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fhid household identification number
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text FHID : Office Code
Valid cases 28272 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

fpno ego’s person number
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text FPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7583 26.8 26.8
2 7545 26.7 26.7
3 5856 20.7 20.7
4 4247 15.0 15.0
5 1888 6.7 6.7
6 665 2.4 2.4
7 285 1.0 1.0
8 109 .4 .4
9 44 .2 .2
10 26 .1 .1
11 17 .1 .1
12 7 .0 .0
Valid cases 28272 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

fopno alter’s person number
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7583 26.8 26.8
2 7545 26.7 26.7
3 5856 20.7 20.7
4 4247 15.0 15.0
5 1888 6.7 6.7
6 665 2.4 2.4
7 285 1.0 1.0
8 109 .4 .4
9 44 .2 .2
10 26 .1 .1
11 17 .1 .1
12 7 .0 .0
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
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

frel relationship of dopno to dpno
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 118 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 5356 18.9 18.9
Live-in partner 3 1018 3.6 3.6
Natural child 4 6884 24.3 24.3
Adopted child 5 54 .2 .2
Foster child 6 6 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 385 1.4 1.4
Daughter/son-in-law 9 116 .4 .4
Natural brother/sist 10 4682 16.6 16.6
Other brother/sister 11 48 .2 .2
Brother/sister-in-la 12 51 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 6884 24.3 24.3
Other parent 14 60 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 116 .4 .4
Any grand parent 16 126 .4 .4
Any grand child 17 126 .4 .4
Any cousin 18 28 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 29 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 29 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 69 .2 .2
Unrelated sharer 24 1253 4.4 4.4
Step parent 25 385 1.4 1.4
Landlady/lord 27 69 .2 .2
Half-sibling 28 372 1.3 1.3
Other 30 6 .0 .0
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses FPNO FHGR2R FHGSEX FMASTAT FHGSPN FHGFNO FHGMNO on Record FINDALL
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

fsex sex
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text FD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14219 50.3 50.3
Female 2 14053 49.7 49.7
Valid cases 28272 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

fosex alter’s sex
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14219 50.3 50.3
Female 2 14053 49.7 49.7
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
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

flwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 24506 86.7 94.0
Different household 2 324 1.1 1.2
Alter birth 3 450 1.6 1.7
Not in sample 6 795 2.8 3.0
Ego New entrant -8 2197 7.8 Missing
Valid cases 26075 Missing cases 2197
Question Route Uses FHID FPNO FOPNO FREL on Record FEGOALT. Uses PID FSAMPST FMOVEST on Record FINDALL. Uses EIVFHO 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

fnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 24322 86.0 86.0
Different household 2 1892 6.7 6.7
Alter out of scope 4 21 .1 .1
Alter died 5 69 .2 .2
Both non-resp, DK 7 436 1.5 1.5
Ego left sample 8 1361 4.8 4.8
Ego died/out scope 9 171 .6 .6
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note This variable can only exist at a particular Wave once the next Wave of data has been collected.
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 FEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG3
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
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 FEGOALT
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type FEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 28272 Missing cases 0
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18