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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
ctband_dv council tax band, using reports, external data and imputes
  1. hhresp
  1. 15
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 13
  9. 2
  10. 12
  11. 1
  12. 11
  13. 10
  14. 14
  15. 9
ctband_if data source for council tax band (ctband_dv)
  1. hhresp
  1. 9
  2. 15
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 13
  10. 2
  11. 12
  12. 1
  13. 11
  14. 10
  15. 14
hcost gross housing costs
  1. hhresp
  1. BH10
  2. BH09
  3. BH08
  4. BH18
  5. BH07
  6. BH17
  7. BH06
  8. BH16
  9. BH05
  10. BH15
  11. BH04
  12. BH14
  13. BH03
  14. BH13
  15. BH02
  16. BH12
  17. BH01
  18. BH11
hhqref0 Person responsible for paying the bills does not live in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 15
  2. 14
houscost1_dv monthly housing cost including mortgage principal payments
  1. hhresp
  1. 3
  2. 13
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 1
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 14
  9. 9
  10. 15
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
  15. 4
houscost2_dv monthly housing cost excluding mortgage principal payments
  1. hhresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 13
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 1
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 14
  12. 9
  13. 15
  14. 8
  15. 7
hs2val Value of 2nd property
  1. hhresp
  1. BH03
  2. BH09
  3. BH08
  4. BH07
  5. BH05
  6. BH04
hs2vala Value of second property is not known
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. BH18
  5. 15
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
  8. BH15
  9. BH14
  10. BH13
  11. BH12
  12. BH11
  13. BH10
hs2valb Over 100,000 of second property value
  1. hhresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH14
  3. BH13
  4. BH12
  5. BH11
  6. BH10
  7. 13
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. BH18
  11. 15
  12. BH17
  13. BH16
hs2valc Over 250,000 of second property value
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. BH18
  5. 15
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
  8. BH15
  9. BH14
  10. BH13
  11. BH12
  12. BH11
  13. BH10
hs2vald Over 10,000 of second property value
  1. hhresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH14
  3. BH13
  4. BH12
  5. BH11
  6. BH10
  7. 13
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. BH18
  11. 15
  12. BH17
  13. BH16
hs2valo Value of second property/properties
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. BH18
  5. 15
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
  8. BH15
  9. BH14
  10. BH13
  11. BH12
  12. BH11
  13. BH10
hscost Original purchase price of property
  1. hhresp
  1. BH03
  2. 9
  3. BH13
  4. BH02
  5. 8
  6. BH12
  7. BH01
  8. 7
  9. BH11
  10. 3
  11. 6
  12. BH10
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. BH09
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. BH08
  19. BH18
  20. BH07
  21. 13
  22. 14
  23. BH17
  24. BH06
  25. 12
  26. 15
  27. BH16
  28. BH05
  29. 11
  30. BH15
  31. BH04
  32. 10
  33. BH14
hsrins Institutional accommodation rented
  1. hhresp
  1. BH06
  2. BH16
  3. BH05
  4. BH15
  5. BH04
  6. BH14
  7. BH03
  8. BH13
  9. BH12
  10. BH11
  11. BH10
  12. BH09
  13. BH08
  14. BH18
  15. BH07
  16. BH17
hsval Value of property: home owners
  1. hhresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH01
  3. 7
  4. BH11
  5. 3
  6. 6
  7. BH10
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. BH09
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. BH08
  14. BH18
  15. BH07
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. BH17
  19. BH06
  20. 12
  21. 15
  22. BH16
  23. BH05
  24. 11
  25. BH15
  26. BH04
  27. 10
  28. BH14
  29. BH03
  30. 9
  31. BH13
  32. BH02
  33. 8
hsyr0 Year became owner: home bought outright
  1. hhresp
  1. BH02
  2. BH01
  3. BH06
  4. BH05
  5. BH04
  6. BH03
hsyr04 year mortgage began
  1. hhresp
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. BH09
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. BH08
  7. BH18
  8. BH07
  9. 13
  10. 14
  11. BH17
  12. BH06
  13. 12
  14. 15
  15. BH16
  16. BH05
  17. 11
  18. BH15
  19. BH04
  20. 10
  21. BH14
  22. BH03
  23. 9
  24. BH13
  25. BH02
  26. 8
  27. BH12
  28. BH01
  29. 7
  30. BH11
  31. 3
  32. 6
  33. BH10
inoutflows11 Re-mortgaged or switched to a cheaper mortgage deal
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
inoutflows3 New borrowing from bank (including personal loan) or credit card
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
inoutflows4 New borrowing from family and friends
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
mgextra Taken out additional mortgage on home
  1. hhresp
  1. BH17
  2. BH06
  3. 12
  4. BH16
  5. BH05
  6. 11
  7. BH15
  8. BH04
  9. 10
  10. BH14
  11. BH03
  12. 9
  13. BH13
  14. BH02
  15. 8
  16. BH12
  17. BH01
  18. 7
  19. BH11
  20. 3
  21. 6
  22. BH10
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. BH09
  26. 4
  27. BH08
  28. 14
  29. BH18
  30. BH07
  31. 13
  32. 15
mghol Applied for a mortgage holiday
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
mgholcov Mortgage holiday applications after Covid
  1. hhresp
  1. 12
mgholend1 mortgage holiday no. 1: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
mgholend2 mortgage holiday no. 2: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
mgholend3 mortgage holiday no. 3: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
mgholend4 mortgage holiday no. 4: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
mgholend5 mortgage holiday no. 5: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
mgholend6 mortgage holiday no. 6: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
mgholend7 mortgage holiday no. 7: Mortgage holiday ended
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
mgholm1 mortgage holiday no. 1: Month applied for mortgage holiday
  1. hhresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
mgholm2 mortgage holiday no. 2: Month applied for mortgage holiday
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15

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