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bhid household identification number
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Valid cases 1664 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

bpno person number
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 969 58.2 58.2
2 545 32.8 32.8
3 77 4.6 4.6
4 49 2.9 2.9
5 15 .9 .9
6 5 .3 .3
7 3 .2 .2
8 1 .1 .1
Valid cases 1664 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsbm month began cohabitation spell
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL37 : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 385 23.14 Missing
january 1 105 6.31 8.25
february 2 86 5.17 6.76
march 3 76 4.57 5.97
april 4 106 6.37 8.33
may 5 103 6.19 8.09
june 6 116 6.97 9.11
july 7 111 6.67 8.72
august 8 126 7.57 9.9
september 9 134 8.05 10.53
october 10 101 6.07 7.93
november 11 99 5.95 7.78
december 12 102 6.13 8.01
spring 14 3 0.18 0.24
summer 15 4 0.24 0.31
autumn 16 1 0.06 0.08
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 1273 Missing cases 391
Question Route IF (BLCOH = 1 AND BLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsby year began cohabitation spell
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL37Y : In what month and year did you start living with your (1st/2nd/3rd/etc) partner? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
84.94 7.54 38 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 61 3.67 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1597 95.97 100.0
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 1597 Missing cases 67
Question Route IF (BLCOH = 1 AND BLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2

blcsem month ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL38M : What month and year did you stop living together? Month
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 1 0.06 Missing
inapplicable -8 680 40.87 Missing
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 322 19.35 Missing
january 1 40 2.40 6.11
february 2 53 3.19 8.09
march 3 48 2.88 7.33
april 4 45 2.70 6.87
may 5 51 3.06 7.79
june 6 61 3.67 9.31
july 7 70 4.21 10.69
august 8 66 3.97 10.08
september 9 68 4.09 10.38
october 10 39 2.34 5.95
november 11 45 2.70 6.87
december 12 64 3.85 9.77
spring 14 1 0.06 0.15
summer 15 1 0.06 0.15
autumn 16 3 0.18 0.46
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 655 Missing cases 1009
Question Route IF (BLCOH = 1 AND BLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsey year ceased cohabitation spell
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL38Y : What month and year did you stop living together? Year
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
84.71 7.52 38 93
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 1 0.06 Missing
inapplicable -8 680 40.87 Missing
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 53 3.19 Missing
[Value >= 0] 924 55.53 100.0
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 924 Missing cases 740
Question Route IF (BLCOH = 1 AND BLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2

blcsne cohabitation spell not ended
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL38NE : What month and year did you stop living together? Not ended
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 1 0.06 Missing
inapplicable -8 983 59.07 Missing
not ended 1 680 40.87 100.0
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 680 Missing cases 984
Question Route IF (BLCOH = 1 AND BLNCOH GT 0) Asked if R has lived with one person or more as a couple for 3 months or more and did not marry partner
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Excludes marriage partners.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsno cohabitation spell number
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Individual (29)
Question Number and Text BL37SPNO
Valid cases 1664 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Marital and Cohabitation History
Note BLCSBY4 Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsby4 year began cohabitation spell: 4 digit
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1984.94 7.54 1938 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 61 3.67 Missing
[Value >= 0] 1597 95.97 100.0
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 1597 Missing cases 67
Question Route Uses BLCSBY on Record BCOHABIT.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

blcsey4 year ceased cohabitation spell: 4 digit
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1984.71 7.52 1938 1993
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
missing or wild -9 1 0.06 Missing
inapplicable -8 680 40.87 Missing
refused -2 6 0.36 Missing
don’t know -1 53 3.19 Missing
[Value >= 0] 924 55.53 100.0
Total 1664 100.00
Valid cases 924 Missing cases 740
Question Route Uses BLCSEY on Record BCOHABIT.
Index Terms Marital and Cohabitation History
Note Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type BCOHABIT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text BEG3
Valid cases 1664 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type BCOHABIT
Valid cases 1664 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W2 W11 W12