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demographics_w13

Demographics module

Questions 43

demographics_w13.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)

demographics_w13.pbirthy

Definitive DOB year variable in the person record

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

demographics_w13.pdvage

Definitive age variable in the person record

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

demographics_w13.jbstat

Most important economic activity

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT CODE ONE ONLY

Text: And of these, which one best describes your current employment situation?

Option	Label
1	Self employed
2	Paid employment(ft/pt)
12	Furloughed/Job Support Scheme
13	Temporarily laid off/short time working
3	Unemployed
4	Retired
5	On maternity leave
14	On shared parental leave
15	On adoption 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

demographics_w13.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 XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if XPMVWHN = 1 (Date of expected move known)

demographics_w13.dcdobd

Correct DOB day

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER DAY OF MONTH

Text: What is your date of birth? (Details collected previously: NAME SURNAME, SEX, DOB)

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 3 (Respondent's DOB is incorrect)

demographics_w13.xpcnt

Country moving to

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: START TYPING THE COUNTRY NAME AND THEN SELECT THE ANSWER FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT ANSWER PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE DROP DOWN MENU SELECT 'NOT LISTED'.

Text: Which country do you plan to move to?

Universe:
if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if Xpabr = 2 (Expects to move abroad)

demographics_w13.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.

Text: (Where might you move to?)

Universe:
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_w13.chkresp

Confirm respondent's details

Type: multichoice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: IF YOU HAVE GOT THE WRONG PERSON, PLEASE GO BACK TO EREPS AND SELECT THE CORRECT RESPONDENT. IF ANY DETAILS ARE INCORRECT (E.G. NAME SPELT WRONG, DOB NOT QUITE CORRECT) PLEASE CODE THIS BELOW AND YOU WILL AMEND THE DETAILS AT THE FOLLOWING SCREEN.

Text: I need to check I have the correct details for you. You are TITLE NAME SURNAME, born on DOB and you are SEX. Is that correct?

Option	Label	Associated variables
1	All correct	m_chkresp1 (m_indresp) All correct
5	No, title is wrong	m_chkresp5 (m_indresp) No, title is wrong
2	No, name is wrong	m_chkresp2 (m_indresp) No, name is wrong
3	No, date of birth is wrong	m_chkresp3 (m_indresp) No, date of birth is wrong
4	No, sex is wrong	m_chkresp4 (m_indresp) No, sex is wrong

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)

demographics_w13.dctitlex

Correct other title

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER TITLE

Text: What title do you use?

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 5 (Respondent's title is incorrect)
and if DCTITLE = 6 (If other title is used)

demographics_w13.dcname

Correct first name

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER CORRECT FIRST NAME

Text: What is your correct first name, or given name? (Details collected previously: NAME SURNAME, SEX, DOB)

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 2 (Respondent's name is incorrect)

demographics_w13.dcsname

Correct surname

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER CORRECT SURNAME

Text: What is your correct surname, or family name?

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 2 (Respondent's name is incorrect)

demographics_w13.dcdobu16

Respondent aged under 16

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: THIS IS THE END OF THE INTERVIEW.

Text: Thank you for your help, unfortunately this questionnaire is for those aged 16 or above. GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1 & corrected date-of-birth indicates that the person is 10-15 years oldWe would like you to complete a paper questionnaire though and so we will get one to you shortlyGRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 2 & corrected date-of-birth indicates that the person is < 16 years oldWe look forward to you taking part when you are 16!

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 3 (Respondent's DOB is incorrect)
and if Respondent aged under 16 (Respondent aged under 16)

demographics_w13.mvmnth

Month moved to current address

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER MONTH

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)

demographics_w13.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)

Text: Where might you move to?

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

demographics_w13.xpmvtown

Town of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POSTAL TOWN

Text: (Where might you move to?)

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

demographics_w13.xpmvpcode

Postcode of expected move

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POST CODE

Text: (Where might you move to?)

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

demographics_w13.alljbstat

All economic activities

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Text: Which of the following describes your current employment situation?

Option	Label	Associated variables
1	Self employed	m_alljbstat1 (m_indresp) Self employed
2	Paid employment(ft/pt)	m_alljbstat2 (m_indresp) Paid employment(ft/pt)
12	Furloughed/Job Support Scheme	m_alljbstat12 (m_indresp) Furloughed/Job Support Scheme
13	Temporarily laid off/short time working	m_alljbstat13 (m_indresp) Temporarily laid off/short time working
3	Unemployed	m_alljbstat3 (m_indresp) Unemployed
4	Retired	m_alljbstat4 (m_indresp) Retired
5	On maternity leave	m_alljbstat5 (m_indresp) On maternity leave
14	On shared parental leave	m_alljbstat14 (m_indresp) On shared parental leave
15	On adoption leave	m_alljbstat15 (m_indresp) On adoption leave
6	Family care or home	m_alljbstat6 (m_indresp) Family care or home
7	Full-time student	m_alljbstat7 (m_indresp) Full-time student
8	LT sick or disabled	m_alljbstat8 (m_indresp) LT sick or disabled
9	Govt training scheme	m_alljbstat9 (m_indresp) Govt training scheme
10	Unpaid, family business	m_alljbstat10 (m_indresp) Unpaid, family business
11	On apprenticeship	m_alljbstat11 (m_indresp) On apprenticeship
97	Doing something else	m_alljbstat97 (m_indresp) Doing something else

demographics_w13.mobcomp

Has a mobile computing device

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: EXCLUDE PCs OR LAPTOPS

Text: Do you have a tablet computer or iPad?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

demographics_w13.mlstat

Present legal marital status

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: What is your current legal marital status?

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)

demographics_w13.smartmob

Has a smartphone

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Is your mobile a smartphone?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if MOBUSE = 1 (Has a mobile phone)

demographics_w13.dctitle

Correct title

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: What title do you use?

Option	Label
1	Mr
2	Master
3	Mrs
4	Ms
5	Miss
7	Mx
6	Other title

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 5 (Respondent's title is incorrect)

demographics_w13.dcsex

Correct sex

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: What is your sex? (Details collected previously: NAME SURNAME, SEX, DOB)

Option	Label
1	Male
2	Female

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 4 (Respondent's sex is incorrect)

demographics_w13.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)

demographics_w13.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

demographics_w13.xpmove

Expects to move in next year

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

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

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

demographics_w13.xpabr

Moving in UK or abroad

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you plan to move within the UK or abroad?

Option	Label
1	UK
2	Abroad

Universe:
if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)

demographics_w13.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 XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)

demographics_w13.xpmvwhr

Location of expected move known

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you know where Xpabr = 1within the UK Xpabr = 2abroad you might be moving to?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)

demographics_w13.xpcnto

Country name not found

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Text: Sorry, we don't seem to have the name of the country. What is the name of the country you are planning to move to?

Universe:
if XPMove = 1 (Expects to move in the coming year)
and if Xpabr = 2 (Expects to move abroad)
and if Xpcnt = 997 (Country name not found in trigram lookup)

demographics_w13.mlstatchk

Present legal marital status check

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

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)

demographics_w13.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

demographics_w13.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|DK|REF) & PDVAge >=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)

demographics_w13.mobuse

Has mobile phone

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do you personally have a mobile phone?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

demographics_w13.netpusenew

Frequency of using the internet new

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

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

Option	Label
1	Almost all of the time
2	Several times a day
3	Once or twice a day
4	Several times a week
5	Several times a month
6	Once a month
7	Less than once a month
8	Never use
9	No access at home, at work or elsewhere

demographics_w13.psex

Definitive sex variable in the person record

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Option	Label
1	Male
2	Female

demographics_w13.dcdoby

Correct DOB year

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER YEAR

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 3 (Respondent's DOB is incorrect)

demographics_w13.xpmvyr

Year of expected move

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER YEAR

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

demographics_w13.dcdobm

Correct DOB month

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER MONTH

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 GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|2 (If mode is CAPI or CATI)
and if ChkResp = 3 (Respondent's DOB is incorrect)

demographics_w13.pbirthd

Definitive DOB day variable in the person record

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

demographics_w13.pbirthm

Definitive DOB month variable in the person record

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

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

demographics_w13.pctitle

Definitive title variable in the person record

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

demographics_w13.pctitlex

Definitive other title variable in the person record

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

demographics_w13.mvyr

demographics_w13.pbirthy

demographics_w13.pdvage

demographics_w13.jbstat

demographics_w13.xpmvmnth

demographics_w13.dcdobd

demographics_w13.xpcnt

demographics_w13.xpmvarea

demographics_w13.chkresp

demographics_w13.dctitlex

demographics_w13.dcname

demographics_w13.dcsname

demographics_w13.dcdobu16

demographics_w13.mvmnth

demographics_w13.xpmvadd1

demographics_w13.xpmvtown

demographics_w13.xpmvpcode

demographics_w13.alljbstat

demographics_w13.mobcomp

demographics_w13.mlstat

demographics_w13.smartmob

demographics_w13.dctitle

demographics_w13.dcsex

demographics_w13.mvever

demographics_w13.lkmove

demographics_w13.xpmove

demographics_w13.xpabr

demographics_w13.xpmvwhn

demographics_w13.xpmvwhr

demographics_w13.xpcnto

demographics_w13.mlstatchk

demographics_w13.caruse

demographics_w13.drive

demographics_w13.mobuse

demographics_w13.netpusenew

demographics_w13.psex

demographics_w13.dcdoby

demographics_w13.xpmvyr

demographics_w13.dcdobm

demographics_w13.pbirthd

demographics_w13.pbirthm

demographics_w13.pctitle

demographics_w13.pctitlex

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