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chid household identification number
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text CHID : Office Code
Valid cases 29034 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

cpno ego’s person number
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text CPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7768 26.8 26.8
2 7726 26.6 26.6
3 6028 20.8 20.8
4 4377 15.1 15.1
5 2006 6.9 6.9
6 664 2.3 2.3
7 238 .8 .8
8 100 .3 .3
9 59 .2 .2
10 49 .2 .2
11 14 .0 .0
12 5 .0 .0
Valid cases 29034 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

copno alter’s person number
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7768 26.8 26.8
2 7726 26.6 26.6
3 6028 20.8 20.8
4 4377 15.1 15.1
5 2006 6.9 6.9
6 664 2.3 2.3
7 238 .8 .8
8 100 .3 .3
9 59 .2 .2
10 49 .2 .2
11 14 .0 .0
12 5 .0 .0
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
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

crel relationship of copno to cpno
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 164 .6 .6
Lawful spouse 2 5718 19.7 19.7
Live-in partner 3 782 2.7 2.7
Natural child 4 7264 25.0 25.0
Adopted child 5 56 .2 .2
Foster child 6 7 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 300 1.0 1.0
Daughter/son-in-law 9 148 .5 .5
Natural brother/sist 10 4942 17.0 17.0
Other brother/sister 11 84 .3 .3
Brother/sister-in-la 12 56 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 7264 25.0 25.0
Other parent 14 67 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 148 .5 .5
Any grand parent 16 161 .6 .6
Any grand child 17 161 .6 .6
Any cousin 18 44 .2 .2
Any aunt/uncle 19 27 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 27 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 6 .0 .0
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 54 .2 .2
Unrelated sharer 24 898 3.1 3.1
Step parent 25 300 1.0 1.0
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 54 .2 .2
Half-sibling 28 284 1.0 1.0
Other child 29 4 .0 .0
Other 30 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses CPNO CHGR2R CHGSEX CMASTAT CHGSPN CHGFNO CHGMNO on Record CINDALL
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

csex sex
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text CD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14428 49.7 49.7
Female 2 14601 50.3 50.3
Missing or wild -9 5 .0 Missing
Valid cases 29029 Missing cases 5
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

cosex alter’s sex
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14428 49.7 49.7
Female 2 14601 50.3 50.3
Missing or wild -9 5 .0 Missing
Valid cases 29029 Missing cases 5
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

clwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 25340 87.3 94.1
Different household 2 206 .7 .8
Alter birth 3 492 1.7 1.8
Not in sample 6 894 3.1 3.3
Ego New entrant -8 2102 7.2 Missing
Valid cases 26932 Missing cases 2102
Question Route Uses CHID CPNO COPNO CREL on Record CEGOALT. Uses PID CSAMPST CMOVEST on Record CINDALL. Uses BIVFHO on Record XWAVEID.
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note Allows computation of h/hold composition change measures since Wave Two.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

cnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 25223 86.9 86.9
Different household 2 1867 6.4 6.4
Alter out of scope 4 76 .3 .3
Alter died 5 75 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 659 2.3 2.3
Ego left sample 8 829 2.9 2.9
Ego died/out scope 9 305 1.1 1.1
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note This variable can only exist at a particular Wave once the next Wave of data has been collected.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

pid cross-wave person identifier
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text CEG3
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
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 CEGOALT
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

copid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type CEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 29034 Missing cases 0
Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18