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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
gigempjob Gig economy job
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 13
gigempjob2 Gig economy job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp1 providing a driving or taxi service, for a fee
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
gigemptyp10 Renting out a place (my home or another property I own) for a short-term st
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp2 providing delivery or courier services
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp3 providing professional work, such as consultancy, legal advice, accounting
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp4 providing creative or it work, such as writing, graphic design, or web dev
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp5 Providing administrative work, such as data entry or click work
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
gigemptyp6 providing skilled manual work, such as plumbing, building, electrical maint
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp7 providing personal services, such as cleaning, moving, or diy tasks
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
gigemptyp8 selling good or crafts that i have made (e.g. via etsy, etc.)
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp9 selling goods that i have bought to resell
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 14
gigemptyp96 none of these types
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptyp97 other type of job
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
gigemptypo_code Other gig job : Other other gig job
  1. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
hhorig Sample origin, household
  1. xwavedat
  2. xwaveid_bh
  3. stepchild
  4. indall
  5. cohab
  6. marriage
  7. adopt2
  8. adopt
  9. nonresch2
  10. hhresp
  11. parstyle
  12. employment
  13. egoalt
  14. issue
  15. stepchild2
  16. callrec
  17. empstat
  18. twinsfh
  19. youth
  20. newborn
  21. nonresch
  22. chmain
  23. natchild
  24. child
  25. xhhrel
  26. indresp
  27. hhsamp
  28. xwaveid
  29. income
  30. natchild2
  31. indsamp
  1. BH08
  2. 11
  3. BH18
  4. BH07
  5. 15
  6. 10
  7. 2
  8. BH17
  9. BH06
  10. 9
  11. 1
  12. BH16
  13. BH05
  14. 8
  15. BH15
  16. BH04
  17. 7
  18. BH14
  19. BH03
  20. 6
  21. BH13
  22. BH02
  23. 5
  24. BH12
  25. BH01
  26. 4
  27. BH11
  28. 13
  29. 3
  30. BH10
  31. 14
  32. BH09
  33. 12
hidp Household identifier (public release)
  1. childnt
  2. chmain
  3. childad
  4. adopt2
  5. income
  6. marriag
  7. hhsamp
  8. nonresch2
  9. cohab
  10. jobhist
  11. indsamp
  12. employment
  13. child
  14. marriage
  15. jobhstd
  16. indresp
  17. indall
  18. stepchild2
  19. adopt
  20. lifejob
  21. twinsfh
  22. parstyle
  23. cohabit
  24. nonresch
  25. issue
  26. lifemst
  27. hhresp
  28. empstat
  29. egoalt
  30. newborn
  31. natchild2
  32. callrec
  33. natchild
  34. stepchild
  35. youth
  1. BH12
  2. BH01
  3. 15
  4. 6
  5. BH11
  6. 3
  7. 5
  8. BH10
  9. 4
  10. BH09
  11. 13
  12. BH08
  13. BH18
  14. BH07
  15. 12
  16. 2
  17. BH17
  18. BH06
  19. 11
  20. 1
  21. BH16
  22. BH05
  23. 10
  24. BH15
  25. BH04
  26. 14
  27. 9
  28. BH14
  29. BH03
  30. 8
  31. BH13
  32. BH02
  33. 7
ivfio individual interview outcome
  1. child
  2. indresp
  3. youth
  4. employment
  5. indsamp
  6. indall
  1. BH08
  2. 2
  3. BH18
  4. BH07
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. BH17
  8. BH06
  9. 11
  10. BH16
  11. BH05
  12. 10
  13. 14
  14. BH15
  15. BH04
  16. 9
  17. 15
  18. BH14
  19. BH03
  20. 8
  21. BH13
  22. BH02
  23. 7
  24. BH12
  25. BH01
  26. 6
  27. BH11
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. BH10
  31. 4
  32. BH09
  33. 13
jbbgd Day started current job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. BH07
  2. 15
  3. BH17
  4. BH06
  5. 12
  6. BH16
  7. BH05
  8. 11
  9. BH15
  10. BH04
  11. 10
  12. BH14
  13. BH03
  14. 9
  15. BH13
  16. BH02
  17. 8
  18. BH12
  19. BH01
  20. 7
  21. BH11
  22. 3
  23. 6
  24. BH10
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. BH09
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. BH08
  31. 13
  32. 14
  33. BH18
jbbgm Month started current job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. BH02
  2. 8
  3. BH12
  4. BH01
  5. 7
  6. BH11
  7. 3
  8. 6
  9. BH10
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. BH09
  13. 1
  14. 4
  15. BH08
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. BH18
  19. BH07
  20. 15
  21. BH17
  22. BH06
  23. 12
  24. BH16
  25. BH05
  26. 11
  27. BH15
  28. BH04
  29. 10
  30. BH14
  31. BH03
  32. 9
  33. BH13
jbbgy Year started current job: 4 digit
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. BH18
  4. BH07
  5. 15
  6. BH17
  7. BH06
  8. 12
  9. BH16
  10. BH05
  11. 11
  12. BH15
  13. BH04
  14. 10
  15. BH14
  16. BH03
  17. 9
  18. BH13
  19. BH02
  20. 8
  21. BH12
  22. BH01
  23. 7
  24. BH11
  25. 3
  26. 6
  27. BH10
  28. 2
  29. 5
  30. BH09
  31. 1
  32. 4
  33. BH08
jbisco88
Special Licence 		Current job: International Classification of Occupations 1988
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 9
  2. BH13
  3. BH02
  4. 8
  5. BH12
  6. BH01
  7. 7
  8. BH11
  9. 3
  10. 6
  11. BH10
  12. 2
  13. 5
  14. BH09
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. BH08
  18. 13
  19. 14
  20. BH18
  21. BH07
  22. 15
  23. BH17
  24. BH06
  25. 12
  26. BH16
  27. BH05
  28. 11
  29. BH15
  30. BH04
  31. 10
  32. BH14
  33. BH03
jbisco88_cc Current job: ISCO88 (condensed 3 digits version)
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  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. 1
  27. 4
  28. BH08
  29. 13
  30. 14
  31. BH18
  32. BH07
  33. 15
jbmain Main job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
jbnssec3_dv Current job: Three Class NS-SEC
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 13
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 12
  13. 1
  14. 11
  15. 14
jbnssec5_dv Current job: Five Class NS-SEC
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 14
  3. 10
  4. 15
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 13
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 12
  15. 1
jbnssec8_dv Current job: Eight Class NS-SEC
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. BH09
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. BH08
  7. 13
  8. 14
  9. BH18
  10. BH07
  11. 15
  12. BH17
  13. BH06
  14. 12
  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
jbnssec_dv Current job: NS-SEC (detailed)
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 12
  2. BH16
  3. BH05
  4. 11
  5. BH15
  6. BH04
  7. 10
  8. BH14
  9. BH03
  10. 9
  11. BH13
  12. BH02
  13. 8
  14. BH12
  15. BH01
  16. 7
  17. BH11
  18. 3
  19. 6
  20. BH10
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. BH09
  24. 1
  25. 4
  26. BH08
  27. 13
  28. 14
  29. BH18
  30. BH07
  31. 15
  32. BH17
  33. BH06
jbrgsc_dv RG Social Class: present job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. 6
  2. BH10
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. BH09
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. BH08
  9. 13
  10. 14
  11. BH18
  12. BH07
  13. 15
  14. BH17
  15. BH06
  16. 12
  17. BH16
  18. BH05
  19. 11
  20. BH15
  21. BH04
  22. 10
  23. BH14
  24. BH03
  25. 9
  26. BH13
  27. BH02
  28. 8
  29. BH12
  30. BH01
  31. 7
  32. BH11
  33. 3
jbseg_dv Socio economic group: present job
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  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. 1
  27. 4
  28. BH08
  29. 13
  30. 14
  31. BH18
  32. BH07
  33. 15
jbsemp Employee or self-employed: current job
  1. indresp
  2. employment
  1. BH13
  2. BH02
  3. 8
  4. BH12
  5. BH01
  6. 7
  7. BH11
  8. 3
  9. 6
  10. BH10
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. BH09
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. BH08
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. BH18
  20. BH07
  21. 15
  22. BH17
  23. BH06
  24. 12
  25. BH16
  26. BH05
  27. 11
  28. BH15
  29. BH04
  30. 10
  31. BH14
  32. BH03
  33. 9
jbsic07
Special Licence 		Current job: SIC 2007
  1. employment
  2. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2

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