| ohid | household identification number |
| opno | person number |
| ojspno | spell number of labour force status |
| ojhstat | labour force status code |
| ojhbgd | day labour force spell began |
| ojhbgm | month labour force spell began |
| ojhbgy4 | year labour force spell began |
| ojhsoc | occupation (soc): previous job |
| ojhsoc00 | occupation (soc2000): previous job |
| ojhsemp | employee or self-employed: previous job |
| ojhboss | had employees: previous job |
| ojhsect | employing organisation: previous job |
| ojhmngr | managerial duties: previous job |
| ojhpldf | change of workplace: previous job |
| ojhsic92 | industry (sic92): previous job |
| ojhsize | no. employed at workplace: previous job |
| ojhpayl | pay at 1.9.2004: previous job |
| ojhpylw | pay period (weeks) 1.9.2004 prev. job |
| ojhpylg | pay gross or net at 1.9.2004 prev. job |
| ojhstpy | reason for stopping previous job |
| ojblky | attraction of present job |
| ojhendd | day labour force spell ended |
| ojhendm | month labour force spell ended |
| ojhendy4 | year labour force spell ended |
| ojha9ly | whether job started after 1.9.2004 |
| ojhseg | socio economic group: previous job |
| ojhgold | goldthorpe social class: previous job |
| ojhrgsc | rg social class: previous job |
| ojhisco | international soc : previous job |
| ojhcssm | cambridge scale males : previous job |
| ojhcssf | cambridge scale females : previous job |
| ojhhgs | hope – goldthorpe scale : previous job |
| ojhsec | socio-economic class: previous job |
| ojhspw | weeks in year to 1.9.2004: prev job spel |
| ojhgpay | monthly gross pay: previous job |
| ojhnpay | monthly net pay: previous job |
| ojhgpayi | imputation flag – ojhgpay (derived) |
| ojhnpayi | imputation flag – ojhnpay (derived) |
| pid | cross-wave person identifier |
| pidp | Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS) |
| ojhiscon | international soc (num): previous job |
| ojhsoc_cc | occupation (soc): previous job – condensed classification |
| ojhsoc00_cc | occupation (soc2000): previous job – condensed classification |
| ojhiscon_cc | international soc (num): previous job – condensed classification |
| ojhisco_cc | international soc : previous job – condensed classification |