BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable IFIYRTI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyri

Annual investment income (1.9.98-1.9.99)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
434.03	2753.31	0	233820

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	9550	61.1	62.9
Amount stated	1.00	5638	36.1	37.1
Proxy respondent	-7.00	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15188	Missing cases	435

Question Route

Uses INF1 IFIYRDI on Record IINDRESP. Uses IFICODE IFIM09L IFIM10L IFIM11L IFIM12L IFIM01T IFIM02T IFIM03T IFIM04T IFIM05T IFIM06T IFIM07T IFIM08T on Record IINCOME.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable IFIYRII takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyr

Annual income (1.9.98-1.9.99)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
11122.24	13638.04	0	480395.28

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	541	3.5	3.6
Amount stated	1.00	14646	93.7	96.4
Missing or wild	-9.00	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	15187	Missing cases	436

Question Route

Uses IFIYRL IFIYRNL on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable IFIYEARI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifihhmn

Household income: month before interview

Record Type

Incomes: Household Income

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2212.77	1982.35	0	36564.90

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	70	.4	.5
Amount stated	1.00	15476	99.1	99.5
Missing or wild	-9.00	77	.5	Missing

Valid cases	15546	Missing cases	77

Question Route

Uses IIVFHO on Record IHHSAMP. Uses IFIMN IIVFIO on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Sums the values of total income in the month before interview for individuals in the h/hold. Includes imputed data. The imputation flag variable IFIHHMNI takes a value 0 if there was no imputation, 1 if some component of an individual h/hold members income was imputed, and 2 if the whole income of one or more h/hold members was imputed. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ihlghq1

Subjective wellbeing (GHQ) 1: Likert

Record Type

Health: Subjective Well-Being

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
11.09	5.42	0	36

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	45	.3	.3
Amount stated	1	14673	93.9	99.7
Missing or wild	-9	470	3.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	14718	Missing cases	905

Question Route

Uses IGHQA IGHQB IGHQC IGHQD IGHQE IGHQF IGHQG IGHQH IGHQI IGHQJ IGHQK IGHQL on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measure converts valid answers to questions IGHQA to IGHQL to a single 36 point scale. See note on variable wHLGHQ1 in Notes on Derived Variables in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ihlghq2

Subjective wellbeing (GHQ) 2: Caseness

Record Type

Health: Subjective Well-Being

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	7892	50.5	53.6
	1	1984	12.7	13.5
	2	1114	7.1	7.6
	3	817	5.2	5.6
	4	568	3.6	3.9
	5	498	3.2	3.4
	6	376	2.4	2.6
	7	319	2.0	2.2
	8	257	1.6	1.7
	9	232	1.5	1.6
	10	210	1.3	1.4
	11	212	1.4	1.4
	12	239	1.5	1.6
Missing or wild	-9	470	3.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	14718	Missing cases	905

Question Route

Uses IGHQA IGHQB IGHQC IGHQD IGHQE IGHQF IGHQG IGHQH IGHQI IGHQJ IGHQK IGHQL on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measure converts valid answers to questions IGHQA to IGHQL to a single scale 12 point scale. See note on variable wHLGHQ1 in Notes on Derived Variables in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ispjb

Whether spouse/partner employed now

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No	0	3445	22.1	34.6
Yes	1	6498	41.6	65.4
No spouse/partner	-8	5680	36.4	Missing

Valid cases	9943	Missing cases	5680

Question Route

Uses IHGSPN IHGEST IIVFIO on Record IINDALL. Uses IJBHAS IJBOFF on Record IINDRESP.

Index Terms

Relationship between Household Members

Note

Uses IHGSPN IHGEMP IIVFIO on Record IINDALL. Uses IJBHAS IJBOFF on Record IINDRESP

Variable Occurrence

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

ispsoc

Spouse/partner’s Occupation

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	6059	Missing cases	9564

Index Terms

Note

See notes for IJBSOC and, Appendix in Vol. A for coding frame.

Variable Occurrence

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

ispjbhr

Spouse/partner’s weekly work hours

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
35.08	13.66	0	99

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No expected hours	0	95	.6	1.6
Amount stated	1	5868	37.6	98.4
Missing or wild	-9	491	3.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9125	58.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	44	.3	Missing

Valid cases	5963	Missing cases	9660

Question Route

Uses IJBSEMP IJBHRS IJSHRS on Record IINDRESP. Uses IHGSPN IIVFIO on Record IINDALL.

Index Terms

Time Use

Note

Measures spouse’s/partner’s usual weekly hours of work excluding overtime. Taken from IJBHRS if employee and IJSHRS if self-employed.

Variable Occurrence

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

ispjbot

Spouse/partner’s weekly overtime

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
4.13	6.47	0	60

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	2705	17.3	53.7
Amount stated	1	2333	14.9	46.3
Missing or wild	-9	718	4.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9867	63.2	Missing

Valid cases	5038	Missing cases	10585

Question Route

Uses IJBOT on Record IINDRESP. Uses IHGSPN IIVFIO on Record IINDALL.

Index Terms

Time Use

Note

Measures spouse’s/partner’s weekly overtime hours. Applicable only where spouse is employee.

Variable Occurrence

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

isppayg

Spouse/partner’s monthly gross pay

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1340.54	1404.38	0	36500

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	48	.3	.8
Amount stated	1.00	5806	37.2	99.2
Missing or wild	-9.00	644	4.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	9125	58.4	Missing

Valid cases	5854	Missing cases	9769

Question Route

Uses IJBSEMP IPAYGU IJSACCS IJSPAYG IJSPROF on Record IINDRESP Uses IHGSPN IIVFIO on Record IINDALL.

Index Terms

Note

Measures spouse’s/partner’s usual monthly gross pay. Taken from IPAYGU, IJSPAYG or IJSPROF, depending on employment status.

Variable Occurrence

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

ispjbyr

Whether spse/partner employed last year

Record Type

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
No	0	2905	18.6	32.1
Yes	1	6131	39.2	67.9
Missing or wild	-9	907	5.8	Missing
No spouse/partner	-8	5680	36.4	Missing

Valid cases	9036	Missing cases	6587

Question Route

Uses INJBSP on Record IINDRESP. Uses IHGSPN IIVFIO on Record IINDALL.

Index Terms

Time Use

Note

Measures whether spouse/partner had a job between 1.9.98 and 1.9.99. Taken from value of INJBSP.

Variable Occurrence

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

ilrwght

Longitudinal respondent weight

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See Vol. A on Weighting.

Variable Occurrence

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

ilewght

Longitudinal enumerated individual weight

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See Vol. A on Weighting.

Variable Occurrence

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

ixrwght

X-sectional respondent weight

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See Vol. A on Weighting.

Variable Occurrence

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

ixewght

X-sectional enumerated individual weight

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See Vol. A on Weighting.

Variable Occurrence

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

ij2payi

Imputation flag – IJ2PAY (base)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	974	6.2	100.0
Var Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Var Inapplicable	-8	14074	90.1	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Var Refused	-2	39	.2	Missing
Var Don’t Know	-1	100	.6	Missing

Valid cases	974	Missing cases	14649

Index Terms

Employment: Second Job

Note

See note for IJ2PAY and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrdii

Imputation flag – IFIYRDI (base)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	12622	80.8	100.0
Var Missing or wild	-9	3	.0	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing
Var Refused	-2	723	4.6	Missing
Var Don’t Know	-1	1840	11.8	Missing

Valid cases	12622	Missing cases	3001

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRDI and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

iprearni

Imputation flag – IPREARN (base)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	203	1.3	100.0
Var Missing or wild	-9	2	.0	Missing
Var Inapplicable	-8	15337	98.2	Missing
Var Refused	-2	17	.1	Missing
Var Don’t Know	-1	64	.4	Missing

Valid cases	203	Missing cases	15420

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPREARN and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

iprfitbi

Imputation flag – IPRFITB (base)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	292	1.9	100.0
Var Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Var Inapplicable	-8	15188	97.2	Missing
Var Refused	-2	24	.2	Missing
Var Don’t Know	-1	118	.8	Missing

Valid cases	292	Missing cases	15331

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPRFITB and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaygui

Imputation flag – IPAYGU (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7298	46.7	91.9
Imputed	1	644	4.1	8.1
Var Inapplicable	-8	7246	46.4	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	7942	Missing cases	7681

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYGU and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaynui

Imputation flag – IPAYNU (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7298	46.7	91.9
Imputed	1	644	4.1	8.1
Var Inapplicable	-8	7246	46.4	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	7942	Missing cases	7681

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYNU and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaygti

Imputation flag – IPAYGTY (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7677	49.1	86.8
Imputed	1	1165	7.5	13.2
Var Inapplicable	-8	6346	40.6	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	8842	Missing cases	6781

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYGTY and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaygli

Imputation flag – IPAYGLY (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7393	47.3	85.8
Imputed	1	1220	7.8	14.2
Var Inapplicable	-8	6575	42.1	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	8613	Missing cases	7010

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYGLY and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaynti

Imputation flag – IPAYNTY (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7704	49.3	86.8
Imputed	1	1173	7.5	13.2
Var Inapplicable	-8	6311	40.4	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	8877	Missing cases	6746

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYNTY and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaynli

Imputation flag – IPAYNLY (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7394	47.3	85.8
Imputed	1	1219	7.8	14.2
Var Inapplicable	-8	6575	42.1	Missing
Var Proxy resp	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	8613	Missing cases	7010

Index Terms

Note

See note for IPAYNLY and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ijsprofi

Imputation flag – IJSPROF (derived)

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
inapplicable	-8	14345	91.82	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Not Imputed	0	403	2.58	47.81
Imputed	1	440	2.82	52.19
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	843	Missing cases	14780

Index Terms

Note

See note for IJSPROF and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ijspaygi

Imputation flag – IJSPAYG (derived)

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
inapplicable	-8	15015	96.11	Missing
proxy and/or phone	-7	435	2.78	Missing
Not Imputed	0	125	0.80	72.25
Imputed	1	48	0.31	27.75
Total		15623	100.00

Valid cases	173	Missing cases	15450

Index Terms

Note

See note for IJSPAYG and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnpi

Imputation flag – IFIMNP (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	15374	98.4	98.4
Imputed	1	249	1.6	1.6

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNP and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnbi

Imputation flag – IFIMNB (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	13837	88.6	88.6
Imputed	1	1786	11.4	11.4

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNB and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnii

Imputation flag – IFIMNI (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	13048	83.5	83.5
Imputed	1	2575	16.5	16.5

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNI and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnti

Imputation flag – IFIMNT (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	15514	99.3	99.3
Imputed	1	109	.7	.7

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNT and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnnli

Imputation flag – IFIMNNL (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	11480	73.5	73.5
Imputed	1	4143	26.5	26.5

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNNL and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnli

Imputation flag – IFIMNL (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	14271	91.3	91.3
Imputed	1	1352	8.7	8.7

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNL and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifimnthi

Imputation flag – IFIMN (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	10660	68.2	68.2
Imputed	1	4963	31.8	31.8

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIMNL and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrli

Imputation flag – IFIYRL (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	13760	88.1	88.1
Imputed	1	1863	11.9	11.9

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRL and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrnli

Imputation flag – IFIYRNL (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	11480	73.5	73.5
Imputed	1	4143	26.5	26.5

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRNL and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrpi

Imputation flag – IFIYRP (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	15374	98.4	98.4
Imputed	1	249	1.6	1.6

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRP and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrbi

Imputation flag – IFIYRB (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	13837	88.6	88.6
Imputed	1	1786	11.4	11.4

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRB and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrti

Imputation flag – IFIYRT (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	15514	99.3	99.3
Imputed	1	109	.7	.7

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRT and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyrii

Imputation flag – IFIYRI (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	13048	83.5	83.5
Imputed	1	2575	16.5	16.5

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYRI and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifiyeari

Imputation flag – IFIYR (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	10273	65.8	65.8
Imputed	1	5350	34.2	34.2

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Note

See note for IFIYR and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

isppaygi

Imputation flag – ISPPAYG (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	5128	32.8	78.9
Imputed	1	1370	8.8	21.1
Var Inapplicable	-8	9125	58.4	Missing

Valid cases	6498	Missing cases	9125

Index Terms

Note

See note for ISPPAYG and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ifihhmni

Imputation flag – IFIHHMN (derived)

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Not Imputed	0	7115	45.5	45.5
Imp. part indiv Incm	1	6339	40.6	40.6
Imp. full indiv Incm	2	2169	13.9	13.9

Valid cases	15623	Missing cases	0

Index Terms

Incomes: Household Income

Note

See note for IFIHHMN and section on Imputation in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjend

Year left most recent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1987.89	11.52	1920	2000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Year stated	1	5419	34.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	125	.8	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	9243	59.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	5419	Missing cases	10204

Question Route

Uses wJLEND from wINDRESP and wJHENDY from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjsoc

Occupation (SOC) of most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	14695	Missing cases	928

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjsic

Industry (SIC) of most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	14609	Missing cases	1014

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjsemp

Employee or self emp., most recent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employee	1	13212	84.6	89.8
Self-employed	2	1508	9.7	10.2
Missing or wild	-9	67	.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14720	Missing cases	903

Question Route

Uses wJBSEMP, wJLSEMP from wINDRESP, and wJHSEMP from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjboss

Hired employees, most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	455	2.9	30.3
No	2	1048	6.7	69.7
Missing or wild	-9	71	.5	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	13213	84.6	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	1503	Missing cases	14120

Question Route

Uses wJSBOSS, wJLBOSS from wINDRESP, and wJHBOSS from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjmngr

Managerial duties, most recent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Manager	1	2012	12.9	15.3
Foreman/supervisor	2	1970	12.6	15.0
Not mnger/supervisor	3	9193	58.8	69.8
Missing or wild	-9	159	1.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1453	9.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	13175	Missing cases	2448

Question Route

Uses wJBMNGR, wJLMNGR from wINDRESP, and wJHMNGR from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjsize

Number at workplace, most recent job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1 – 2	1	882	5.6	6.5
3 – 9	2	2303	14.7	16.9
10 – 24	3	2114	13.5	15.6
25 – 49	4	1561	10.0	11.5
50 – 99	5	1324	8.5	9.7
100 – 199	6	1253	8.0	9.2
200 – 499	7	1449	9.3	10.7
500 – 999	8	779	5.0	5.7
1000 or more	9	1242	7.9	9.1
DK/less than 25	10	137	.9	1.0
DK/25 or more	11	547	3.5	4.0
Missing or wild	-9	1196	7.7	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	13591	Missing cases	2032

Question Route

Uses wJBSIZE, wJSSIZE, wJLSIZE from wINDRESP, and wJHSIZE from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjseg

Socio economic group: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers,large	1	17	.1	.1
Managers,large	2	1063	6.8	7.3
Employers,small	3	262	1.7	1.8
Managers,small	4	713	4.6	4.9
Professional Self-em	5	120	.8	.8
Professional employe	6	477	3.1	3.3
Int. non-manual,work	7	1641	10.5	11.3
Int. non-man,foreman	8	533	3.4	3.7
Junior non-manual	9	2944	18.8	20.3
Personal service wrk	10	1091	7.0	7.5
Foreman manual	11	687	4.4	4.7
Skilled manual wkrs	12	1390	8.9	9.6
Semi-skilled manual	13	1679	10.7	11.6
Unskilled manual wkr	14	959	6.1	6.6
Own account wkrs	15	692	4.4	4.8
Farmers – employers	16	37	.2	.3
Farmers – own accoun	17	56	.4	.4
Agricultural workers	18	140	.9	1.0
Members of armed for	19	22	.1	.2
Missing or wild	-9	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBSEG, wJLSEG from wINDRESP, and wJHSEG from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjgold

Goldthorpe Class: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	1706	10.9	11.7
Service class,lower	2	2593	16.6	17.9
Routine non-manual e	3	1971	12.6	13.6
Personal service wor	4	1433	9.2	9.9
Sml props w employee	5	244	1.6	1.7
Sml props w/o employ	6	666	4.3	4.6
Farmers,Smallholders	7	132	.8	.9
Foreman,Technicians	8	1130	7.2	7.8
Skilled manual worke	9	1138	7.3	7.8
Semi,unskilled manua	10	3395	21.7	23.4
Agricultural workers	11	115	.7	.8
Missing or wild	-9	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBGOLD, wJLGOLD from wINDRESP, and wJHGOLD from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjrgsc

RG Social Class: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	599	3.8	4.1
technic	2	3765	24.1	25.9
Skilled non-manual	3	3510	22.5	24.2
Skilled manual	4	2942	18.8	20.3
Partly skilled occ	5	2644	16.9	18.2
Unskilled occ	6	1041	6.7	7.2
Armed forces	7	22	.1	.2
Missing or wild	-9	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBRGSC, wJLRGSC from wINDRESP, and wJHRGSC from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjisco

International SOC: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	15210	Missing cases	413

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjcssm

Cambridge Scale M: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
32.72	17.93	0.56	90.32

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	14523	93.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3.00	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBCSSM, wJLCSSM from wINDRESP, and wJHCSSM from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjcssf

Cambridge Scale F: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
33.25	18.91	0.55	98.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	14523	93.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3.00	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBCSSF, wJLCSSF from wINDRESP, and wJHCSSF from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjhgs

Hope-Goldthorpe Scale: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
43.91	16.07	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	29	.2	.2
Amount stated	1.00	14494	92.8	99.8
Missing or wild	-9.00	263	1.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	149	1.0	Missing
Never had a job	-3.00	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14523	Missing cases	1100

Question Route

Uses wJBHGS, wJLHGS from wINDRESP, and wJHHGS from wJOBHIST, as defined by IJLID.

Index Terms

Note

Most recent job is current job, or last job reported at this or a preceding wave.

Variable Occurrence

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

imrjsec

Socio-Economic Class: most recent job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers large org	10	25	.2	.2
Higher managerial	20	353	2.3	2.4
Higher prof tradn’l	31	429	2.7	2.9
Higher prof new emp	32	155	1.0	1.1
High prof trad s.emp	33	119	.8	.8
High prof new s.emp	34	12	.1	.1
Lower Prof trad emps	41	1478	9.5	10.1
Lower Prof new emps	42	67	.4	.5
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	117	.7	.8
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	22	.1	.1
Lower manag occupns	50	956	6.1	6.5
Hgher supervis occup	60	387	2.5	2.6
admin	71	1199	7.7	8.2
serv	72	656	4.2	4.5
aux	73	220	1.4	1.5
Intermed engineering	74	47	.3	.3
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	310	2.0	2.1
Emp,small (agricult)	82	34	.2	.2
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	782	5.0	5.3
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	81	.5	.6
Lwr supervis occups	100	1091	7.0	7.4
Lwr technical craft	111	476	3.0	3.2
Lwr tech process op	112	133	.9	.9
Semi-routine sales	121	944	6.0	6.4
Semi-routine service	122	974	6.2	6.6
Semi-routine tech	123	198	1.3	1.3
Semi-routine op	124	415	2.7	2.8
Semi-routine agric	125	71	.5	.5
Semi-routine cleri	126	149	1.0	1.0
Semi-rtne childcare	127	83	.5	.6
serv	131	617	3.9	4.2
Routine production	132	390	2.5	2.7
Routine technical	133	653	4.2	4.4
Routine operative	134	1019	6.5	6.9
Routine agricultrl	135	31	.2	.2
Missing	-9	94	.6	Missing
	-7	149	1.0	Missing
	-3	687	4.4	Missing

Valid cases	14693	Missing cases	930

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ipaseg

Socio economic group: father’s job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Managers,large	2	352	2.3	8.2
Employers,small	3	156	1.0	3.6
Managers,small	4	65	.4	1.5
Professional Self-em	5	39	.2	.9
Professional employe	6	168	1.1	3.9
Int. non-manual,work	7	158	1.0	3.7
Int. non-man,foreman	8	90	.6	2.1
Junior non-manual	9	218	1.4	5.1
Personal service wrk	10	34	.2	.8
Foreman manual	11	431	2.8	10.1
Skilled manual wkrs	12	1049	6.7	24.5
Semi-skilled manual	13	597	3.8	13.9
Unskilled manual wkr	14	271	1.7	6.3
Own account wkrs	15	299	1.9	7.0
Farmers – employers	16	106	.7	2.5
Farmers – own accoun	17	76	.5	1.8
Agricultural workers	18	110	.7	2.6
Members of armed for	19	64	.4	1.5
Missing or wild	-9	204	1.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	10701	68.5	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	4283	Missing cases	11340

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Note

Done by CASOC.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipagold

Goldthorpe Social Class: father’s job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	547	3.5	12.8
Service class,lower	2	338	2.2	7.9
Routine non-manual e	3	164	1.0	3.8
Personal service wor	4	17	.1	.4
Sml props w employee	5	146	.9	3.4
Sml props w/o employ	6	294	1.9	6.9
Farmers,Smallholders	7	207	1.3	4.8
Foreman,Technicians	8	562	3.6	13.1
Skilled manual worke	9	755	4.8	17.6
Semi,unskilled manua	10	1161	7.4	27.1
Agricultural workers	11	92	.6	2.1
Missing or wild	-9	204	1.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	10701	68.5	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	435	2.8	Missing

Valid cases	4283	Missing cases	11340

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Note

Done by CASOC.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ipargsc

RG Social Class: father’s job

Record Type