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fnet3ag Age of 3rd closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5C : What is your friend’s age?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
40.55 16.46 10 92
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 7938 84.1 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1193 12.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Don’t know -1 6 .1 Missing
Valid cases 7938 Missing cases 1500
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet1ph How often see 1st closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5E : How often do you see or get in touch with your friend either by visiting, writing or by telephone?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Most days 1 3844 40.7 43.3
Least once week 2 3417 36.2 38.5
Least once month 3 1245 13.2 14.0
Less often 4 372 3.9 4.2
Missing or wild -9 259 2.7 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 8878 Missing cases 560
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet2ph How often see 2nd closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5E : How often do you see or get in touch with your friend either by visiting, writing or by telephone?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Most days 1 2654 28.1 31.3
Least once week 2 3578 37.9 42.2
Least once month 3 1671 17.7 19.7
Less often 4 577 6.1 6.8
Missing or wild -9 657 7.0 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 8480 Missing cases 958
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet3ph How often see 3rd closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5E : How often do you see or get in touch with your friend either by visiting, writing or by telephone?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Most days 1 2222 23.5 27.7
Least once week 2 3220 34.1 40.1
Least once month 3 1795 19.0 22.3
Less often 4 795 8.4 9.9
Missing or wild -9 1105 11.7 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 8032 Missing cases 1406
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet1jb Employment of 1st closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5D : Which of these best describes what your friend does?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
FT employed 1 4299 45.5 48.9
PT employed 2 1226 13.0 13.9
Unemployed 3 490 5.2 5.6
FT educatn 4 595 6.3 6.8
FT housewrk 5 770 8.2 8.8
Fully retird 6 1417 15.0 16.1
Missing or wild -9 340 3.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 8797 Missing cases 641
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet2jb Employment of 2nd closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5D : Which of these best describes what your friend does?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
FT employed 1 4184 44.3 49.7
PT employed 2 1282 13.6 15.2
Unemployed 3 476 5.0 5.7
FT educatn 4 624 6.6 7.4
FT housewrk 5 668 7.1 7.9
Fully retird 6 1189 12.6 14.1
Missing or wild -9 714 7.6 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 8423 Missing cases 1015
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fnet3jb Employment of 3rd closest friend
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Self Completion (8)
Question Number and Text FS5D : Which of these best describes what your friend does?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
FT employed 1 4029 42.7 50.5
PT employed 2 1114 11.8 14.0
Unemployed 3 452 4.8 5.7
FT educatn 4 602 6.4 7.5
FT housewrk 5 624 6.6 7.8
Fully retird 6 1155 12.2 14.5
Missing or wild -9 1161 12.3 Missing
Proxy respondent -7 301 3.2 Missing
Valid cases 7976 Missing cases 1462
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Social Support Networks
Variable Occurrence W2 W4 W6 W8 W10 W12 W14 W16 W18

fprrs2i Relationship of Proxy to Informant
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (2)
Question Number and Text FP2B : What is the relationship of the proxy informant (the person answering the questions) to the person who this proxy interview is about?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Reference person 1 7 .1 2.8
Lawful spouse 2 124 1.3 49.8
Live-in partner 3 25 .3 10.0
Natural child 4 22 .2 8.8
Nat’l brother or sis 10 9 .1 3.6
Bro or sis-in-law 12 1 .0 .4
Natural parent 13 49 .5 19.7
Mother/father-in-law 15 2 .0 .8
Grand child 17 1 .0 .4
Aunt or uncle 19 2 .0 .8
Any nephew 20 2 .0 .8
Lodger or boarder 23 1 .0 .4
Unrelated sharer 24 2 .0 .8
Other 30 2 .0 .8
Inapplicable -8 9189 97.4 Missing
Valid cases 249 Missing cases 9189
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
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

fpripn Person number of informant
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (2)
Question Number and Text FP2C : Enter person number of Proxy Informant
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not in Household 0 5 .1 2.0
1 112 1.2 45.0
2 118 1.3 47.4
3 8 .1 3.2
4 4 .0 1.6
5 2 .0 .8
Inapplicable -8 9189 97.4 Missing
Valid cases 249 Missing cases 9189
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
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

fprwhy Reason for Proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (2)
Question Number and Text FP2D : What is the reason the person is being proxied?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
In institution 1 9 .1 3.7
Study’g away frm hom 2 3 .0 1.2
On holiday 3 1 .0 .4
Away business/work 4 43 .5 17.5
Temp. away from home 5 7 .1 2.8
Non contact 6 20 .2 8.1
Perm’ly too unwell 7 30 .3 12.2
Too ill/old 8 2 .0 .8
Too busy 9 9 .1 3.7
Deaf/speech probs 10 3 .0 1.2
Other 11 3 .0 1.2
Carer/family illness 12 113 1.2 45.9
Stressed family sitn 13 3 .0 1.2
Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9189 97.4 Missing
Valid cases 246 Missing cases 9192
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
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

fpplevr Proxy Lived at this address all life
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (3)
Question Number and Text FP3 : When did (NAME) move to this address?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Here all life 1 21 .2 100.0
Inapplicable -8 9417 99.8 Missing
Valid cases 21 Missing cases 9417
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Geographic Mobility
Neighbourhood and Residence
Note

This variable was previously named wP3AL. Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprfehq Proxy’s Highest FE qualification
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (8)
Question Number and Text FP23 : Which is the highest qualification (she/he) has got?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Youth training cert 1 2 .0 6.1
Trade apprenticeship 2 4 .0 12.1
City and Guilds Pt I 4 7 .1 21.2
City and Guilds Pt 3 6 1 .0 3.0
ONC or OND 7 1 .0 3.0
HNC or HND 8 3 .0 9.1
First degree 12 5 .1 15.2
Higher degree 13 1 .0 3.0
Other tech or profes 14 9 .1 27.3
Missing or wild -9 17 .2 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9388 99.5 Missing
Valid cases 33 Missing cases 9405
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Education: Background and Attainments
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprsehq Proxy’s Highest school qualification
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (9)
Question Number and Text FP25 : Which is the highest qualification (she/he) has got?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
School cert or Matri 1 2 .0 9.1
CSE grade 2-5 2 1 .0 4.5
GCSE grades D-G 4 3 .0 13.6
GCSE grades A-C 5 1 .0 4.5
O level 6 4 .0 18.2
O level A – C 7 3 .0 13.6
A level 10 5 .1 22.7
O grades 13 1 .0 4.5
Higher grade 16 1 .0 4.5
SLC Lower grade 18 1 .0 4.5
Missing or wild -9 37 .4 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9379 99.4 Missing
Valid cases 22 Missing cases 9416
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Education: Background and Attainments
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fpresbgm Month started economic status – proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (4)
Question Number and Text FP10M : When did (NAME) start being (STATUS AT P9) (Month)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
January 1 9 .1 6.4
February 2 5 .1 3.6
March 3 7 .1 5.0
April 4 11 .1 7.9
May 5 8 .1 5.7
June 6 13 .1 9.3
July 7 22 .2 15.7
August 8 11 .1 7.9
September 9 26 .3 18.6
October 10 12 .1 8.6
November 11 8 .1 5.7
December 12 8 .1 5.7
Missing or wild -9 12 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9172 97.2 Missing
Refused -2 1 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 113 1.2 Missing
Valid cases 140 Missing cases 9298
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND FIVIEVR = 1 AND FJBSTAT NE 7) If proxy or telephone subject has been interviewed before and is not currently a full time student
Index Terms Employment: Labour Force Status
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fpresbgy Year started economic status – proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (4)
Question Number and Text FP10Y : When did (NAME) start being (STATUS AT P9) (Year)
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
82.98 13.03 28 97
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 254 2.7 100.0
Missing or wild -9 12 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9172 97.2 Missing
Valid cases 254 Missing cases 9184
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND FIVIEVR = 1 AND FJBSTAT NE 7) If proxy or telephone subject has been interviewed before and is not currently a full time student
Index Terms Employment: Labour Force Status
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6

fpresly Started status after 1.9.95 – proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (4)
Question Number and Text FP11 : Was it after September 1st 1995?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes, after 1.9.95 1 3 .0 13.0
No, on/before 1.9.95 2 20 .2 87.0
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9400 99.6 Missing
Don’t know -1 2 .0 Missing
Valid cases 23 Missing cases 9415
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND FIVIEVR = 1 AND FJBSTAT NE 7 AND FPRESBG-M/Y = -1) If proxy or telephone subject has been interviewed before and is not currently a full time student and proxy does not know starting date of subject’s current economic status
Index Terms Employment: Labour Force Status
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf101 Income: NI retirement pension – proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63A : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? NI Retirement (old age) pension
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 70 .7 59.8
NI retir pension 1 47 .5 40.2
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf102 Income: pension from prev. empl.-pxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63B : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Pension from previous employer(s)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 94 1.0 80.3
Pension prev emp 2 23 .2 19.7
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf116 Income: invaldty/disablty allowance-pxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63C : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Disability Allowance
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 96 1.0 82.1
Invalidity allow 3 21 .2 17.9
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf125 Income: incapacity benefit
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FF63I : Please look as this card (P12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Incapacity Benefit
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 94 1.0 80.3
Incapacity benefit 10 23 .2 19.7
Not applicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf131 Income: UB and/or income support-proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63D : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Job Seekers Allowance (Unemployment) and/or Income Support
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 97 1.0 82.9
UB and/or IS 4 20 .2 17.1
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf135 Income: child benefit
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63F : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Child Benefit
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 94 1.0 80.3
Child benefit 6 23 .2 19.7
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf137 Income: family credit
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63G : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Family Credit
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 116 1.2 99.1
Family credit 7 1 .0 .9
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf139 Income: housing ben/rent rebate-proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63H : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Housing Benefit/Rent Rebate
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 105 1.1 89.7
Housing benefit 8 12 .1 10.3
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Housing: Allowances/Rebates
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprf141 Income: other state benefit
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63J : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? Any Other State Benefit
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 101 1.1 86.3
Other state benefit 9 16 .2 13.7
Inapplicable -8 9321 98.8 Missing
Valid cases 117 Missing cases 9321
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprfirn Income: none of listed benefits-proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (19)
Question Number and Text FP63NONE : Please look at this card (p12) and tell me which if any of the types of income listed (NAME) currently receives? None/Don’t know/Refused
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
0 181 1.9 100.0
-8 9254 98.1 Missing
Refused -2 2 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
Valid cases 181 Missing cases 9257
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Financial Management: Allowances
Incomes: Benefits and Allowances and Pensions
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprearn Proxy’s total earnings, banded
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (17)
Question Number and Text FP54 : Would you please look at this card (p10) and give me the letter for the group in which you would place (NAME’s) total earnings from this job before tax and other deductions?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
No earnings at all 0 1 .0 .6
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa 1 3 .0 1.9
40-59 pw/2100-3099 3 1 .0 .6
60-79 pw/3100-4199 4 6 .1 3.8
80-99 pw/4200-5199 5 6 .1 3.8
100-124/5200-6499 6 7 .1 4.4
125-149/6500-7799 7 8 .1 5.1
150-179/7800-9299 8 12 .1 7.6
180-209/9300-10999 9 15 .2 9.5
210-259/11k-13499 10 13 .1 8.2
260-299/13500-15999 11 15 .2 9.5
300-379/16k-19999 12 18 .2 11.4
380-479/20k-24999 13 23 .2 14.6
480+ pw/25k+ pa 14 30 .3 19.0
Inapplicable -8 9280 98.3 Missing
Valid cases 158 Missing cases 9280
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 AND (FJBHAS = 1 OR (FJBHAS = 2 AND FJBOFF = 1))) If proxy subject did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from
Index Terms Incomes
Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions
Note

Includes imputed data. As this is a variable directly associated with a question, the imputation flag FPREARNI takes missing value code of original variable (e.g. Don’t know, refuse, etc.) if imputed, and 0 if not imputed, or -8 if the variable was inapplicable.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprjbbgm Month started current job-proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (16)
Question Number and Text FP52M : When did (NAME) start working in this job? (Month)
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
January 1 9 .1 8.1
February 2 3 .0 2.7
March 3 7 .1 6.3
April 4 6 .1 5.4
May 5 10 .1 9.0
June 6 14 .1 12.6
July 7 11 .1 9.9
August 8 8 .1 7.2
September 9 25 .3 22.5
October 10 11 .1 9.9
November 11 6 .1 5.4
December 12 1 .0 .9
Missing or wild -9 3 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9245 98.0 Missing
Refused -2 1 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 78 .8 Missing
Valid cases 111 Missing cases 9327
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND (FJBHAS = 1 OR (FJBHAS = 2 AND FJBOFF = 1))) If proxy or telephone subject did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from
Index Terms Employment: Length of Job Tenure
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprjbbgy Year started current job-proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (16)
Question Number and Text FP52Y : When did (NAME) start working in this job? (Year)
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
88.02 9.03 45 97
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 183 1.9 100.0
Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9245 98.0 Missing
Don’t know -1 8 .1 Missing
Valid cases 183 Missing cases 9255
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND (FJBHAS = 1 OR (FJBHAS = 2 AND FJBOFF = 1))) If proxy or telephone subject did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from
Index Terms Employment: Length of Job Tenure
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6

fprjbly Job started after 1.9.95 – proxy
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (17)
Question Number and Text FP53 : Was it after September 1st 1995?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Yes, after 1.9.95 1 1 .0 14.3
No, on/before 1.9.95 2 6 .1 85.7
Missing or wild -9 4 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9427 99.9 Missing
Valid cases 7 Missing cases 9431
Question Route IF ((FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO = 3) AND (FJBHAS = 1 OR (FJBHAS = 2 AND FJBOFF = 1)) AND FPRJBBG-M/Y = -1) If proxy or telephone subject did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from and proxy does not know starting date of subject’s current job
Index Terms Employment: Length of Job Tenure
Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fprfitb Proxy’s personal income, banded
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (20)
Question Number and Text FP64 : Would you please look at this card (p15) and give me the letter for the group in which you would place (NAME’s) total personal income from all sources, before tax and other deductions.
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
No income at all 0 10 .1 3.4
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa 1 7 .1 2.3
25-39 pw/1300-2099 2 11 .1 3.7
40-59 pw/2100-3099 3 16 .2 5.4
60-79 pw/3100-4199 4 27 .3 9.1
80-99 pw/4200-5199 5 10 .1 3.4
100-124/5200-6499 6 31 .3 10.4
125-149/6500-7799 7 21 .2 7.0
150-179/7800-9299 8 18 .2 6.0
180-209/9300-10999 9 26 .3 8.7
210-259/11k-13499 10 22 .2 7.4
260-299/13500-15999 11 19 .2 6.4
300-379/16k-19999 12 20 .2 6.7
380-479/20k-24999 13 25 .3 8.4
480+ pw/25k+ pa 14 35 .4 11.7
Inapplicable -8 9137 96.8 Missing
Refused -2 2 .0 Missing
Don’t know -1 1 .0 Missing
Valid cases 298 Missing cases 9140
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Incomes
Note

Includes imputed data. As this is a variable directly associated with a question, the imputation flag FPRFITBI takes missing value code of original variable (e.g. Don’t know, refuse, etc.) if imputed, and 0 if not imputed, or -8 if the variable was inapplicable.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fivpa Proxy questionnaire: informant alone
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (21)
Question Number and Text FPI1A : Who was present during the interview? Informant alone
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Informant alone 1 164 1.7 100.0
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9261 98.1 Missing
Valid cases 164 Missing cases 9274
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fivpb Proxy questionnaire: partner alone
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (21)
Question Number and Text FPI1B : Who was present during the interview? Partner present
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 48 .5 66.7
Partner present 2 24 .3 33.3
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9353 99.1 Missing
Valid cases 72 Missing cases 9366
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fivpc Proxy questionnaire: adult present
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (21)
Question Number and Text FPI1C : Who was present during the interview? Other adult(s) present
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 39 .4 54.2
Other adlts pres 3 33 .3 45.8
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9353 99.1 Missing
Valid cases 72 Missing cases 9366
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fivpd Proxy questionnaire: child present
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (21)
Question Number and Text FPI1D : Who was present during the interview? Child(ren) present
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 50 .5 69.4
Children present 4 22 .2 30.6
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9353 99.1 Missing
Valid cases 72 Missing cases 9366
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fivpe Proxy questionnaire: supervisor present
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (21)
Question Number and Text FPI1E : Who was present during the interview? Supervisor present
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Not mentioned 0 70 .7 97.2
Supervisor present 5 2 .0 2.8
Missing or wild -9 13 .1 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9353 99.1 Missing
Valid cases 72 Missing cases 9366
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2) If proxy interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ftelwhy Why has a telephone interview
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Telephone (1)
Question Number and Text FT2B : What is the reason the person is being interviewed by phone?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Too old 1 9 .1 17.3
Too busy 2 30 .3 57.7
Other 3 4 .0 7.7
Care of ill /old 4 1 .0 1.9
Stressful fam sit 5 4 .0 7.7
Refused full intv. 6 4 .0 7.7
Inapplicable -8 9386 99.4 Missing
Valid cases 52 Missing cases 9386
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=3) Asked if R gave a telephone interview
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14

fprjbft Proxy’s Job full time / part time
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Proxy (16)
Question Number and Text FP51 : Would you say (his/her) current job is part-time or full-time?
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Part time 1 31 .3 16.2
Full time 2 160 1.7 83.8
Missing or wild -9 2 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9245 98.0 Missing
Valid cases 191 Missing cases 9247
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=2 or FIVFIO=3) If proxy or telephone interview
Index Terms Employment: Labour Force Status
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note

Includes data from telephone interviews.
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ftlfiyrl Telephone questionnaire: Annual job pay
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Telephone (16)
Question Number and Text FT45 : What are your total annual earnings from this job before tax and other deductions?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
12921.90 10588.69 1100 47000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 21 .2 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9403 99.6 Missing
Refused -2 6 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 7 .1 Missing
Valid cases 21 Missing cases 9417
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=3 AND (FJBHAS=1 OR (FJBHAS=2 AND FJBOFF=1))) If telephone respondent did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from.
Index Terms Employment: Wages, Salary and Deductions
Incomes
Variable Occurrence W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14

ftlfiyr Telephone questionnaire: Annual income
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Telephone (20)
Question Number and Text FT50 : What is your total annual personal income from all sources before tax and other deductions?
Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum
11321.61 9757.35 1861 47000
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Amount stated 1 28 .3 100.0
Missing or wild -9 1 .0 Missing
Inapplicable -8 9386 99.4 Missing
Refused -2 6 .1 Missing
Don’t know -1 17 .2 Missing
Valid cases 28 Missing cases 9410
Question Route IF (FIVFIO=3) Asked if R gave a telephone interview
Index Terms Incomes
Variable Occurrence W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14

pid Cross-wave person identifier
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG3 : Office Code
Valid cases 9438 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

pidp Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS)
Record Type FINDRESP
Valid cases 9438 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fiviow5 Interview outcome Wave 5
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG6 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Full interview 1 8319 88.1 92.1
Proxy 2 217 2.3 2.4
Telephone 3 77 .8 .9
Refusal 4 69 .7 .8
Elig – in non-cont H 5 36 .4 .4
Child under 16 6 159 1.7 1.8
Elig – in refusal HH 7 6 .1 .1
Out of scope/institd 9 36 .4 .4
Child- in non-cont H 10 103 1.1 1.1
Other 11 5 .1 .1
Chld – in nonresp HH 12 1 .0 .0
Retired rejoiner 13 5 .1 .1
Inapplicable -8 405 4.3 Missing
Valid cases 9033 Missing cases 405
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Variable Occurrence W6

fhhmem Household membership
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG9 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Orig member resident 1 8954 94.9 94.9
Orig member absent 2 14 .1 .1
Enum membr -rejoiner 5 60 .6 .6
New entrant -residen 6 405 4.3 4.3
Retired rejoiner 8 5 .1 .1
Valid cases 9438 Missing cases 0
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Interview Characteristics and Conditions
Note

Copied variable from Record Type FINDALL. Approximate equivalent to AHGCIA.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fnewhy New entrants – why living in HH
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG10 : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Listed member 0 8968 95.0 95.2
Marriage/cohab 2 173 1.8 1.8
From college/univers 3 43 .5 .5
Never left 5 5 .1 .1
Moved in with parent 6 45 .5 .5
Shared accommodation 7 84 .9 .9
Other 8 107 1.1 1.1
Don’t know -1 13 .1 Missing
Valid cases 9425 Missing cases 13
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Household Changes
Relationship between Household Members
Note

Copied variable from Record Type FINDALL.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

fnemnjn New entrants – month joined HH
Record Type FINDRESP
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text FEG12M : Interviewer Check
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Original member 0 8973 95.1 95.2
January 1 18 .2 .2
February 2 17 .2 .2
March 3 17 .2 .2
April 4 28 .3 .3
May 5 19 .2 .2
June 6 50 .5 .5
July 7 48 .5 .5
August 8 53 .6 .6
September 9 101 1.1 1.1
October 10 55 .6 .6
November 11 28 .3 .3
December 12 22 .2 .2
Don’t know -1 9 .1 Missing
Valid cases 9429 Missing cases 9
Question Route ALL RESPONDENTS
Index Terms Household Changes
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Note

Copied variable from Record Type FINDSAMP. Approximate equivalent to AHGMJN.
Variable Occurrence W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18