BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

qhid	Household identification number
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
	Valid cases 20715 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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qpno	Person number
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 8283 40.0 40.0 2 6091 29.4 29.4 3 3263 15.8 15.8 4 2033 9.8 9.8 5 698 3.4 3.4 6 210 1.0 1.0 7 77 .4 .4 8 29 .1 .1 9 15 .1 .1 10 8 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 12 2 .0 .0 13 2 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20715 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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qhgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (6)
Question Number and Text	QHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 8346 40.3 40.3 Lawful spouse 2 4147 20.0 20.0 Live-in partner 3 966 4.7 4.7 Natural child 4 6132 29.6 29.6 Adopted child 5 35 .2 .2 Foster child 6 28 .1 .1 Step-child 7 198 1.0 1.0 Partner’s child 8 131 .6 .6 Dghter or son-in-law 9 61 .3 .3 Natural bro or sis 10 72 .3 .3 Other bro or sis 11 7 .0 .0 Bro or sis-in-law 12 15 .1 .1 Natural parent 13 81 .4 .4 Other parent 14 2 .0 .0 Mother/father-in-law 15 36 .2 .2 Any grand parent 16 3 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 179 .9 .9 Any cousin 18 5 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 2 .0 .0 Any nephew 20 19 .1 .1 Any other relative 21 6 .0 .0 Employee 22 1 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 30 .1 .1 Unrelated sharer 24 199 1.0 1.0 Other 30 14 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20715 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

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qhgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG4,QHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 10011 48.3 48.3 Female 2 10704 51.7 51.7
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
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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qhgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG5M,QHG4
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1755 8.5 8.5 February 2 1582 7.6 7.7 March 3 1862 9.0 9.0 April 4 1747 8.4 8.5 May 5 1766 8.5 8.6 June 6 1746 8.4 8.5 July 7 1722 8.3 8.4 August 8 1794 8.7 8.7 September 9 1751 8.5 8.5 October 10 1668 8.1 8.1 November 11 1570 7.6 7.6 December 12 1638 7.9 8.0 Don’t know -1 114 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 20601 Missing cases 114
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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qhgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG5Y,QHG4
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1968.64 22.98 1907 2008
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 20620 99.5 100.0 Don’t know -1 95 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 20620 Missing cases 95
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at QHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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qmastat	Marital status
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Child under 16 0 4293 20.7 20.8 Married 1 8422 40.7 40.7 Living as couple 2 2036 9.8 9.8 Widowed 3 1125 5.4 5.4 Divorced 4 852 4.1 4.1 Separated 5 240 1.2 1.2 Never married 6 3700 17.9 17.9 Civil partnership 7 17 .1 .1 Dissolved civil part 8 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 28 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 20687 Missing cases 28
Question Route	IF (QAGE 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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qhgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 10293 49.7 49.7 1 5085 24.5 24.6 2 4788 23.1 23.1 3 302 1.5 1.5 4 161 .8 .8 5 51 .2 .2 6 18 .1 .1 7 7 .0 .0 8 3 .0 .0 10 1 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20711 Missing cases 4
Question Route	IF (QAGE GE 16 AND QMASTAT=1 QR 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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qhgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 4293 20.7 20.9 Yes 1 10015 48.3 48.6 No 2 6279 30.3 30.5 Don’t know -1 128 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 20587 Missing cases 128
Question Route	IF (QAGE 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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qhgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 16101 77.7 77.7 1 2946 14.2 14.2 2 1342 6.5 6.5 3 187 .9 .9 4 80 .4 .4 5 30 .1 .1 6 18 .1 .1 7 7 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 10 1 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20714 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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qhgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 14225 68.7 68.7 1 3151 15.2 15.2 2 3141 15.2 15.2 3 118 .6 .6 4 47 .2 .2 5 18 .1 .1 6 2 .0 .0 7 5 .0 .0 8 4 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 11 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20714 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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qhgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	QHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 16420 79.3 79.3 1 2207 10.7 10.7 2 1964 9.5 9.5 3 68 .3 .3 4 37 .2 .2 5 9 .0 .0 7 5 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 11 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20714 Missing cases 1
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	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG3
	Valid cases 20715 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	QINDALL
	Valid cases 20715 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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qiviolw	Interview outcome prev wave
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 13552 65.4 68.0 Eligible but not int 2 1984 9.6 10.0 Youth int 3 1462 7.1 7.3 Child < 11 4 2777 13.4 13.9 Adult in non-int hho 5 127 .6 .6 Retired rejoiner 6 30 .1 .2 Inapplicable -8 783 3.8 Missing
	Valid cases 19932 Missing cases 783
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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qivstat1	Interview status: previous waves
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	QEG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Ever interviewed 1 14863 71.7 74.6 New entrant 16yrs 2 325 1.6 1.6 New entrant adult 3 762 3.7 3.8 Youth 4 1413 6.8 7.1 Child 5 2515 12.1 12.6 Check 6 54 .3 .3 Inapplicable -8 783 3.8 Missing
	Valid cases 19932 Missing cases 783
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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qhhmem	Household membership
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	QEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Enum member resident 1 19745 95.3 95.3 Enum member absent 2 45 .2 .2 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 112 .5 .5 New entrant -residen 6 779 3.8 3.8 New entrant – absent 7 4 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 30 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20715 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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qnewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	QEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original member 0 19790 95.5 95.6 New baby 1 265 1.3 1.3 Marriage/cohabitatio 2 258 1.2 1.2 Return from uni/coll 3 14 .1 .1 Never left 5 4 .0 .0 Moved in with parent 6 218 1.1 1.1 Shared accomodation 7 119 .6 .6 Other 8 43 .2 .2 Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20711 Missing cases 4
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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qnemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	QEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 19793 95.5 95.9 January 1 56 .3 .3 February 2 38 .2 .2 March 3 69 .3 .3 April 4 54 .3 .3 May 5 59 .3 .3 June 6 84 .4 .4 July 7 78 .4 .4 August 8 106 .5 .5 September 9 115 .6 .6 October 10 87 .4 .4 November 11 57 .3 .3 December 12 44 .2 .2 Don’t know -1 75 .4 Missing
	Valid cases 20640 Missing cases 75
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type QINDSAMP. 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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qneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	QEG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 19793 95.5 95.8 2003 1 .0 .0 2005 2 .0 .0 2006 156 .8 .8 2007 697 3.4 3.4 2008 6 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 60 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 20655 Missing cases 60
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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qivfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (4)
Question Number and Text	QEG14,QEG18 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 13925 67.2 67.2 Proxy interview 2 265 1.3 1.3 Telephone intvw 3 683 3.3 3.3 Lost CAPI intvw 9 37 .2 .2 Refusal 10 1307 6.3 6.3 Other non-intvw 11 236 1.1 1.1 Youth Interview 21 1245 6.0 6.0 Youth: Refusal 22 135 .7 .7 Youth: Oth non-int 23 49 .2 .2 Child under 11 24 2833 13.7 13.7
	Valid cases 20715 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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qivfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (8)
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 15479 74.7 74.7 Interviews + proxies 11 695 3.4 3.4 Interviews + refusal 12 3324 16.0 16.0 Pxy at original addr 15 5 .0 .0 Phone interview only 16 1151 5.6 5.6 Youth Interview only 17 12 .1 .1 Ghost household 39 49 .2 .2
	Valid cases 20715 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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qiodc	Individual document check
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 5805 28.0 28.1 Ind and self comp 1 13391 64.6 64.8 Ind only (no self co 2 534 2.6 2.6 Proxy 3 265 1.3 1.3 Telephone Interview 4 683 3.3 3.3 . 37 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 20678 Missing cases 37
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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qmemorig	Sample Origin
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original sample 1 11374 54.9 54.9 Wales new sample 5 3138 15.1 15.1 Scotland new sample 6 2750 13.3 13.3 N.I. new sample 7 3453 16.7 16.7
	Valid cases 20715 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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qage	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 38.12 22.99 0 100
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 20715 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20715 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 QAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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qage12	Age at 1.12.2007
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 38.28 23 0 100
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 20715 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20715 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 1.12.2007 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 QAGEI 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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qbutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4285 20.7 20.7 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2457 11.9 11.9 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3576 17.3 17.3 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1857 9.0 9.0 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1272 6.1 6.1 Couple,man 75+ 6 743 3.6 3.6 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1386 6.7 6.7 M lone parent,lt 65 8 88 .4 .4 Single woman,lt 20 9 403 1.9 1.9 Single woman,20-39 10 701 3.4 3.4 Single woman,40-59 11 465 2.2 2.2 Single woman,60-74 12 514 2.5 2.5 Single woman,75+ 13 605 2.9 2.9 Single man,lt 30 14 1144 5.5 5.5 Single man,30-54 15 655 3.2 3.2 Single man,55-64 16 170 .8 .8 Single man,65+ 17 377 1.8 1.8 Missing or wild -9 17 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 20698 Missing cases 17
Question Route	Uses QHGSEX QMASTAT QAGE QHGEMP QHGSPN QHGFNO QHGMNO QBUNO on Record QINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also QBUNO) 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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qbuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 17886 86.3 86.3 2 971 4.7 4.7 3 1231 5.9 5.9 4 446 2.2 2.2 5 117 .6 .6 6 41 .2 .2 7 11 .1 .1 8 7 .0 .0 9 3 .0 .0 10 1 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses QPNO QHGSPN QHGFNO QHGMNO QHGRA QAGE QHGEMP QDEPCHL QHGR2R on Record QINDALL. Uses QHHSIZE on Record QHHRESP. Uses QREL QOPNO on Record QEGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also QBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of QBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. QBUNO 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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qnchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 16314 78.8 78.8 1 1934 9.3 9.3 2 1801 8.7 8.7 3 524 2.5 2.5 4 102 .5 .5 5 30 .1 .1 6 5 .0 .0 7 3 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses QPNO QHGSEX QAGE on Record QINDALL. Uses QOPNO QREL on Record QEGOALT.
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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qdepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 4699 22.7 22.7 No 2 16016 77.3 77.3
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses QAGE QHGMNO QHGFNO QMASTAT QHGEMP QIVFIO on Record QINDALL. Uses QSCHOOL QFETYPE on Record QINDRESP.
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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qhoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 8346 40.3 40.3 Not head 2 12369 59.7 59.7
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses QHSOWND QHSOWR1 QHSOWR2 QRENTP1 QRENTP2 on Record QHHRESP. Uses QAGE QHGSEX on Record QINDALL.
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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qrach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2485 12.0 15.2 No 2 13917 67.2 84.8 Inapplicable -8 4313 20.8 Missing
	Valid cases 16402 Missing cases 4313
Question Route	Uses QAGE QHGRA QIVFIO on Record QINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from QHGRA. 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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qagei	Imputation flag – QAGE and QAGE12
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 20715 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for QAGE and QAGE12 on Record Types QINDALL and QINDRESP. 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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qlrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qxrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qxewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qmovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non-mover 1 18158 87.7 87.7 Mover within GB 2 1717 8.3 8.3 Mover back to GB 4 10 .0 .0 Mover – location unk 5 3 .0 .0 Unknown status 8 783 3.8 3.8 Mover status unknown 10 42 .2 .2 Missing -9 2 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20713 Missing cases 2
Question Route	Uses QFINLOC QIVFIO PID QSAMPST QLVLOC on Record QINDSAMP. Uses QHHMOVE QIVFHO on Record QHHSAMP.
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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qsampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 6988 33.73 33.73 W1 non-cont/enum 2 49 0.24 0.24 Birth – OSM 3 2807 13.55 13.55 PSM: parent of OSM 4 876 4.23 4.23 TSM 5 2295 11.08 11.08 Scot/Wales/NI new sample 8 7320 35.34 35.34 SW W9 non-cont/enum 9 380 1.83 1.83 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 20715 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses QFINLOC QIVFIO PID on Record QINDSAMP. Uses QSTAT 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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qxrwtuk1	X-sect’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qxewtuk1	X-sect’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qxrwtuk2	X-sect’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qxewtuk2	X-sect’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlrwtsw1	Longit’l resp. weight inc Scot-Welsh
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlewtsw1	Longit’l enum. weight inc. Scot-Welsh
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlrwtsw2	Longit’l resp. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlewtsw2	Longit’l enum. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlrwtuk1	Longit’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlewtuk1	Longit’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlrwtuk2	Longit’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qlewtuk2	Longit’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qsppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qfpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qmpid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qrapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	QINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20715 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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qdistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	QINDALL
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 25.19 69.94 0 608.48
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Amount stated 1.00 1647 8.0 100.0 Missing -9.00 70 .3 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 18998 91.7 Missing
	Valid cases 1647 Missing cases 19068
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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qbuid	BU identifier
Record Type	QINDALL
	Valid cases 20715 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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qecstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	QINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 2963 14.30 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1712 8.26 9.64 AlladFT 2 4761 22.98 26.82 C1FT1PT 3 2278 11.00 12.83 C1FT1notw 4 2151 10.38 12.12 C PT 5 1314 6.34 7.4 Sp60+ 6 3131 15.11 17.64 SpUnempl 7 586 2.83 3.3 Other 8 1819 8.78 10.25 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 17752 Missing cases 2963
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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qecstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	QINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 2963 14.30 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1712 8.26 9.64 AlladFT 2 4761 22.98 26.82 C1FT1PT 3 2278 11.00 12.83 C1FT1notw 4 2151 10.38 12.12 C PT 5 1314 6.34 7.4 Sp60+ 6 3131 15.11 17.64 SpUnempl 7 580 2.80 3.27 Other 8 1825 8.81 10.28 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 17752 Missing cases 2963
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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qfamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	QINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 1507 7.27 7.27 pen.couple 2 2017 9.74 9.74 kids 3 7907 38.17 38.17 coup nokids 4 4278 20.65 20.65 kid(s) 5 1469 7.09 7.09 sing no kids 6 3537 17.07 17.07 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 20715 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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qfamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	QINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 2638 12.73 12.73 sing pens, man 2 383 1.85 1.85 sing pens, wom 3 1124 5.43 5.43 kids 4 7904 38.16 38.16 kids 5 1469 7.09 7.09 couple no kids 6 3660 17.67 17.67 sing no kids, man 7 1971 9.51 9.51 sing no kids, wom 8 1566 7.56 7.56 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 20715 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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qbutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	QINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4278 20.65 20.65 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2454 11.85 11.85 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3596 17.36 17.36 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1857 8.96 8.96 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1275 6.15 6.15 Couple,man 75+ 6 742 3.58 3.58 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1391 6.71 6.71 M lone parent,lt 65 8 78 0.38 0.38 Single woman,lt 20 9 403 1.95 1.95 Single woman,20-39 10 699 3.37 3.37 Single woman,40-59 11 464 2.24 2.24 Single woman,60-74 12 520 2.51 2.51 Single woman,75+ 13 605 2.92 2.92 Single man,lt 30 14 1144 5.52 5.52 Single man,30-54 15 657 3.17 3.17 Single man,55-64 16 170 0.82 0.82 Single man,65+ 17 382 1.84 1.84 Total 20715 100.00
	Valid cases 20715 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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