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Understanding Society key variables

For the analysis of individual response data

Topic domainVariable nameIn datafilesDescription
IdentifierspidpAll individual level filesunique cross-wave person identifier
w_hidpAll wave-specific fileswave-specific household identifier
w_pnoAll wave-specific individual level fileswave-specific person number in the household
Sampling & interview variablesw_ivfioindresp, indall, indsampindividual interview outcome
w_ivfhohhresp, hhsamphousehold interview outcome
w_indmodeindrespindividual interview mode
w_modetypeindallmode in which household grid was completed
w_hholdmodedvhhrespmode for the completion of the household interview
w_psuMost files (as psu in xwavedat, xwaveid)Primary sampling Unit
w_strataMost files (as strata in xwavedat, xwaveid)Strata
w_intdatd_dv
w_intdatm_dv
w_intdaty_dv
indresp, indall, youth, childIndividual interview dates, adult & youth
w_intdatey
w_intdatem
w_intdated
hhrespHousehold interview date
Residence variablesw_countryMost wave-specific fileswhether lives in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
w_gor_dvMost wave-specific fileslives in which of the 12 UK regions in the UK
w_urban_dvMost wave-specific fileswhether lives in urban or rural area, derived
Socio-economic & demographic characteristicsdoby_dvMost individual level filesyear of birth (derived from multiple sources)
w_age_dvMost wave-specific individual level fileage at time of interview
w_sex_dvMost individual level filessex (derived from multiple sources)
ukbornxwavedatwhether born in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or outside the UK (self-reportedt)
bornuk_dvxwavedatwhether born in the UK or outside the UK (derived from multiple sources)
racel_dvxwavedat, indresp, indallethnic group (self-reported) 
ethn_dvxwavedat, indresp, indallethnic group – derived from multiple sources
w_mastatindresp, indallde-facto marital status
w_marstatindresp, indallHarmonised de-facto marital status
w_nchild_dvindresp, indallno. of own (biological, adopted, step) children under the age of 16 in the household
w_hiqual_dvindresphighest qualification status
w_qfhigh_dvindresphighest academic qualifications
scend_dvxwavedatschool leaving age
w_jbstatindrespcurrent economic activity status
w_jbsoc00_ccindrespSocio-economic Classification of current job, SOC 2000 three digit version
w_jbnssec8_dv w_jbnssec5_dv w_jbnssec3_dvindrespSocio-economic Classification of current job, NS-SEC Eight/Five/Three Class
Health & wellbeingw_sf1 w_scsf1 (response from these should be combined)indrespGeneral health
w_sf12mcs_dvindrespSF-12: mental health component score
w_sf12pcs_dvindrespSF-12: physical health component score
w_healthindresplong-standing illness or disability status
w_scghq1_dvindrespsubjective wellbeing (GHQ): Likert status
w_scghq2_dvindrespsubjective wellbeing (GHQ): Caseness status
w_sclfsatoindrespOverall life satisfaction
Individual and family backgroundj1soc00_ccxwavedatStandard Socio-economic Classification (SOC 2000) of first job after leaving full-time education. Condensed three-digit version
maidxwavedatmother’s ethnic group
macobxwavedatmother’s country of birth
maedqfxwavedatmother’s educational qualification when respondent was aged 14
masoc90_cc
masoc00_cc
masoc10_cc
xwavedatStandard Occupational Classification 1990/2000/2010 of mother’s job when respondent was aged 14
paidxwavedatfather’s ethnic group
pacobxwavedatfather’s country of birth
paedqfxwavedatfather’s educational qualification when respondent was aged 14
pasoc90_cc
pasoc00_cc
pasoc10_cc
xwavedatStandard Occupational Classification 1990/2000/2010 of father’s job when respondent was aged 14
Household-level characteristicsw_hhsizehhrespnumber of individuals in the household
w_nkids_dvhhrespnumber of children aged under 16 in the household
w_hhtype_dvhhresphousehold composition
w_tenure_dvhhresphousing tenure

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