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ihid household identification number
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text IHID : Office Code
Valid cases 46650 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

ipno ego’s person number
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (1)
Question Number and Text IPNO : Office Code
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12686 27.2 27.2
2 12586 27.0 27.0
3 9615 20.6 20.6
4 6929 14.9 14.9
5 3116 6.7 6.7
6 1037 2.2 2.2
7 412 .9 .9
8 165 .4 .4
9 58 .1 .1
10 36 .1 .1
11 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 46650 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

iopno alter’s person number
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
1 12686 27.2 27.2
2 12586 27.0 27.0
3 9615 20.6 20.6
4 6929 14.9 14.9
5 3116 6.7 6.7
6 1037 2.2 2.2
7 412 .9 .9
8 165 .4 .4
9 58 .1 .1
10 36 .1 .1
11 10 .0 .0
Valid cases 46650 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

irel relationship of iopno to ipno
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Undefined 0 182 .4 .4
Lawful spouse 2 8816 18.9 18.9
Live-in partner 3 1836 3.9 3.9
Natural child 4 11376 24.4 24.4
Adopted child 5 82 .2 .2
Foster child 6 24 .1 .1
Step/partner’s-child 7 727 1.6 1.6
Daughter/son-in-law 9 223 .5 .5
Natural brother/sist 10 7862 16.9 16.9
Other brother/sister 11 180 .4 .4
Brother/sister-in-la 12 108 .2 .2
Natural parent 13 11376 24.4 24.4
Other parent 14 106 .2 .2
Mother/father-in-law 15 221 .5 .5
Any grand parent 16 325 .7 .7
Any grand child 17 325 .7 .7
Any cousin 18 50 .1 .1
Any aunt/uncle 19 39 .1 .1
Any nephew/niece 20 39 .1 .1
Employee 22 1 .0 .0
Lodger/border 23 70 .2 .2
Unrelated sharer 24 1182 2.5 2.5
Step parent 25 727 1.6 1.6
Employer 26 1 .0 .0
Landlady/lord 27 70 .2 .2
Half-sibling 28 684 1.5 1.5
Other 30 18 .0 .0
Valid cases 46650 Missing cases 0
Question Route Uses IPNO IHGR2R IHGSEX IMASTAT IHGSPN IHGFNO IHGMNO on Record IINDALL
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

isex sex
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Individual (3)
Question Number and Text ID11 : Interviewer Check: sex of respondent
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23123 49.6 49.6
Female 2 23527 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 46650 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

iosex alter’s sex
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Male 1 23123 49.6 49.6
Female 2 23527 50.4 50.4
Valid cases 46650 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

ilwstat alter’s residence at last wave
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Co-resident 1 28368 60.8 94.6
Different household 2 402 .9 1.3
Alter birth 3 489 1.0 1.6
Not in sample 6 730 1.6 2.4
Ego New entrant -8 16661 35.7 Missing
Valid cases 29989 Missing cases 16661
Question Route Uses IHID IPNO IOPNO IREL on Record IEGOALT. Uses PID ISAMPST IMOVEST on Record IINDALL. Uses HIVFHO 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

inwstat alter’s residence at next wave
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Value Label Value Frequency % Valid %
Still co-resident 1 40540 86.9 86.9
Different household 2 3214 6.9 6.9
Alter out of scope 4 94 .2 .2
Alter died 5 142 .3 .3
Both non-resp, DK 7 1472 3.2 3.2
Ego left sample 8 786 1.7 1.7
Ego died/out scope 9 402 .9 .9
Valid cases 46650 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 IEGOALT
Questionnaire Cover Sheet
Question Number and Text IEG3
Valid cases 46650 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 IEGOALT
Valid cases 46650 Missing cases 0
Variable Occurrence W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iopid alter’s cross-wave person identifier
Record Type IEGOALT
Questionnaire Derived Variable
Valid cases 46650 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