BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlcken

Health check-up: cholesterol NHS/private

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM31E : Did you get this on the NHS or was it private? Cholesterol test

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
NHS	1	1548	9.9	89.3
Private	2	178	1.1	10.3
Both	3	7	.0	.4
Missing or wild	-9	12	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13437	86.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	6	.0	Missing

Valid cases	1733	Missing cases	13890

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1 AND IHLCKE = 1) Asked if R has had cholesterol test since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckf

Health check-up: other checks

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM30G : Which ones? You can just tell me which numbers apply. Other

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	14530	93.0	95.7
Yes	1	647	4.1	4.3
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15177	Missing cases	446

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1) Asked if R has had health check-up since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckfn

Health check-up:other checks NHS/private

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM31G : Did you get this on the NHS or was it private? Other

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
NHS	1	550	3.5	85.7
Private	2	90	.6	14.0
Both	3	2	.0	.3
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14530	93.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	5	.0	Missing

Valid cases	642	Missing cases	14981

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1 AND IHLCKF = 1) Asked if R has had other health check since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckg

Health check-up: cervical smear

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM30H : Which ones? You can just tell me which numbers apply. Cervical smear

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	13161	84.2	86.7
Yes	1	2016	12.9	13.3
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15177	Missing cases	446

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1) Asked if R is a woman and has had health check-up since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Note

At Wave One men are coded -8, at Wave Two and beyond coded 0.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckgn

Health check-up: cervical smear NHS/priv

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM31H : Did you get this on the NHS or was it private? Cervical smear

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
NHS	1	1974	12.6	98.0
Private	2	38	.2	1.9
Both	3	3	.0	.1
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13161	84.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	2015	Missing cases	13608

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1 AND IHLCKG = 1) Asked if R is woman and has had cervical smear since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckh

Health check-up: breast screen

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM30I : Which ones? You can just tell me which numbers apply. Breast screening

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	14255	91.2	93.9
Yes	1	922	5.9	6.1
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15177	Missing cases	446

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1) Asked if R is a woman and has had health check-up since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Note

At Wave One men are coded -8, at Wave Two and beyond coded 0.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckhn

Health check-up: breast screen NHS/priv

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM31I : Did you get this on the NHS or was it private? Breast screening

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
NHS	1	879	5.6	95.3
Private	2	41	.3	4.4
Both	3	2	.0	.2
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14255	91.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	922	Missing cases	14701

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1 AND IHLCKH = 1) Asked if R is a woman and has had breast screening since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlcki

Health check-up: blood test

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM30F : Which ones? You can just tell me which numbers apply. Blood test

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	10161	65.0	66.9
Yes	1	5016	32.1	33.1
Missing or wild	-9	11	.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15177	Missing cases	446

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1) Asked if R has had health check-up since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ihlckin

Health check-up: blood test NHS/priv

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM31F : Did you get this on the NHS or was it private? Blood test

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
NHS	1	4745	30.4	94.8
Private	2	221	1.4	4.4
Both	3	41	.3	.8
Missing or wild	-9	12	.1	Missing
Not applicable	-8	10161	65.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	8	.1	Missing

Valid cases	5007	Missing cases	10616

Question Route

IF (IHLCK = 1 AND IHLCKI = 1) Asked if R is a woman and has had blood test since 1.9.98

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ismever

Ever smoked cigarettes

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM32 : Have you ever smoked a cigarette, a cigar or a pipe?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	4	0.03	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Yes	1	9954	63.71	65.56
No	2	5230	33.48	34.44
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	15184	Missing cases	439

Question Route

ALL RESPONDENTS

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

ismnow

Smoke cigarettes now

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (31)

Question Number and Text

IM33 : Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	4463	28.6	44.8
No	2	5491	35.1	55.2
Missing	-9	1	.0	Missing
Not applicable	-8	5233	33.5	Missing
Proxy Respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	9954	Missing cases	5669

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1) Asked if R has ever smoked.

Index Terms

Note

Compare with wSMOKER not asked at this wave

Variable Occurrence

incigs

Usual no. of cigarettes smoked per day

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

IM34 : Approximately how many cigarettes a day do you usually smoke, including those you roll yourself?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
15.25	8.28	0	70

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	2	.0	.0
Amount stated	1	4274	27.4	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	188	1.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	10724	68.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	4276	Missing cases	11347

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1 AND ISMNOW = 1) Asked if R has ever smoked and smokes cigarettes at all nowadays

Index Terms

Note

If figure varies then R is asked to give a daily average over the past week.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ismcigs

Ever smoked cigarettes regularly

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

IM35 : Have you ever smoked cigarettes regularly, that is at least one cigarette a day, or did you smoke them only occasionally?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	6	0.04	Missing
inapplicable	-8	9696	62.06	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Smoked regularly	1	3440	22.02	62.71
Smoked occasionally	2	894	5.72	16.3
Never really smoked	3	1152	7.37	21.0
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	5486	Missing cases	10137

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1 AND ISMNOW = 2) Asked if R has ever smoked and does not smoke cigarettes at all nowadays

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W9 W12

ismncigs

Number of cigarettes smoked in past

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

IM36 : About how many cigarettes did you smoke in a day when you last smoked them regularly?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
17.88	12.97	1	90

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	3425	21.9	100.0
Missing	-9	13	.1	Missing
Not applicable	-8	11747	75.2	Missing
Proxy Respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Refused	-2	3	.0	Missing

Valid cases	3425	Missing cases	12198

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1 AND ISMNOW = 2 AND ISMIGS = 1) Asked if R has ever smoked cigarettes regularly and does not smoke cigarettes at all nowadays

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

ismstop

How long ago stopped smoking

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

IM37 : How long ago did you stop smoking cigarettes regularly?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Less than six months	1	204	1.3	5.9
6 to 12 months ago	2	154	1.0	4.5
One to two years ago	3	165	1.1	4.8
Two to five years ag	4	326	2.1	9.5
Five to ten years ag	5	517	3.3	15.0
10 or more years ago	6	2070	13.2	60.2
Missing	-9	1	.0	Missing
Not applicable	-8	11747	75.2	Missing
Proxy Respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.0	Missing

Valid cases	3436	Missing cases	12187

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1 AND ISMNOW = 2 AND ISMIGS = 1) Asked if R has ever smoked cigarettes regularly and does not smoke cigarettes at all nowadays

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

ismagbg

Age when first started smoking

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (32)

Question Number and Text

IM38 : How old were you when you (first) started to smoke cigarettes regularly?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
16.81	4.96	5	98

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Age given	1	7829	50.1	100.0
Missing	-9	1	.0	Missing
Not applicable	-8	7284	46.6	Missing
Proxy Respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Never smoked reg	-3	60	.4	Missing
Don’t know	-1	14	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7829	Missing cases	7794

Question Route

IF (ISMEVER = 1 AND ISMNOW = 2 AND ISMIGS = 1) Asked if R has ever smoked cigarettes regularly and does not smoke cigarettes at all nowadays

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

iaidhh

Cares for handicapped/other in household

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM40 : Is there anyone living with you who is sick, handicapped or elderly whom you look after or give special help to (for example, a sick or handicapped (or elderly) relative/ husband/ wife/ friend, etc)?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	356	2.28	Missing
inapplicable	-8	2357	15.09	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Yes	1	910	5.82	7.29
No	2	11558	73.98	92.65
Other	3	7	0.04	0.06
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	12475	Missing cases	3148

Question Route

IF (IHHSIZE GT 1) Asked if more than one person living in household

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

iaidhua

PNO of 1st cared for person

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM41P1 : Who is the (sick, handicapped, or elderly) person/people you look after?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	356	2.28	Missing
inapplicable	-8	13924	89.13	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
	1	342	2.19	37.67
	2	321	2.05	35.35
	3	148	0.95	16.3
	4	57	0.36	6.28
	5	30	0.19	3.3
	6	7	0.04	0.77
	7	3	0.02	0.33
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	908	Missing cases	14715

Question Route

IF (IHHSIZE GT 1 AND IAIDHH = 1) Asked if R cares for elderly/sick or handicapped person

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidhub

PNO of 2nd cared for person

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM41P2 : Who is the (sick, handicapped, or elderly) person/people you look after?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	873	5.6	96.0
	1	1	.0	.1
	2	9	.1	1.0
	3	13	.1	1.4
	4	7	.0	.8
	5	5	.0	.6
	6	1	.0	.1
Missing or wild	-9	355	2.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13924	89.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	909	Missing cases	14714

Question Route

IF (IHHSIZE GT 1 AND IAIDHH = 1) Asked if R cares for elderly/sick or handicapped person

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidhuc

PNO of 3rd cared for person

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM41P3 : Who is the (sick, handicapped, or elderly) person/people you look after?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	904	5.8	99.4
	4	2	.0	.2
	5	3	.0	.3
Missing or wild	-9	355	2.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13924	89.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	909	Missing cases	14714

Question Route

IF (IHHSIZE GT 1 AND IAIDHH = 1) Asked if R cares for elderly/sick or handicapped person

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidxhh

Provides care for non-resident person

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM42 : Do you provide some regular service or help for any sick, handicapped or elderly person not living with you?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	6	0.04	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Yes	1	1611	10.31	10.61
No	2	13571	86.87	89.39
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	15182	Missing cases	441

Question Route

ALL RESPONDENTS

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

inaidxhh

Number of non-residents cared for

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (33)

Question Number and Text

IM43 : Is that one person or more than one?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	5	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	13576	86.90	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
One person	1	1230	7.87	76.54
Two people	2	276	1.77	17.17
Three people	3	34	0.22	2.12
Four people	4	11	0.07	0.68
Five people	5	4	0.03	0.25
Six people	6	4	0.03	0.25
Seven + people	7	48	0.31	2.99
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	1607	Missing cases	14016

Question Route

IF (IAIDXHH = 1) Asked if R provides some care for non- resident(s)

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidhu1

Caring:relation to 1st non-res dependant

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM44M1 : Who is it that you look after or help?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Parent/parent in law	1	833	5.3	51.8
Grandparent(s)	2	142	.9	8.8
Aunt or Uncle	3	64	.4	4.0
Other relative	4	161	1.0	10.0
Friend or neighbour	5	323	2.1	20.1
Clients of vol orgs.	6	62	.4	3.9
Other specified	7	22	.1	1.4
Missing or wild	-9	5	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13576	86.9	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	1607	Missing cases	14016

Question Route

IF (IAIDXHH = 1) Asked if R provides some care for non- resident

Index Terms

Note

High number of ‘other relative’ responses lead to use of extended coding frame being used at Wave 5 and expansion of question categories from Wave 6 onwards.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidhu2

Caring:relation to 2nd non-res dependant

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM44M2 : Who is it that you look after or help?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	9	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	14806	94.77	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Parent/in law	1	151	0.97	40.48
Grandparent(s)	2	19	0.12	5.09
Aunt or Uncle	3	17	0.11	4.56
Other relative	4	28	0.18	7.51
Friend or neighbour	5	100	0.64	26.81
Clients of vol orgs.	6	49	0.31	13.14
Other specified	7	9	0.06	2.41
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	373	Missing cases	15250

Question Route

IF (IAIDXHH = 1) Asked if R provides some care for non- resident

Index Terms

Note

See note for IAIDHU1.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iaidhrs

Hours per week spent caring

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM46 : In total, how many hours do you spend each week looking after or helping (him/her/them)?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
0-4 hrs per week	1	977	6.3	41.0
5-9 hrs per week	2	407	2.6	17.1
10-19 hrs per wk	3	287	1.8	12.0
20-34 hrs per wk	4	147	.9	6.2
35-49 hrs per wk	5	71	.5	3.0
50-99 hrs per wk	6	41	.3	1.7
100 + hrs per wk	7	241	1.5	10.1
Varies under 20	8	81	.5	3.4
Varies 20 hrs +	9	96	.6	4.0
Some other times	10	34	.2	1.4
Missing or wild	-9	325	2.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	12453	79.7	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	28	.2	Missing

Valid cases	2382	Missing cases	13241

Question Route

IF (IAIDHH = 1 OR IAIDXHH = 1) Asked if R cares for person(s) inside and/or outside the household

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iivma

Health section: respondent alone

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM45A : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Respondent alone

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Respondent alone	1	9563	61.2	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	5624	36.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	9563	Missing cases	6060

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iivmb

Health section: partner present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM45B : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Partner present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	1889	12.1	33.6
Partner present	2	3735	23.9	66.4
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9563	61.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	5624	Missing cases	9999

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iivmc

Health section: other adults present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM45C : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Other adult(s) present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	4309	27.6	76.6
Other adults pres	3	1315	8.4	23.4
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9563	61.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	5624	Missing cases	9999

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iivmd

Health section: child/ren present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM45D : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Child(ren) present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	4306	27.6	76.6
Children present	4	1318	8.4	23.4
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9563	61.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	5624	Missing cases	9999

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

iivme

Health section: supervisor present

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (34)

Question Number and Text

IM45E : (Interviewer check) Who was present during this section? Supervisor present

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	5464	35.0	97.2
Supervisor present	5	160	1.0	2.8
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9563	61.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	5624	Missing cases	9999

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbhas

Did paid work last week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

IE1 : Can I just check, did you do any paid work last week – that is in the seven days ending last Sunday – either as an employee or self employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	5	0.03	Missing
Yes	1	8749	56.00	56.02
No	2	6869	43.97	43.98
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	15618	Missing cases	5

Question Route

ALL RESPONDENTS

Index Terms

Note

Any paid work includes any no. of hours, incl Saturday jobs and casual work. See Vol. A for more details.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijboff

No work last week but has job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

IE2 : Even though you weren’t working did you have a job that you were away from last week?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	2	0.01	Missing
inapplicable	-8	8750	56.01	Missing
Yes	1	494	3.16	7.19
No	2	6355	40.68	92.49
Waiting for job	3	22	0.14	0.32
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	6871	Missing cases	8752

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 2) Asked if R did no paid work last week

Index Terms

Note

Includes those on maternity leave, holiday, on strike, on sick leave, layoff but with job with same employer to return to.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijboffy

Reason off work last week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

IE3 : What was the main reason you were away from work last week?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Maternity leave	1	55	.4	11.2
Other leave/holiday	2	213	1.4	43.3
Sick or injured	3	169	1.1	34.3
Training course	4	1	.0	.2
Laid off/short time	5	6	.0	1.2
Pers/family reasons	7	6	.0	1.2
Other reasons	8	42	.3	8.5
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	15129	96.8	Missing

Valid cases	492	Missing cases	15131

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) Asked if R did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbterm1

Current job: permanent or temporary

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

IE4 : Is your current job…

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	3	0.02	Missing
inapplicable	-8	6230	39.88	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Permanent job	1	8170	52.29	91.23
Not permanent job	2	785	5.02	8.77
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	8955	Missing cases	6668

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1)) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Note

Refers to main job i.e. the most remunerative or that involving most hours. Became two variables from Wave 9 onwards to obtain more detail about non-permanent jobs.

Variable Occurrence

W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbterm2

Type of non-permanent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (35)

Question Number and Text

IE4A : In what way is the job not permanent, is it…

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Seasonal work	1	49	.3	6.3
Fixed term contract	2	290	1.9	37.5
Agency temping	3	95	.6	12.3
Casual	4	222	1.4	28.7
Other	5	118	.8	15.2
Missing or wild	-9	12	.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14402	92.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	774	Missing cases	14849

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBTERM1 = 2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from and job is not permanent

Index Terms

Note

See note for IJBTERM1

Variable Occurrence

W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsoc

Occupation (SOC): current main job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (36)

Question Number and Text

IE5 : What was your (main) job last week? Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you do.

Valid cases	9240	Missing cases	6383

Index Terms

Employment: Sector and Duties

Social Classification

Note

See Note for IJBTERM1. See coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A. Used to construct derived occupational class variables (IJBSEG, IJBGOLD etc.). Coded using CASOC.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsic

Industry (SIC) of employer: current job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (36)

Question Number and Text

IE6 : What does the firm/organisation you work for actually make or do (at the place where you work)?

Valid cases	9235	Missing cases	6388

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IJBTERM1. See coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11

ijbsemp

Employee or self-employed: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (36)

Question Number and Text

IE7 : Are you an employee or self-employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employee	1	8168	52.3	88.4
Self-employed	2	1074	6.9	11.6
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	6379	40.8	Missing

Valid cases	9242	Missing cases	6381

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1)) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbmngr

Managerial duties: current job

Record Type

Employment: Sector and Duties

Questionnaire

Individual (36)

Question Number and Text

IE8 : Do you have any managerial duties or do you supervise any other employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	11	0.07	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7453	47.71	Missing
Manager	1	1511	9.67	18.52
Foreman/supervisor	2	1263	8.08	15.48
Not mnger/supervisor	3	5385	34.47	66.0
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	8159	Missing cases	7464

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsize

No. employed at workplace: current job

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (37)

Question Number and Text

IE10 : How many people are employed at the place where you work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	37	0.24	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7453	47.71	Missing
1 – 2	1	327	2.09	4.02
3 – 9	2	1263	8.08	15.53
10 – 24	3	1319	8.44	16.22
25 – 49	4	1011	6.47	12.43
50 – 99	5	898	5.75	11.04
100 – 199	6	811	5.19	9.97
200 – 499	7	935	5.98	11.5
500 – 999	8	512	3.28	6.3
1000 or more	9	801	5.13	9.85
DK/less than 25	10	44	0.28	0.54
DK/25 or more	11	212	1.36	2.61
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	8133	Missing cases	7490

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Includes total no. employed at workplace, not in department or section.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbhrs

No. of hours normally worked per week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

IE11 : Thinking about your (main) job, how many hours, excluding overtime and meal breaks, are you expected to work in a normal week?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
33.20	12.57	0	99

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No expected hours	0	142	.9	1.7
Amount stated	1	8032	51.4	98.3
Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7394	47.3	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	52	.3	Missing

Valid cases	8174	Missing cases	7449

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Whether job is full-time or part-time is given in derived variable IJBFT.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbot

No. of overtime hours in normal week

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

IE12 : And how many hours overtime do you usually work in a normal week?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.82	6.14	0	60

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	4309	27.6	55.3
Amount stated	1	3489	22.3	44.7
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	144	.9	Missing

Valid cases	7798	Missing cases	7825

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

Includes unpaid overtime. See note for IJBHRS.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbotpd

No. of hours worked as paid overtime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

IE13 : How much of that overtime is usually paid overtime?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
4.84	6.30	0	45

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No paid overtime	0	1475	9.4	41.7
Amount stated	1	2062	13.2	58.3
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	11554	74.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	96	.6	Missing

Valid cases	3537	Missing cases	12086

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IJBOT GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and usually works paid overtime

Index Terms

Note

Includes all time paid above basic salary or wage, including that not at increased rate.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbhrlk

Preference over hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (38)

Question Number and Text

IE14 : Thinking about the hours you work, assuming that you would be paid the same amount per hour, would you prefer to

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Work fewer hours	1	2551	16.3	32.5
Work more hours	2	644	4.1	8.2
Contin same hrs	3	4658	29.8	59.3
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	89	.6	Missing

Valid cases	7853	Missing cases	7770

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbpl

Work location

Record Type

Employment: Workplace and Size of Firm

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

IE15 : Do you work mainly:

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	4	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7245	46.37	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
At home	1	99	0.63	1.25
Employers prems	2	6555	41.96	82.57
Driving/travel	3	682	4.37	8.59
1 + other places	4	537	3.44	6.76
Other	5	66	0.42	0.83
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	7939	Missing cases	7684

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbttwt

Minutes spent travelling to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

IE16 : About how much time does it usually take for you to get to work each day, door to door?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
22.40	20.48	1	360

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	7575	48.5	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7344	47.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Period uncodeable	-3	247	1.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	21	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7575	Missing cases	8048

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IJBPL = 2-5) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and does not work at home

Index Terms

Transport

Note

Involves travel to work only, not round trip.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbttwm

Main means of travel to work

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (39)

Question Number and Text

IE17 : And what usually is your main means of travel to work?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	15	0.10	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7344	47.01	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Brit Rail/train	1	230	1.47	2.94
Underground/tube	2	107	0.68	1.37
Bus or coach	3	673	4.31	8.6
Moto cycle/moped	4	79	0.51	1.01
Car or van	5	4692	30.03	59.93
Car/van passenger	6	689	4.41	8.8
Pedal cycle	7	222	1.42	2.84
Walks all way	8	1069	6.84	13.65
Other	9	68	0.44	0.87
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	7829	Missing cases	7794

Question Route

Index Terms

Transport

Note

Main = for greatest part of distance covered between home and work.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsat2

Job satisfaction: total pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

IE18B : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 1. The total pay, including any overtime or bonuses

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	12	.1	.2
Not satis at all	1	351	2.2	4.4
	2	497	3.2	6.3
	3	1091	7.0	13.8
Not satis/dissat	4	540	3.5	6.8
	5	1732	11.1	21.8
	6	2943	18.8	37.1
Completely satis	7	763	4.9	9.6
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	13	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7929	Missing cases	7694

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsat4

Job satisfaction: security

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

IE18D : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 2. Your job security

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	78	.5	1.0
Not satis at all	1	273	1.7	3.4
	2	282	1.8	3.6
	3	586	3.8	7.4
Not satis/dissat	4	550	3.5	6.9
	5	1294	8.3	16.3
	6	3045	19.5	38.4
Completely satis	7	1815	11.6	22.9
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	19	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7923	Missing cases	7700

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsat6

Job satisfaction: work itself

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

IE18F : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 3. The actual work itself

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	16	.1	.2
Not satis at all	1	147	.9	1.9
	2	266	1.7	3.4
	3	528	3.4	6.7
Not satis/dissat	4	604	3.9	7.6
	5	1492	9.6	18.8
	6	3486	22.3	43.9
Completely satis	7	1400	9.0	17.6
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	3	.0	Missing

Valid cases	7939	Missing cases	7684

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsat7

Job satisfaction: hours worked

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

IE18G : I’m going to read out a list of various aspects of jobs, and after each one I’d like you to tell me from this card (E3) which number best describes how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with that particular aspect of your own present job. 4. The hours you work

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Doesn’t apply	0	12	.1	.2
Not satis at all	1	179	1.1	2.3
	2	306	2.0	3.9
	3	868	5.6	10.9
Not satis/dissatis	4	681	4.4	8.6
	5	1605	10.3	20.2
	6	3070	19.7	38.7
Completely satis	7	1216	7.8	15.3
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	5	.0	Missing

Valid cases	7937	Missing cases	7686

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ijbsat

Job satisfaction: overall

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (40)

Question Number and Text

IE19 : All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your present job overall using the same 1 – 7 scale?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not satis at all	1	146	.9	1.8
	2	308	2.0	3.9
	3	580	3.7	7.3
Not satis/dissatis	4	596	3.8	7.5
	5	1625	10.4	20.5
	6	3653	23.4	46.0
Completely satis	7	1025	6.6	12.9
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	9	.1	Missing

Valid cases	7933	Missing cases	7690

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipaygl

Gross pay at last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

IE20 : The last time you were paid, what was your gross pay – that is including any overtime, bonuses, commission, tips or tax refund, but before any deductions for tax, national insurance or pension contributions, union dues and so on?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2571.82	6525.83	3	80000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	7033	45.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7245	46.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Refused	-2	386	2.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	523	3.3	Missing

Valid cases	7033	Missing cases	8590

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipaygw

Pay period (weeks): last gross pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

IE21OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
6.98	13.40	-5	88.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	10	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	8154	52.19	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Per hour	-4	24	0.15	Missing
[Value >= 0]		7000	44.81	100.0
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	7000	Missing cases	8623

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL NE -2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment

Index Terms

Note

Variables associated with payments or receipts include two for each, the amount of receipt or payment (here IPAYGL), and the period in weeks which it covered (here IPAYGW). These variables should not be used without first converting to a common time metric (e.g. dividing by number of weeks). You should be aware that for a small number of cases the period of receipt is less than one week. You may wish to take special action in these cases. There are derived gross pay, net pay, and total income variables toward the end of this Record Type.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipaynl

Take-home pay at last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

IE22 : And what was your take-home pay last time, that is after any deductions were made for tax, National Insurance, pensions, union dues etc?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
955.92	2128.44	4	60000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	6840	43.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	7631	48.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
No deductions	-3	412	2.6	Missing
Refused	-2	15	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	289	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	6840	Missing cases	8783

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work last week but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipaynw

Pay period (weeks): last take-home pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (41)

Question Number and Text

IE23OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.85	5.89	-5	88.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	10	0.06	Missing
inapplicable	-8	8347	53.43	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Per hour	-4	3	0.02	Missing
[Value >= 0]		6828	43.70	100.0
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	6828	Missing cases	8795

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and deductions were made

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipayslp

Pay slip seen by interviewer

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

IE24 : RECORD PAY SLIP CHECK

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	5	0.03	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7935	50.79	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Latest payslip seen	1	1922	12.30	26.52
Early payslip seen	2	188	1.20	2.59
No payslip seen	3	5138	32.89	70.89
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	7248	Missing cases	8375

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GT 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee that has indicated Gross pay at last payment, and last take home pay was recorded

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipayusl

Was last gross pay the usual amount

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

IE26 : Your take home pay last time was (AMOUNT AT E22). Is this the amount you usually receive (before any statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay)?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
missing or wild	-9	22	0.14	Missing
inapplicable	-8	7935	50.79	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Yes	1	6114	39.13	84.55
No	2	1117	7.15	15.45
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	7231	Missing cases	8392

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded

Index Terms

Note

The question at Wave 1 asked about gross pay, at Wave 2 and thereafter, take home pay. This has consequences for wPAYU which is therefore, only strictly comparable after Wave 1. See Note for IPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipayu

Usual pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

IE27 : How much are you usually paid?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
825.77	1959.75	5	33000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	1039	6.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14070	90.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	78	.5	Missing

Valid cases	1039	Missing cases	14584

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GE 0 AND IPAYUSL = 2) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount

Index Terms

Note

See the note for IPAYUSL regarding cross wave comparability of this variable. See Note for IPAYGW.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipayuw

Usual pay: pay period (weeks)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (42)

Question Number and Text

IE28OC : What period does that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3.50	5.50	0.20	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	1034	6.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	14148	90.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	435	2.8	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	3	.0	Missing

Valid cases	1034	Missing cases	14589

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GE 0 AND IPAYUSL = 2 AND IPAYU GE 0) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount and usual amount is recorded

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IPAYGW and IPAYUSL.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipayug

Usual pay: gross/net of deductions

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (43)

Question Number and Text

IE29 : And is that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or are there usually no deductions at all made from your salary?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	221	1.4	21.3
After deductions	2	742	4.7	71.5
No deductions	3	75	.5	7.2
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14148	90.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	1038	Missing cases	14585

Question Route

Index Terms

Note

See Note for IPAYGW

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipaydf1

Last pay unusual: included back pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (43)

Question Number and Text

IE30A : Can I just check, why was it that your pay last time was different from your usual pay? It included back pay

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not mentioned	0	1069	6.8	96.0
Incl back pay	1	44	.3	4.0
Missing or wild	-9	5	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	14070	90.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	1113	Missing cases	14510

Question Route

IF (IJBHAS = 1 OR (IJBHAS = 2 AND IJBOFF = 1) AND IJBSEMP = 1 AND IPAYGL GE 0 AND IPAYNL GE 0 AND IPAYUSL = 2 AND IPAYU GE -1) Asked if R did paid work last week, or did no paid work but has a job that was away from, and is an employee and last take home pay was recorded and was not usual amount and R did not refuse to give usual amount

Index Terms