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nhid household identification number
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 48982 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

npno ego’s person number
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13138 26.8 26.8
2 13001 26.5 26.5
3 9959 20.3 20.3
4 7484 15.3 15.3
5 3289 6.7 6.7
6 1179 2.4 2.4
7 463 .9 .9
8 199 .4 .4
9 124 .3 .3
10 52 .1 .1
11 34 .1 .1
12 12 .0 .0
13 24 .0 .0
14 12 .0 .0
15 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 48982 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

nopno alter’s person number
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 13138 26.8 26.8
2 13001 26.5 26.5
3 9959 20.3 20.3
4 7484 15.3 15.3
5 3289 6.7 6.7
6 1179 2.4 2.4
7 463 .9 .9
8 199 .4 .4
9 124 .3 .3
10 52 .1 .1
11 34 .1 .1
12 12 .0 .0
13 24 .0 .0
14 12 .0 .0
15 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 48982 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

nrel relationship of nopno to npno
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 184 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8994 18.4 18.4
Live-in partner 3 2032 4.1 4.1
Natural child 4 12059 24.6 24.6
Adopted child 5 78 .2 .2
Foster child 6 28 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 774 1.6 1.6
Daughter/son-in-law 9 288 .6 .6
Natural brother/sist 10 8508 17.4 17.4
Other brother/sister 11 250 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 93 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 12058 24.6 24.6
Other parent 14 108 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 288 .6 .6
Any grand parent 16 387 .8 .8
Any grand child 17 386 .8 .8
Any cousin 18 22 .0 .0
Any aunt/uncle 19 35 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 35 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 41 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 825 1.7 1.7
Step parent 25 774 1.6 1.6
Landlady/lord 27 41 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 684 1.4 1.4
Other child 29 2 .0 .0
Other 30 6 .0 .0
Valid cases 48982 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses NPNO NHGR2R NHGSEX NMASTAT NHGSPN NHGFNO NHGMNO on Record NINDALL
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

nsex sex
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text ND12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 24291 49.6 49.6
Female 2 24691 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 48982 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

nosex alter’s sex
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 24291 49.6 49.6
Female 2 24691 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 48982 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

nlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 44008 89.8 94.4
Different household 2 808 1.6 1.7
Alter birth 3 793 1.6 1.7
Not in sample 6 1023 2.1 2.2
Ego New entrant -8 2350 4.8 Missing
Valid cases 46632 Missing cases 2350
Question Route Uses NHID NPNO NOPNO NREL on Record NEGOALT. Uses PID NSAMPST NMOVEST on Record NINDALL. Uses MIVFHO 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

nnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 43544 88.9 88.9
Different household 2 2830 5.8 5.8
Alter out of scope 4 34 .1 .1
Alter died 5 131 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 1090 2.2 2.2
Ego left sample 8 1047 2.1 2.1
Ego died/out scope 9 306 .6 .6
Valid cases 48982 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 NEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text NEG3
Valid cases 48982 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 NEGOALT
Valid cases 48982 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

nopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type NEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 48982 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