Mainstage Variables search
Find the variables you need for your research by searching by variable name, by data file or by index term. Explore How to use the Variable Search. Our Main Survey User Guide and list of key variables for the analysis of individual response data may also help you.
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| adoptno | Person number of adopted child |
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| hhorig | Sample origin, household |
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| hidp | Household identifier (public release) |
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| lacal | age of step/adopted child when last lived with resp |
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lacbm
Special Licence |
month of birth - step/adopted child |
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| lacby4 | year of birth - step/adopted child |
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| lachhgmis | Child's other parent lives in household |
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| laclv | step/adopted child still lives in resp hh |
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| lacno | pno of step/adopted child in hh |
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| lacsx | sex of step/adopted child |
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| lacyb4 | year step/adopted child joined resp hh |
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| lacyd4 | year of death - step/adopted child |
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| lascst | whether step or adopted |
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| lchchkadp | Date of birth check - resident adopted child |
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| memorig | sample origin: original bhps or echp |
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| pidp | cross-wave person identifier (public release) |
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| pno | person number |
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| psu | primary sampling unit |
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| reltopwcafh | Relationship to child's mother/father |
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| sampst | sample membership status |
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| strata | stratra |
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