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ghid household identification number
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text GHID : Office Code
Valid cases 32900 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

gpno ego’s person number
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text GPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 8812 26.8 26.8
2 8798 26.7 26.7
3 6736 20.5 20.5
4 4964 15.1 15.1
5 2284 6.9 6.9
6 764 2.3 2.3
7 284 .9 .9
8 145 .4 .4
9 75 .2 .2
10 28 .1 .1
11 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 32900 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

gopno alter’s person number
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 8812 26.8 26.8
2 8798 26.7 26.7
3 6736 20.5 20.5
4 4964 15.1 15.1
5 2284 6.9 6.9
6 764 2.3 2.3
7 284 .9 .9
8 145 .4 .4
9 75 .2 .2
10 28 .1 .1
11 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 32900 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

grel relationship of gopno to gpno
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 126 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 6176 18.8 18.8
Live-in partner 3 1190 3.6 3.6
Natural child 4 8084 24.6 24.6
Adopted child 5 66 .2 .2
Foster child 6 5 .0 .0
Step/partner’s-child 7 482 1.5 1.5
Daughter/son-in-law 9 134 .4 .4
Natural brother/sist 10 5658 17.2 17.2
Other brother/sister 11 94 .3 .3
Brother/sister-in-la 12 64 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 8084 24.6 24.6
Other parent 14 72 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 134 .4 .4
Any grand parent 16 187 .6 .6
Any grand child 17 187 .6 .6
Any cousin 18 26 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 28 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 28 .1 .1
Any other relative 21 4 .0 .0
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 59 .2 .2
Unrelated sharer 24 964 2.9 2.9
Step parent 25 482 1.5 1.5
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 59 .2 .2
Half-sibling 28 492 1.5 1.5
Other child 29 1 .0 .0
Other 30 12 .0 .0
Valid cases 32900 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses GPNO GHGR2R GHGSEX GMASTAT GHGSPN GHGFNO GHGMNO on Record GINDALL
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

gsex sex
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text GD11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 16477 50.1 50.1
Female 2 16423 49.9 49.9
Valid cases 32900 Missing cases 0
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

gosex alter’s sex
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 16477 50.1 50.1
Female 2 16423 49.9 49.9
Valid cases 32900 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

glwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 24156 73.4 94.1
Different household 2 312 .9 1.2
Alter birth 3 483 1.5 1.9
Not in sample 6 723 2.2 2.8
Ego New entrant -8 7226 22.0 Missing
Valid cases 25674 Missing cases 7226
Question Route Uses GHID GPNO GOPNO GREL on Record GEGOALT. Uses PID GSAMPST GMOVEST on Record GINDALL. Uses FIVFHO 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

gnwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 28818 87.6 87.6
Different household 2 2087 6.3 6.3
Alter out of scope 4 15 .0 .0
Alter died 5 115 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 606 1.8 1.8
Ego left sample 8 1096 3.3 3.3
Ego died/out scope 9 163 .5 .5
Valid cases 32900 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 GEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text GEG3
Valid cases 32900 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 GEGOALT
Valid cases 32900 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

gopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type GEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 32900 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