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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
c_length call length (mins)
  1. callrec
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 13
  5. 2
  6. 12
  7. 1
  8. 11
  9. 10
  10. 14
  11. 9
  12. 15
  13. 8
  14. 7
  15. 6
c_status Call status
  1. callrec
  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
callbackd Date of callback (day)
  1. callrec
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 14
  5. 15
  6. 13
  7. 12
  8. 11
  9. 10
  10. 9
callbackm Date of callback (month)
  1. callrec
  1. 6
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
callbacky Date of callback (year)
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
callenddatd Day call ended
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 13
  3. 15
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
callenddathh End time (hours)
  1. callrec
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 14
  9. 13
  10. 15
  11. 12
callenddatm Month call ended
  1. callrec
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 14
  7. 13
  8. 15
  9. 12
  10. 11
  11. 10
callenddatmm End time (minutes)
  1. callrec
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 14
  4. 13
  5. 15
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
callenddatss End time (seconds)
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
callenddaty Year call ended
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 13
  3. 15
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
callno Call number
  1. callrec
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 13
  7. 2
  8. 12
  9. 1
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. 14
  13. 9
  14. 15
  15. 8
callstrtdatd Day call started
  1. callrec
  1. 5
  2. 14
  3. 13
  4. 15
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
callstrtdathh Start time (hours)
  1. callrec
  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 14
callstrtdatm Month call started
  1. callrec
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 14
  9. 13
  10. 15
  11. 12
callstrtdatmm Start time (minutes)
  1. callrec
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 14
  6. 13
  7. 15
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 9
callstrtdatss Start time (seconds)
  1. callrec
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 14
  4. 15
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
callstrtdaty Year call started
  1. callrec
  1. 5
  2. 14
  3. 13
  4. 15
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
dateapptd Date of appointment (day)
  1. callrec
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 14
dateapptm Date of appointment (month)
  1. callrec
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 14
  9. 15
  10. 13
dateappty Date of appointment (year)
  1. callrec
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 14
  8. 15
  9. 13
  10. 12
endday day call ended
  1. callrec
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 4
endmin end time - minutes from midnight
  1. callrec
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
endmth Month call ended
  1. callrec
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
endyr year - ended
  1. callrec
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
hh_outcome HH outcome at this call
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
hhgrid_length Length of time it took to complete household grid
  1. callrec
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
hhint_length Length of time it took to complete the household interview
  1. callrec
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 14
  10. 15
hhorig Sample origin, household
  1. indresp
  2. hhsamp
  3. xwaveid
  4. income
  5. natchild2
  6. indsamp
  7. xwavedat
  8. xwaveid_bh
  9. stepchild
  10. indall
  11. cohab
  12. marriage
  13. adopt2
  14. adopt
  15. nonresch2
  16. hhresp
  17. parstyle
  18. employment
  19. egoalt
  20. issue
  21. stepchild2
  22. callrec
  23. empstat
  24. twinsfh
  25. youth
  26. newborn
  27. nonresch
  28. chmain
  29. natchild
  30. child
  31. xhhrel
  1. BH10
  2. 14
  3. BH09
  4. 12
  5. BH08
  6. 11
  7. BH18
  8. BH07
  9. 15
  10. 10
  11. 2
  12. BH17
  13. BH06
  14. 9
  15. 1
  16. BH16
  17. BH05
  18. 8
  19. BH15
  20. BH04
  21. 7
  22. BH14
  23. BH03
  24. 6
  25. BH13
  26. BH02
  27. 5
  28. BH12
  29. BH01
  30. 4
  31. BH11
  32. 13
  33. 3
hidp Household identifier (public release)
  1. natchild2
  2. callrec
  3. natchild
  4. stepchild
  5. youth
  6. childnt
  7. chmain
  8. childad
  9. adopt2
  10. income
  11. marriag
  12. hhsamp
  13. nonresch2
  14. cohab
  15. jobhist
  16. indsamp
  17. employment
  18. child
  19. marriage
  20. jobhstd
  21. indresp
  22. indall
  23. stepchild2
  24. adopt
  25. lifejob
  26. twinsfh
  27. parstyle
  28. cohabit
  29. nonresch
  30. issue
  31. lifemst
  32. hhresp
  33. empstat
  34. egoalt
  35. newborn
  1. BH03
  2. 8
  3. BH13
  4. BH02
  5. 7
  6. BH12
  7. BH01
  8. 15
  9. 6
  10. BH11
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. BH10
  14. 4
  15. BH09
  16. 13
  17. BH08
  18. BH18
  19. BH07
  20. 12
  21. 2
  22. BH17
  23. BH06
  24. 11
  25. 1
  26. BH16
  27. BH05
  28. 10
  29. BH15
  30. BH04
  31. 14
  32. 9
  33. BH14
intnum Interviewer number
  1. hhsamp
  2. hhresp
  3. callrec
  4. issue
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 2
  6. 11
  7. 1
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 14
  13. 6
  14. 15
  15. 5
issueno Issue number
  1. callrec
  2. issue
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 13
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 1
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 14
  13. 8
  14. 15
  15. 7

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