For the analysis of individual response data
Topic domain | Variable name | In datafiles | Description |
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Identifiers | pidp | All individual level files | unique cross-wave person identifier |
w_hidp | All wave-specific files | wave-specific household identifier | |
w_pno | All wave-specific individual level files | wave-specific person number in the household | |
Sampling & interview variables | w_ivfio | indresp, indall, indsamp | individual interview outcome |
w_ivfho | hhresp, hhsamp | household interview outcome | |
w_indmode | indresp | individual interview mode | |
w_modetype | indall | mode in which household grid was completed | |
w_hholdmodedv | hhresp | mode for the completion of the household interview | |
w_psu | Most files (as psu in xwavedat, xwaveid) | Primary sampling Unit | |
w_strata | Most files (as strata in xwavedat, xwaveid) | Strata | |
w_intdatd_dv w_intdatm_dv w_intdaty_dv | indresp, indall, youth, child | Individual interview dates, adult & youth | |
w_intdatey w_intdatem w_intdated | hhresp | Household interview date | |
Residence variables | w_country | Most wave-specific files | whether lives in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland |
w_gor_dv | Most wave-specific files | lives in which of the 12 UK regions in the UK | |
w_urban_dv | Most wave-specific files | whether lives in urban or rural area, derived | |
Socio-economic & demographic characteristics | doby_dv | Most individual level files | year of birth (derived from multiple sources) |
w_age_dv | Most wave-specific individual level file | age at time of interview | |
w_sex_dv | Most individual level files | sex (derived from multiple sources) | |
ukborn | xwavedat | whether born in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or outside the UK (self-reportedt) | |
bornuk_dv | xwavedat | whether born in the UK or outside the UK (derived from multiple sources) | |
racel_dv | xwavedat, indresp, indall | ethnic group (self-reported) | |
ethn_dv | xwavedat, indresp, indall | ethnic group – derived from multiple sources | |
w_mastat | indresp, indall | de-facto marital status | |
w_marstat | indresp, indall | Harmonised de-facto marital status | |
w_nchild_dv | indresp, indall | no. of own (biological, adopted, step) children under the age of 16 in the household | |
w_hiqual_dv | indresp | highest qualification status | |
w_qfhigh_dv | indresp | highest academic qualifications | |
scend_dv | xwavedat | school leaving age | |
w_jbstat | indresp | current economic activity status | |
w_jbsoc00_cc | indresp | Socio-economic Classification of current job, SOC 2000 three digit version | |
w_jbnssec8_dv w_jbnssec5_dv w_jbnssec3_dv | indresp | Socio-economic Classification of current job, NS-SEC Eight/Five/Three Class | |
Health & wellbeing | w_sf1 w_scsf1 (response from these should be combined) | indresp | General health |
w_sf12mcs_dv | indresp | SF-12: mental health component score | |
w_sf12pcs_dv | indresp | SF-12: physical health component score | |
w_health | indresp | long-standing illness or disability status | |
w_scghq1_dv | indresp | subjective wellbeing (GHQ): Likert status | |
w_scghq2_dv | indresp | subjective wellbeing (GHQ): Caseness status | |
w_sclfsato | indresp | Overall life satisfaction | |
Individual and family background | j1soc00_cc | xwavedat | Standard Socio-economic Classification (SOC 2000) of first job after leaving full-time education. Condensed three-digit version |
maid | xwavedat | mother’s ethnic group | |
macob | xwavedat | mother’s country of birth | |
maedqf | xwavedat | mother’s educational qualification when respondent was aged 14 | |
masoc90_cc masoc00_cc masoc10_cc | xwavedat | Standard Occupational Classification 1990/2000/2010 of mother’s job when respondent was aged 14 | |
paid | xwavedat | father’s ethnic group | |
pacob | xwavedat | father’s country of birth | |
paedqf | xwavedat | father’s educational qualification when respondent was aged 14 | |
pasoc90_cc pasoc00_cc pasoc10_cc | xwavedat | Standard Occupational Classification 1990/2000/2010 of father’s job when respondent was aged 14 | |
Household-level characteristics | w_hhsize | hhresp | number of individuals in the household |
w_nkids_dv | hhresp | number of children aged under 16 in the household | |
w_hhtype_dv | hhresp | household composition | |
w_tenure_dv | hhresp | housing tenure |