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rhid household identification number
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Valid cases 44298 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

rpno ego’s person number
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 11957 27.0 27.0
2 11832 26.7 26.7
3 9000 20.3 20.3
4 6650 15.0 15.0
5 2922 6.6 6.6
6 1072 2.4 2.4
7 387 .9 .9
8 170 .4 .4
9 100 .2 .2
10 56 .1 .1
11 38 .1 .1
12 28 .1 .1
13 28 .1 .1
14 28 .1 .1
15 15 .0 .0
16 15 .0 .0
Valid cases 44298 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

ropno alter’s person number
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 11957 27.0 27.0
2 11832 26.7 26.7
3 9000 20.3 20.3
4 6650 15.0 15.0
5 2922 6.6 6.6
6 1072 2.4 2.4
7 387 .9 .9
8 170 .4 .4
9 100 .2 .2
10 56 .1 .1
11 38 .1 .1
12 28 .1 .1
13 28 .1 .1
14 28 .1 .1
15 15 .0 .0
16 15 .0 .0
Valid cases 44298 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

rrel relationship of lopno to lpno
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 187 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8146 18.4 18.4
Live-in partner 3 1988 4.5 4.5
Natural child 4 10803 24.4 24.4
Adopted child 5 60 .1 .1
Foster child 6 22 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 776 1.8 1.8
Daughter/son-in-law 9 261 .6 .6
Natural brother/sist 10 7348 16.6 16.6
Other brother/sister 11 200 .5 .5
Brother/sister-in-la 12 99 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 10803 24.4 24.4
Other parent 14 85 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 261 .6 .6
Any grand parent 16 310 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 310 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 48 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 41 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 41 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 2 .0 .0
Employee 22 2 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 39 .1 .1
Unrelated sharer 24 903 2.0 2.0
Step parent 25 776 1.8 1.8
Employer 26 2 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 39 .1 .1
Half-sibling 28 715 1.6 1.6
Other child 29 3 .0 .0
Other 30 28 .1 .1
Valid cases 44298 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses RPNO RHGR2R RHGSEX RMASTAT RHGSPN RHGFNO RHGMNO on Record RINDALL
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

rsex sex
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text RD12 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 22063 49.8 49.8
Female 2 22235 50.2 50.2
Valid cases 44298 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

rosex alter’s sex
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 22063 49.8 49.8
Female 2 22235 50.2 50.2
Valid cases 44298 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

rlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 40372 91.1 95.4
Different household 2 538 1.2 1.3
Alter birth 3 700 1.6 1.7
Not in sample 6 720 1.6 1.7
Ego New entrant -8 1968 4.4 Missing
Valid cases 42330 Missing cases 1968
Question Route Uses RHID RPNO ROPNO RREL on Record REGOALT. Uses PID RSAMPST RMOVEST on Record RINDALL. 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

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text REG3
Valid cases 44298 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 REGOALT
Valid cases 44298 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ropid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type REGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 44298 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