BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Note

Converts employees’ last wage or salary payment after tax and other deductions in current main job (OPAYNL) to a monthly amount. if net pay was missing, but gross pay was present, then net pay is estimated from gross pay, on the basis of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership.

Variable Occurrence

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opaygu

Usual gross pay per month: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1556.68	1146.06	21.67	16678.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7798	49.9	100.0
Inapplicable	-8.00	6837	43.8	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	7798	Missing cases	7819

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OHGSPN OJBPENM OPAYUSL OPAYG OPAYUG OPAYU OPAYUW OPAYN OMLSTAT OSEX OSPJB OJBSEMP OAGE OJBPEN PID OIVLYR on Record OINDRESP. Uses key linking variables on Record XWAVEID. Uses wJBPENM on all previous wINRESP Records.

Index Terms

Note

Measures usual monthly wage or salary payment before tax and other deductions in current main job for employees. if last gross payment was the “usual”, this is used. if last gross pay was missing, but net pay was present, and this was given as “usual”, the gross pay was estimated from net pay, in the light of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership. if last payment was not the “usual”, “usual payment” was given gross, this was used. if “usual payment” was net, this was converted as above at OPAYN. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYGUI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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opaynu

Usual net pay per month: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1154.72	723.09	21.67	10007.70

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7798	49.9	100.0
Inapplicable	-8.00	6837	43.8	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	7798	Missing cases	7819

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OHGSPN OJBPENM OPAYUSL OPAYN OPAYG OPAYUG OPAYU OPAYUW OMLSTAT OSEX OSPJB OJBSEMP OAGE OJBPEN PID OIVLYR on Record OINDRESP. Uses key linking variables on Record XWAVEID. Uses wJBPENM on all previous wINDRESP Records.

Index Terms

Note

Measures usual monthly wage or salary payment after tax and other deductions in current main job for employees. if the last net payment was the usual, then this is used. if last net pay was missing, but gross pay was present, and this was usual, then net pay is estimated from gross pay, on the basis of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership. if last payment was not the usual, then if usual payment is given net, this is used. Otherwise, if usual payment is given gross, then this is converted as above at OPAYN. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYNUI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or – 8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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opaygty

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept this year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1543.35	1244.68	0	16678.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	77	.5	.9
Amount stated	1.00	8704	55.7	99.1
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	5851	37.5	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	8781	Missing cases	6836

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OJBSTAT OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJBPROF OJSPAYG OJBPENM OMLSTAT OSEX OPAYGU OJTYID on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJHSTAT OJHGPAY on Record OJOBHIST

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly gross payment of wage, salary or self- employment income received at 1.9.2005. if current job spell started before this date, then for employees OPAYGU is used, and for the self-employed the current pay or profit. if current job spell started after 1.9.2005, then this variable is equal to value of OJHGPAY for job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYGTI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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opaygly

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept year ago

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1525.72	1734.83	0	84002

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	75	.5	.9
Amount stated	1.00	8513	54.5	99.1
Inapplicable	-8.00	6047	38.7	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	8588	Missing cases	7029

Question Route

Uses OHGSPN OJBSTAT OJBPENM OMLSTAT OSEX OAGE OJBOFF OJBHAS OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPROF OJSPAYG OJSPRBM OJSPRBY4 OJSPREM OJSPAYL OPAYLY OPAYLYW OPAYLYG OCJSBLY OSPJB OJLYID OPAYGU PID OIVLYR OIVFIO OCJSBLY on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJHSTAT OJHGPAY on Record OJOBHIST. Uses key linking variables on Record XWAVEID. Uses wPAYGTY on all previous wINDRESP Records.

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly gross payment of wage, salary or self- employment income received at 1.9.2004. if current job spell started before this date, then for employees OPAYLY is used, converted from net to gross where necessary, and for the self employed the current pay or profit. if current job spell started after 1.9.2004, then this variable is equal to the value of OJHGPAY for job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYGLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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opaynty

Usual monthly net pay: Sept this year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1148.91	802.67	0	10400.90

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	77	.5	.9
Amount stated	1.00	8722	55.8	99.1
Missing or wild	-9.00	6	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	5830	37.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	8799	Missing cases	6818

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OJBSTAT OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJBPROF OJSPAYG OJBPENM OMLSTAT OSEX OSPJB OPAYNU OJTYID on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJHSTAT OJHGPAY on Record OJOBHIST

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly net payment of wage, salary or self- employment income received at 1.9.2005. if current job spell started before this date, then for employees OPAYNU is used, and for the self-employed the current pay or profit, converted to a net amount. if the current job spell started after 1.9.2005, then this variable is equal to the value of OJHNPAY for the job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYNTYI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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opaynly

Usual monthly net pay: Sept year ago

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1130.06	965.22	0	49977

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	76	.5	.9
Amount stated	1.00	8508	54.5	99.1
Missing or wild	-9.00	4	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	6047	38.7	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	8584	Missing cases	7033

Question Route

Uses PID OIVLYR OIVFIO OCJSBLY OHGSPN OJBSTAT OJBPENM OMLSTAT OSEX OJBOFF OJBHAS OJBSEMP OJACCS OJSPROF OJSPAYG OJSPRBM OJSPRBY4 OJSPREM OJSPAYL OPAYLY OPAYLYW OPAYLYG OSPJB OJLYID OPAYNU OAGE on record OINDRESP. Uses OJHSTAT OJHNPAY ON Record OJOBHIST. Uses key linking variables and wIVFIO on Record XWAVEID. Uses wPAYNTY on all previous wINDRESP Records.

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly net payment of wage, salary or self- employment income received at 1.9.2004. if current job spell started before this date, then for employees answer to OPAYLY is used, converted from gross to net where necessary, and for the self-employed the current pay or profit, converted to a net amount. if current job spell started after 1.9.2004, then this variable is equal to the value of OJHNPAY for job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OPAYNLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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ojsprof

Monthly self employed profit

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1426.63	1905.20	0	16666.70

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
inapplicable	-8	13758	88.10	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
[Value >= 0]		877	5.62	100.0
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	877	Missing cases	14740

Question Route

Uses OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPRF OJSPRBM OJSPRBY4 OJSPREM OJSPREY4 on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Computes a monthly self-employed profit variable for self- employed respondents who draw up profit and loss accounts. Inapplicable for those who are not self-employed, and the self employed who do not draw up accounts. (cf. OJSPAYG). Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable (here OJSPROFI) takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A. This variable only shows positive profits. Where the variable OJSPRLS indicates that the amount is a loss, then OJSPROF takes the value 0, and the compute amount is given at OJSLOSS. Change of source variables from Wave 7 onwards.

Variable Occurrence

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ojsloss

Amount: self-employment losses

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
5.82	51.74	0	833.33

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	422	2.7	97.5
Amount stated	1.00	11	.1	2.5
Missing or wild	-9.00	656	4.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	13546	86.7	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	433	Missing cases	15184

Question Route

Uses OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPRF OJSPRBM OJSPRBY4 OJSPREM OJSPREY4 OJSPROF OJSPRLS on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

See note for OJSPROF.

Variable Occurrence

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ojspayg

Monthly self employed gross pay

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1035.57	963	47.63	6000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
inapplicable	-8	14438	92.45	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
[Value >= 0]		197	1.26	100.0
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	197	Missing cases	15420

Question Route

Uses OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPAYU OJSPAYW OJSPYTX OJSPYNI OJSHRS OIVFIO on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Computes a monthly self-employed gross pay variable if a self-employed respondent does not draw up profit and loss accounts. Inapplicable for those who are not self employed, and the self employed who draw up accounts. (cf. OJSPROF). Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable (here OJSPAYG) takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A. Change of source variables from Wave 7 onwards.

Variable Occurrence

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ocjsten

Length (days) current labour market sp.

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2886.19	3445.03	0	27910

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	16	.1	.1
Amount stated	1.00	14457	92.6	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	162	1.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14473	Missing cases	1144

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBBGD OJBBGM OJBBGY4 OJBSEMP OJSBGD OJSBGM OJSBGY4 OCJSBGD OCJSBGM OCJSBGY4 ODOID ODOIM on Record OINDRESP

Index Terms

Note

Measures the length of time in the current labour market spell, whether, employee, self employed or not employed in number of days. Where day is missing, this is assumed to be one. For years before 2004, where month is missing, this is assumed to be July.

Variable Occurrence

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ocjswk9

Weeks in current spell: year to 1.9.2005

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
44.55	16.29	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	793	5.1	5.4
Amount stated	1.00	13838	88.6	94.6
Missing or wild	-9.00	4	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14631	Missing cases	986

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSEMP OJBSTAT OJBBGD OJBBGM OJBBGY OJSBGD OJSBGM OJSBGY4 OCJSBGD OCJSBGM OCJSBGY4 OCJSBLY OJLYID OJTYID on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks in current labour market spell which fell into reference year, that is the twelve months prior to the start of the interview period (1st Sept.) . Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

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ojlid

Identifier of latest job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	9497	60.8	64.8
Job spell 1	1	514	3.3	3.5
Job spell 2	2	36	.2	.2
Job spell 3	3	5	.0	.0
Job spell 5	5	1	.0	.0
Last job – L36	12	55	.4	.4
See AJLID	13	824	5.3	5.6
See BJLID	14	92	.6	.6
See CJLID	15	95	.6	.6
See DJLID	16	98	.6	.7
See EJLID	17	81	.5	.6
See FJLID	18	89	.6	.6
See GJLID	19	81	.5	.6
See HJLID	20	100	.6	.7
See IJLID	21	980	6.3	6.7
See JJLID	22	247	1.6	1.7
See KJLID	23	858	5.5	5.9
See LJLID	24	280	1.8	1.9
See MJLID	25	307	2.0	2.1
See NJLID	26	418	2.7	2.9
Missing or wild	-9	281	1.8	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	160	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	518	3.3	Missing

Valid cases	14658	Missing cases	959

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT OCJSBLY ONJBS OJBHAD on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT on Record OJOBHIST. Uses wIVFIO on Record XWAVEID. Uses wJLID on all previous wINDRESP Records.

Index Terms

Note

Provides a means of identifying the latest job (i.e. the current job or the most recent if not currently employed).

Variable Occurrence

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ojlyid

Identifier of job spell at 1.9.2004

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	11359	72.7	77.6
Job spell 1	1	2505	16.0	17.1
Job spell 2	2	567	3.6	3.9
Job spell 3	3	150	1.0	1.0
Job spell 4	4	40	.3	.3
Job spell 5	5	8	.1	.1
Job spell 6	6	4	.0	.0
Job spell 8	8	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses OJBSTAT OCJSBLY OCJSBGD OCJSBGM OCJSBGY4 OIVFIO on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Identifies the respondent’s labour market spell for 1 September 2004. (i.e. it identifies the current labour market spell if this started before 1.9.2004, and the relevant OJOBHIST record if not).

Variable Occurrence

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ojtyid

Identifier of job spell at 1.9.2005

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	13954	89.4	95.4
Job spell 1	1	652	4.2	4.5
Job spell 2	2	15	.1	.1
Missing or wild	-9	14	.1	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14621	Missing cases	996

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSEMP OJBSTAT OJBBGD OJBBGM OJBBGY OJSBGD OJSBGM OJSBGY4 OCJSBGD OCJSBGM OCJSBGY4 OCJSBLY on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHBGD OJHBGM OJHBGY4 OJHSTAT on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Identifies respondent’s labour market spell for 1 September 2005. (i.e. identifies current labour market spell if this started before 1.9.2005, and relevant OJOBHIST record if not).

Variable Occurrence

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ojbseg

Socio economic group: present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers,large	1	12	.1	.1
Managers,large	2	814	5.2	8.8
Employers,small	3	196	1.3	2.1
Managers,small	4	575	3.7	6.2
Professional Self-em	5	109	.7	1.2
Professional employe	6	413	2.6	4.5
Int. non-manual,work	7	1415	9.1	15.3
Int. non-man,foreman	8	263	1.7	2.8
Junior non-manual	9	1869	12.0	20.2
Personal service wrk	10	671	4.3	7.3
Foreman manual	11	318	2.0	3.4
Skilled manual wkrs	12	828	5.3	9.0
Semi-skilled manual	13	742	4.8	8.0
Unskilled manual wkr	14	303	1.9	3.3
Own account wkrs	15	558	3.6	6.0
Farmers – employers,	16	21	.1	.2
Farmers – own accoun	17	71	.5	.8
Agricultural workers	18	51	.3	.6
Members of armed for	19	19	.1	.2
Missing or wild	-9	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6120	39.2	Missing

Valid cases	9248	Missing cases	6369

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Socio-Economic Group for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbgold

Goldthorpe Social Class: present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	1236	7.9	15.8
Service class,lower	2	1749	11.2	22.4
Routine non-manual e	3	1083	6.9	13.9
Personal service wor	4	798	5.1	10.2
Sml props w employee	5	145	.9	1.9
Sml props w/o employ	6	422	2.7	5.4
Farmers,Smallholders	7	78	.5	1.0
Foreman,Technicians	8	493	3.2	6.3
Skilled manual worke	9	526	3.4	6.7
Semi,unskilled manua	10	1243	8.0	15.9
Agricultural workers	11	36	.2	.5
Missing or wild	-9	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7559	48.4	Missing

Valid cases	7809	Missing cases	7808

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Goldthorpe social class classification for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbrgsc

RG Social Class: present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	523	3.3	5.7
technic	2	3074	19.7	33.2
Skilled non-manual	3	2190	14.0	23.7
Skilled manual	4	1767	11.3	19.1
Partly skilled occ	5	1325	8.5	14.3
Unskilled occ	6	350	2.2	3.8
Armed forces	7	19	.1	.2
Missing or wild	-9	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6120	39.2	Missing

Valid cases	9248	Missing cases	6369

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes Registrar General’s Social Class for jobs based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbisco

International SOC : present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	7809	Missing cases	7808

Index Terms

Employment: Sector and Duties

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and coding frame for ISCO in Appendix to Vol. A. International Labour Office (1990) `International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO 88. Geneva: International Labour Office.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbcssm

Cambridge Scale males : present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
36.54	18.06	1.30	90.32

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7809	50.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	7559	48.4	Missing

Valid cases	7809	Missing cases	7808

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbcssf

Cambridge Scale females : present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
37.24	19.18	1.34	98.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	7809	50.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	7559	48.4	Missing

Valid cases	7809	Missing cases	7808

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

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ojbhgs

Hope – Goldthorpe Scale : present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
47.09	16.42	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	17	.1	.2
Amount stated	1.00	7792	49.9	99.8
Missing or wild	-9.00	249	1.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	7559	48.4	Missing

Valid cases	7809	Missing cases	7808

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Goldthorpe, JH and Hope, K (1984) The Social Grading of Occupations: A New Approach and Scale, Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojbsec

Socio-Economic Class: current job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers large org	10	14	.1	.2
Higher managerial	20	299	1.9	3.2
Higher prof tradn’l	31	365	2.3	3.9
Higher prof new emp	32	189	1.2	2.0
High prof trad s.emp	33	96	.6	1.0
High prof new s.emp	34	19	.1	.2
Lower Prof trad emps	41	1222	7.8	13.2
Lower Prof new emps	42	73	.5	.8
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	119	.8	1.3
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	13	.1	.1
Lower manag occupns	50	682	4.4	7.4
Hgher supervis occup	60	212	1.4	2.3
admin	71	688	4.4	7.4
serv	72	498	3.2	5.4
aux	73	159	1.0	1.7
Intermed engineering	74	48	.3	.5
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	200	1.3	2.2
Emp,small (agricult)	82	19	.1	.2
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	598	3.8	6.5
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	91	.6	1.0
Lwr supervis occups	100	470	3.0	5.1
Lwr technical craft	111	292	1.9	3.2
Lwr tech process op	112	48	.3	.5
Semi-routine sales	121	580	3.7	6.3
Semi-routine service	122	549	3.5	5.9
Semi-routine tech	123	99	.6	1.1
Semi-routine op	124	164	1.1	1.8
Semi-routine agric	125	22	.1	.2
Semi-routine cleri	126	144	.9	1.6
Semi-rtne childcare	127	152	1.0	1.6
serv	131	248	1.6	2.7
Routine production	132	87	.6	.9
Routine technical	133	416	2.7	4.5
Routine operative	134	360	2.3	3.9
Routine agricultrl	135	12	.1	.1
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6369	40.8	Missing

Valid cases	9247	Missing cases	6370

Question Route

Uses OJBSOC OJBSEMP OJBBOSS OJBMNGR OJBSIZE on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

See full Coding frame in Appendix to Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjbwks

Annual weeks employed: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
30.94	24.87	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	5336	34.2	36.5
Amount stated	1.00	9291	59.5	63.5
Missing or wild	-9.00	8	.1	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14627	Missing cases	990

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OCJSBLY OCJSWK9 OJLYID OJBSTAT on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of employment in reference year (1.9.2004 – 31.8.2005). The measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjuwks

Annual weeks unemployed: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1.21	6.74	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	13921	89.1	95.2
Amount stated	1.00	708	4.5	4.8
Missing or wild	-9.00	6	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14629	Missing cases	988

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OCJSBLY OCJSWK9 OJLYID OJBSTAT on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of unemployment in reference year (1.9.2004 – 31.8.2005). Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjiwks

Annual weeks inactive: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
19.93	24.77	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	8591	55.0	58.8
Amount stated	1.00	6031	38.6	41.2
Missing or wild	-9.00	13	.1	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14622	Missing cases	995

Question Route

Uses OJBHAS OJBOFF OCJSBLY OCJSWK9 OJLYID OJBSTAT on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of economically inactive (i.e. not in employment or unemployed) in reference year (1.9.2004 – 31.8.2005). Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjbnew

No. different employers: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	5377	34.4	36.7
	1	8189	52.4	56.0
	2	948	6.1	6.5
	3	103	.7	.7
	4	17	.1	.1
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses OJLYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT OCJSWK9 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of jobs with distinct employers, (or self- employment spells) held in reference year (1.9.2004 – 1.9.2005).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjbsp

No. employment spells: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	5342	34.2	36.5
	1	7649	49.0	52.3
	2	1474	9.4	10.1
	3	147	.9	1.0
	4	21	.1	.1
	5	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses OJLYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT OCJSWK9 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of separate jobs (including self-employment spells) held in reference year (1.9.2004 – 1.9.2005). Different jobs held with the same employer are each counted.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjusp

No. unemployment spells: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	13897	89.0	95.0
	1	669	4.3	4.6
	2	65	.4	.4
	3	3	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses OJLYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT OCJSWK9 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of separate unemployment spells in reference year (1.9.2004 – 1.9.2005).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onjisp

No. inactive spells: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	8728	55.9	59.6
	1	5696	36.5	38.9
	2	191	1.2	1.3
	3	16	.1	.1
	4	2	.0	.0
	5	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses OJLYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT OCJSWK9 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of separate economically inactive (i.e. not in employment or unemployed) spells in reference year (1.9.2004 – 1.9.2005).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojbstatl

Employment status on Sept 1, year ago

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	9	0.06	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
Self employed	1	1170	7.49	8.0
In paid employ	2	7166	45.89	48.99
Unemployed	3	384	2.46	2.63
Retired	4	2934	18.79	20.06
Maternity leave	5	88	0.56	0.6
Family care	6	971	6.22	6.64
FT studt, school	7	1078	6.90	7.37
LT sick, disabld	8	660	4.23	4.51
Govt trng scheme	9	27	0.17	0.18
Something else	10	148	0.95	1.01
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	14626	Missing cases	991

Question Route

Uses OJLYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT OJHSEMP on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Equivalent to OJBSTAT, for 1.9.2004. if OJLYID = 0, OJBSTATL is OJBSTAT, if OJLYID is greater than 0, then OJBSTAT is based on OJHSTAT for the job history spell referenced

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojbstatt

Employment status on Sept 1, this year

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	17	0.11	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
Self employed	1	1030	6.60	7.05
In paid employ	2	7318	46.86	50.06
Unemployed	3	486	3.11	3.32
Retired	4	3074	19.68	21.03
Maternity leave	5	94	0.60	0.64
Family care	6	953	6.10	6.52
FT studt, school	7	877	5.62	6.0
LT sick, disabld	8	656	4.20	4.49
Govt trng scheme	9	24	0.15	0.16
Something else	10	106	0.68	0.73
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	14618	Missing cases	999

Question Route

Uses OJTYID OJBHAS OJBOFF OJBSTAT on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJSPNO OJHSTAT on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Equivalent to OJBSTAT, for 1.9.2005. if OJTYID = 0, OJBSTATT is OJBSTAT, if OJTYID is greater than 0, then OJBSTAT is based on OJHSTAT for the job history spell referenced

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojbsocly

Occupation (SOC): job on 1.9.2004

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	7290	Missing cases	8327

Index Terms

Employment: Labour Force Status

Note

See Appendix to Vol. A for coding frame.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlseg

Socio economic group: last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional employe	6	1	.0	1.8
Int. non-manual,work	7	3	.0	5.5
Int. non-man,foreman	8	3	.0	5.5
Junior non-manual	9	14	.1	25.5
Personal service wrk	10	8	.1	14.5
Foreman manual	11	1	.0	1.8
Skilled manual wkrs	12	4	.0	7.3
Semi-skilled manual	13	9	.1	16.4
Unskilled manual wkr	14	8	.1	14.5
Own account wkrs	15	3	.0	5.5
Farmers – own accoun	17	1	.0	1.8
Missing or wild	-9	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14566	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	55	Missing cases	15562

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See notes for OJBSEG.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlgold

Goldthorpe Social Class: last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	2	.0	4.4
Service class,lower	2	4	.0	8.9
Routine non-manual e	3	4	.0	8.9
Personal service wor	4	10	.1	22.2
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	.0	2.2
Foreman,Technicians	8	1	.0	2.2
Skilled manual worke	9	3	.0	6.7
Semi,unskilled manua	10	20	.1	44.4
Missing or wild	-9	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14576	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	45	Missing cases	15572

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See notes for OJBGOLD.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlrgsc

RG Social Class: last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	1	.0	1.8
technic	2	4	.0	7.3
Skilled non-manual	3	15	.1	27.3
Skilled manual	4	8	.1	14.5
Partly skilled occ	5	19	.1	34.5
Unskilled occ	6	8	.1	14.5
Missing or wild	-9	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14566	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	55	Missing cases	15562

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for OJBRGSC.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlisco

International SOC : last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	45	Missing cases	15572

Index Terms

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. See note for OJBISCO, and Notes on Derived Variables in Appendix and coding frame for ISCO in Appendix to Vol. A. International Labour Office (1990) `International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO 88. Geneva: International Labour Office.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlcssm

Cambridge Scale males : last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
27.71	13.09	4.60	64.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	45	.3	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14576	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	45	Missing cases	15572

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for OJBCSSM. See Vol. A for details. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlcssf

Cambridge Scale females : last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
27.84	13.84	5.43	66.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	45	.3	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14576	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	45	Missing cases	15572

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for OJBCSSM. See Vol. A for details. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlhgs

Hope – Goldthorpe Scale : last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
35.74	12.90	18.36	70.92

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	45	.3	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	14	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14576	93.3	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	45	Missing cases	15572

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for OJBHGS. See Vol. A for details. See also Goldthorpe, JH and Hope, K (1984) The Social Grading of Occupations: A New Approach and Scale, Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ojlsec

Socio-Economic Class: last job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Higher prof tradn’l	31	1	.0	1.8
Lower Prof trad emps	41	3	.0	5.5
Hgher supervis occup	60	2	.0	3.6
admin	71	1	.0	1.8
serv	72	2	.0	3.6
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	3	.0	5.5
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	1	.0	1.8
Lwr supervis occups	100	2	.0	3.6
Lwr technical craft	111	3	.0	5.5
Semi-routine sales	121	9	.1	16.4
Semi-routine service	122	8	.1	14.5
Semi-routine cleri	126	2	.0	3.6
serv	131	7	.0	12.7
Routine production	132	4	.0	7.3
Routine technical	133	2	.0	3.6
Routine operative	134	5	.0	9.1
Inapplicable	-8	14580	93.4	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	55	Missing cases	15562

Question Route

Uses OJLSOC OJLSEMP OJLBOSS OJLMNGR OJLSIZE on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

See full Coding frame in Appendix to Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

onorgm

Number of organisations member of

Record Type

Social and Interest Group Membership

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	6875	44.0	47.0
	1	4809	30.8	32.9
	2	1795	11.5	12.3
	3	768	4.9	5.2
	4	251	1.6	1.7
	5	79	.5	.5
	6	42	.3	.3
	7	12	.1	.1
	8	3	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14634	Missing cases	983

Question Route

Uses IORGM IORGMA IORGMB IORGMC IORGMD IORGME IORGMF IORGMG IORGMH IORGMI IORGMJ IORGMK IORGML IORGMM on Record IINDRESP

Index Terms

Note

Measures membership in sixteen different types of organisation. Counts number of different types of organisation mentioned.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W7 W9 W11 W13 W15 W17

onorga

Number of organisations active in

Record Type

Social and Interest Group Activity

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	7999	51.2	54.7
	1	4601	29.5	31.4
	2	1350	8.6	9.2
	3	483	3.1	3.3
	4	139	.9	.9
	5	50	.3	.3
	6	8	.1	.1
	7	3	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14633	Missing cases	984

Question Route

Uses IORGA IORGAA IORGAB IORGAC IORGAD IORGAE IORGAF IORGAG IORGAH IORGAI IORGAJ IORGAK IORGAL IORGAM on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measures activity in sixteen different types of organisation. Counts number of different types of organisation mentioned.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W7 W9 W11 W13 W15 W17

ovote

Political party supported

Record Type

Political Support and Behaviour

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Conservative	1	2372	15.2	17.9
Labour	2	3964	25.4	29.9
Lib Dem/Lib/SDP	3	1606	10.3	12.1
Scot Nat	4	396	2.5	3.0
Plaid Cymru	5	206	1.3	1.6
Green Party	6	179	1.1	1.4
Other Party	7	142	.9	1.1
Other answer	8	54	.3	.4
None	10	2213	14.2	16.7
Can’t vote	11	287	1.8	2.2
Ulster Unionist	12	480	3.1	3.6
SDLP	13	457	2.9	3.4
Alliance Party	14	119	.8	.9
Democratice Unionist	15	504	3.2	3.8
Sinn Fein	16	233	1.5	1.8
Other Party	17	42	.3	.3
Missing or wild	-9	1381	8.8	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	13254	Missing cases	2363

Question Route

Uses OVOTE1 OVOTE2 OVOTE3 OVOTE4 on record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Values, Opinions and Attitudes

Note

Not available at Wave 2 as a retrospective rather than prospective voting question was asked.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrdic

Amount interest/dividends – computed

Record Type

Financial Management: Savings and Bank Accounts

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
344.90	1833.16	0	75000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	9329	59.7	63.7
Amount stated	1	5306	34.0	36.3
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14635	Missing cases	982

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OFIYRDIA OFIYRDB1 OFIYRDB2 OFIYRDB3 OFIYRDB4 OFIYRDB5 OFIYRDB6 on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments

Variable Occurrence

W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimnp

Pension income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
79.61	282.12	0	7000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	12795	81.9	83.6
Amount stated	1.00	2512	16.1	16.4
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFRVAL OFRW OFRNOW OFRJT on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNPI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimnb

Benefit income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
208.41	318.35	0	7000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	7629	48.9	49.8
Amount stated	1.00	7678	49.2	50.2
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFRVAL OFRW OFRNOW OFRJT on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNBI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimni

Investment income: last month

Record Type

Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
42.47	221.71	0	12250

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	9855	63.1	64.4
Amount stated	1.00	5452	34.9	35.6
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 OFIYRDI on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFRVAL OFRW OFRNOW OFRJT on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNII takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimnt

Transfer income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
10.95	91.09	0	5196

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	14751	94.5	96.4
Amount stated	1.00	556	3.6	3.6
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFRVAL OFRW OFRNOW OFRJT on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNTI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimnl

Labour income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
945.47	1236.71	0	16678.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
[Value >= 0]		14635	93.71	100.0
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	14635	Missing cases	982

Question Route

Uses OJ2PAY OPAYGU OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPROF OJSPAYG OPRFITB OIVFIO

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimnnl

Non-labour income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
345.72	516.55	0	12250

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
[Value >= 0]		14635	93.71	100.0
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	14635	Missing cases	982

Question Route

Uses OFIMNP OFIMNB OFIMNT OFIMNI on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNNLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofimn

Total Income: last month

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1291.19	1195.22	0	24259.20

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
proxy and/or phone	-7	982	6.29	Missing
[Value >= 0]		14635	93.71	100.0
Total		15617	100.00

Valid cases	14635	Missing cases	982

Question Route

Uses OFIMNL OPAYGU OJBSEMP OJSACCS OJSPROF OJSPAYG OJ2PAY OPRFITB on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIMNTHI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrl

Annual labour income (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
10951.64	17048.30	0	1006047.69

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	5415	34.7	37.0
Amount stated	1.00	9214	59.0	63.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	6	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14629	Missing cases	988

Question Route

Uses OIVFIO OJBHAS OJBOFF OCJSBLY OCJSWK9 OJTYID OJLYID ONJBWKS OPAYGU OPAYGTY OPAYGLY OPAYS OPAYSW OPAYSG OSEX OMLSTAT OSPJB OJBPENM OAGE on Record OINDRESP. Uses OJHSTAT OJHGPAY OJHSPW on Record OJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrnl

Annual non-lab income(1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3860.09	6043.40	0	147000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	4743	30.4	31.0
Amount stated	1.00	10564	67.6	69.0
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses OFIYRP OFIYRB OFIYRT OFIYRI on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRNLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrp

Annual pension income (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
903.26	3220.62	0	74043

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	12850	82.3	83.9
Amount stated	1.00	2457	15.7	16.1
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFIM09L OFIM10L OFIM11L OFIM12L OFIM01T OFIM02T OFIM03T OFIM04T OFIM05T OFIM06T OFIM07T OFIM08T on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRPI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrb

Annual benefit income (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2336.46	3645.35	0	68238.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	7739	49.6	50.6
Amount stated	1.00	7568	48.5	49.4
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFIM09L OFIM10L OFIM11L OFIM12L OFIM01T OFIM02T OFIM03T OFIM04T OFIM05T OFIM06T OFIM07T OFIM08T on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRBI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyrt

Annual transfer inc. (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
118.17	1056.70	0	62352

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	14692	94.1	96.0
Amount stated	1.00	615	3.9	4.0
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFIM09L OFIM10L OFIM11L OFIM12L OFIM01T OFIM02T OFIM03T OFIM04T OFIM05T OFIM06T OFIM07T OFIM08T on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRTI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyri

Annual invest income (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
502.20	2647.22	0	147000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	9843	63.0	64.3
Amount stated	1.00	5464	35.0	35.7
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	310	2.0	Missing

Valid cases	15307	Missing cases	310

Question Route

Uses ONF1 OFIYRDI on Record OINDRESP. Uses OFICODE OFIM09L OFIM10L OFIM11L OFIM12L OFIM01T OFIM02T OFIM03T OFIM04T OFIM05T OFIM06T OFIM07T OFIM08T on Record OINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYRII takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofiyr

Annual income (1.9.2004-1.9.2005)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
14989.62	16735.20	0	1009983.88

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	551	3.5	3.8
Amount stated	1.00	14078	90.1	96.2
Missing or wild	-9.00	6	.0	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7.00	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14629	Missing cases	988

Question Route

Uses OFIYRL OFIYRNL on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable OFIYEARI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ofihhmn

Household income: month before interview

Record Type

Incomes: Household Income

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2863.94	2014.39	0	24424.90

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	38	.2	.3
Amount stated	1.00	14911	95.5	99.7
Missing or wild	-9.00	668	4.3	Missing

Valid cases	14949	Missing cases	668

Question Route

Uses OIVFHO on Record OHHSAMP. Uses OFIMN OIVFIO on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Sums the values of total income in the month before interview for individuals in the h/hold. Includes imputed data. The imputation flag variable OFIHHMNI takes a value 0 if there was no imputation, 1 if some component of an individual h/hold members income was imputed, and 2 if the whole income of one or more h/hold members was imputed. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ohlghq1

Subjective wellbeing (GHQ) 1: Likert

Record Type

Health: Subjective Well-Being

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
11.29	5.50	0	36

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	56	.4	.4
Amount stated	1	13994	89.6	99.6
Missing or wild	-9	577	3.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	8	.1	Missing
Proxy and or phone	-7	982	6.3	Missing

Valid cases	14050	Missing cases	1567

Question Route

Uses OGHQA OGHQB OGHQC OGHQD OGHQE OGHQF OGHQG OGHQH OGHQI OGHQJ OGHQK OGHQL on Record OINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measure converts valid answers to questions OGHQA to OGHQL to a single 36 point scale. See note on variable wHLGHQ1 in Notes on Derived Variables in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ohlghq2

Subjective wellbeing (GHQ) 2: Caseness

Record Type