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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
absflag absent flag
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 1
  2. 6
abspris Still in prison
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13
  8. 14
absun Confirm absent at university
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
  8. 13
  9. 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
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
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
ageif Age last birthday
  1. child
  2. indall
  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
bedreg Child goes to bed at regular time
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
bedsits Bedsit in a building with fewer than 10 dwellings
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13
  8. 14
birthchk fed-forward dob confirmation
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 2
  2. 3
birthm
Special Licence 		dob month
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. xwavedat
  5. xwaveid
  6. xwaveid_bh
  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
birthy Year of birth - HH grid
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. indresp
  4. xwavedat
  5. xwaveid
  6. xwaveid_bh
  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
brfdlwe Age stopped breastfeeding since last wave
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
brfdlwe2 Age stopped breastfeeding since last
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
brfedstill Still breastfed
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11
  10. 12
  11. 13
  12. 14
buno_dv benefit unit number
  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
  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
ccamt1 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Playgroup or pre-school (including Welsh
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt10 Most recent amount paid for childcare: The child's grandparent(s)
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt11 Most recent amount paid for childcare: My ex-husband/wife/partner/the child's no
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt12 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Child's brother or sister
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt13 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Other relative(s)
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt14 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Childminder
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt15 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Nanny or au pair or childcarer in the hom
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt16 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Friends or neighbours
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt17 Most recent amount paid for childcare:Other non-relatives (including babysitters
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt2 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Day nursery or workplace creche
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt3 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Nursery School
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14
ccamt4 Most recent amount paid for childcare: Nursery class attached to a primary or in
  1. chcare
  2. child
  1. 13
  2. 14

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