BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

dfihhyti	Imputation flag – DFIHHYT (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4437 86.5 86.5 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 31 .6 .6 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 659 12.9 12.9
	Valid cases 5127 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
	Incomes: Household Income
Note	See note for DFIHHYT and Section on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dfihhyii	Imputation flag – DFIHHYI (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not Imputed 0 4105 80.1 80.1 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 361 7.0 7.0 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 661 12.9 12.9
	Valid cases 5127 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes: Household Income
	Incomes: Rents, Savings, Investments
Note	See note for DFIHHYI and Section on Imputation in Volume A.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyoi4	Year of interview: 4 digit
Record Type	DHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1994 4812 93.9 95.5 1995 227 4.4 4.5 Missing or wild -9 88 1.7 Missing
	Valid cases 5039 Missing cases 88
Question Route	Uses DHHYOI on Record DHHRESP.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dmgyr04	Year mortgage began: 4 digit
Record Type	DHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year stated 1 313 6.1 100.0 Missing or wild -9 7 .1 Missing Inapplicable -8 4712 91.9 Missing Proxy respondent -7 88 1.7 Missing Don’t know -1 7 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 313 Missing cases 4814
Question Route	Uses DMGYR0 on Record DHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhsyr04	Year became owner: 4 digit
Record Type	DHHRESP
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1993 11 .2 28.9 1994 27 .5 71.1 Missing or wild -9 66 1.3 Missing Inapplicable -8 4935 96.3 Missing Proxy respondent -7 88 1.7 Missing
	Valid cases 38 Missing cases 5089
Question Route	Uses DHSYR0 on Record DHHRESP.
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Note	Four-digit version of year base variable.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dregion2	Government Office Region
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % North East 1 239 4.7 4.7 North West 2 635 12.4 12.4 Yorkshire and the Hu 3 498 9.7 9.7 East Midlands 4 409 8.0 8.0 West Midlands 5 435 8.5 8.5 East of England 6 435 8.5 8.5 London 7 529 10.3 10.3 South East 8 718 14.0 14.0 South West 9 468 9.1 9.1 Wales 10 273 5.3 5.3 Scotland 11 488 9.5 9.5
	Valid cases 5127 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Internally computed from confidential data on Survey database.
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

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dloctax	local taxes
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 9.06 2.50 0 16.17
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhdemp	hd empl earn
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 138.08 203.57 0 3695.15
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dspemp	sp empl earn
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 75.54 157.91 0 3464.20
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhdse	hd se earn
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 24.37 128.47 0 2173.19
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dspse	sp se earn
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 11.82 96.42 0 2139.27
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dothlab	oth hh lab income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 27.07 86.98 0 1077.55
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ddeduc	total hh deductions
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 71.73 104.81 0 1516.24
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dnetlab	total lab income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 205.16 229.89 0 2497.16
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dni	national ins. contributions
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 17 18.59 0 113.04
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dcontr	occup. pension contr.
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 6.56 11.94 0 173.67
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dtaxnet	income tax net of credits
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 48.17 82.67 0 1350.30
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dtaxgr	income tax before credits
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 50.56 83.97 0 1356.91
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dtaxcr	credits on income tax
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2.39 3.21 0 13.23
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dgrpay	hh gross labour earnings
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 276.89 331.54 0 3903.31
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhcost	gross housing costs
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 42.21 80.72 0 3300
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 798 15.56 Missing [Value >= 0] 4329 84.44 100.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 4329 Missing cases 798
Index Terms	Housing: Rent, Mortgage and Loan Details
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhi	hh inv income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14.39 43.64 0 923.08
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhb	hh ben income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 51.01 56.69 0 474.20
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhp	hh pension income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 18 52.24 0 760.38
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhht	hh transfer income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 5.14 32.85 0 1153.85
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhneti	hh net income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 284.64 211.35 -11.20 2493.44
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhnetde	hh current net inc equ(McClements)/defl
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 423.14 311.82 -27.11 5518.12
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhmaint	hh maint paid
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.10 8.87 0 184.62
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbhcind	BHC index: Jan 1987=100
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 145.72 0.38 145.50 150
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dmonum	Year and month of interview: YYYYMM
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 199412.89 16.37 199409 199505
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhnetde2	hh current net inc equ(mod-oecd)/defl
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 258.76 174.55 -16.54 2455.17
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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deq_moecd	(mean) eq_moecd
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1.60 0.54 1 4.80
	Valid cases 4378 Missing cases 749
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrln	hh ann. net labour income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 10789.49 11204.28 0 128531.33
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrni	hh ann. nat. ins. contrib.
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 837.81 879.15 0 5119.53
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrcontr	hh ann. occup. pens. contrib.
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 321.63 564.37 0 7189.11
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrlg	hh ann. gross labour income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 14289.77 15777.58 0 199998
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrtaxnt	hh ann. inc. tax after credits
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2340.83 3634.84 0 68780.46
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrtaxgr	hh ann. inc. tax before credits
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2395.42 3662.33 0 68923.79
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrtaxcr	hh ann. credits on income tax
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 54.59 70.49 0 286.67
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dyrdeduc	hh ann. total deductions
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 3500.28 4719.16 0 71466.67
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyri	hh ann. invest. income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 741.37 2222.50 0 48000
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrb	hh ann. ben income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2452.57 2780.60 0 24274.70
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrp	hh ann. pension income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 949.44 2776.96 0 41568
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrt	hh ann. transfer income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 232.34 1392.21 0 29976.90
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyneti	hh. ann. net income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 15165.21 10557.41 0 128891
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhnyrde	real equivalised hh ann. income
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 22207.73 15061.81 0 193124
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
	Incomes: Household Income
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbhcinda	average inflation over reference period: 1.9. – 31.8.
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbasepi	inflation index in reference month: 201001
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 214.89 0.01 214.90 214.90
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrpi	imputation flag – dfihhyp (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 95 1.85 Missing Not Imputed 0 4292 83.71 85.29 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 86 1.68 1.71 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 654 12.76 13.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrbi	imputation flag – dfihhyb (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 95 1.85 Missing Not Imputed 0 3805 74.21 75.62 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 573 11.18 11.39 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 654 12.76 13.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrti	imputation flag – dfihhyt (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 95 1.85 Missing Not Imputed 0 4347 84.79 86.39 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 31 0.60 0.62 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 654 12.76 13.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrii	imputation flag – dfihhyi (derived)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 95 1.85 Missing Not Imputed 0 4017 78.35 79.83 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 361 7.04 7.17 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 654 12.76 13.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhyrlni	imputation flag – whhyrln (based on dfihhyli)
Record Type	DHHRESP
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 95 1.85 Missing Not Imputed 0 3651 71.21 72.56 Imp. part indiv Incm 1 727 14.18 14.45 Imp. full indiv Incm 2 654 12.76 13.0 Total 5127 100.00
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Incomes
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhhnyrde2	real equivalised hh ann. Income, using mod OCED scale
Record Type	DHHRESP
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 13610.47 8559.11 0 128749
	Valid cases 5032 Missing cases 95
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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