BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

dhid	Household identification number
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DHID
	Valid cases 12851 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

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dpno	Person number
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DPNO
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 5068 39.4 39.4 2 3749 29.2 29.2 3 2103 16.4 16.4 4 1279 10.0 10.0 5 462 3.6 3.6 6 131 1.0 1.0 7 41 .3 .3 8 12 .1 .1 9 3 .0 .0 10 3 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 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

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pid	Cross-wave person identifier
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG3
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Key Linking Variable
Note	This identifier will enable the researcher to track individuals across waves
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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pidp	Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type	DINDALL
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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diviow3	Interview outcome Wave 3
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 8402 65.4 69.2 Proxy 2 264 2.1 2.2 Telephone 3 174 1.4 1.4 Refusal 4 406 3.2 3.3 Elig – in non-cont H 5 56 .4 .5 Child under 16 6 2697 21.0 22.2 Elig – in refusal HH 7 56 .4 .5 Moved 8 48 .4 .4 Out of scope/institd 9 3 .0 .0 Child- in non-cont H 10 18 .1 .1 Other 11 11 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 716 5.6 Missing
	Valid cases 12135 Missing cases 716
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W4

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divievr	Ever interviewed
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 9026 70.2 74.4 No: new 2 534 4.2 4.4 No: youth 3 838 6.5 6.9 No: never 4 1719 13.4 14.2 No: check 5 18 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 716 5.6 Missing
	Valid cases 12135 Missing cases 716
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W3 W4 W5 W6 W7

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dhhmem	Household membership
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Enum member resident 1 12014 93.5 93.5 Enum member absent 2 22 .2 .2 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 88 .7 .7 New entrant -residen 6 714 5.6 5.6 New entrant – absent 7 2 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 11 .1 .1
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGCIA. See Vol. A for definition.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dnewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Listed member 0 12036 93.7 93.8 New baby 1 190 1.5 1.5 Marriage/cohab 2 170 1.3 1.3 From college/univers 3 46 .4 .4 From institution 4 3 .0 .0 Never left 5 30 .2 .2 Moved in with parent 6 122 .9 1.0 Shared accommodation 7 75 .6 .6 Other 8 163 1.3 1.3 Don’t know -1 16 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 12835 Missing cases 16
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dnemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 12065 93.9 94.2 January 1 52 .4 .4 February 2 43 .3 .3 March 3 42 .3 .3 April 4 56 .4 .4 May 5 44 .3 .3 June 6 69 .5 .5 July 7 77 .6 .6 August 8 72 .6 .6 September 9 101 .8 .8 October 10 103 .8 .8 November 11 47 .4 .4 December 12 38 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 42 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12809 Missing cases 42
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type DINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGMJN.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dneyrjn	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 12065 93.9 94.2 1992 92 1 .0 .0 1993 93 89 .7 .7 1994 94 646 5.0 5.0 1995 95 7 .1 .1 Don’t know -1 43 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12808 Missing cases 43
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type DINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGYJN.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

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divfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	DEG14 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 9060 70.5 70.5 Proxy interview 2 309 2.4 2.4 Telephone intvw 3 112 .9 .9 Refusal 10 546 4.2 4.2 Other non-intvw 11 43 .3 .3 Youth Interview 21 773 6.0 6.0 Youth: Refusal 22 53 .4 .4 Youth: Oth non-int 23 20 .2 .2 Child under 11 24 1935 15.1 15.1
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	An important variable for analysis purposes. With a few exceptions, data from proxies have been merged with that from respondents. Proxies and telephone interviewees, however, have zero respondent weights and can be selected out by use of this variable. Additional categories and minor recoding in comparison with Wave One. 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

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divfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 10477 81.5 81.5 Interviews + proxies 11 879 6.8 6.8 Interviews + refusal 12 1233 9.6 9.6 Pxy at original addr 15 2 .0 .0 Phone interview only 16 246 1.9 1.9 Youth Interview only 17 8 .1 .1 Docs missing or unus 39 6 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 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	W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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diodc	Individual document check
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 3370 26.2 26.2 Ind and self comp 1 8973 69.8 69.8 Ind only (no self co 2 87 .7 .7 Proxy Interview 3 309 2.4 2.4 Telephone Interview 4 112 .9 .9
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	DHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 5127 39.9 39.9 Lawful spouse 2 2734 21.3 21.3 Live-in partner 3 399 3.1 3.1 Natural child 4 3880 30.2 30.2 Adopted child 5 33 .3 .3 Foster child 6 6 .0 .0 Step-child 7 95 .7 .7 Partner’s child 8 33 .3 .3 Dghter or son-in-law 9 28 .2 .2 Natural bro or sis 10 55 .4 .4 Other bro or sis 11 1 .0 .0 Bro or sis-in-law 12 8 .1 .1 Natural parent 13 44 .3 .3 Other parent 14 1 .0 .0 Mother/father-in-law 15 23 .2 .2 Any grand parent 16 3 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 78 .6 .6 Any cousin 18 3 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 7 .1 .1 Any nephew 20 6 .0 .0 Employee 22 1 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 87 .7 .7 Unrelated sharer 24 192 1.5 1.5 Other 30 4 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 12848 Missing cases 3
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

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dhgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	DEG4 & DHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 6262 48.7 48.7 Female 2 6589 51.3 51.3
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	DEG4M
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1048 8.2 8.2 February 2 1014 7.9 7.9 March 3 1218 9.5 9.5 April 4 1083 8.4 8.5 May 5 1088 8.5 8.5 June 6 1051 8.2 8.2 July 7 1066 8.3 8.3 August 8 1057 8.2 8.3 September 9 1108 8.6 8.7 October 10 1056 8.2 8.2 November 11 992 7.7 7.7 December 12 1025 8.0 8.0 Refused -2 6 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 39 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12806 Missing cases 45
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	For confidentiality reasons only month and year of birth are on User Database.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	DEG4Y
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1958.01 22.21 1898 1995
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 12815 99.7 100.0 Refused -2 5 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 31 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 12815 Missing cases 36
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at DHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dmastat	Marital status
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Child under 16 0 2808 21.9 21.9 Married 1 5558 43.2 43.3 Living as couple 2 818 6.4 6.4 Widowed 3 764 5.9 6.0 Divorced 4 476 3.7 3.7 Separated 5 155 1.2 1.2 Never married 6 2247 17.5 17.5 Don’t know -1 25 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 12826 Missing cases 25
Question Route	IF (DAGE GE 16) If R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Marital Status
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Wave One version recoded in step with Wave Two and beyond, ‘Never married’ now code 6 and not 3.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 6496 50.5 50.6 1 3068 23.9 23.9 2 3036 23.6 23.6 3 140 1.1 1.1 4 63 .5 .5 5 22 .2 .2 6 10 .1 .1 7 3 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0 Don’t know -1 11 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 12840 Missing cases 11
Question Route	IF (DAGE GE 16 AND DMASTAT=1 OR 2) If R/subject aged over 16 and married or living as a couple.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 2808 21.9 21.9 Yes 1 6003 46.7 46.9 No 2 3994 31.1 31.2 Refused -2 2 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 44 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12805 Missing cases 46
Question Route	IF (DAGE GE 16) If R/subject aged 16 or over.
Index Terms	Employment: Labour Force Status
Note	Simpler but equivalent to AHGEST in Wave One.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 9781 76.1 76.1 1 2376 18.5 18.5 2 538 4.2 4.2 3 65 .5 .5 4 43 .3 .3 5 32 .2 .2 6 9 .1 .1 7 5 .0 .0 9 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 8829 68.7 68.7 1 1358 10.6 10.6 2 2522 19.6 19.6 3 88 .7 .7 4 25 .2 .2 5 18 .1 .1 6 9 .1 .1 8 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	DHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 10043 78.1 78.1 1 991 7.7 7.7 2 1764 13.7 13.7 3 29 .2 .2 4 13 .1 .1 5 5 .0 .0 6 4 .0 .0 8 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Determines which adult is asked questions regarding children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dage	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 35.78 22.20 0 96
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 12851 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Includes imputated data, see note below for DAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dage12	Age at 1.12.1994
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 35.92 22.20 0 96
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 12851 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses date of birth variables from Survey database.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Two age variables are computed. The age at date of interview is used for most purposes internal to a wave, e.g. computation of h/hold characteristics. The age at 1.12.94 is intended to ensure consistency in cross wave comparison. 1st December is also the criterion date for determining whether those close to 16 should be interviewed. Includes imputed data, for individual level derived variables, the imputation flag variable DAGEI takes the value 1 if the variable was imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See Vol. 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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dbutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 2700 21.0 21.0 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 1593 12.4 12.4 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 2152 16.7 16.7 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1355 10.5 10.5 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 715 5.6 5.6 Couple,man 75+ 6 272 2.1 2.1 F lone parent,lt 60 7 776 6.0 6.0 M lone parent,lt 65 8 85 .7 .7 Single woman,lt 20 9 216 1.7 1.7 Single woman,20-39 10 497 3.9 3.9 Single woman,40-59 11 262 2.0 2.0 Single woman,60-74 12 382 3.0 3.0 Single woman,75+ 13 319 2.5 2.5 Single man,lt 30 14 853 6.6 6.6 Single man,30-54 15 379 2.9 2.9 Single man,55-64 16 80 .6 .6 Single man,65+ 17 215 1.7 1.7
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DHGSEX DMASTAT DAGE DHGEMP DHGSPN DHGFNO DHGMNO DBUNO on Record DINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also DBUNO) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 8891 69.2 69.2 2 2318 18.0 18.0 3 990 7.7 7.7 4 423 3.3 3.3 5 150 1.2 1.2 6 56 .4 .4 7 18 .1 .1 8 3 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 10 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DPNO DHGSPN DHGFNO DHGMNO DHGRA DAGE DHGEMP DDEPCHL DHGR2R on Record DINDALL. Uses DHHSIZE on Record DHHRESP. Uses DREL DOPNO on Record DEGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also DBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of DBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. DBUNO is missing if there is missing data on input variables, and the benefit unit cannot be inferred.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dnchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 10002 77.8 77.8 1 1233 9.6 9.6 2 1109 8.6 8.6 3 397 3.1 3.1 4 84 .7 .7 5 19 .1 .1 6 6 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DPNO DHGSEX DAGE on Record DINDALL. Uses DOPNO DREL on Record DEGOALT.
Index Terms	Children
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This includes natural children, adopted children and step children, under the age of 16.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ddepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2989 23.3 23.3 No 2 9862 76.7 76.7
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DAGE DHGMNO DHGFNO DMASTAT DHGEMP DIVFIO on Record DINDALL. Uses DSCHOOL DFETYPE on Record DINDRESP.
Index Terms	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	A dependent child is defined as one aged under 16 or aged 16-18 and in school or non-advanced further education, not married and living with parent. If an individual aged 16-18 and in full time education did not receive an interview (to determine their educational status), they were assumed to be dependent children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dhoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 5127 39.9 39.9 Not head 2 7724 60.1 60.1
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DHSOWND DHSOWR1 DHSOWR2 DRENTP1 DRENTP2 on Record DHHRESP. Uses DAGE DHGSEX on Record DINDALL.
Index Terms	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Indicator of the head of h/hold as defined, for example by the General Household Survey, i.e. the principal owner or renter of the property, and (where there is more than one), the male taking precedence, and (where there is more than one potential HOH of the same sex), the eldest taking precedence. The BHPS h/hold reference person definition is similar except that only the age criterion is used to distinguish multiple potential HRPs. In the calculation, where any potential information is missing, the HRP definition takes precedence.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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drach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 1582 12.3 15.8 No 2 8452 65.8 84.2 Inapplicable -8 2817 21.9 Missing
	Valid cases 10034 Missing cases 2817
Question Route	Uses DAGE DHGRA DIVFIO on Record DINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from DHGRA. Inapplicable for children.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dagei	Imputation flag – DAGE and DAGE12
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 12815 99.7 99.7 Imputed 1 36 .3 .3
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for DAGE and DAGE12 on Record Types DINDALL and DINDRESP. See 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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dlrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 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

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dlewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 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

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dxrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 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

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dxewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Note	See Vol. A on Weighting.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dmovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non Mover 1 10890 84.7 84.7 Mover within GB 2 1245 9.7 9.7 New Entrant W3 7 716 5.6 5.6
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DFINLOC DIVFIO PID DSAMPST DLVLOC on Record DINDSAMP. Uses DHHMOVE DIVFHO on Record DHHSAMP.
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	Indicates whether sample members have moved location since last Wave.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dsampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 11150 86.8 86.8 W1 non-cont/enum 2 89 .7 .7 Birth – OSM 3 496 3.9 3.9 PSM: parent of OSM 4 86 .7 .7 TSM 5 1030 8.0 8.0
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses DFINLOC DIVFIO PID on Record DINDSAMP. Uses MSTAT YOSM on Record XWLSTEN.
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Distinguishes between Original Sample Members, new Permanent Sample Members and Temporary Sample Members. See Vol. A for a discussion of these terms.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH: 4 digit
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 12065 93.9 94.2 1992 1 .0 .0 1993 89 .7 .7 1994 646 5.0 5.0 1995 7 .1 .1 Don’t know -1 43 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12808 Missing cases 43
Question Route	Uses DNEYRJN on Record DINDALL.
Index Terms	Household Changes
	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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dsppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12840 Missing cases 11
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dfpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dmpid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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drapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	DINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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ddistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	DINDALL
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 34.82 83.62 0 667.93
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Amount stated 1.00 1240 9.6 100.0 Missing -9.00 5 .0 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 11606 90.3 Missing
	Valid cases 1240 Missing cases 11611
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Geographic Mobility
Note	If respondent has moved then this shows the distance in kilometres from previous residence.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbuid	BU identifier
Record Type	DINDALL
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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decstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	DINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 1078 8.39 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1233 9.59 10.47 AlladFT 2 2867 22.31 24.35 C1FT1PT 3 1444 11.24 12.27 C1FT1notw 4 1649 12.83 14.01 C PT 5 703 5.47 5.97 Sp60+ 6 1817 14.14 15.43 SpUnempl 7 818 6.37 6.95 Other 8 1242 9.66 10.55 Total 12851 100.00
	Valid cases 11773 Missing cases 1078
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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decstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	DINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 1078 8.39 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1233 9.59 10.47 AlladFT 2 2867 22.31 24.35 C1FT1PT 3 1444 11.24 12.27 C1FT1notw 4 1649 12.83 14.01 C PT 5 703 5.47 5.97 Sp60+ 6 1817 14.14 15.43 SpUnempl 7 801 6.23 6.8 Other 8 1259 9.80 10.69 Total 12851 100.00
	Valid cases 11773 Missing cases 1078
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dfamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	DINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 918 7.14 7.14 pen.couple 2 987 7.68 7.68 kids 3 5116 39.81 39.81 coup nokids 4 2692 20.95 20.95 kid(s) 5 845 6.58 6.58 sing no kids 6 2293 17.84 17.84 Total 12851 100.00
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dfamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	DINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 1215 9.45 9.45 sing pens, man 2 216 1.68 1.68 sing pens, wom 3 702 5.46 5.46 kids 4 5116 39.81 39.81 kids 5 845 6.58 6.58 couple no kids 6 2464 19.17 19.17 sing no kids, man 7 1318 10.26 10.26 sing no kids, wom 8 975 7.59 7.59 Total 12851 100.00
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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dbutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	DINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 2692 20.95 20.95 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 1608 12.51 12.51 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 2148 16.71 16.71 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1360 10.58 10.58 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 715 5.56 5.56 Couple,man 75+ 6 272 2.12 2.12 F lone parent,lt 60 7 774 6.02 6.02 M lone parent,lt 65 8 71 0.55 0.55 Single woman,lt 20 9 216 1.68 1.68 Single woman,20-39 10 497 3.87 3.87 Single woman,40-59 11 262 2.04 2.04 Single woman,60-74 12 384 2.99 2.99 Single woman,75+ 13 319 2.48 2.48 Single man,lt 30 14 862 6.71 6.71 Single man,30-54 15 376 2.93 2.93 Single man,55-64 16 80 0.62 0.62 Single man,65+ 17 215 1.67 1.67 Total 12851 100.00
	Valid cases 12851 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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