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ohid household identification number
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 48290 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

opno ego’s person number
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12951 26.8 26.8
2 12804 26.5 26.5
3 9845 20.4 20.4
4 7325 15.2 15.2
5 3236 6.7 6.7
6 1205 2.5 2.5
7 452 .9 .9
8 197 .4 .4
9 113 .2 .2
10 54 .1 .1
11 45 .1 .1
12 25 .1 .1
13 25 .1 .1
14 13 .0 .0
Valid cases 48290 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

oopno alter’s person number
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12951 26.8 26.8
2 12804 26.5 26.5
3 9845 20.4 20.4
4 7325 15.2 15.2
5 3236 6.7 6.7
6 1205 2.5 2.5
7 452 .9 .9
8 197 .4 .4
9 113 .2 .2
10 54 .1 .1
11 45 .1 .1
12 25 .1 .1
13 25 .1 .1
14 13 .0 .0
Valid cases 48290 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

orel relationship of oopno to opno
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 179 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8716 18.0 18.0
Live-in partner 3 2056 4.3 4.3
Natural child 4 11802 24.4 24.4
Adopted child 5 66 .1 .1
Foster child 6 32 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 797 1.7 1.7
Daughter/son-in-law 9 295 .6 .6
Natural brother/sist 10 8328 17.2 17.2
Other brother/sister 11 242 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 99 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 11802 24.4 24.4
Other parent 14 99 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 295 .6 .6
Any grand parent 16 386 .8 .8
Any grand child 17 386 .8 .8
Any cousin 18 34 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 29 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 29 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 2 .0 .0
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 37 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 993 2.1 2.1
Step parent 25 797 1.7 1.7
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 37 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 719 1.5 1.5
Other child 29 1 .0 .0
Other 30 30 .1 .1
Valid cases 48290 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses OPNO OHGR2R OHGSEX OMASTAT OHGSPN OHGFNO OHGMNO on Record OINDALL
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

osex sex
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text OD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23838 49.4 49.4
Female 2 24452 50.6 50.6
Valid cases 48290 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

oosex alter’s sex
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23838 49.4 49.4
Female 2 24452 50.6 50.6
Valid cases 48290 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

olwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 43366 89.8 94.7
Different household 2 684 1.4 1.5
Alter birth 3 782 1.6 1.7
Not in sample 6 985 2.0 2.1
Ego New entrant -8 2473 5.1 Missing
Valid cases 45817 Missing cases 2473
Question Route Uses OHID OPNO OOPNO OREL on Record OEGOALT. Uses PID OSAMPST OMOVEST on Record OINDALL. Uses NIVFHO 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

onwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 42851 88.7 88.7
Different household 2 2779 5.8 5.8
Alter out of scope 4 55 .1 .1
Alter died 5 117 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 1024 2.1 2.1
Ego left sample 8 1121 2.3 2.3
Ego died/out scope 9 343 .7 .7
Valid cases 48290 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
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 OEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text OEG3
Valid cases 48290 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 OEGOALT
Valid cases 48290 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

oopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type OEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 48290 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