment?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15596 94.0 99.3
Any other payment 59 112 .7 .7
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15708 Missing cases 889
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lnf1 Income: total number of cited sources
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (123)
Question Number and Text LF2 : Interviewer check How many sources of income in total were recorded above?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 6586 39.7 42.2
1 3929 23.7 25.2
2 2628 15.8 16.9
3 1342 8.1 8.6
4 677 4.1 4.3
5 305 1.8 2.0
6 90 .5 .6
7 31 .2 .2
8 5 .0 .0
9 1 .0 .0
12 1 .0 .0
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 113 .7 Missing
Valid cases 15595 Missing cases 1002
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Incomes
Note

See usage notes in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfisit Financial situation
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (128)
Question Number and Text LF4 : How well would you say you yourself are managing financially these days? Would you say you are (READ OUT)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Living comfortably 1 4964 29.9 31.6
Doing alright 2 6100 36.8 38.9
Just abt getting by 3 3584 21.6 22.8
Finding it quite dif 4 733 4.4 4.7
Finding it very diff 5 308 1.9 2.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 3 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 15 .1 Missing
Valid cases 15689 Missing cases 908
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfisitc Change in financial position last year
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (128)
Question Number and Text LF5 : Would you say that you yourself are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Better off 1 4310 26.0 27.5
Worse off 2 3057 18.4 19.5
About same 3 8289 49.9 52.9
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 3 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 48 .3 Missing
Valid cases 15656 Missing cases 941
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfisity Why financial situation changed
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (128)
Question Number and Text LF6 : Why is that? (financially better or worse off)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 57 0.34 Missing
inapplicable -8 8340 50.25 Missing
proxy and/or phone -7 889 5.36 Missing
refused -2 2 0.01 Missing
Earnings increased 1 2603 15.68 35.61
Benefits increased 2 308 1.86 4.21
Invest’t income inc 3 77 0.46 1.05
Less expenses 4 529 3.19 7.24
Windfall payment 5 135 0.81 1.85
Earnings decreased 11 942 5.68 12.89
Benefits reduced 12 99 0.60 1.35
Invest’t income dec 13 304 1.83 4.16
More expenses 14 1121 6.75 15.34
One off expenditure 15 124 0.75 1.7
Earn less:less expens 21 2 0.01 0.03
Earn more:more expens 22 7 0.04 0.1
Earn more:less benft 23 6 0.04 0.08
More benft:more expens 24 8 0.05 0.11
Less svgs:same std livg 25 54 0.33 0.74
Good management 26 230 1.39 3.15
Better off:other reason 31 369 2.22 5.05
Worse off:other reason 32 374 2.25 5.12
Other 96 17 0.10 0.23
Total 16597 100.00
Valid cases 7309 Missing cases 9288
Question Route IF (LFISITC = 1-2) Asked if R is better off or worse off financially than a year ago
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Note

Office coded from verbatim responses.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfisitx Financial expectations for year ahead
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (128)
Question Number and Text LF7 : Looking ahead, how do you think you will be financially a year from now, will you be (READ OUT)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Better than now 1 4153 25.0 27.5
Worse than now 2 1167 7.0 7.7
About the same 3 9795 59.0 64.8
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 3 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 589 3.5 Missing
Valid cases 15115 Missing cases 1482
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Values, Opinions and Attitudes
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdia Amount received in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF8 : In the past 12 months how much have you received in the way of dividends or interest from any savings and investments you may have?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
206.50 1270.53 0 50000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Nothing 0 10203 61.5 75.7
Amount stated 1 3269 19.7 24.3
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 589 3.5 Missing
Don’t know -1 1646 9.9 Missing
Valid cases 13472 Missing cases 3125
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb1 Over 500 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9A : Would it amount to 500 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 385 2.3 27.9
No 2 997 6.0 72.1
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 14061 84.7 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 11 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 252 1.5 Missing
Valid cases 1382 Missing cases 15215
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb2 Over 1000 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9B : Would it amount to 1,000 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 165 1.0 48.0
No 2 179 1.1 52.0
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15321 92.3 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 2 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 39 .2 Missing
Valid cases 344 Missing cases 16253
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1 AND LFIYRDB1 = 1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much but it is more than 500 pounds
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb3 Over 5000 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9C : Would it amount to 5,000 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 37 .2 24.5
No 2 114 .7 75.5
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15541 93.6 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 14 .1 Missing
Valid cases 151 Missing cases 16446
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1 AND LFIYRDB1 = 1 AND LFIYRDB2 = 1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much but it is more than 1000 pounds
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb4 Over 2500 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9D : Would it amount to 2,500 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 45 .3 42.9
No 2 60 .4 57.1
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15578 93.9 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 23 .1 Missing
Valid cases 105 Missing cases 16492
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1 AND LFIYRDB1 = 1 AND LFIYRDB2 = 2 AND LFIYRDB3 = 2 OR -1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much but it is more than 1000 but less than 5000 pounds
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb5 Over 10000 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9E : Would it amount to 10,000 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 15 .1 45.5
No 2 18 .1 54.5
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15669 94.4 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
Valid cases 33 Missing cases 16564
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1 AND LFIYRDB1 = 1 AND LFIYRDB2 = 1 AND LFIYRDB3 = 1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much but it is more than 5000 pounds
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lfiyrdb6 Over 100 in interest/dividends
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (129)
Question Number and Text LF9F : Would it amount to 100 or more?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 592 3.6 60.1
No 2 393 2.4 39.9
Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 14457 87.1 Missing
Proxy Respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 2 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 262 1.6 Missing
Valid cases 985 Missing cases 15612
Question Route IF (LFIYRDIA = -1 AND LFIYRDB1 = 2 OR -1) Asked if R has received dividends or interest from savings or investments but does not know how much but it is less than 500 pounds
Index Terms Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Variable Occurrence W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsave Saves from current income
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF10 : Do you save any amount of your income for example by putting something away now and then in a bank, building society, or Post Office account other than to meet regular bills? Please include share purchase schemes ISA’s and Tessa accounts.
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 6592 39.7 42.2
No 2 9036 54.4 57.8
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 76 .5 Missing
Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
Valid cases 15628 Missing cases 969
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Note

Explicitly excludes money put by to pay bills, but includes saving for holidays and PEPs and life insurance. Includes Tax Exempt Special Savings Accounts (TESSAs).
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsaved Amount saved each month
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF11 : About how much on average do you personally manage to save a month?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
162.15 243.58 1 7000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 5726 34.5 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9115 54.9 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 68 .4 Missing
Don’t know -1 798 4.8 Missing
Valid cases 5726 Missing cases 10871
Question Route IF (LSAVE = 1) Asked if R saves some of income
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Note

Amount saved by R alone.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsavey1 First reason for saving
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF11AM1 : What are you saving for? 1st mention
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Holidays 1 1300 7.8 20.3
Old age 2 510 3.1 8.0
Car 3 227 1.4 3.5
Children 4 231 1.4 3.6
House purchase 5 327 2.0 5.1
Home improv 6 232 1.4 3.6
HH bills 7 106 .6 1.7
Special evnts 8 369 2.2 5.8
No spec reason 9 2657 16.0 41.5
Share schemes 10 21 .1 .3
Own education 11 73 .4 1.1
Grandchild 12 20 .1 .3
Other 96 332 2.0 5.2
Missing or wild -9 69 .4 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9115 54.9 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 9 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 110 .7 Missing
Valid cases 6405 Missing cases 10192
Question Route IF (LSAVE = 1 AND LSAVED GE -1) Asked if R saves some of income and specifies or does not know amount saved per month
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Note

Office coded from verbatim responses. At Wave 1 and 2 only one response was coded : wSAVEY.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsavey2 Second reason for saving
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF11AM2 : What are you saving for? 2nd mention
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 5503 33.2 84.4
Holidays 1 237 1.4 3.6
Old age 2 65 .4 1.0
Car 3 98 .6 1.5
Children 4 50 .3 .8
House purchase 5 36 .2 .6
Home improv 6 92 .6 1.4
HH bills 7 31 .2 .5
Special evnts 8 101 .6 1.5
No spec reason 9 188 1.1 2.9
Share schemes 10 2 .0 .0
Own education 11 15 .1 .2
Grandchild 12 16 .1 .2
Other 96 87 .5 1.3
Missing or wild -9 69 .4 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9115 54.9 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
Valid cases 6521 Missing cases 10076
Question Route IF (LSAVE = 1 AND LSAVED GE -1) Asked if R saves some of income and specifies or does not know amount saved per month
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Note

See note for LSAVEY1.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsavreg Saves on a regular basis
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF12 : Do you save on a regular basis or just from time to time when you can?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Regular basis 1 4891 29.5 75.1
From time to time 2 1606 9.7 24.7
Other 3 13 .1 .2
Missing -9 70 .4 Missing
Not applicable -8 9115 54.9 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 13 .1 Missing
Valid cases 6510 Missing cases 10087
Question Route IF (LSAVE = 1 AND LSAVED GE -1) Asked if R saves some of income and specifies or does not know amount saved per month
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Variable Occurrence W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lsavlt Savings mainly long or short term
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (130)
Question Number and Text LF13 : Would you say your savings are mainly long term savings for the future or mainly short term savings for things you need now and for unexpected events?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Mainly long term 1 2342 14.1 36.5
Mainly short term 2 2206 13.3 34.4
Both equally 3 1872 11.3 29.2
Missing -9 70 .4 Missing
Not applicable -8 9115 54.9 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Don’t know -1 103 .6 Missing
Valid cases 6420 Missing cases 10177
Question Route IF (LSAVE = 1 AND LSAVED GE -1) Asked if R saves some of income and specifies or does not know amount saved per month
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts
Variable Occurrence W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpppen Paid into private personal pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (131)
Question Number and Text LF14 : I’d like to ask you now about private personal pensions, that is a pension that you yourself have taken out on your own behalf. In the past year, that is since September 1st 2001 have you paid any contributions or premiums for a private personal pension, or had such contributions paid on your behalf by the Department of Social Security?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 29 0.17 Missing
proxy and/or phone -7 889 5.36 Missing
refused -2 15 0.09 Missing
Yes 1 1728 10.41 11.03
No 2 13936 83.97 88.97
Total 16597 100.00
Valid cases 15664 Missing cases 933
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenb4 Personal pension started before 1.7.88
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (131)
Question Number and Text LF15 : Was your policy taken out before July 1st 1988 or since then?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 11 0.07 Missing
inapplicable -8 13979 84.23 Missing
proxy and/or phone -7 889 5.36 Missing
Before 1.7.88 1 499 3.01 29.05
1.7.88 or since 2 1167 7.03 67.93
Before and after 3 52 0.31 3.03
Total 16597 100.00
Valid cases 1718 Missing cases 14879
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Note

1.7.88 was date on which the UK laws relating to personal pensions were changed.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenb4y4 Year pre 1.7.88 pension started
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (131)
Question Number and Text LF16 : What year did you first take out a policy?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1983.07 5.15 1950 1988
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 406 2.4 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 15208 91.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 2 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 91 .5 Missing
Valid cases 406 Missing cases 16191
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and the policy was taken out before 1.7.88
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Note

See note for LPENB4.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenb4v Amount last payment to pre 1988 pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (131)
Question Number and Text LF17 : How much was your last contribution or premium?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
225.46 676.60 5 7500
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 412 2.5 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 15208 91.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 21 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 66 .4 Missing
Valid cases 412 Missing cases 16185
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and the policy was taken out before 1.7.88
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Note

See note for LPENB4.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenb4w Weeks covered pre 88 pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (131)
Question Number and Text LF18 : How long did this cover?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
8.27 13.22 1 52
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1.00 409 2.5 100.0
Missing or wild -9.00 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8.00 15295 92.2 Missing
Proxy respondent -7.00 889 5.4 Missing
One off payment -4.00 3 .0 Missing
Valid cases 409 Missing cases 16188
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and the policy was taken out before 1.7.88
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Note

See note for LPENB4.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenyr4 Year post 1.7.88 pension started
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (132)
Question Number and Text LF19 : In what year since July 1st 1988 did you first take out a policy?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1988 45 .3 4.2
1989 96 .6 8.9
1990 128 .8 11.9
1991 52 .3 4.8
1992 104 .6 9.6
1993 50 .3 4.6
1994 61 .4 5.6
1995 59 .4 5.5
1996 68 .4 6.3
1997 61 .4 5.6
1998 81 .5 7.5
1999 86 .5 8.0
2000 166 1.0 15.4
2001 9 .1 .8
2002 11 .1 1.0
2003 3 .0 .3
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 14488 87.3 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 9 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 130 .8 Missing
Valid cases 1080 Missing cases 15517
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 2) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and policy was taken out on or after 1.7.88
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Note

See note for LPENB4.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenadd Additional contrib’n to post ’88 pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (132)
Question Number and Text LF20 : Since September 1st 2001, over and above those contributions paid on your behalf by the Department of Social Security, have you yourself made any extra contributions towards your personal pension?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 11 0.07 Missing
inapplicable -8 14488 87.29 Missing
proxy and/or phone -7 889 5.36 Missing
Yes 1 609 3.67 50.37
No 2 600 3.62 49.63
Total 16597 100.00
Valid cases 1209 Missing cases 15388
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 2) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and policy was taken out on or after 1.7.88
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenadv Amount last payment post 1.7.88 pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (132)
Question Number and Text LF21 : How much was your last contribution?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
195.85 676.18 3 9999
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 567 3.4 100.0
Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 15096 91.0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 16 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 26 .2 Missing
Valid cases 567 Missing cases 16030
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 2 AND LPENADD = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and policy was taken out on or after 1.7.88 and R has paid extra contributions into the pension
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lpenadw Weeks covered post 88 pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (132)
Question Number and Text LF22 : How long did this cover?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
5.49 8.52 1 52
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1.00 561 3.4 100.0
Missing or wild -9.00 3 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8.00 15138 91.2 Missing
Proxy respondent -7.00 889 5.4 Missing
One off payment -4.00 6 .0 Missing
Valid cases 561 Missing cases 16036
Question Route IF (LPPPEN = 1 AND LPENB4 = 2 AND LPENADD = 1) Asked if R has since 1.9.2001 paid into a private personal pension or had contributions paid on R’s behalf by the DSS and policy was taken out on or after 1.7.88 and R has paid extra contributions towards the pension
Index Terms Financial Management: Pensions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindf Received lump payment
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF37 : Since September 1st 2001 have you personally received any payments, or payment in kind, from anything listed on this card (F5)?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 2598 15.7 16.6
No 2 13020 78.4 83.4
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 63 .4 Missing
Don’t know -1 26 .2 Missing
Valid cases 15618 Missing cases 979
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W5 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfa Lump sum – life insurance policy
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF38A : Which ones? .. a life insurance policy
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15367 92.6 97.8
Life Ins policy 1 340 2.0 2.2
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15707 Missing cases 890
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from anything listed (Showcard F5)
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W5 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfay Amount of: Insurance policy
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF39A : About how much in total did you receive? life insurance policy
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
6492.85 8700.71 5 70000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 310 1.9 100.0
Missing or wild -9 6 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15362 92.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 22 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 8 .0 Missing
Valid cases 310 Missing cases 16287
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1 AND LWINDFA = 2) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from a life insurance policy
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfb Lump sum – pension payout
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF38B : Which ones? .. a lump sum pension payout
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15544 93.7 99.0
Pension payout 1 163 1.0 1.0
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15707 Missing cases 890
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from anything listed (Showcard F5)
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W5 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfby Amount of: Lump-sum pension
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF39B : About how much in total did you receive? lump sum pension payout
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
15243.99 20983.75 45 105000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 148 .9 100.0
Missing or wild -9 6 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15539 93.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 12 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
Valid cases 148 Missing cases 16449
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1 AND LWINDFB = 3) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from a lump sum pension payout
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfc Lump sum – personal accident claim
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF38C : Which ones? .. a personal accident claim
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15615 94.1 99.4
Accident claim 1 92 .6 .6
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15707 Missing cases 890
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from anything listed (Showcard F5)
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W5 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfcy Amount of: Accident claim
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF39C : About how much in total did you receive? personal accident claim
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
4387.09 8684.08 200 72000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 86 .5 100.0
Missing or wild -9 6 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15610 94.1 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 6 .0 Missing
Valid cases 86 Missing cases 16511
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1 AND LWINDFC = 4) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from a personal accident claim
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfd Lump sum – redundancy payment
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF38D : Which ones? .. a redundancy payment
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 15533 93.6 98.9
Redundancy payment 1 174 1.0 1.1
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Valid cases 15707 Missing cases 890
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from anything listed (Showcard F5)
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W5 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

lwindfdy Amount of: Redundancy payment
Record Type LINDRESP
Questionnaire Individual (133)
Question Number and Text LF39D : About how much in total did you receive? redundancy payment
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
9778.63 12325.17 86 63000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 168 1.0 100.0
Missing or wild -9 6 .0 Missing
Not applicable -8 15528 93.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 889 5.4 Missing
Refused -2 6 .0 Missing
Valid cases 168 Missing cases 16429
Question Route IF (LWINDF = 1 AND LWINDFD = 5) Asked if R has received any payment or payment in kind from a redundancy claim
Index Terms Financial Management: Material Well-Being
Incomes: Windfalls
Variable Occurrence W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18