BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

bhhyoi4	Year of interview: 4 digit
Record Type	BHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1992 5083 97.2 97.2 1993 144 2.8 2.8
	Valid cases 5227 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses BHHYOI on Record BHHRESP.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bmgyr04	Year mortgage began: 4 digit
Record Type	BHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1989.53 4.57 1968 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 247 4.7 100.0 Missing or wild -9 23 .4 Missing Inapplicable -8 4953 94.8 Missing Don’t know -1 4 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 247 Missing cases 4980
Question Route	Uses BMGYR0 on Record BHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base 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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bhsyr04	Year became owner: 4 digit
Record Type	BHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1990.60 3.39 1976 1992
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 25 .5 100.0 Missing or wild -9 19 .4 Missing Inapplicable -8 5181 99.1 Missing Don’t know -1 2 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 25 Missing cases 5202
Question Route	Uses BHSYR0 on Record BHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base 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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bregion2	Government Office Region
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % North East 1 250 4.8 4.8 North West 2 663 12.7 12.8 Yorkshire and the Hu 3 497 9.5 9.6 East Midlands 4 404 7.7 7.8 West Midlands 5 448 8.6 8.7 East of England 6 423 8.1 8.2 London 7 552 10.6 10.7 South East 8 714 13.7 13.8 South West 9 469 9.0 9.1 Wales 10 258 4.9 5.0 Scotland 11 499 9.5 9.6 Missing -9 50 1.0 Missing
	Valid cases 5177 Missing cases 50
Question Route	Internally computed from confidential data on Survey database.
Index Terms	Geographic Location
Note	Government Office Region created in 1994 and finalised in 1998 when Merseyside was merged into the North West.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bloctax	local taxes
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 9.39 4.16 0 31.92
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhdemp	hd empl earn
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 132.70 192.19 0 2469.62
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bspemp	sp empl earn
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 68.29 136.04 0 2020.04
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhdse	hd se earn
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 21.72 104.28 0 1938.23
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bspse	sp se earn
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 9.64 75.18 0 2057.36
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bothlab	oth hh lab income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 25.41 83.70 0 1016.17
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bdeduc	total hh deductions
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 63.18 85.42 0 931.50
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bnetlab	total lab income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 194.58 210.53 0 1765.59
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bni	national ins. contributions
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14.07 15.36 0 91.31
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bcontr	occup. pension contr.
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 6.60 10.99 0 78.48
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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btaxnet	income tax net of credits
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 42.58 64.82 0 874.21
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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btaxgr	income tax before credits
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 42.58 64.82 0 874.21
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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btaxcr	credits on income tax
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bgrpay	hh gross labour earnings
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 257.76 293.24 0 2596.16
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhcost	gross housing costs
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 41.32 54.46 0 1551.96
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 680 13.01 Missing [Value >= 0] 4547 86.99 100.0 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 4547 Missing cases 680
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhi	hh inv income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 12.68 43.43 0 2469
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhb	hh ben income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 46.20 51.48 0 464.30
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhp	hh pension income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 16.15 48.34 0 876.92
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhht	hh transfer income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 6.92 56.95 0 1637.20
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhneti	hh net income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 267.13 198.91 -16.08 3823.39
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhnetde	hh current net inc equ(McClements)/defl
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 403.25 285.40 -24.70 3360.86
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhmaint	hh maint paid
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 0.92 7.77 0 184.62
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bbhcind	BHC index: Jan 1987=100
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 139.63 0.28 137.80 141
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bmonum	Year and month of interview: YYYYMM
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 199211.58 13.11 199209 199304
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhnetde2	hh current net inc equ(mod-oecd)/defl
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 252.91 170.90 -16.47 2450.63
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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beq_moecd	(mean) eq_moecd
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.61 0.54 1 5.10
	Valid cases 4556 Missing cases 671
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrln	hh ann. net labour income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 10218.18 10631.37 0 175766.59
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrni	hh ann. nat. ins. contrib.
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 740.51 767.63 0 5301.74
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrcontr	hh ann. occup. pens. contrib.
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 325.25 538.39 0 4946.94
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrlg	hh ann. gross labour income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13506.24 14951.16 0 287481.78
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrtaxnt	hh ann. inc. tax after credits
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2222.30 3541.10 0 110053.05
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrtaxgr	hh ann. inc. tax before credits
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2222.30 3541.10 0 110053.05
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrtaxcr	hh ann. credits on income tax
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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byrdeduc	hh ann. total deductions
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 3288.06 4467.33 0 111715.19
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyri	hh ann. invest. income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 686.03 2706.50 0 128388
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrb	hh ann. ben income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2237.56 2503.91 0 23590.10
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrp	hh ann. pension income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 835.43 2473 0 45600
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrt	hh ann. transfer income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 271.47 2218.43 0 76462.10
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyneti	hh. ann. net income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14248.65 10526.44 0 198807
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhnyrde	real equivalised hh ann. income
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 21221.28 15658.37 0 450996
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bbhcinda	average inflation over reference period: 1.9. – 31.8.
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bbasepi	inflation index in reference month: 201001
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 214.89 0.01 214.90 214.90
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrpi	imputation flag – bfihhyp (derived)
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 8 0.15 Missing Not Imputed 0 4460 85.33 85.46 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 96 1.84 1.84 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 663 12.68 12.7 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrbi	imputation flag – bfihhyb (derived)
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 8 0.15 Missing Not Imputed 0 3994 76.41 76.53 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 562 10.75 10.77 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 663 12.68 12.7 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrti	imputation flag – bfihhyt (derived)
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 8 0.15 Missing Not Imputed 0 4519 86.45 86.59 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 37 0.71 0.71 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 663 12.68 12.7 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrii	imputation flag – bfihhyi (derived)
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 8 0.15 Missing Not Imputed 0 4217 80.68 80.8 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 339 6.49 6.5 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 663 12.68 12.7 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhyrlni	imputation flag – whhyrln (based on bfihhyli)
Record Type	BHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 8 0.15 Missing Not Imputed 0 3714 71.05 71.16 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 842 16.11 16.13 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 663 12.68 12.7 Total 5227 100.00
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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bhhnyrde2	real equivalised hh ann. Income, using mod OCED scale
Record Type	BHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13343.70 9263.28 0 275107
	Valid cases 5219 Missing cases 8
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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