Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module

initialconditions_ip6

Initial Conditions module

Questions 29

initialconditions_ip6.citzn

Citizenship

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CITIZENSHIP MEANS YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HOLD A PASSPORT ISSUED BY THAT COUNTRY CODE ALL THAT APPLY F9 FOR HELP

Text: Are you a UK citizen, a citizen of your country of birth or a citizen of another country? If you have citizenship of more than one country please tell me all of them.

Option	Label	Associated variables
1	UK citizen	f_citzn1 (f_indresp_ip) PRESENT CITIZENSHIP: UK citizen
2	Citizen of country of birth	f_citzn2 (f_indresp_ip) PRESENT CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of country of birth
3	Citizen of other country	f_citzn3 (f_indresp_ip) PRESENT CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of other country

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN = 5 (Not born in the UK)

initialconditions_ip6.citzno

Citizenship of other country

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: WRITE IN OTHER CITIZENSHIP F9 FOR HELP

Text: What is your present citizenship? If you have dual citizenship please tell me both.

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN = 5 (Not born in the UK)
and if CITZN = 3 (Citizen of other country)

initialconditions_ip6.dkrf13

UK county of birth CAWI DK REF

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 3 (Mode is web)

f_dkrf13 (f_indresp_ip) plbornuk: Dont know/ refused

initialconditions_ip6.feend

Further education leaving age

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if SCHOOL = 1 (Left school)
and if FENOW = 1 (Left college or university)

f_feend (f_indresp_ip) AGE LEFT COLLEGE/UNI

initialconditions_ip6.fenow

Still in further education

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF RETURNED TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AS A MATURE STUDENT AND COURSE NOT FINISHED, CODE 3

Text: And how old were you when you left college or university, or when you finished or stopped your course?

Option	Label
1	Write in age
2	Never went to college or university
3	At college/university

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if SCHOOL = 1 (Left school)

f_fenow (f_indresp_ip) STILL IN FURTHER EDUCATION

initialconditions_ip6.fenow_cawi

Age left further education (web)

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: And how old were you when you left college or university, or when you finished or stopped your course?

Option	Label
2	Never went to college or university
3	Currently at college or university
16	Age 16
17	Age 17
18	Age 18
19	Age 19
20	Age 20 ...
80	Age 80

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if SCHOOL = 1 (Left school)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3 (Mode is web)

initialconditions_ip6.plbornc

Country of birth

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: In which country were you born?

Option	Label
5	Republic of Ireland
6	France
7	Germany
8	Italy
9	Spain
10	Poland
11	Cyprus
12	Turkey
13	Australia
14	New Zealand
15	Canada
16	U.S.A
17	China/Hong Kong
18	India
19	Pakistan
20	Bangladesh
21	Sri Lanka
22	Kenya
23	Ghana
24	Nigeria
25	Uganda
26	South Africa
27	Jamaica
97	Other country

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if ukborn= 5 (Not born in the UK)

f_plbornc_all (f_indresp_ip) Country of birth
f_plbornc (f_indresp_ip) COUNTRY OF BIRTH

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk

UK county of birth

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: START TYPING COUNTY NAME. USE ALT T TO SWITCH TO SEARCH FOR ANY TEXT IN COUNTY NAME. IF UNABLE TO CODE TYPE 'ZZZ'. F9 FOR HELP

Text: In which UK county were you born?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)

f_plbornuk (f_indresp_ip) uk county of birth

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_1

UK county of birth CAWI 1

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 3 (Mode is web)
and if ff_itemnonw6 = 2 (Item non-response experimental group 2)

f_plbornuk_cawi_1 (f_indresp_ip) In which UK county were you born?

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_2

UK county of birth CAWI 2

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 3 (Mode is web)

f_plbornuk_cawi_2 (f_indresp_ip) In which UK county were you born?

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_3

UK county of birth CAWI 3

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 3 (Mode is web)

f_plbornuk_cawi_3 (f_indresp_ip) In which UK county were you born?

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuko

Uncoded UK county of birth

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN < 5 (Born in the UK)
and if PLBORNUK = 997 (Born in other county)

initialconditions_ip6.plboth

'Other' country of birth

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if ukborn= 5 (Not born in the UK)
and if PLBORNC = 97 (Born in other country)

initialconditions_ip6.qfhigh

Highest qualification

Type: choice

Source: BHPS/LFS

Interviewer Instruction: PRIORITY FROM 1 = HIGHEST TO 15 = LOWEST CODE ONE ONLY F9 FOR HELP

Text: Can you tell me the highest educational or school qualification you have obtained?

Option	Label
1	Higher Degree
2	1st degree or equiv
3	Diploma in HE
4	Teaching qual not PGCE
5	Nursing/other med qual
6	A Level
7	Welsh Baccalaureate
8	I'nationl Baccalaureate
9	AS Level
10	Highers (Scot)
11	Cert 6th year studies
12	GCSE/O Level
13	CSE
14	Standard/O/lower
15	Other school cert
96	None of the above

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | (ff_sampst = 1) (New entrant never interviewed OR original sample member (OSM status))

f_hiqual_dv (f_indresp_ip) Highest qualification
f_qfhigh (f_indresp_ip) HIGHEST QUALIFICATION

initialconditions_ip6.qfhighyr

Year gained highest qualification

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Text: In what year did you receive that qualification?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | (ff_sampst = 1) (New entrant never interviewed OR original sample member (OSM status))
and if QFHIGH = 1 thru 15 (Has obtained an educational or school qualification)

f_qfhighyr (f_indresp_ip) In what year did you receive that qualification?

initialconditions_ip6.qfvoc

Vocational qualifications

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Text: And which of the following vocational or other qualifications do you have, if any?

Option	Label	Associated variables
1	Youth training cert.	f_qfvoc1 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Youth training certificate
2	Key Skills	f_qfvoc2 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Key Skills
3	Basic skills	f_qfvoc3 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Basic Skills
4	Entry lvl qual (Wales)	f_qfvoc4 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Entry level qualifications (Wales)
5	Modern/trade apprentice	f_qfvoc5 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Modern apprenticeship/trade apprenticeship
6	RSA/OCR/Cleri/comm qual	f_qfvoc6 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: RSA/OCR/Clerical and commercial qualifications (eg
7	City and Guilds Cert	f_qfvoc7 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: City & Guilds Certificate
8	GNVQ/GSVQ	f_qfvoc8 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: GNVQ/GSVQ
9	NVQ/SVQ - Level 1 - 2	f_qfvoc9 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: NVQ/SVQ - Level 1-2
10	NVQ/SVQ - Level 3 - 5	f_qfvoc10 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: NVQ/SVQ - Level 3-5
11	HNC/HND	f_qfvoc11 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: HNC/HND
12	ONC/OND	f_qfvoc12 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: ONC/OND
13	BTEC/BEC/TEC/EdExcel/LQL	f_qfvoc13 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: BTEC/BEC/TEC/EdExcel/LQL
14	SCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC	f_qfvoc14 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: SCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC
15	Other voc/tech/prof qual	f_qfvoc15 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Other vocational, technical or professional qualif
96	None of the above	f_qfvoc96 (f_indresp_ip) VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: None of the above

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | (ff_sampst = 1) (New entrant never interviewed OR original sample member (OSM status))

initialconditions_ip6.qfvocyr

Year gained vocational qualification

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Text: In what year did you receive your QFVoc?

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | (ff_sampst = 1) (New entrant never interviewed OR original sample member (OSM status))
and if QFVoc = 1..15 (Vocational qualifications gained)

initialconditions_ip6.qualoc

UK or non-UK qualification

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: Did you gain this qualification in the UK?

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

Universe:
if (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) | (ff_sampst = 1) (New entrant never interviewed OR original sample member (OSM status))
and if QFHIGH = 1|2|3|4|5|8|15 (Has a University First Degree, Higher Degree, other higher academic qualification, IB, other school qualification)

f_qualoc (f_indresp_ip) UK OR NON-UK QUALIFICATION

initialconditions_ip6.scend

School leaving age

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if SCHOOL = 1 (Left school)

f_scend (f_indresp_ip) AGE LEFT SCHOOL

initialconditions_ip6.schcnty

School County

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Text: And in what county is/was the school you attend(ed)?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if (SCHCODE = 999997) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3 & GRIDVARIABLES.JSFlag <> 1) (School name not found using lookup file OR mode is web and javascript not enabled)

f_schcounty_1 (f_indresp_ip) SCHOOL COUNTY
f_schcounty_2 (f_indresp_ip) SCHOOL COUNTY

initialconditions_ip6.schcode

School code

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: TYPE IN ANY PART OF SCHOOL NAME AND ADDRESS. TYPE IN MORE DETAIL TO NARROW DOWN THE SELECTION. IF UNABLE TO CODE TYPE ZZZ. IF ASKED WHY SCHOOL NAME IS WANTED, SEE HELP SCREEN F9

Text: What is/was the name of your school?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if (HHGRID.DVAGE > 15 AND HHGRID.BirthY > 1981 AND (SCHLLOC < 5 | SCHOOL = 3)) & ((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3 & GRIDVARIABLES.JSFlag = 1)) (Aged 16 or over and attended school in the UK or still at school AND mode is face-to-face/telephone OR mode is web and javascript is enabled)

initialconditions_ip6.schlloc

Place of school

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: And where was your school...

Option	Label
1	England
2	Scotland
3	Wales
4	Northern Ireland
5	Or outside the UK?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if SCHOOL = 1 (Left school)
and if HHGRID.DVAGE > 15 AND HHGRID.BIRTHY > 1981 AND SCHOOL = 1 AND SCEND <> MIS (Aged 16 or over and born since 1981 and school leaving age given)

f_schlloc (f_indresp_ip) PLACE OF SCHOOL

initialconditions_ip6.schname

School name if not coded

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: TYPE IN FULL NAME. IF ASKED WHY SCHOOL NAME IS WANTED SEE HELP SCREEN F9

Text: What is/was the name of your school?

initialconditions_ip6.school

Never went to/still at school

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: DO NOT INCLUDE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Text: How old were you when you left school?

Option	Label
1	Write in age
2	Never went to school
3	Still at school

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

f_school (f_indresp_ip) NEVER WENT TO/ STILL AT SCHOOL

initialconditions_ip6.school_cawi

Age left school (web)

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How old were you when you left school?

Option	Label
2	Never went to school
3	Still at school
10	Age 10
11	Age 11
12	Age 12
13	Age 13
14	Age 14
15	Age 15
16	Age 16
17	Age 17
18	Age 18
19	Age 19
20	Age 20

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3 (Mode is web)

f_school_cawi (f_indresp_ip) AGE LEFT SCHOOL (WEB)

initialconditions_ip6.schtown

School Town

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Text: And in what town is/was the school you attend(ed)?

initialconditions_ip6.ukborn

Born in UK

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Were you born in the UK, that is in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?

Option	Label
1	Yes, England
2	Yes, Scotland
3	Yes, Wales
4	Yes, Northern Ireland
5	Not born in the UK

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

f_ukborn (f_indresp_ip) BORN IN THE UK

initialconditions_ip6.yr2uk4

Year came to Britain

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: In what year did you first come to this country to live, even if you have spent time abroad since?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1 (new entrant never interviewed)
and if UKBORN = 5 (Not born in the UK)

f_yr2uk4 (f_indresp_ip) YEAR CAME TO BRITAIN

initialconditions_ip6.schok

School details correct

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Are the details reported below correct? SCHNAME

Option	Label
1	Yes
2	No

f_schok (f_indresp_ip) CHECK SCHOOL DETAILS ARE CORRECT

initialconditions_ip6

Initial Conditions module

initialconditions_ip6.citzn

initialconditions_ip6.citzno

initialconditions_ip6.dkrf13

initialconditions_ip6.feend

initialconditions_ip6.fenow

initialconditions_ip6.fenow_cawi

initialconditions_ip6.plbornc

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_1

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_2

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuk_cawi_3

initialconditions_ip6.plbornuko

initialconditions_ip6.plboth

initialconditions_ip6.qfhigh

initialconditions_ip6.qfhighyr

initialconditions_ip6.qfvoc

initialconditions_ip6.qfvocyr

initialconditions_ip6.qualoc

initialconditions_ip6.scend

initialconditions_ip6.schcnty

initialconditions_ip6.schcode

initialconditions_ip6.schlloc

initialconditions_ip6.schname

initialconditions_ip6.school

initialconditions_ip6.school_cawi

initialconditions_ip6.schtown

initialconditions_ip6.ukborn

initialconditions_ip6.yr2uk4

initialconditions_ip6.schok

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