BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

phid	Household identification number
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
	Valid cases 21389 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

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ppno	Person number
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 8529 39.9 39.9 2 6289 29.4 29.4 3 3376 15.8 15.8 4 2115 9.9 9.9 5 743 3.5 3.5 6 216 1.0 1.0 7 71 .3 .3 8 23 .1 .1 9 12 .1 .1 10 7 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 12 2 .0 .0 13 2 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 21389 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

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phgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (6)
Question Number and Text	PHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 8603 40.2 40.2 Lawful spouse 2 4248 19.9 19.9 Live-in partner 3 1011 4.7 4.7 Natural child 4 6327 29.6 29.6 Adopted child 5 38 .2 .2 Foster child 6 34 .2 .2 Step-child 7 203 .9 .9 Partner’s child 8 143 .7 .7 Dghter or son-in-law 9 62 .3 .3 Natural bro or sis 10 60 .3 .3 Other bro or sis 11 11 .1 .1 Bro or sis-in-law 12 9 .0 .0 Natural parent 13 71 .3 .3 Other parent 14 2 .0 .0 Mother/father-in-law 15 31 .1 .1 Any grand parent 16 2 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 198 .9 .9 Any cousin 18 4 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 3 .0 .0 Any nephew 20 17 .1 .1 Any other relative 21 5 .0 .0 Employee 22 2 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 31 .1 .1 Unrelated sharer 24 265 1.2 1.2 Other 30 7 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 2 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21387 Missing cases 2
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

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phgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG4,PHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 10363 48.5 48.5 Female 2 11025 51.5 51.5 Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21388 Missing cases 1
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG5M,PHG4
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1804 8.4 8.5 February 2 1637 7.7 7.7 March 3 1887 8.8 8.9 April 4 1801 8.4 8.5 May 5 1823 8.5 8.6 June 6 1820 8.5 8.6 July 7 1782 8.3 8.4 August 8 1843 8.6 8.7 September 9 1801 8.4 8.5 October 10 1715 8.0 8.1 November 11 1640 7.7 7.7 December 12 1704 8.0 8.0 Don’t know -1 132 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 21257 Missing cases 132
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	For confidentiality reasons only month and year of birth are on User Database.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG5Y,PHG4
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1968.71 80.20 1907 9898
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 21271 99.4 100.0 Don’t know -1 118 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 21271 Missing cases 118
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at PHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pmastat	Marital status
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % don’t know -1 40 0.19 Missing Child under 16 0 4480 20.95 20.98 Married 1 8610 40.25 40.33 Living as couple 2 2122 9.92 9.94 Widowed 3 1151 5.38 5.39 Divorced 4 874 4.09 4.09 Separated 5 261 1.22 1.22 Never married 6 3837 17.94 17.97 Civil partnership 7 14 0.07 0.07 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 21349 Missing cases 40
Question Route	IF (PAGE GE 16) if R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Marital Status
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Wave One version recoded in step with Wave Two and beyond, ‘Never married’ now code 6 and not 3.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 10690 50.0 50.0 1 5226 24.4 24.4 2 4927 23.0 23.0 3 288 1.3 1.3 4 167 .8 .8 5 56 .3 .3 6 20 .1 .1 7 3 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 9 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21380 Missing cases 9
Question Route	IF (PAGE GE 16 AND PMASTAT=1 PR 2) if R/subject aged over 16 and married or living as a couple.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 4480 20.9 21.0 Yes 1 10267 48.0 48.2 No 2 6540 30.6 30.7 Don’t know -1 102 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 21287 Missing cases 102
Question Route	IF (PAGE GE 16) if R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Employment: Labour Force Status
Note	Simpler but equivalent to AHGEST in Wave One.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 16612 77.7 77.7 1 3118 14.6 14.6 2 1343 6.3 6.3 3 172 .8 .8 4 90 .4 .4 5 38 .2 .2 6 13 .1 .1 7 1 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 2 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21387 Missing cases 2
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 14702 68.7 68.7 1 3158 14.8 14.8 2 3334 15.6 15.6 3 128 .6 .6 4 42 .2 .2 5 12 .1 .1 6 6 .0 .0 7 1 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 11 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21388 Missing cases 1
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	PHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 16909 79.1 79.1 1 2244 10.5 10.5 2 2117 9.9 9.9 3 65 .3 .3 4 37 .2 .2 5 9 .0 .0 6 3 .0 .0 7 1 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 11 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Determines which adult is asked questions regarding children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pid	Cross-wave person identifier
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG3
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Note	This identifier will enable the researcher to track individuals across waves
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pidp	Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type	PINDALL
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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piviolw	Interview outcome prev wave
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 13877 64.9 67.7 Eligible but not int 2 1980 9.3 9.7 Youth int 3 1513 7.1 7.4 Child < 11 4 2878 13.5 14.0 Adult in non-int hho 5 240 1.1 1.2 Retired rejoiner 6 16 .1 .1 Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing Inapplicable -8 882 4.1 Missing
	Valid cases 20504 Missing cases 885
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pivstat1	Interview status: previous waves
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	PEG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Ever interviewed 1 15222 71.2 74.2 New entrant 16yrs 2 297 1.4 1.4 New entrant adult 3 826 3.9 4.0 Youth 4 1510 7.1 7.4 Child 5 2619 12.2 12.8 Check 6 33 .2 .2 Inapplicable -8 882 4.1 Missing
	Valid cases 20507 Missing cases 882
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phhmem	Household membership
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	PEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Enum member resident 1 20329 95.0 95.0 Enum member absent 2 50 .2 .2 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 112 .5 .5 New entrant -residen 6 880 4.1 4.1 New entrant – absent 7 2 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 16 .1 .1
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGCIA. See Vol. A for definition.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pnewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	PEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original member 0 20379 95.3 95.3 New baby 1 242 1.1 1.1 Marriage/cohabitatio 2 269 1.3 1.3 Return from uni/coll 3 19 .1 .1 Return frm institutn 4 1 .0 .0 Never left 5 9 .0 .0 Moved in with parent 6 216 1.0 1.0 Shared accomodation 7 177 .8 .8 Other 8 68 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 9 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 21380 Missing cases 9
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pnemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	PEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 20385 95.3 95.6 January 1 59 .3 .3 February 2 59 .3 .3 March 3 40 .2 .2 April 4 73 .3 .3 May 5 70 .3 .3 June 6 90 .4 .4 July 7 81 .4 .4 August 8 113 .5 .5 September 9 141 .7 .7 October 10 83 .4 .4 November 11 73 .3 .3 December 12 54 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 68 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 21321 Missing cases 68
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type PINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGMJN.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	PEG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 20385 95.3 95.6 2000 2 .0 .0 2001 2 .0 .0 2003 1 .0 .0 2004 8 .0 .0 2005 181 .8 .8 2006 742 3.5 3.5 2007 9 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 59 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 21330 Missing cases 59
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pivfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (4)
Question Number and Text	PEG14,PEG18 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 14415 67.4 67.4 Proxy interview 2 300 1.4 1.4 Telephone intvw 3 677 3.2 3.2 Lost CAPI intvw 9 7 .0 .0 Refusal 10 1320 6.2 6.2 Other non-intvw 11 224 1.0 1.0 Youth Interview 21 1360 6.4 6.4 Youth: Refusal 22 127 .6 .6 Youth: Oth non-int 23 41 .2 .2 Child under 11 24 2918 13.6 13.6
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	An important variable for analysis purposes. With a few exceptions, data from proxies have been merged with that from respondents. Proxies and telephone interviewees, however, have zero respondent weights and can be selected out by use of this variable. Additional categories and minor recoding in comparison with Wave One. A coding frame for this variable with full labels can be found 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

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pivfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (8)
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 16069 75.1 75.1 Interviews + proxies 11 812 3.8 3.8 Interviews + refusal 12 3310 15.5 15.5 Pxy at original addr 15 15 .1 .1 Phone interview only 16 1167 5.5 5.5 Youth Interview only 17 16 .1 .1
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	All waves after Wave 1 use a consistent coding frame derived from the coversheet interviewer check. A coding frame for this variable with full labels can be found in Appendix to Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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piodc	Individual document check
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 5997 28.0 28.0 Ind and self comp 1 13778 64.4 64.4 Ind only (no self co 2 637 3.0 3.0 Proxy 3 300 1.4 1.4 Telephone Interview 4 677 3.2 3.2
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pmemorig	Sample Origin
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original sample 1 11611 54.3 54.3 Wales new sample 5 3246 15.2 15.2 Scotland new sample 6 2882 13.5 13.5 N.I. new sample 7 3650 17.1 17.1
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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page	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 37.74 22.79 0 99
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 21389 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Includes imputated data, see note below for PAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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page12	Age at 1.12.2006
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 37.91 22.79 0 99
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 21389 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Two age variables are computed. The age at date of interview is used for most purposes internal to a wave, e.g. computation of h/hold characteristics. The age at 1.12.2006 is intended to ensure consistency in cross wave comparison. 1st December is also the criterion date for determining whether those close to 16 should be interviewed. Includes imputed data, for individual level derived variables, the imputation flag variable PAGEI takes the value 1 if the variable was imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pbutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4423 20.7 20.7 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2520 11.8 11.8 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3760 17.6 17.6 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1939 9.1 9.1 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1264 5.9 5.9 Couple,man 75+ 6 714 3.3 3.3 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1435 6.7 6.7 M lone parent,lt 65 8 87 .4 .4 Single woman,lt 20 9 382 1.8 1.8 Single woman,20-39 10 757 3.5 3.5 Single woman,40-59 11 465 2.2 2.2 Single woman,60-74 12 525 2.5 2.5 Single woman,75+ 13 606 2.8 2.8 Single man,lt 30 14 1249 5.8 5.8 Single man,30-54 15 680 3.2 3.2 Single man,55-64 16 188 .9 .9 Single man,65+ 17 376 1.8 1.8 Missing or wild -9 19 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 21370 Missing cases 19
Question Route	Uses PHGSEX PMASTAT PAGE PHGEMP PHGSPN PHGFNO PHGMNO PBUNO on Record PINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also PBUNO) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pbuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 18465 86.3 86.3 2 1026 4.8 4.8 3 1240 5.8 5.8 4 459 2.1 2.1 5 139 .6 .6 6 38 .2 .2 7 12 .1 .1 8 4 .0 .0 9 3 .0 .0 10 2 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PPNO PHGSPN PHGFNO PHGMNO PHGRA PAGE PHGEMP PDEPCHL PHGR2R on Record PINDALL. Uses PHHSIZE on Record PHHRESP. Uses PREL POPNO on Record PEGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also PBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of PBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. PBUNO is missing if there is missing data on input variables, and the benefit unit cannot be inferred.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pnchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 16819 78.6 78.6 1 1970 9.2 9.2 2 1915 9.0 9.0 3 525 2.5 2.5 4 122 .6 .6 5 29 .1 .1 6 3 .0 .0 7 6 .0 .0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PPNO PHGSEX PAGE on Record PINDALL. Uses POPNO PREL on Record PEGOALT.
Index Terms	Children
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This includes natural children, adopted children and step children, under the age of 16.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pdepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 4892 22.9 22.9 No 2 16497 77.1 77.1
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PAGE PHGMNO PHGFNO PMASTAT PHGEMP PIVFIO on Record PINDALL. Uses PSCHOOL PFETYPE on Record PINDRESP.
Index Terms	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	A dependent child is defined as one aged under 16 or aged 16- 18 and in school or non-advanced further education, not married and living with parent. if an individual aged 16-18 and in full time education did not receive an interview (to determine their educational status), they were assumed to be dependent children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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phoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 8603 40.2 40.2 Not head 2 12786 59.8 59.8
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PHSOWND PHSOWR1 PHSOWR2 PRENTP1 PRENTP2 on Record PHHRESP. Uses PAGE PHGSEX on Record PINDALL.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Indicator of the head of h/hold as defined, for example by the General Household Survey, i.e. the principal owner or renter of the property, and (where there is more than one), the male taking precedence, and (where there is more than one potential HOH of the same sex), the eldest taking precedence. The BHPS h/hold reference person definition is similar except that only the age criterion is used to distinguish multiple potential HRPs. in the calculation, where any potential information is missing, the HRP definition takes precedence.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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prach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2583 12.1 15.3 No 2 14312 66.9 84.7 Inapplicable -8 4494 21.0 Missing
	Valid cases 16895 Missing cases 4494
Question Route	Uses PAGE PHGRA PIVFIO on Record PINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from PHGRA. Inapplicable for children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pagei	Imputation flag – PAGE and PAGE12
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 21389 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for PAGE and PAGE12 on Record Types PINDALL and PINDRESP. See section V.3 on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.1. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.2. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.3. on Weighting
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	See Vol. A Section V.2.3. on Weighting.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pmovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non-mover 1 18799 87.9 87.9 Mover within GB 2 1665 7.8 7.8 Mover back to GB 4 16 .1 .1 Mover – location unk 5 3 .0 .0 Unknown status 8 882 4.1 4.1 Mover status unknown 10 24 .1 .1
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PFINLOC PIVFIO PID PSAMPST PLVLOC on Record PINDSAMP. Uses PHHMOVE PIVFHO on Record PHHSAMP.
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	Indicates whether sample members have moved location since last Wave.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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psampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 7292 34.09 34.09 W1 non-cont/enum 2 50 0.23 0.23 Birth – OSM 3 2637 12.33 12.33 PSM: parent of OSM 4 821 3.84 3.84 TSM 5 2355 11.01 11.01 Scot/Wales/NI new sample 8 7823 36.57 36.57 SW W9 non-cont/enum 9 411 1.92 1.92 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses PFINLOC PIVFIO PID on Record PINDSAMP. Uses PSTAT YOSM on Record XWLSTEN.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Distinguishes between Original Sample Members, new Permanent Sample Members and Temporary Sample Members. See Vol. A for a discussion of these terms.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxrwtuk1	X-sect’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the combined analysis of all the BHPS samples, including the new Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxewtuk1	X-sect’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the combined analysis of all the BHPS samples, including the new Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxrwtuk2	X-sect’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for analysis of data for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on their own, including data from all the BHPS samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pxewtuk2	X-sect’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for analysis of data for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland on their own, including data from all the BHPS samples. See Volume A, Section V.2.5.
Variable Occurrence	W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plrwtsw1	Longit’l resp. weight inc Scot-Welsh
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plewtsw1	Longit’l enum. weight inc. Scot-Welsh
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plrwtsw2	Longit’l resp. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plewtsw2	Longit’l enum. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the Scottish and Welsh extensions samples. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 9. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plrwtuk1	Longit’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plewtuk1	Longit’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plrwtuk2	Longit’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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plewtuk2	Longit’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Note	This weight is to be used for the longitudinal analysis of the original BHPS sample in combination with the extension samples in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based on original and permanent sample members present in Wave 11. See Volume A, Section V.2.5
Variable Occurrence	W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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psppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pfpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pmpid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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prapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	PINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pdistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	PINDALL
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 25.52 73.26 0 715.02
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1.00 1610 7.5 100.0 Missing -9.00 55 .3 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 19724 92.2 Missing
	Valid cases 1610 Missing cases 19779
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	If respondent has moved then this shows the distance in kilometres from previous residence.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pbuid	BU identifier
Record Type	PINDALL
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pecstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	PINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 2915 13.63 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1835 8.58 9.93 AlladFT 2 4851 22.68 26.26 C1FT1PT 3 2367 11.07 12.81 C1FT1notw 4 2271 10.62 12.29 C PT 5 1370 6.41 7.42 Sp60+ 6 3193 14.93 17.28 SpUnempl 7 686 3.21 3.71 Other 8 1901 8.89 10.29 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 18474 Missing cases 2915
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pecstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	PINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 2915 13.63 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1835 8.58 9.93 AlladFT 2 4851 22.68 26.26 C1FT1PT 3 2367 11.07 12.81 C1FT1notw 4 2271 10.62 12.29 C PT 5 1370 6.41 7.42 Sp60+ 6 3193 14.93 17.28 SpUnempl 7 666 3.11 3.61 Other 8 1921 8.98 10.4 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 18474 Missing cases 2915
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pfamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	PINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 1518 7.10 7.1 pen.couple 2 1979 9.25 9.25 kids 3 8241 38.53 38.53 coup nokids 4 4416 20.65 20.65 kid(s) 5 1517 7.09 7.09 sing no kids 6 3718 17.38 17.38 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pfamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	PINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 2547 11.91 11.91 sing pens, man 2 382 1.79 1.79 sing pens, wom 3 1136 5.31 5.31 kids 4 8235 38.50 38.5 kids 5 1517 7.09 7.09 couple no kids 6 3854 18.02 18.02 sing no kids, man 7 2117 9.90 9.9 sing no kids, wom 8 1601 7.49 7.49 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pbutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	PINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4416 20.65 20.65 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2520 11.78 11.78 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3772 17.64 17.64 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1949 9.11 9.11 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1265 5.91 5.91 Couple,man 75+ 6 714 3.34 3.34 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1438 6.72 6.72 M lone parent,lt 65 8 79 0.37 0.37 Single woman,lt 20 9 381 1.78 1.78 Single woman,20-39 10 755 3.53 3.53 Single woman,40-59 11 465 2.17 2.17 Single woman,60-74 12 529 2.47 2.47 Single woman,75+ 13 608 2.84 2.84 Single man,lt 30 14 1248 5.83 5.83 Single man,30-54 15 681 3.18 3.18 Single man,55-64 16 188 0.88 0.88 Single man,65+ 17 381 1.78 1.78 Total 21389 100.00
	Valid cases 21389 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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