| lpno | person number |
| lscpno | child pno |
| lscage | age of child |
| lscsex | sex of child |
| lscage4 | ic: child age over 4 |
| lsctyp | type of education inst. child attends |
| lschbgy | age child started primary school: years |
| lschbgm | age child started primary school: months |
| lschsta | school currently at state or private |
| lschlng | child at a designated language school |
| lschsat | how satisfied r is with child’s school |
| lschhw | how often helps child with homework |
| lscacvs | important complete gcse/standard exams |
| lscach | important complete a’level/highers |
| lscag11 | ic: child age 11 or over |
| lsctut | child recieves additional tutition |
| lsctute | tutition received in english |
| lsctutm | tutition received in maths |
| lsctuts | tutition received in sciences |
| lsctutl | tutition received in languages |
| lsctuth | tutition received in humanities |
| lsctuto | tutition received in other |
| lsc2uni | r. would like child go to uni/college |
| lscluni | likely child will go onto uni/college |
| lscarg | how often child quarrels with r |
| lsctalk | how often child talks to r |
| lscpraz | how often r praises child |
| lscsmak | how often r spanks or slaps child |
| lsccudl | how often r cuddles child |
| lscyell | how often r yells at child |
| lscpid | child’s person identifier |
| pid | cross-wave person identifier |
| pidp | Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS) |
| lhid | household identification number |
| lcheseq | child sequence number |
| lhid | household identification number |
| lpno | person number |
| llacbm | month of birth – adopted child |
| llacby4 | year of birth – adopted child |
| llacsx | sex of adopted child |
| llacst | status of adopted child |
| llacyb4 | year adopted child joined resp. hh |
| llaclv | adopted child still lives in resp. hh |
| llacyd4 | year adopted child died |
| llacal | age adopted child left resp. hh |
| llacno | adopted child number |
| pid | cross-wave person identifier |
| pidp | Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS) |
| lhid | household identification number |
| lpno | person number |
| llchbm | month of birth – natural child |
| llchby4 | year of birth – natural child |
| llchsx | sex of natural child |
| llchlv | natural child still lives in resp. hh |
| llchyd4 | year natural child died |
| llchal | age natural child left resp. hh |
| llncno | natural child number |
| pid | cross-wave person identifier |
| pidp | Cross-wave person identifier (UKHLS) |