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mhid household identification number
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 50106 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

mpno ego’s person number
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13449 26.8 26.8
2 13271 26.5 26.5
3 10253 20.5 20.5
4 7628 15.2 15.2
5 3466 6.9 6.9
6 1191 2.4 2.4
7 449 .9 .9
8 186 .4 .4
9 95 .2 .2
10 50 .1 .1
11 33 .1 .1
12 23 .0 .0
13 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 50106 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

mopno alter’s person number
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13449 26.8 26.8
2 13271 26.5 26.5
3 10253 20.5 20.5
4 7628 15.2 15.2
5 3466 6.9 6.9
6 1191 2.4 2.4
7 449 .9 .9
8 186 .4 .4
9 95 .2 .2
10 50 .1 .1
11 33 .1 .1
12 23 .0 .0
13 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 50106 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

mrel relationship of mopno to mpno
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 186 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 9184 18.3 18.3
Live-in partner 3 2006 4.0 4.0
Natural child 4 12371 24.7 24.7
Adopted child 5 68 .1 .1
Foster child 6 25 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 793 1.6 1.6
Daughter/son-in-law 9 222 .4 .4
Natural brother/sist 10 8832 17.6 17.6
Other brother/sister 11 198 .4 .4
Brother/sister-in-la 12 114 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 12371 24.7 24.7
Other parent 14 97 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 222 .4 .4
Any grand parent 16 347 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 347 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 18 .0 .0
Any aunt/uncle 19 32 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 32 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 4 .0 .0
Employee 22 3 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 44 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 1040 2.1 2.1
Step parent 25 793 1.6 1.6
Employer 26 3 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 44 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 696 1.4 1.4
Other child 29 4 .0 .0
Other 30 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 50106 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses MPNO MHGR2R MHGSEX MMASTAT MHGSPN MHGFNO MHGMNO on Record MINDALL
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

msex sex
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text MD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 24869 49.6 49.6
Female 2 25237 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 50106 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

mosex alter’s sex
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 24869 49.6 49.6
Female 2 25237 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 50106 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

mlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 45332 90.5 94.9
Different household 2 668 1.3 1.4
Alter birth 3 752 1.5 1.6
Not in sample 6 1010 2.0 2.1
Ego New entrant -8 2344 4.7 Missing
Valid cases 47762 Missing cases 2344
Question Route Uses MHID MPNO MOPNO MREL on Record MEGOALT. Uses PID MSAMPST MMOVEST on Record MINDALL. Uses LIVFHO 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

mnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 44406 88.6 88.6
Different household 2 2959 5.9 5.9
Alter out of scope 4 87 .2 .2
Alter died 5 152 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 1036 2.1 2.1
Ego left sample 8 1119 2.2 2.2
Ego died/out scope 9 347 .7 .7
Valid cases 50106 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 MEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text MEG3
Valid cases 50106 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 MEGOALT
Valid cases 50106 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

mopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type MEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 50106 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