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ehid household identification number
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text EHID : Office Code
Valid cases 27672 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

epno ego’s person number
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text EPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7434 26.9 26.9
2 7381 26.7 26.7
3 5661 20.5 20.5
4 4204 15.2 15.2
5 1900 6.9 6.9
6 658 2.4 2.4
7 247 .9 .9
8 84 .3 .3
9 46 .2 .2
10 43 .2 .2
11 14 .1 .1
Valid cases 27672 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

eopno alter’s person number
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 7434 26.9 26.9
2 7381 26.7 26.7
3 5661 20.5 20.5
4 4204 15.2 15.2
5 1900 6.9 6.9
6 658 2.4 2.4
7 247 .9 .9
8 84 .3 .3
9 46 .2 .2
10 43 .2 .2
11 14 .1 .1
Valid cases 27672 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

erel relationship of eopno to epno
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 114 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 5378 19.4 19.4
Live-in partner 3 916 3.3 3.3
Natural child 4 6822 24.7 24.7
Adopted child 5 57 .2 .2
Foster child 6 4 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 337 1.2 1.2
Daughter/son-in-law 9 116 .4 .4
Natural brother/sist 10 4522 16.3 16.3
Other brother/sister 11 56 .2 .2
Brother/sister-in-la 12 28 .1 .1
Natural parent 13 6822 24.7 24.7
Other parent 14 61 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 116 .4 .4
Any grand parent 16 168 .6 .6
Any grand child 17 168 .6 .6
Any cousin 18 12 .0 .0
Any aunt/uncle 19 15 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 15 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 6 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 63 .2 .2
Unrelated sharer 24 1128 4.1 4.1
Step parent 25 337 1.2 1.2
Landlady/lord 27 63 .2 .2
Half-sibling 28 336 1.2 1.2
Other 30 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 27672 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses EPNO EHGR2R EHGSEX EMASTAT EHGSPN EHGFNO EHGMNO on Record EINDALL
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

esex sex
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text ED11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 13953 50.4 50.4
Female 2 13709 49.5 49.6
Missing or wild -9 10 .0 Missing
Valid cases 27662 Missing cases 10
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

eosex alter’s sex
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 13953 50.4 50.4
Female 2 13709 49.5 49.6
Missing or wild -9 10 .0 Missing
Valid cases 27662 Missing cases 10
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

elwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 24184 87.4 94.0
Different household 2 358 1.3 1.4
Alter birth 3 457 1.7 1.8
Not in sample 6 716 2.6 2.8
Ego New entrant -8 1957 7.1 Missing
Valid cases 25715 Missing cases 1957
Question Route Uses EHID EPNO EOPNO EREL on Record EEGOALT. Uses PID ESAMPST EMOVEST on Record EINDALL. Uses DIVFHO 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

enwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 24436 88.3 88.3
Different household 2 1652 6.0 6.0
Alter out of scope 4 32 .1 .1
Alter died 5 94 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 300 1.1 1.1
Ego left sample 8 979 3.5 3.5
Ego died/out scope 9 179 .6 .6
Valid cases 27672 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 EEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text EEG3
Valid cases 27672 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 EEGOALT
Valid cases 27672 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

eopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type EEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 27672 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