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qhid household identification number
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 45728 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

qpno ego’s person number
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12324 27.0 27.0
2 12146 26.6 26.6
3 9278 20.3 20.3
4 6894 15.1 15.1
5 2989 6.5 6.5
6 1111 2.4 2.4
7 488 1.1 1.1
8 209 .5 .5
9 118 .3 .3
10 73 .2 .2
11 35 .1 .1
12 25 .1 .1
13 25 .1 .1
14 13 .0 .0
Valid cases 45728 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

qopno alter’s person number
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12324 27.0 27.0
2 12146 26.6 26.6
3 9278 20.3 20.3
4 6894 15.1 15.1
5 2989 6.5 6.5
6 1111 2.4 2.4
7 488 1.1 1.1
8 209 .5 .5
9 118 .3 .3
10 73 .2 .2
11 35 .1 .1
12 25 .1 .1
13 25 .1 .1
14 13 .0 .0
Valid cases 45728 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

qrel relationship of lopno to lpno
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 194 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8386 18.3 18.3
Live-in partner 3 2032 4.4 4.4
Natural child 4 11125 24.3 24.3
Adopted child 5 58 .1 .1
Foster child 6 28 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 805 1.8 1.8
Daughter/son-in-law 9 301 .7 .7
Natural brother/sist 10 7630 16.7 16.7
Other brother/sister 11 228 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 124 .3 .3
Natural parent 13 11125 24.3 24.3
Other parent 14 88 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 300 .7 .7
Any grand parent 16 331 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 331 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 42 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 43 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 43 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 12 .0 .0
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 30 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 883 1.9 1.9
Step parent 25 805 1.8 1.8
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 30 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 722 1.6 1.6
Other child 29 2 .0 .0
Other 30 28 .1 .1
Valid cases 45728 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses QPNO QHGR2R QHGSEX QMASTAT QHGSPN QHGFNO QHGMNO on Record QINDALL
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

qsex sex
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text QD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 22586 49.4 49.4
Female 2 23142 50.6 50.6
Valid cases 45728 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

qosex alter’s sex
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 22586 49.4 49.4
Female 2 23142 50.6 50.6
Valid cases 45728 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

qlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 41416 90.6 95.0
Different household 2 576 1.3 1.3
Alter birth 3 729 1.6 1.7
Not in sample 6 889 1.9 2.0
Ego New entrant -8 2118 4.6 Missing
Valid cases 43610 Missing cases 2118
Question Route Uses QHID QPNO QOPNO QREL on Record QEGOALT. Uses PID QSAMPST QMOVEST on Record QINDALL. Uses PIVFHO 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

qnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 40739 89.1 89.1
Different household 2 2588 5.7 5.7
Alter out of scope 4 36 .1 .1
Alter died 5 112 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 795 1.7 1.7
Ego left sample 8 1209 2.6 2.6
Ego died/out scope 9 249 .5 .5
Valid cases 45728 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 QEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text QEG3
Valid cases 45728 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 QEGOALT
Valid cases 45728 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

qopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type QEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 45728 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