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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
absflag absent flag
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 1
  2. 6
addrmov_dv Participant changes address postcode since last wave
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
adresp15 Adult responsible for child aged 15 or under
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
adresp15_dv PNO of person responsible for child under 16
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
adresp17 adult responsible for child aged 17 or under
  1. indall
  2. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
age_dv Age, derived from dob_dv and intdat_dv
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
age_if Imputation flag for age_dv
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
agechy_dv Age of youngest child in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. BH01
  16. BH02
  17. BH03
  18. BH04
  19. BH05
  20. BH06
  21. BH07
  22. BH08
  23. BH09
  24. BH10
  25. BH11
  26. BH12
  27. BH13
  28. BH14
  29. BH15
  30. BH16
  31. BH17
  32. BH18
agegr10_dv Age group (age_dv): 10 year intervals
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
agegr13_dv Age group (age_dv): 13 categories
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
agegr5_dv Age group (age_dv): 5 year intervals
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. youth
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
alwstat alter's residence at last wave
  1. egoalt
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 6
  6. 7
  7. 8
  8. 9
  9. 10
  10. 11
  11. 12
  12. 13
  13. 14
anwstat alter's residence at next wave
  1. egoalt
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
apno alter person number
  1. egoalt
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. BH01
  16. BH02
  17. BH03
  18. BH04
  19. BH05
  20. BH06
  21. BH07
  22. BH08
  23. BH09
  24. BH10
  25. BH11
  26. BH12
  27. BH13
  28. BH14
  29. BH15
  30. BH16
  31. BH17
  32. BH18
asex alter's sex (indall)
  1. egoalt
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. BH01
  16. BH02
  17. BH03
  18. BH04
  19. BH05
  20. BH06
  21. BH07
  22. BH08
  23. BH09
  24. BH10
  25. BH11
  26. BH12
  27. BH13
  28. BH14
  29. BH15
  30. BH16
  31. BH17
  32. BH18
attacked_dv Was attacked at some place in the last 12 months
  1. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. 11
avoided_dv Avoided some place in the last 12 months
  1. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. 11
b_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
b_mortus_tw UKHLS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bb_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bc_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bd_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
be_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bf_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bg_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bh_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
bi_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
big5a_dv Agreeableness
  1. indresp
  1. 3
big5c_dv Conscientiousness
  1. indresp
  1. 3
big5e_dv Extraversion
  1. indresp
  1. 3
big5n_dv Neuroticism
  1. indresp
  1. 3
big5o_dv Openness
  1. indresp
  1. 3

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