BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

rhid	Household identification number
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
	Valid cases 20177 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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rpno	Person number
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 8083 40.1 40.1 2 5955 29.5 29.5 3 3173 15.7 15.7 4 1960 9.7 9.7 5 684 3.4 3.4 6 206 1.0 1.0 7 63 .3 .3 8 24 .1 .1 9 13 .1 .1 10 5 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 12 2 .0 .0 13 2 .0 .0 14 2 .0 .0 15 1 .0 .0 16 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 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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rhgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (6)
Question Number and Text	RHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 8144 40.4 40.4 Lawful spouse 2 4036 20.0 20.0 Live-in partner 3 959 4.8 4.8 Natural child 4 5996 29.7 29.7 Adopted child 5 32 .2 .2 Foster child 6 22 .1 .1 Step-child 7 187 .9 .9 Partner’s child 8 121 .6 .6 Dghter or son-in-law 9 47 .2 .2 Natural bro or sis 10 61 .3 .3 Other bro or sis 11 5 .0 .0 Bro or sis-in-law 12 13 .1 .1 Natural parent 13 67 .3 .3 Other parent 14 3 .0 .0 Mother/father-in-law 15 26 .1 .1 Any grand parent 16 6 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 164 .8 .8 Any cousin 18 2 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 3 .0 .0 Any nephew 20 21 .1 .1 Any other relative 21 1 .0 .0 Employee 22 2 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 39 .2 .2 Unrelated sharer 24 206 1.0 1.0 Other 30 14 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20177 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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rhgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	REG4,RHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 9797 48.6 48.6 Female 2 10380 51.4 51.4
	Valid cases 20177 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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rhgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	REG5M,RHG4
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1731 8.6 8.6 February 2 1535 7.6 7.7 March 3 1796 8.9 9.0 April 4 1707 8.5 8.5 May 5 1707 8.5 8.5 June 6 1706 8.5 8.5 July 7 1672 8.3 8.3 August 8 1729 8.6 8.6 September 9 1717 8.5 8.6 October 10 1623 8.0 8.1 November 11 1535 7.6 7.7 December 12 1588 7.9 7.9 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 130 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 20046 Missing cases 131
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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rhgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (2)
Question Number and Text	REG5Y,RHG4
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1969.37 23.02 1907 2009
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 20063 99.4 100.0 Don’t know -1 114 .6 Missing
	Valid cases 20063 Missing cases 114
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at RHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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rmastat	Marital status
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Child under 16 0 4113 20.4 20.4 Married 1 8174 40.5 40.6 Living as couple 2 1993 9.9 9.9 Widowed 3 1066 5.3 5.3 Divorced 4 826 4.1 4.1 Separated 5 221 1.1 1.1 Never married 6 3718 18.4 18.5 Civil partnership 7 22 .1 .1 Dissolved civil part 8 1 .0 .0 Sep from civil part 9 2 .0 .0 Survive from civ par 10 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 39 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 20138 Missing cases 39
Question Route	IF (RAGE 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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rhgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 10040 49.8 49.8 1 4964 24.6 24.6 2 4648 23.0 23.0 3 304 1.5 1.5 4 142 .7 .7 5 42 .2 .2 6 24 .1 .1 7 4 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 14 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20174 Missing cases 3
Question Route	IF (RAGE GE 16 AND RMASTAT=1 RR 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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rhgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 4113 20.4 20.5 Yes 1 9668 47.9 48.2 No 2 6290 31.2 31.3 Don’t know -1 106 .5 Missing
	Valid cases 20071 Missing cases 106
Question Route	IF (RAGE 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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rhgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 15702 77.8 77.8 1 2817 14.0 14.0 2 1349 6.7 6.7 3 179 .9 .9 4 87 .4 .4 5 17 .1 .1 6 18 .1 .1 7 4 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 14 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
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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rhgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 13869 68.7 68.7 1 3106 15.4 15.4 2 3023 15.0 15.0 3 106 .5 .5 4 39 .2 .2 5 16 .1 .1 6 7 .0 .0 7 4 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
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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rhgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Household Grid (7)
Question Number and Text	RHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 16064 79.6 79.6 1 2136 10.6 10.6 2 1855 9.2 9.2 3 66 .3 .3 4 36 .2 .2 5 6 .0 .0 6 4 .0 .0 7 4 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 11 3 .0 .0 14 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 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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rcosano	PNO of adult giving consent
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 2019 10.0 53.3 2 1664 8.2 43.9 3 55 .3 1.5 4 31 .2 .8 5 5 .0 .1 6 6 .0 .2 7 2 .0 .1 8 2 .0 .1 11 3 .0 .1 14 1 .0 .0 Inapplicable -8 16389 81.2 Missing
	Valid cases 3788 Missing cases 16389
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W18

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rcosh	Consent to link to health data given
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 1371 6.8 37.6 No 2 2273 11.3 62.3 Yes, but no form 3 6 .0 .2 Missing or wild -9 134 .7 Missing Inapplicable -8 16389 81.2 Missing Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 3650 Missing cases 16527
Question Route	ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W18

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rcoshf	Consent to flag follow-up on health reg’n
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 1371 6.8 37.6 No 2 2273 11.3 62.3 Yes, but no form 3 6 .0 .2 Missing or wild -9 134 .7 Missing Inapplicable -8 16389 81.2 Missing Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 3650 Missing cases 16527
Question Route	ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W18

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rcose	Consent to link to education data given
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 1088 5.4 38.3 No 2 1673 8.3 58.9 Child not at school 3 27 .1 1.0 Not applicable 4 35 .2 1.2 Yes, but no form 5 19 .1 .7 Missing or wild -9 63 .3 Missing Inapplicable -8 17265 85.6 Missing Refused -2 3 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 2842 Missing cases 17335
Question Route	IF (RNKIDS GE 1 AND RHGRA = 1) Asked if there are children 16 years old or younger in HH and R is responsible adult.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W18

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pid	Cross-wave person identifier
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	REG3
	Valid cases 20177 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	RINDALL
	Valid cases 20177 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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riviolw	Interview outcome prev wave
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	REG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 13201 65.4 67.8 Eligible but not int 2 2022 10.0 10.4 Youth int 3 1365 6.8 7.0 Child < 11 4 2685 13.3 13.8 Adult in non-int hho 5 174 .9 .9 Retired rejoiner 6 20 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 710 3.5 Missing
	Valid cases 19467 Missing cases 710
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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rivstat1	Interview status: previous waves
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (2)
Question Number and Text	REG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Ever interviewed 1 14631 72.5 75.2 New entrant 16yrs 2 276 1.4 1.4 New entrant adult 3 735 3.6 3.8 Youth 4 1387 6.9 7.1 Child 5 2406 11.9 12.4 Check 6 32 .2 .2 Inapplicable -8 710 3.5 Missing
	Valid cases 19467 Missing cases 710
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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rhhmem	Household membership
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	REG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Enum member resident 1 19290 95.6 95.6 Enum member absent 2 42 .2 .2 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 115 .6 .6 New entrant -residen 6 706 3.5 3.5 New entrant – absent 7 4 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 20 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20177 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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rnewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	REG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original member 0 19332 95.8 95.8 New baby 1 243 1.2 1.2 Marriage/cohabitatio 2 196 1.0 1.0 Return from uni/coll 3 8 .0 .0 Return frm institutn 4 2 .0 .0 Never left 5 7 .0 .0 Moved in with parent 6 143 .7 .7 Shared accomodation 7 178 .9 .9 Other 8 64 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 4 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 20173 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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rnemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	REG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 19337 95.8 96.1 January 1 65 .3 .3 February 2 42 .2 .2 March 3 47 .2 .2 April 4 55 .3 .3 May 5 35 .2 .2 June 6 71 .4 .4 July 7 69 .3 .3 August 8 78 .4 .4 September 9 165 .8 .8 October 10 77 .4 .4 November 11 48 .2 .2 December 12 35 .2 .2 Don’t know -1 53 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 20124 Missing cases 53
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type RINDSAMP. 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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rneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (3)
Question Number and Text	REG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 19337 95.8 96.0 2000 2 .0 .0 2004 1 .0 .0 2005 1 .0 .0 2006 2 .0 .0 2007 134 .7 .7 2008 658 3.3 3.3 2009 3 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 39 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 20138 Missing cases 39
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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rivfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (4)
Question Number and Text	REG14,REG18 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 13454 66.7 66.7 Proxy interview 2 231 1.1 1.1 Telephone intvw 3 734 3.6 3.6 Lost CAPI intvw 9 29 .1 .1 Refusal 10 1408 7.0 7.0 Other non-intvw 11 241 1.2 1.2 Youth Interview 21 1222 6.1 6.1 Youth: Refusal 22 126 .6 .6 Youth: Oth non-int 23 56 .3 .3 Child under 11 24 2676 13.3 13.3
	Valid cases 20177 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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rivfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet (8)
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 14859 73.6 73.6 Interviews + proxies 11 603 3.0 3.0 Interviews + refusal 12 3405 16.9 16.9 Pxy at original addr 15 2 .0 .0 Phone interview only 16 1278 6.3 6.3 Youth Interview only 17 30 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20177 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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riodc	Individual document check
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 5758 28.5 28.5 Ind and self comp 1 12756 63.2 63.2 Ind only (no self co 2 698 3.5 3.5 Proxy 3 231 1.1 1.1 Telephone Interview 4 734 3.6 3.6
	Valid cases 20177 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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rmemorig	Sample Origin
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Original sample 1 11190 55.5 55.5 Wales new sample 5 3009 14.9 14.9 Scotland new sample 6 2706 13.4 13.4 N.I. new sample 7 3272 16.2 16.2
	Valid cases 20177 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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rage	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 38.35 23 0 101
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 20177 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20177 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 RAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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rage12	Age at 1.12.2008
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 38.51 23 0 101
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 20177 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20177 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 1.12.2008 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 RAGEI 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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rbutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4112 20.4 20.4 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2475 12.3 12.3 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3344 16.6 16.6 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1808 9.0 9.0 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1280 6.3 6.3 Couple,man 75+ 6 750 3.7 3.7 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1331 6.6 6.6 M lone parent,lt 65 8 67 .3 .3 Single woman,lt 20 9 388 1.9 1.9 Single woman,20-39 10 725 3.6 3.6 Single woman,40-59 11 446 2.2 2.2 Single woman,60-74 12 499 2.5 2.5 Single woman,75+ 13 587 2.9 2.9 Single man,lt 30 14 1168 5.8 5.8 Single man,30-54 15 649 3.2 3.2 Single man,55-64 16 168 .8 .8 Single man,65+ 17 364 1.8 1.8 Missing or wild -9 16 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 20161 Missing cases 16
Question Route	Uses RHGSEX RMASTAT RAGE RHGEMP RHGSPN RHGFNO RHGMNO RBUNO on Record RINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also RBUNO) 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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rbuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 17386 86.2 86.2 2 979 4.9 4.9 3 1198 5.9 5.9 4 436 2.2 2.2 5 123 .6 .6 6 33 .2 .2 7 13 .1 .1 8 5 .0 .0 9 4 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RPNO RHGSPN RHGFNO RHGMNO RHGRA RAGE RHGEMP RDEPCHL RHGR2R on Record RINDALL. Uses RHHSIZE on Record RHHRESP. Uses RREL ROPNO on Record REGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also RBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of RBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. RBUNO 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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rnchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 15930 79.0 79.0 1 1901 9.4 9.4 2 1689 8.4 8.4 3 523 2.6 2.6 4 103 .5 .5 5 24 .1 .1 6 2 .0 .0 7 3 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RPNO RHGSEX RAGE on Record RINDALL. Uses ROPNO RREL on Record REGOALT.
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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rdepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 4510 22.4 22.4 No 2 15667 77.6 77.6
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RAGE RHGMNO RHGFNO RMASTAT RHGEMP RIVFIO on Record RINDALL. Uses RSCHOOL RFETYPE on Record RINDRESP.
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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rhoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 8144 40.4 40.4 Not head 2 12033 59.6 59.6
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RHSOWND RHSOWR1 RHSOWR2 RRENTP1 RRENTP2 on Record RHHRESP. Uses RAGE RHGSEX on Record RINDALL.
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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rrach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2398 11.9 14.9 No 2 13649 67.6 85.1 Inapplicable -8 4130 20.5 Missing
	Valid cases 16047 Missing cases 4130
Question Route	Uses RAGE RHGRA RIVFIO on Record RINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from RHGRA. 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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ragei	Imputation flag – RAGE and RAGE12
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 20177 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for RAGE and RAGE12 on Record Types RINDALL and RINDRESP. 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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rlrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rxrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rxewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rmovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non-mover 1 17947 88.9 88.9 Mover within GB 2 1482 7.3 7.3 Mover back to GB 4 9 .0 .0 Unknown status 8 710 3.5 3.5 Mover status unknown 10 29 .1 .1
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RFINLOC RIVFIO PID RSAMPST RLVLOC on Record RINDSAMP. Uses RHHMOVE RIVFHO on Record RHHSAMP.
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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rsampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 6704 33.23 33.23 W1 non-cont/enum 2 49 0.24 0.24 Birth – OSM 3 2956 14.65 14.65 PSM: parent of OSM 4 930 4.61 4.61 TSM 5 2225 11.03 11.03 Scot/Wales/NI new sample 8 6957 34.48 34.48 SW W9 non-cont/enum 9 356 1.76 1.76 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses RFINLOC RIVFIO PID on Record RINDSAMP. Uses RSTAT 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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rxrwtuk1	X-sect’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rxewtuk1	X-sect’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rxrwtuk2	X-sect’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rxewtuk2	X-sect’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlrwtsw1	Longit’l resp. weight inc Scot-Welsh
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlewtsw1	Longit’l enum. weight inc. Scot-Welsh
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlrwtsw2	Longit’l resp. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlewtsw2	Longit’l enum. weight only Scot-Welsh
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlrwtuk1	Longit’l resp. weight inc all samples
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlewtuk1	Longit’l enum. weight inc all samples
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlrwtuk2	Longit’l resp. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rlewtuk2	Longit’l enum. weight within UK estimates
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rsppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rfpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rmpid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rrapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 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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rcosapid	PID of adult giving consent
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 20177 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
Variable Occurrence	W18

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rdistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	RINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 30.08 76.31 0 669.78
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1.00 1391 6.9 100.0 Missing or wild -9.00 91 .5 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 18695 92.7 Missing
	Valid cases 1391 Missing cases 18786
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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rbuid	BU identifier
Record Type	RINDALL
	Valid cases 20177 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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recstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 3118 15.45 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1689 8.37 9.9 AlladFT 2 4442 22.02 26.04 C1FT1PT 3 2172 10.76 12.73 C1FT1notw 4 1973 9.78 11.57 C PT 5 1364 6.76 8.0 Sp60+ 6 3059 15.16 17.93 SpUnempl 7 630 3.12 3.69 Other 8 1730 8.57 10.14 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 17059 Missing cases 3118
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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recstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 3118 15.45 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1689 8.37 9.9 AlladFT 2 4442 22.02 26.04 C1FT1PT 3 2172 10.76 12.73 C1FT1notw 4 1973 9.78 11.57 C PT 5 1364 6.76 8.0 Sp60+ 6 3059 15.16 17.93 SpUnempl 7 625 3.10 3.66 Other 8 1735 8.60 10.17 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 17059 Missing cases 3118
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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rfamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 1465 7.26 7.26 pen.couple 2 2031 10.07 10.07 kids 3 7653 37.93 37.93 coup nokids 4 4100 20.32 20.32 kid(s) 5 1384 6.86 6.86 sing no kids 6 3544 17.56 17.56 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 20177 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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rfamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 2673 13.25 13.25 sing pens, man 2 372 1.84 1.84 sing pens, wom 3 1093 5.42 5.42 kids 4 7647 37.90 37.9 kids 5 1384 6.86 6.86 couple no kids 6 3464 17.17 17.17 sing no kids, man 7 1987 9.85 9.85 sing no kids, wom 8 1557 7.72 7.72 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 20177 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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rbutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	RINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 4100 20.32 20.32 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 2472 12.25 12.25 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 3368 16.69 16.69 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1813 8.99 8.99 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 1281 6.35 6.35 Couple,man 75+ 6 750 3.72 3.72 F lone parent,lt 60 7 1330 6.59 6.59 M lone parent,lt 65 8 54 0.27 0.27 Single woman,lt 20 9 388 1.92 1.92 Single woman,20-39 10 724 3.59 3.59 Single woman,40-59 11 445 2.21 2.21 Single woman,60-74 12 507 2.51 2.51 Single woman,75+ 13 587 2.91 2.91 Single man,lt 30 14 1168 5.79 5.79 Single man,30-54 15 651 3.23 3.23 Single man,55-64 16 168 0.83 0.83 Single man,65+ 17 371 1.84 1.84 Total 20177 100.00
	Valid cases 20177 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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