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dhid household identification number
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text DHID : Office Code
Valid cases 28474 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

dpno ego’s person number
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text DPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7664 26.9 26.9
2 7581 26.6 26.6
3 5910 20.8 20.8
4 4342 15.2 15.2
5 1941 6.8 6.8
6 668 2.3 2.3
7 239 .8 .8
8 79 .3 .3
9 25 .1 .1
10 25 .1 .1
Valid cases 28474 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

dopno alter’s person number
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7664 26.9 26.9
2 7581 26.6 26.6
3 5910 20.8 20.8
4 4342 15.2 15.2
5 1941 6.8 6.8
6 668 2.3 2.3
7 239 .8 .8
8 79 .3 .3
9 25 .1 .1
10 25 .1 .1
Valid cases 28474 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

drel relationship of dopno to dpno
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 116 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 5526 19.4 19.4
Live-in partner 3 818 2.9 2.9
Natural child 4 7092 24.9 24.9
Adopted child 5 59 .2 .2
Foster child 6 6 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 330 1.2 1.2
Daughter/son-in-law 9 129 .5 .5
Natural brother/sist 10 4822 16.9 16.9
Other brother/sister 11 86 .3 .3
Brother/sister-in-la 12 52 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 7092 24.9 24.9
Other parent 14 66 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 129 .5 .5
Any grand parent 16 163 .6 .6
Any grand child 17 163 .6 .6
Any cousin 18 18 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 20 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 20 .1 .1
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 87 .3 .3
Unrelated sharer 24 946 3.3 3.3
Step parent 25 330 1.2 1.2
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 87 .3 .3
Half-sibling 28 306 1.1 1.1
Other child 29 1 .0 .0
Other 30 8 .0 .0
Valid cases 28474 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses DPNO DHGR2R DHGSEX DMASTAT DHGSPN DHGFNO DHGMNO on Record DINDALL
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

dsex sex
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text DD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14281 50.2 50.2
Female 2 14193 49.8 49.8
Valid cases 28474 Missing cases 0
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

dosex alter’s sex
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 14281 50.2 50.2
Female 2 14193 49.8 49.8
Valid cases 28474 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

dlwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 25030 87.9 94.0
Different household 2 272 1.0 1.0
Alter birth 3 551 1.9 2.1
Not in sample 6 771 2.7 2.9
Ego New entrant -8 1850 6.5 Missing
Valid cases 26624 Missing cases 1850
Question Route Uses DHID DPNO DOPNO DREL on Record DEGOALT. Uses PID DSAMPST DMOVEST on Record DINDALL. Uses CIVFHO on Record XWAVEID.
Index Terms Geographic Location
Key Linking Variable
Note Allows computation of h/hold composition change measures since previous wave.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

dnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 24417 85.8 85.8
Different household 2 2109 7.4 7.4
Alter out of scope 4 26 .1 .1
Alter died 5 75 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 795 2.8 2.8
Ego left sample 8 893 3.1 3.1
Ego died/out scope 9 159 .6 .6
Valid cases 28474 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 DEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text DEG3
Valid cases 28474 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 DEGOALT
Valid cases 28474 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

dopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type DEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 28474 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