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demographics_w3

Demographics module

Questions 21

demographics_w3.chkresp

Confirm respondent's details

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF ANY OF THESE DETAILS ARE INCORRECT, GO BACK TO THE HHOLD GRID AND AMEND AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE INTERVIEWING THE CORRECT PERSON.

Text: I need to make sure I'm interviewing the correct person, you are [NAME], born on [DOB] and you are [SEX]?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

c_chkresp (c_indresp) check whether interviewing correct respondent

demographics_w3.mvever

Lived at address whole life

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Have you personally lived at this address your whole life?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)

c_mvever (c_indresp) Lived at address whole life

demographics_w3.mvmnth

Month moved to current address

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: RECORD MONTH AT THIS QUESTION AND YEAR AT THE NEXT.

Text: When did you personally move to this address?

Option	Label
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if MvEver = 2 (not lived at current address whole life)

c_mvmnth (c_indresp) Month moved to current address

demographics_w3.mvyr

Year moved to current address

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if MvEver = 2 (not lived at current address whole life)

c_mvyr (c_indresp) year moved
c_plnowy4 (c_indresp) year moved to current address

demographics_w3.lkmove

Prefers to move house

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: If you could choose, would you stay here in your present home or would you prefer to move somewhere else?

Option	Label
1	Stay here
2	Prefer to move

c_lkmove (c_indresp) prefers to move house

demographics_w3.xpmove

Expects to move in next year

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: {if LkMove = 1} Even though you may not want to move, do you expect you will move in the coming year / {if LkMove = 2} Do you expect you will move in the coming year?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

c_xpmove (c_indresp) expects to move in next year

demographics_w3.xpmvwhn

Date of expected move known

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you know when you might be likely to move?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)

demographics_w3.xpmvmnth

Month of expected move

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER MONTH OR SEASON IF MONTH IS NOT KNOWN

Text: When might you be likely to move?

Option	Label
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December
13	Spring
14	Summer
15	Autumn
16	Winter

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHN = 1 (Date of expected move known)

demographics_w3.xpmvyr

Year of expected move

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER YEAR

Text: (When might you be likely to move?)

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHN = 1 (Date of expected move known)

demographics_w3.xpmvwhr

Location of expected move known

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you know where you might be moving to?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)

demographics_w3.xpmvadd1

Address of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER FIRST LINE OF ADDRESS - HOUSE NUMBER OR NAME AND DETAILS OF ROAD(S). IF NOT KNOWN, ENTER CTRL + K.

Text: Where might you move to?

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHR = 1 (Location of expected move known)

demographics_w3.xpmvtown

Town of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POSTAL TOWN. IF POSTAL TOWN IS NOT KNOWN, ENTER CTRL + K.

Text: (Where might you move to?)

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHR = 1 (Location of expected move known)

demographics_w3.xpmvpcode

Postcode of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POSTAL CODE. IF COMPLETE POSTAL CODE IS NOT KNOWN, ENTER CTRL + K.

Text: (Where might you move to?)

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHR = 1 (Location of expected move known)

demographics_w3.xpmvarea

Area of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: PROBE FOR AREA LIKELY TO MOVE TO. IF HOUSE AND ROAD NOT KNOWN, PROBE FOR VILLAGE, TOWN, COUNTY, REGION. IF LIKELY TO MOVE ABROAD, RECORD COUNTRY.

Text: (Where might you move to?)

Universe:
if month = 13 thru 24 (Sample month 13 to 24)
and if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHR = 1 (Location of expected move known)
and if XPMVADD1 = DK | XPMVTOWN = DK | XPMVPCODE = DK (Any part of expected new address not known)

demographics_w3.jbstat

Current economic activity

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: Which of these best describes your current employment situation?

Option	Label
1	Self employed
2	Paid employment(ft/pt)
3	Unemployed
4	Retired
5	On maternity leave
6	Family care or home
7	Full-time student
8	LT sick or disabled
9	Govt training scheme
10	Unpaid, family business
11	On apprenticeship
97	Doing something else

c_jbstat (c_indresp) Current economic activity

demographics_w3.mlstatchk

Present legal marital status check

Type: choice

Source: New

Text: We have your legal marital status as [MARSTAT]. Is this correct?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) & HHGRID.MARSTAT <> DK|REF (new entrant never interviewed and marital status is not DK/REF)

c_mlstatchk (c_indresp) check on marital status

demographics_w3.mlstat

Present legal marital status

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT F9 FOR HELP

Text: What is your current legal marital status? Are you...

Option	Label
1	Single, nvr marr/civ p
2	Married
3	Civil Partner (legal)
4	Separated legally marr
5	Divorced
6	Widowed
7	Sep from Civil Partner
8	A former Civil Partner
9	Surviving Civil Partner

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) (If new entrant never interviewed)

c_mlstat (c_indresp) Present legal marital status

demographics_w3.drive

Respondent has driving licence

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you have a full UK driving licence?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if ((ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | ff_drive = 2 | ff_drive = MIS) & DVAge >=17 (new entrant never interviewed or did not have a driving licence at previous interview or fed-forward data is missing and is aged 17 or over)

c_drive (c_indresp) Respondent has driving licence

demographics_w3.caruse

Has use of car or van

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do you normally have access to a car or van that you can use whenever you want to?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if DRIVE = 1 | ff_drive = 1 (has a driving licence)

c_caruse (c_indresp) Has use of car or van

demographics_w3.mobuse

Has mobile phone

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do you personally have a mobile phone?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

c_mobuse (c_indresp) Has mobile phone

demographics_w3.netpuse

Frequency of using the internet

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How often do you use the internet for your personal use?

Option	Label
1	Every day
2	Several times a week
3	Several times a month
4	Once a month
5	Less than once a month
6	Never use
7	No access at home, at work or elsewhere

c_netpuse (c_indresp) frequency of using the internet

demographics_w3

Demographics module

demographics_w3.chkresp

demographics_w3.mvever

demographics_w3.mvmnth

demographics_w3.mvyr

demographics_w3.lkmove

demographics_w3.xpmove

demographics_w3.xpmvwhn

demographics_w3.xpmvmnth

demographics_w3.xpmvyr

demographics_w3.xpmvwhr

demographics_w3.xpmvadd1

demographics_w3.xpmvtown

demographics_w3.xpmvpcode

demographics_w3.xpmvarea

demographics_w3.jbstat

demographics_w3.mlstatchk

demographics_w3.mlstat

demographics_w3.drive

demographics_w3.caruse

demographics_w3.mobuse

demographics_w3.netpuse

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