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bhid Household identification number
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 5984 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

bfid Fieldwork household identifier
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Note This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivnadd Household found at new address in field
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
HH at new address 1 764 12.8 12.8
Address corrections 2 1161 19.4 19.4
No corrections reqd. 3 4059 67.8 67.8
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Geographic Mobility
Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivia Interviewer area
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note Indicates the interview area where h/hold was expected to be found; corresponds to Wave One area indicated by variable AHHAC, unless h/hold was understood as a result of the between wave tracing exercise to have made a non-local move. If move was expected, area is given as 0.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivid Interviewer number
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivlnc Total calls at last known address
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 162 2.7 2.7
1 990 16.5 16.5
2 1692 28.3 28.3
3 1210 20.2 20.2
4 710 11.9 11.9
5 474 7.9 7.9
6 290 4.8 4.8
7 174 2.9 2.9
8 142 2.4 2.4
9 54 .9 .9
10 30 .5 .5
11 11 .2 .2
12 44 .7 .7
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Valid cases 5983 Missing cases 1
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivtnc Total calls at interview address
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 127 2.1 2.1
1 955 16.0 16.0
2 1731 28.9 28.9
3 1216 20.3 20.3
4 716 12.0 12.0
5 490 8.2 8.2
6 293 4.9 4.9
7 177 3.0 3.0
8 138 2.3 2.3
9 54 .9 .9
10 30 .5 .5
11 12 .2 .2
12 44 .7 .7
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Valid cases 5983 Missing cases 1
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

biviam Area interview took place-nonlocal movers
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 5983 Missing cases 1
Index Terms Geographic Mobility
Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note Indicates interview area where the h/hold was actually found, subject to modifications as a result of the Inter-Penetrating Sample exercise. Corresponds to the Wave One area indicated by the variable AHHAC, unless a) the h/hold had made a non-local move, in which case the area is given as 0, or b) the h/hold is one of the swapped h/holds in the IPS exercise, in which case the value corresponds to the area with which the h/hold was swapped. See note on Inter-Penetrating Sample in Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivfho Final household interview outcome
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
All eligible HH intv 10 4556 76.1 76.1
Interviews + proxies 11 334 5.6 5.6
Interviews + refusal 12 329 5.5 5.5
HH comp + qaire only 13 2 .0 .0
Pxy at original addr 15 6 .1 .1
Demolished/derelict 40 4 .1 .1
Address not found 50 153 2.6 2.6
No HH member contact 51 60 1.0 1.0
Refus to Rsrch Cntre 60 34 .6 .6
Refusal to intviewer 61 376 6.3 6.3
Language problems 62 4 .1 .1
No intv.: Age/health 63 20 .3 .3
Moved prev wave add 70 22 .4 .4
Out scope-institut’n 80 9 .2 .2
Moved out of scope 81 38 .6 .6
Whole HH deceased 90 37 .6 .6
Valid cases 5984 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 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivosmrh No. OSMs – whole HH refusal to intervwr
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 5760 96.3 97.7
1 43 .7 .7
2 54 .9 .9
3 17 .3 .3
4 11 .2 .2
5 7 .1 .1
11 1 .0 .0
Don’t know -1 91 1.5 Missing
Valid cases 5893 Missing cases 91
Question Route Derived from Survey database.
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note OSM – Original Sample Member.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivnsmrh No. new HH membs – whl HH ref to intvwr
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 5823 97.3 99.6
1 15 .3 .3
2 5 .1 .1
4 1 .0 .0
11 1 .0 .0
Don’t know -1 139 2.3 Missing
Valid cases 5845 Missing cases 139
Question Route Derived from Survey database.
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note NSM – New Sample Member.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bhhdc Document check – h/hold quest’re comp?
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 5211 87.1 99.7
No 2 16 .3 .3
Inapplicable -8 757 12.7 Missing
Valid cases 5227 Missing cases 757
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note Identifies h/holds where no h/hold questionnaire completed.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bivips Inter-penetrating sample indicator
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
In IPS Sample 1 1545 25.8 25.8
Not in IPS Sample 2 4349 72.7 72.7
Orig. IPS but moved 3 45 .8 .8
W 1 non-contact HH 4 44 .7 .7
Missing -9 1 .0 Missing
Valid cases 5983 Missing cases 1
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Sampling Factors
Note See note on Inter-penetrating sample in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence W2

bxhwght Household Weight
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Note See in Vol. A on weighting.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bregion Region / Metropolitan area
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Inner London 1 250 4.2 4.3
Outer London 2 367 6.1 6.3
R. of South East 3 1040 17.4 18.0
South West 4 523 8.7 9.0
East Anglia 5 222 3.7 3.8
East Midlands 6 431 7.2 7.4
West Midlands Conurb 7 234 3.9 4.0
R. of West Midlands 8 275 4.6 4.8
Greater Manchester 9 246 4.1 4.3
Merseyside 10 136 2.3 2.4
R. of North West 11 261 4.4 4.5
South Yorkshire 12 156 2.6 2.7
West Yorkshire 13 214 3.6 3.7
Humber 14 181 3.0 3.1
Wear 15 151 2.5 2.6
R. of North 16 229 3.8 4.0
Wales 17 299 5.0 5.2
Scotland 18 572 9.6 9.9
Missing -9 197 3.3 Missing
Valid cases 5787 Missing cases 197
Question Route Uses AREGION on Record AHHSAMP. Uses AHID BHHMOVE on Record BHHSAMP.
Index Terms Geographic Location
Note Standard region, distinguishing former Metropolitan Counties, and Inner and Outer London.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bhhmove Mover household indicator
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Non mover HH 1 5022 83.9 83.9
Mover household 2 811 13.6 13.6
Whole HH deceased 4 36 .6 .6
HH out of scope 5 48 .8 .8
Unknown status 8 45 .8 .8
All FINLOC=0 9 22 .4 .4
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses BIVNADD BIVIA BIVFHO on Record BHHSAMP.
Index Terms Geographic Mobility
Note Indicates whether expected OSMs of h/hold have moved since previous Wave. Non-mover h/hold = all OSMs resident at current Wave /also resident at previous Wave. New entrants may have moved in. Mover h/hold = all OSMs at new address. New entrants to the sample may have been resident at the address at time of previous wave.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ahid Household identification number – Wave 1
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Key Linking Variable
Note Wave One variable to aid matching across waves.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bstrata Stratification class
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Sampling Factors
Note This indicator distinguishes separate stratification classes used in the sampling procedure. See Vol. A.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bpsu Primary Sampling Unit
Record Type BHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 5984 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

bregion2 Government Office Region
Record Type BHHSAMP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
North East 1 272 4.5 4.8
North West 2 730 12.2 12.8
Yorkshire and the Hu 3 549 9.2 9.6
East Midlands 4 428 7.2 7.5
West Midlands 5 514 8.6 9.0
East of England 6 459 7.7 8.1
London 7 620 10.4 10.9
South East 8 781 13.1 13.7
South West 9 506 8.5 8.9
Wales 10 287 4.8 5.0
Scotland 11 551 9.2 9.7
Missing -9 287 4.8 Missing
Valid cases 5697 Missing cases 287
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