BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

ehid	Household identification number
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EHID
	Valid cases 12549 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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epno	Person number
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EPNO
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 4967 39.6 39.6 2 3681 29.3 29.3 3 2009 16.0 16.0 4 1242 9.9 9.9 5 452 3.6 3.6 6 130 1.0 1.0 7 41 .3 .3 8 12 .1 .1 9 7 .1 .1 10 6 .0 .0 11 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 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	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG3
	Valid cases 12549 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	EINDALL
	Valid cases 12549 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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eiviow4	Interview outcome Wave 4
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 8367 66.7 70.5 Proxy 2 251 2.0 2.1 Telephone 3 73 .6 .6 Refusal 4 392 3.1 3.3 Elig – in non-cont H 5 31 .2 .3 Child under 16 6 741 5.9 6.2 Elig – in refusal HH 7 51 .4 .4 Moved 8 1826 14.6 15.4 Out of scope/institd 9 70 .6 .6 Child- in non-cont H 10 32 .3 .3 Other 11 10 .1 .1 Chld – in nonresp HH 12 17 .1 .1 Retired rejoiner 13 13 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 675 5.4 Missing
	Valid cases 11874 Missing cases 675
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W5

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eivievr	Ever interviewed
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG7 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 8879 70.8 74.8 No: new 2 508 4.0 4.3 No: youth 3 792 6.3 6.7 No: never 4 1686 13.4 14.2 No: check 5 9 .1 .1 Inapplicable -8 675 5.4 Missing
	Valid cases 11874 Missing cases 675
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence	W3 W4 W5 W6 W7

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ehhmem	Household membership
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Orig member resident 1 11743 93.6 93.6 Orig member absent 2 34 .3 .3 Enum membr -rejoiner 5 84 .7 .7 New entrant -residen 6 672 5.4 5.4 New entrant – absent 7 3 .0 .0 Retired rejoiner 8 13 .1 .1
	Valid cases 12549 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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enewhy	New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Listed member 0 11777 93.8 94.0 New baby 1 166 1.3 1.3 Marriage/cohab 2 184 1.5 1.5 From college/univers 3 38 .3 .3 Never left 5 10 .1 .1 Moved in with parent 6 114 .9 .9 Shared accommodation 7 107 .9 .9 Other 8 138 1.1 1.1 Don’t know -1 15 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 12534 Missing cases 15
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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enemnjn	New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 11787 93.9 94.2 January 1 48 .4 .4 February 2 36 .3 .3 March 3 32 .3 .3 April 4 36 .3 .3 May 5 51 .4 .4 June 6 58 .5 .5 July 7 77 .6 .6 August 8 69 .5 .6 September 9 121 1.0 1.0 October 10 113 .9 .9 November 11 44 .4 .4 December 12 37 .3 .3 Don’t know -1 40 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12509 Missing cases 40
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type EINDSAMP. 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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eneyrjn	New entrants – year joined HH
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG12Y : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 11787 93.9 94.2 1993 93 5 .0 .0 1994 94 118 .9 .9 1995 95 601 4.8 4.8 1996 96 7 .1 .1 Don’t know -1 31 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 12518 Missing cases 31
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Household Changes
	Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note	Copied variable from Record Type EINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent at Wave One – AHGYJN.
Variable Occurrence	W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

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eivfio	Individual interview outcome
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	EEG14 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Full interview 1 8827 70.3 70.3 Proxy interview 2 286 2.3 2.3 Telephone intvw 3 136 1.1 1.1 Refusal 10 539 4.3 4.3 Other non-intvw 11 70 .6 .6 Youth Interview 21 749 6.0 6.0 Youth: Refusal 22 36 .3 .3 Youth: Oth non-int 23 21 .2 .2 Child under 11 24 1885 15.0 15.0
	Valid cases 12549 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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eivfho	Final household interview outcome
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % All eligible HH intv 10 10128 80.7 80.7 Interviews + proxies 11 807 6.4 6.4 Interviews + refusal 12 1350 10.8 10.8 Pxy at original addr 15 1 .0 .0 Phone interview only 16 253 2.0 2.0 Youth Interview only 17 7 .1 .1 Docs missing or unus 39 3 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 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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eiodc	Individual document check
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text	Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Interview 0 3300 26.3 26.3 Ind and self comp 1 8750 69.7 69.7 Ind only (no self co 2 77 .6 .6 Proxy 3 286 2.3 2.3 Telephone Interview 4 136 1.1 1.1
	Valid cases 12549 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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ehgr2r	Relationship to reference person
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	EHG2
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Reference person 1 5034 40.1 40.1 Lawful spouse 2 2659 21.2 21.2 Live-in partner 3 444 3.5 3.5 Natural child 4 3711 29.6 29.6 Adopted child 5 32 .3 .3 Foster child 6 4 .0 .0 Step-child 7 104 .8 .8 Partner’s child 8 30 .2 .2 Dghter or son-in-law 9 30 .2 .2 Natural bro or sis 10 54 .4 .4 Bro or sis-in-law 12 3 .0 .0 Natural parent 13 42 .3 .3 Mother/father-in-law 15 26 .2 .2 Any grand parent 16 1 .0 .0 Any grand child 17 81 .6 .6 Any cousin 18 1 .0 .0 Any aunt or uncle 19 5 .0 .0 Any nephew 20 4 .0 .0 Any other relative 21 3 .0 .0 Lodger or boarder 23 63 .5 .5 Unrelated sharer 24 211 1.7 1.7 Other 30 6 .0 .0 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 12548 Missing cases 1
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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ehgsex	Sex – HH grid
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	EEG4,EHG3
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Male 1 6118 48.8 48.8 Female 2 6429 51.2 51.2 Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 12547 Missing cases 2
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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ehgbm	Month of birth – HH grid
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	EEG4M
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % January 1 1000 8.0 8.0 February 2 991 7.9 7.9 March 3 1191 9.5 9.5 April 4 1040 8.3 8.3 May 5 1070 8.5 8.6 June 6 1037 8.3 8.3 July 7 1039 8.3 8.3 August 8 1040 8.3 8.3 September 9 1076 8.6 8.6 October 10 1048 8.4 8.4 November 11 956 7.6 7.7 December 12 1000 8.0 8.0 Refused -2 10 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 51 .4 Missing
	Valid cases 12488 Missing cases 61
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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ehgby	Year of birth – HH grid
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (2)
Question Number and Text	EEG4Y
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1958.77 22.27 1898 1996
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Year given 1 12502 99.6 100.0 Refused -2 9 .1 Missing Don’t know -1 38 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12502 Missing cases 47
Question Route	ALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	See note above at EHGBM.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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emastat	Marital status
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG8
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Child under 16 0 2710 21.6 21.6 Married 1 5408 43.1 43.2 Living as couple 2 918 7.3 7.3 Widowed 3 742 5.9 5.9 Divorced 4 452 3.6 3.6 Separated 5 149 1.2 1.2 Never married 6 2151 17.1 17.2 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 18 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 12530 Missing cases 19
Question Route	IF (EAGE 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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ehgspn	PNO of spouse/partner
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG9
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % No Spouse in HH 0 6242 49.7 49.8 1 3048 24.3 24.3 2 2978 23.7 23.8 3 160 1.3 1.3 4 65 .5 .5 5 30 .2 .2 6 12 .1 .1 7 2 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 10 .1 Missing
	Valid cases 12538 Missing cases 11
Question Route	IF (EAGE GE 16 AND EMASTAT=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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ehgemp	Employment status – HH Grid
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG10
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Under 16 years 0 2711 21.6 21.7 Yes 1 5875 46.8 47.0 No 2 3920 31.2 31.3 Refused -2 1 .0 Missing Don’t know -1 42 .3 Missing
	Valid cases 12506 Missing cases 43
Question Route	IF (EAGE 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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ehgfno	PNO of father
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG11
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Father not in hh 0 9586 76.4 76.4 1 2282 18.2 18.2 2 538 4.3 4.3 3 57 .5 .5 4 49 .4 .4 5 22 .2 .2 6 13 .1 .1 8 1 .0 .0 9 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 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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ehgmno	PNO of mother
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG12
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Mother not in hh 0 8693 69.3 69.3 1 1281 10.2 10.2 2 2425 19.3 19.3 3 100 .8 .8 4 30 .2 .2 5 16 .1 .1 6 2 .0 .0 7 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 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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ehgra	Responsible adult
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Household (3)
Question Number and Text	EHG13
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 16 years or over 0 9839 78.4 78.4 1 934 7.4 7.4 2 1706 13.6 13.6 3 45 .4 .4 4 18 .1 .1 5 6 .0 .0 6 1 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 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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eage	Age at Date of Interview
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 36 22.26 0 96
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 12549 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 12549 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 EAGE12.
Variable Occurrence	W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

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eage12	Age at 1.12.1995
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 36.13 22.26 0 97
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Age given 1 12549 100.0 100.0
	Valid cases 12549 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 1.12.95 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 EAGEI 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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ebutype	Benefit Unit Type
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 2718 21.7 21.7 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 1530 12.2 12.2 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 2100 16.7 16.7 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1363 10.9 10.9 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 682 5.4 5.4 Couple,man 75+ 6 302 2.4 2.4 F lone parent,lt 60 7 741 5.9 5.9 M lone parent,lt 65 8 78 .6 .6 Single woman,lt 20 9 216 1.7 1.7 Single woman,20-39 10 441 3.5 3.5 Single woman,40-59 11 250 2.0 2.0 Single woman,60-74 12 344 2.7 2.7 Single woman,75+ 13 339 2.7 2.7 Single man,lt 30 14 782 6.2 6.2 Single man,30-54 15 368 2.9 2.9 Single man,55-64 16 80 .6 .6 Single man,65+ 17 212 1.7 1.7 Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 12546 Missing cases 3
Question Route	Uses EHGSEX EMASTAT EAGE EHGEMP EHGSPN EHGFNO EHGMNO EBUNO on Record EINDALL
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This identifies the type of benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also EBUNO) 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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ebuno	Benefit Unit Number
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 1 8600 68.5 68.5 2 2338 18.6 18.6 3 939 7.5 7.5 4 427 3.4 3.4 5 151 1.2 1.2 6 61 .5 .5 7 10 .1 .1 8 7 .1 .1 9 8 .1 .1 10 4 .0 .0 11 1 .0 .0 Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
	Valid cases 12546 Missing cases 3
Question Route	Uses EPNO EHGSPN EHGFNO EHGMNO EHGRA EAGE EHGEMP EDEPCHL EHGR2R on Record EINDALL. Uses EHHSIZE on Record EHHRESP. Uses EREL EOPNO on Record EEGOALT.
Index Terms	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	This distinguishes the separate benefit unit to which an individual belongs. Benefit units (see also EBUTYPE) are subsets of h/holds, consisting of single individuals or couples, and their dependent children, if any. The value of EBUNO is the person number of the first member of that benefit unit in sequential order of person numbers. EBUNO 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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enchild	Number of own children in household
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % 0 9792 78.0 78.0 1 1176 9.4 9.4 2 1095 8.7 8.7 3 383 3.1 3.1 4 80 .6 .6 5 14 .1 .1 6 7 .1 .1 8 2 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses EPNO EHGSEX EAGE on Record EINDALL. Uses EOPNO EREL on Record EEGOALT.
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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edepchl	Whether dependent child: DSS definition
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 2912 23.2 23.2 No 2 9637 76.8 76.8
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses EAGE EHGMNO EHGFNO EMASTAT EHGEMP EIVFIO on Record EINDALL. Uses ESCHOOL EFETYPE on Record EINDRESP.
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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ehoh	Conventional Head of Household Indicator
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Head of household 1 5034 40.1 40.1 Not head 2 7515 59.9 59.9
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses EHSOWND EHSOWR1 EHSOWR2 ERENTP1 ERENTP2 on Record EHHRESP. Uses EAGE EHGSEX on Record EINDALL.
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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erach16	Whether responsible adult for child
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Yes 1 1536 12.2 15.6 No 2 8292 66.1 84.4 Inapplicable -8 2721 21.7 Missing
	Valid cases 9828 Missing cases 2721
Question Route	Uses EAGE EHGRA EIVFIO on Record EINDALL.
Index Terms	Child Care
	Children
	Relationship between Household Members
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Whether responsible adult for child under 16. Computed from EHGRA. 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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eagei	Imputation flag – EAGE and EAGE12
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Not imputed 0 12500 99.6 99.6 Imputed 1 49 .4 .4
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Imputation Flag Variable
	Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note	Flag for EAGE and EAGE12 on Record Types EINDALL and EINDRESP. 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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elrwght	Longitudinal respondent weight
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
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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elewght	Longitudinal enumerated individual weight
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
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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exrwght	X-sectional respondent weight
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
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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exewght	X-sectional enumerated individual weight
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Index Terms	Sampling Factors
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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emovest	Individual mover status
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Non-mover 1 10679 85.1 85.1 Mover within GB 2 1176 9.4 9.4 Mover back to GB 4 14 .1 .1 Mover – location unk 5 2 .0 .0 Unknown status 8 675 5.4 5.4 Mover status unknown 10 3 .0 .0
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses EFINLOC EIVFIO PID ESAMPST ELVLOC on Record EINDSAMP. Uses EHHMOVE EIVFHO on Record EHHSAMP.
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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esampst	Sample membership status
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Continuing OSM 1 10573 84.3 84.3 W1 non-cont/enum 2 85 .7 .7 Birth – OSM 3 638 5.1 5.1 PSM: parent of OSM 4 129 1.0 1.0 TSM 5 1124 9.0 9.0
	Valid cases 12549 Missing cases 0
Question Route	Uses EFINLOC EIVFIO PID on Record EINDSAMP. 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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eneyrjn4	New entrants – year joined HH: 4 digit
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Current resident 0 11787 93.9 94.2 1993 5 .0 .0 1994 118 .9 .9 1995 601 4.8 4.8 1996 7 .1 .1 Don’t know -1 31 .2 Missing
	Valid cases 12518 Missing cases 31
Question Route	Uses ENEYRJN on Record EINDALL.
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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esppid	Cross-wave person identifier of spouse
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12538 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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efpid	Cross-wave person identifier of father
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 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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empid	Cross-wave person identifier of mother
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 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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erapid	X-wave person identifier of resp. adult
Record Type	EINDALL
Questionnaire	Derived Variable
	Valid cases 12549 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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edistmov	Distance of residential move
Record Type	EINDALL
	Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 35.92 80.33 0 598.42
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Amount stated 1.00 1158 9.2 100.0 Missing -9.00 18 .1 Missing Inapplicable -8.00 11373 90.6 Missing
	Valid cases 1158 Missing cases 11391
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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ebuid	BU identifier
Record Type	EINDALL
	Valid cases 12549 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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eecstat1	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i
Record Type	EINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 1096 8.73 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1221 9.73 10.66 AlladFT 2 2816 22.44 24.59 C1FT1PT 3 1499 11.95 13.09 C1FT1notw 4 1594 12.70 13.92 C PT 5 707 5.63 6.17 Sp60+ 6 1753 13.97 15.31 SpUnempl 7 590 4.70 5.15 Other 8 1273 10.14 11.11 Total 12549 100.00
	Valid cases 11453 Missing cases 1096
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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eecstat2	Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), ii
Record Type	EINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % missing or wild -9 1096 8.73 Missing 1+FTsempl 1 1221 9.73 10.66 AlladFT 2 2816 22.44 24.59 C1FT1PT 3 1499 11.95 13.09 C1FT1notw 4 1594 12.70 13.92 C PT 5 707 5.63 6.17 Sp60+ 6 1753 13.97 15.31 SpUnempl 7 571 4.55 4.99 Other 8 1292 10.30 11.28 Total 12549 100.00
	Valid cases 11453 Missing cases 1096
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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efamtype1	BU type (HBAI defn)
Record Type	EINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pen.sing 1 897 7.15 7.15 pen.couple 2 984 7.84 7.84 kids 3 5010 39.92 39.92 coup nokids 4 2710 21.60 21.6 kid(s) 5 804 6.41 6.41 sing no kids 6 2144 17.09 17.09 Total 12549 100.00
	Valid cases 12549 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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efamtype2	Family type – new HBAI definition
Record Type	EINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % pens couple 1 1210 9.64 9.64 sing pens, man 2 213 1.70 1.7 sing pens, wom 3 684 5.45 5.45 kids 4 5010 39.92 39.92 kids 5 804 6.41 6.41 couple no kids 6 2484 19.79 19.79 sing no kids, man 7 1237 9.86 9.86 sing no kids, wom 8 907 7.23 7.23 Total 12549 100.00
	Valid cases 12549 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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ebutype_mod	benefit unit type
Record Type	EINDALL
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid % Couple,no ch,M lt 65 1 2710 21.60 21.6 Couple,1 ch,M lt 65 2 1539 12.26 12.26 Couple,2 ch,M lt 65 3 2108 16.80 16.8 Couple,3+ ch,M lt 65 4 1363 10.86 10.86 Couple,man 65 to 74 5 682 5.43 5.43 Couple,man 75+ 6 302 2.41 2.41 F lone parent,lt 60 7 739 5.89 5.89 M lone parent,lt 65 8 65 0.52 0.52 Single woman,lt 20 9 216 1.72 1.72 Single woman,20-39 10 441 3.51 3.51 Single woman,40-59 11 250 1.99 1.99 Single woman,60-74 12 346 2.76 2.76 Single woman,75+ 13 339 2.70 2.7 Single man,lt 30 14 789 6.29 6.29 Single man,30-54 15 368 2.93 2.93 Single man,55-64 16 80 0.64 0.64 Single man,65+ 17 212 1.69 1.69 Total 12549 100.00
	Valid cases 12549 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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