BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Questionnaire

Individual (1)

Question Number and Text

CPNO

Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1	19343	59.0	59.0
2	12280	37.5	37.5
3	905	2.8	2.8
4	182	.6	.6
5	24	.1	.1
6	31	.1	.1
9	5	.0	.0
10	3	.0	.0

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Key Linking Variable

Variable Occurrence

cljesfn

employment status spell number

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (63)

Question Number and Text

CL5 : Interviewer Check: ESF spell number.

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1.73	2.01	0	35

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

Corresponds with BLESHNO on Record Type BLIFEMST. This is the index number for spells of any type – employment or otherwise. Compare with CLJSEQ.

Variable Occurrence

cljsemp

ft, pt or s/employed-lifetime

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Individual (63)

Question Number and Text

CL6 : In your first/next job were you self-employed, a full-time employee or a part-time employee?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	327	1.00	Missing
inapplicable	-8	986	3.01	Missing
refused	-2	2	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	8	0.02	Missing
self-employed	1	1604	4.89	5.1
full-time employee	2	24981	76.22	79.43
part-time employee	3	4865	14.84	15.47
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	31450	Missing cases	1323

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Employment: Self-Employment

Variable Occurrence

cljbgm

month job spell began-lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (64)

Question Number and Text

CL7M : On what date did you begin (your first paid job/working with your next employer)? Month

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	31	0.09	Missing
refused	-2	11	0.03	Missing
don’t know	-1	2599	7.93	Missing
january	1	2022	6.17	6.71
february	2	1285	3.92	4.26
march	3	1597	4.87	5.3
april	4	1982	6.05	6.58
may	5	1595	4.87	5.29
june	6	2452	7.48	8.14
july	7	3724	11.36	12.36
august	8	1871	5.71	6.21
september	9	3020	9.21	10.02
october	10	1741	5.31	5.78
november	11	1276	3.89	4.23
december	12	1317	4.02	4.37
winter	13	1051	3.21	3.49
spring	14	1613	4.92	5.35
summer	15	2400	7.32	7.96
autumn	16	1186	3.62	3.94
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30132	Missing cases	2641

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljbgy

year job spell began-lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (64)

Question Number and Text

CL7Y : On what date did you begin (your first paid job/working with your next employer)? Year

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
69.85	16.53	14	96

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	24	0.07	Missing
refused	-2	4	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	214	0.65	Missing
[Value >= 0]		32531	99.26	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	32531	Missing cases	242

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljsoc

occupation (soc)-lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (64)

Question Number and Text

CL8OC1 : (Office Code) Could you give me some details of the exact job you started in (DATE AT CL7). Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you did.

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	47	0.14	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
[Value >= 0]		30858	94.16	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30858	Missing cases	1915

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computed using CASOC. See Appendix to Vol. A for coding frame.

Variable Occurrence

cljsic

industry (sic) of employer-lifetime

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (64)

Question Number and Text

CL8OC2 : And what did the firm or organisation you worked for actually make or do?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	11	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	9	0.03	Missing
don’t know	-1	153	0.47	Missing
[Value >= 0]		28135	85.85	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	28135	Missing cases	4638

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Note

See Appendix to Vol. A for coding frame.

Variable Occurrence

cljmngr

supervised other employees – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL9 : Did you supervise other employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	298	0.91	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
refused	-2	3	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	50	0.15	Missing
yes	1	5809	17.72	19.01
no	2	24745	75.50	80.99
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30554	Missing cases	2219

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljterm

perm. or temp. contract – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL10 : Was this job a permanent job, seasonal job, temporary or casual job or a job done under contract for a fixed period of time?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	468	1.43	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	3	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	18	0.05	Missing
permanent	1	25140	76.71	90.37
temp/casual	2	1911	5.83	6.87
fixed contract	3	768	2.34	2.76
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	27819	Missing cases	4954

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Employment: Labour Force Status

Variable Occurrence

cljlftm

month left employer – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL11M : What was the date you left working with that employer? Month

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	25	0.08	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	10	0.03	Missing
don’t know	-1	2467	7.53	Missing
january	1	1568	4.78	6.08
february	2	1274	3.89	4.94
march	3	1602	4.89	6.21
april	4	1495	4.56	5.79
may	5	1338	4.08	5.18
june	6	1789	5.46	6.93
july	7	1950	5.95	7.56
august	8	1891	5.77	7.33
september	9	2306	7.04	8.94
october	10	1628	4.97	6.31
november	11	1319	4.02	5.11
december	12	1877	5.73	7.27
spring	13	1040	3.17	4.03
summer	14	1454	4.44	5.63
autumn	15	2151	6.56	8.34
winter	16	1124	3.43	4.36
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	25806	Missing cases	6967

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljlfty

year left employer – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL11Y : What was the date you left working with that employer? Year

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
71.73	15.70	15	93

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	19	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	4	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	219	0.67	Missing
[Value >= 0]		28066	85.64	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	28066	Missing cases	4707

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljylft

reason for leaving job – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL12 : Which of the reasons on the card (29) best describes why you stopped doing that job?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	199	0.61	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	11	0.03	Missing
don’t know	-1	29	0.09	Missing
better job	1	4593	14.01	16.36
different job	2	9298	28.37	33.13
redundancy	3	2925	8.93	10.42
dismissed	4	472	1.44	1.68
temp job ended	5	1125	3.43	4.01
retired	6	1272	3.88	4.53
health reasons	7	899	2.74	3.2
to have baby	8	2381	7.27	8.48
family care	9	1534	4.68	5.47
other	10	1201	3.66	4.28
war/nat service	11	624	1.90	2.22
moved from area	12	1302	3.97	4.64
f/t education	13	443	1.35	1.58
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	28069	Missing cases	4704

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Variable Occurrence

cljothj

had further paid jobs – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CL13 : Have you had any more paid jobs since then?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	13	0.04	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
yes, not pres emp	1	22116	67.48	78.16
yes, with pres emp	2	3583	10.93	12.66
no	3	2596	7.92	9.17
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	28295	Missing cases	4478

Question Route

IF (CIVLYR = 1 AND CLJHAD = 1) Asked if R was interviewed at Wave 2 and has ever had a paid job other than current employment

Index Terms

Note

Important within Record type and within questionnaire section routing variable.

Variable Occurrence

cljseq

job spell number

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (65)

Question Number and Text

CLEMPSEQ

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.61	2.60	1	21

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Key Linking Variable

Note

This is the index number of employment spells only. Compare with CLJESFN.

Variable Occurrence

cljseg

socio economic group – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
employers,large	1	1	0.00	0.0
managers,large	2	737	2.25	2.41
employers,small	3	428	1.31	1.4
managers,small	4	512	1.56	1.68
professional self-em	5	76	0.23	0.25
professional employe	6	745	2.27	2.44
int. non-manual,work	7	3132	9.56	10.26
int. non-man,foreman	8	111	0.34	0.36
junior non-manual	9	9311	28.41	30.49
personal service wrk	10	2007	6.12	6.57
foreman manual	11	156	0.48	0.51
skilled manual wkrs	12	5237	15.98	17.15
semi-skilled manual	13	4266	13.02	13.97
unskilled manual wkr	14	2223	6.78	7.28
own account wkrs	15	699	2.13	2.29
farmers – employers	16	50	0.15	0.16
farmers – own accoun	17	21	0.06	0.07
agricultural workers	18	656	2.00	2.15
members of armed for	19	166	0.51	0.54
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Socio-Economic Group for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

cljgold

goldthorpe social class – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
service class, higher	1	1691	5.16	5.54
service class, lower	2	3565	10.88	11.68
routine non-manual	3	6447	19.67	21.11
personal service	4	3305	10.08	10.82
sml props w employees	5	389	1.19	1.27
sml props w/o employees	6	675	2.06	2.21
farmers, smallholders	7	105	0.32	0.34
foreman, technicians	8	698	2.13	2.29
skilled manual worker	9	4626	14.12	15.15
semi, unskilled manual	10	8406	25.65	27.53
agricultural workers	11	627	1.91	2.05
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Goldthorpe social class classification for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. to Vol. A for details. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

cljrgsc

rg social class – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
professional occ	1	821	2.51	2.69
managerial+technical	2	4815	14.69	15.77
skilled non-manual	3	9372	28.60	30.69
skilled manual	4	6515	19.88	21.34
partly skilled occ	5	6549	19.98	21.45
unskilled occ	6	2296	7.01	7.52
armed forces	7	166	0.51	0.54
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes Registrar General’s Social Class for jobs based on the 3 digit Standard occupational classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

cljisco

internatonal soc: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and coding frame for ISCO in Appendix to Vol. A. International Labour Office (1990) `International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO 88. Geneva: International Labour Office.

Variable Occurrence

cljcssm

cambridge scale males – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
29.75	16.32	0.56	87.93

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
[Value >= 0]		30534	93.17	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

cljcssf

cambridge scales females – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
30.29	17.23	0.55	98.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
[Value >= 0]		30534	93.17	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

cljhgs

hope-goldthorpe scale – lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
40	13.87	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	371	1.13	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
[Value >= 0]		30534	93.17	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30534	Missing cases	2239

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Goldthorpe, JH and Hope, K (1974) The Social Grading of Occupations: A New Approach and Scale, Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Variable Occurrence

cljsec

socio-economic class: lifetime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	131	0.40	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
higher managerial	20	46	0.14	0.15
higher prof tradn’l	31	744	2.27	2.42
higher prof new emp	32	155	0.47	0.5
high prof trad s.emp	33	72	0.22	0.23
high prof new s.emp	34	11	0.03	0.04
lower prof trad emps	41	2624	8.01	8.53
lower prof new emps	42	258	0.79	0.84
lwr prof trad s.emp	43	103	0.31	0.33
lower prof new s.emp	44	51	0.16	0.17
lower manag occupns	50	952	2.90	3.09
hgher supervis occup	60	1107	3.38	3.6
admin	71	3660	11.17	11.89
serv	72	1739	5.31	5.65
aux	73	540	1.65	1.75
intermed engineering	74	83	0.25	0.27
emp,small (non-prof)	81	446	1.36	1.45
emp,small (agricult)	82	33	0.10	0.11
own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	754	2.30	2.45
own acct wkrs(agric)	92	47	0.14	0.15
lwr supervis occups	100	1960	5.98	6.37
lwr technical craft	111	1684	5.14	5.47
lwr tech process op	112	338	1.03	1.1
semi-routine sales	121	2104	6.42	6.84
semi-routine service	122	1295	3.95	4.21
semi-routine tech	123	842	2.57	2.74
semi-routine op	124	1117	3.41	3.63
semi-routine agric	125	452	1.38	1.47
semi-routine cleri	126	451	1.38	1.47
semi-rtne childcare	127	73	0.22	0.24
serv	131	1150	3.51	3.74
routine production	132	1287	3.93	4.18
routine technical	133	2171	6.62	7.05
routine operative	134	2290	6.99	7.44
routine agricultrl	135	135	0.41	0.44
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30774	Missing cases	1999

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

cljlen

length (months) of job history spell

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
59.40	77.22	0	739

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	365	1.11	Missing
missing lt 1 year	-3	789	2.41	Missing
[Value >= 0]		31619	96.48	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	31619	Missing cases	1154

Question Route

Uses CHID CPNO CLJBGM CLJBGY CLJLFTM CLJLFTY on Record CLIFEJOB

Index Terms

Note

The following assumptions are made in calculating spell length Winter corresponds to January, Spring to April, Summer to July and Autumn to October. If month or season missing, assumed July if before 1992, else missing.

Variable Occurrence

cljenst

end status of job history spell

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	13	0.04	Missing
not last spell	0	25699	78.42	78.45
last job ever	1	2596	7.92	7.92
began after 1.9.90	2	882	2.69	2.69
prsnt job bef 1.9.90	3	2597	7.92	7.93
prsnt job aft 1.9.90	4	986	3.01	3.01
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	32760	Missing cases	13

Question Route

Uses CHID CPNO CLJNREC CLJHAD on Record CINDRESP. Uses CHID CPNO CLJSEQ CLJSOC CLJOTHJ on Record CLIFEJOB.

Index Terms

Note

Status type for last job history records – this makes it possible to determine whether information about other jobs is to be expected in any of the panel records, and what information should be expected on the current record. See the discussion of the CLIFEJOB Record Type in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

cljbgy4

year job spell began-lifetime: 4 digit

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1969.85	16.53	1914	1996

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	24	0.07	Missing
refused	-2	4	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	214	0.65	Missing
[Value >= 0]		32531	99.26	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	32531	Missing cases	242

Question Route

Uses CLJBGY on Record CLIFEJOB.

Index Terms

Note

Four-digit version of year base variable.

Variable Occurrence

cljlfty4

year left employer – lifetime: 4 digit

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1971.73	15.70	1915	1993

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	19	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	4465	13.62	Missing
refused	-2	4	0.01	Missing
don’t know	-1	219	0.67	Missing
[Value >= 0]		28066	85.64	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	28066	Missing cases	4707

Question Route

Uses CLJLFTY on Record CLIFEJOB.

Index Terms

Note

Four-digit version of year base variable.

Variable Occurrence

pid

cross-wave person identifier

Record Type

Questionnaire

Cover Sheet

Question Number and Text

CEG3

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Variable Occurrence

pidp

Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)

Record Type

Valid cases	32773	Missing cases	0

Variable Occurrence

cljiscon

international soc (num): previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	374	1.14	Missing
inapplicable	-8	1868	5.70	Missing
[Value >= 0]		30531	93.16	100.0
Total		32773	100.00

Valid cases	30531	Missing cases	2242

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Numeric version of string (alphanumeric) variable CJHISCO

Variable Occurrence

cljsoc_cc

occupation (soc): lifetime job – condensed classification

Record Type

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
57.58	23.04	10	99

Valid cases	30858	Missing cases	1915

Variable Occurrence

cljiscon_cc

international soc (num): lifetime job – condensed classification

Record Type

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
550.12	241.92	11	933

Valid cases	30531	Missing cases	2242

Variable Occurrence

cljisco_cc

international soc : lifetime job – condensed classification

Record Type