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chid Household identification number
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 6534 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

cfid Fieldwork household identifier
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 6534 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

civnadd Household found at new address in field
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Address corrections 1 1005 15.4 15.4
No corrections reqd. 2 4481 68.6 68.6
HH at new address 3 1048 16.0 16.0
Valid cases 6534 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

civia Interviewer area
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 6534 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 had moved at Wave Two or was understood as a result of the between wave tracing exercise to have made a non-local move. If move was expected, and the household could not immediately be allocated to another area, area is given as 0.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

civid Interviewer number
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 6534 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

civlnc Total calls at last known address
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
2.65 2.07 0 16
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 592 9.1 9.1
Amount stated 1 5940 90.9 90.9
Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
Valid cases 6532 Missing cases 2
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

civtnc Number of calls at new address
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
1.62 2.06 0 20
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 390 6.0 38.9
Amount stated 1 613 9.4 61.1
Missing or wild -9 45 .7 Missing
Inapplicable -8 5486 84.0 Missing
Valid cases 1003 Missing cases 5531
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

civiam Area interview took place-nonlocal movers
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
Index Terms Geographic Mobility
Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note Indicates interview area where the h/hold was actually found. Corresponds to the Wave One area indicated by the variable AHHAC, unless a) the h/hold had made a non-local move, in which the new interviewer area is given or b) the h/hold was not issued to field or was an untraced mover in which case the area is given as 300.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

civfho Final household interview outcome
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
All eligible HH intv 10 4354 66.6 66.6
Interviews + proxies 11 279 4.3 4.3
Interviews + refusal 12 378 5.8 5.8
Pxy at original addr 15 5 .1 .1
Phone pxy intvw only 16 212 3.2 3.2
Docs missing or unus 39 4 .1 .1
Address not found 50 262 4.0 4.0
No HH member contact 51 82 1.3 1.3
Refus to Rsrch Cntre 60 37 .6 .6
Refusal to intviewer 61 272 4.2 4.2
Language problems 62 4 .1 .1
No intv.: Age/health 63 72 1.1 1.1
Moved prev wave add 70 90 1.4 1.4
Out scope-institut’n 80 27 .4 .4
Moved out of scope 81 66 1.0 1.0
Whole HH deceased 90 41 .6 .6
No PSM’s resident 91 176 2.7 2.7
Adamant refusal 92 173 2.6 2.6
Valid cases 6534 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

civosmrh No. OSMs – whole HH refusal to intervwr
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 19 .3 3.8
1 174 2.7 34.7
2 165 2.5 32.9
3 68 1.0 13.6
4 44 .7 8.8
5 23 .4 4.6
6 5 .1 1.0
8 1 .0 .2
10 2 .0 .4
Missing or wild -9 5766 88.2 Missing
Don’t know -1 267 4.1 Missing
Valid cases 501 Missing cases 6033
Question Route IF (CIVFHO = 51,61,62,63,80,81) Asked if Household interview is refused.
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

civnsmrh No. new HH membs – whl HH ref to intvwr
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 328 5.0 92.1
1 24 .4 6.7
2 4 .1 1.1
Missing or wild -9 5769 88.3 Missing
Don’t know -1 409 6.3 Missing
Valid cases 356 Missing cases 6178
Question Route IF (CIVFHO = 51,61,62,63,80,81) Asked if Household interview is refused.
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

civhzif Household 0 issued to field
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes 1 5817 89.0 95.4
No 2 281 4.3 4.6
Inapplicable -8 436 6.7 Missing
Valid cases 6098 Missing cases 436
Question Route ALL
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note Applies to all fed forward households i.e. household No. 0 ‘s. Code 1 ‘Yes’ indicates the household was issued to field. ‘No’ indicates the household was not issued to field as it was an adamant refusal, out-of-scope, whole household deceased etc.
Variable Occurrence W3

civrrefh Reason for household refusal
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Too ill 1 83 1.3 10.9
Too elderly 2 6 .1 .8
Senile 3 22 .3 2.9
Speaks no English 4 5 .1 .7
Stressful fam sit 5 49 .7 6.5
Care of ill/old 10 6 .1 .8
Childcare 11 3 .0 .4
R. rarely home 12 29 .4 3.8
R. temp. absent 13 8 .1 1.1
Too busy 14 70 1.1 9.2
No confidentiality 20 5 .1 .7
Q’s too personal 21 20 .3 2.6
Won’t bother 30 172 2.6 22.7
Nothing changed 31 10 .2 1.3
Survey too long 32 20 .3 2.6
Waste of time 33 19 .3 2.5
Probs gift voucher 35 4 .1 .5
HH mem says refuse 40 16 .2 2.1
Othr says refuse 41 23 .4 3.0
HH mem refs for R 42 3 .0 .4
Out scope-instit’n 95 29 .4 3.8
Other 96 10 .2 1.3
No reason given 99 146 2.2 19.3
Missing or wild -9 5776 88.4 Missing
Valid cases 758 Missing cases 5776
Question Route IF (CIVFHO = 51,61,62,63,80,81) Asked if Household interview is refused.
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

chhdc Document check – h/hold quest’re comp?
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Non-int household 0 1302 19.9 19.9
Yes 1 5004 76.6 76.6
No 2 17 .3 .3
Telephone Q. only 3 211 3.2 3.2
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
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

cxhwght Household Weight
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
Note See Vol. A on weighting.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

cregion Region / Metropolitan area
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Inner London 1 231 3.5 4.1
Outer London 2 366 5.6 6.4
R. of South East 3 1035 15.8 18.2
South West 4 518 7.9 9.1
East Anglia 5 227 3.5 4.0
East Midlands 6 439 6.7 7.7
West Midlands Conurb 7 231 3.5 4.1
R. of West Midlands 8 275 4.2 4.8
Greater Manchester 9 239 3.7 4.2
Merseyside 10 126 1.9 2.2
R. of North West 11 262 4.0 4.6
South Yorkshire 12 155 2.4 2.7
West Yorkshire 13 205 3.1 3.6
Humber 14 186 2.8 3.3
Wear 15 142 2.2 2.5
R. of North 16 219 3.4 3.8
Wales 17 289 4.4 5.1
Scotland 18 546 8.4 9.6
Missing -9 843 12.9 Missing
Valid cases 5691 Missing cases 843
Question Route Internally computed from confidential data on Survey database.
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

chhmove Mover household indicator
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Non mover HH 1 4922 75.3 75.3
Mover household 2 807 12.4 12.4
Part Mover HH 3 22 .3 .3
Whole HH deceased 4 40 .6 .6
HH out of scope 5 88 1.3 1.3
No elig. HH members 6 178 2.7 2.7
Unknown status 8 385 5.9 5.9
All FINLOC=0 9 92 1.4 1.4
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses CIVNADD CIVIA CIVFHO on Record CHHSAMP.
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 CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 6534 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

cstrata Stratification class
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
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

cpsu Primary Sampling Unit
Record Type CHHSAMP
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 6534 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

cregion2 Government Office Region
Record Type CHHSAMP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
North East 1 282 4.3 4.8
North West 2 747 11.4 12.7
Yorkshire and the Hu 3 564 8.6 9.6
East Midlands 4 451 6.9 7.7
West Midlands 5 531 8.1 9.0
East of England 6 489 7.5 8.3
London 7 628 9.6 10.7
South East 8 800 12.2 13.6
South West 9 523 8.0 8.9
Wales 10 304 4.7 5.2
Scotland 11 567 8.7 9.6
Missing -9 648 9.9 Missing
Valid cases 5886 Missing cases 648
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