| mpno | person number |
| mypdobm | date of birth: month |
| mypdoby4 | date of birth: year |
| mypsex | gender of youth |
| mytvhrs | hours spent watching tv on a school day? |
| mytvstp | parents stop you watching a programme ? |
| mypacta | how often: walk/swim/play sport |
| mypactb | how often: watch live sport |
| mypactc | how often: go to the cinema |
| mypactd | how often: go to theatre/concert |
| mypacte | how often: eat out |
| mypactm | how often: go to youth club |
| mypactn | how often: go to disco |
| mypactl | how often: do voluntary work |
| mypchor | time spent doing/helping with housework |
| mypcomp | do you ever use a computer at home ? |
| myppchw | how often use pc for home/course work |
| myppcg | how often play games on the computer |
| myppcnt | how often use pc for net/send e-mail |
| mypmobu | have own mobile phone? |
| myppals | times had friends round to your house ? |
| myppalo | how often out with friends |
| myplate | past month: times out after 9.00 pm ? |
| mypargm | how often quarrel with your mother ? |
| mypargf | how often quarrel with your father ? |
| myptlkm | talk to mum: things that matter ? |
| myptlkf | talk to dad: things that matter ? |
| mypnpal | how many close friends do you have ? |
| mypfght | how often past month:fight with someone? |
| mypeatn | past week times evening meal with family |
| mypsmev | have you ever tried a cigarette ? |
| mypsmof | how often do you smoke ? |
| mypsmlw | how many cigarettes in last 7 days ? |
| mypdgfr | do your friends ever use illegal drugs? |
| mypesta | i feel i have a number good qualities |
| mypesti | i don’t have much to be proud of |
| mypestb | i certainly feel useless at times |
| mypestj | i am as able as most people |
| mypestc | i am a likeable person |
| mypestk | i can usually solve my own problems |
| mypeste | i am inclined to feel i am a failure |
| mypestf | at times i feel i am no good at all |
| myptcha | i like most of my teachers |
| myptchb | teachers are always getting at me |
| myphsw | feel about your school work ? |
| myphap | feel about your appearance ? |
| myphfm | feel about your family ? |
| myphfr | feel about your friends ? |
| myphsc | feel about your school? |
| myphlf | feel about your life as a whole ? |
| mypvte6 | level of interest in politics |
| mypvte3 | party which would vote for ? |
| mypvt11 | vote to join the euro |
| myptrun | played truant from school |
| mypbull | how much worry about bullying at school? |
| mypopsc | how much means to do well at school ? |
| myplvsc | leave school when you are 16 ? |
| mypacvs | important to get gcse/standards |
| mypsoc | office code: job like when left school ? |
| mypwklw | paid work done last week |
| mypsoc1 | main job |
| mypsoc2 | second job |
| mypwhrs | last week, hours spent working for pay ? |
| myppay | last week: money earned working ? |
| mypwkm | works on a monday |
| mypwkt | works on a tuesday |
| mypwkw | works on a wednesday |
| mypwkth | works on a thursday |
| mypwkf | works on a friday |
| mypwksa | works on a saturday |
| mypwksu | works on a sunday |
| myplvhm | age you think when you leave home ? |
| myp2uni | would like to go to college/university |
| mypnuna | why not go to university, first reason |
| mypnunb | why not go to university, second reason |
| mypjbqa | the job is secure |
| mypjbqd | the job is well paid |
| mypjbqb | work hours short, with free time |
| mypjbqf | job is interesting |
| mypjbqg | job makes a contribution to society |
| mypjbqh | job that helps others |
| mypfuta | future plans: 1st mention |
| mypfutb | future plans: 2nd mention |
| mypwght | young person weight |
| mhid | household identification number |
| pid | cross-wave person identifier |
| pidp | Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS) |
| mfnspno | person number of father (nat/step) |
| mfnspid | x-wave pid of father (nat/step) |
| mmnspno | person number of mother (nat/step) |
| mmnspid | cross-wave pid of mother (nat/step) |
| mypsoc_cc | office code: job like when left school ? – condensed classification |
| mypsoc1_cc | main job – condensed classification |
| mypsoc2_cc | second job – condensed classification |