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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
h_hidp household identifier
  1. xwaveid
h_ivfho Final household interview outcome
  1. xwaveid
h_ivfio individual interview outcome
  1. xwaveid
h_month Month of sample issue
  1. xwaveid
h_mortbh_tw BHPS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
h_mortus_tw UKHLS second mortality weight adjustment
  1. xwavedat
h_pno person number
  1. xwaveid
hadsymp Has had symptoms that could be coronavirus
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 13
harassment_tm start time for harassment module (seconds)
  1. indresp
  1. 1
hascurr has uk bank account
  1. indresp
  1. 4
hasemail Has e-mail
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 14
  10. 15
  11. 12
  12. 11
hasemail2 has other e-mail
  1. indresp
  1. 6
hasstep Has a step-mother, step-father or similar
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 11
  6. 9
  7. 7
hassymp Has symptoms that could be coronavirus
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 13
havedp1 Direct Payments where you get the money to spend on the support you choose
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 7
havedp2 Council manages the money
  1. indresp
  1. 7
havedp3 Neither of these
  1. indresp
  1. 7
havedp4 You tell the council how to spend the money
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 13
  3. 11
havedp5 You let the council decide how to spend the money
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
havedp96 None of these
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
hbadjust_dv income adjustment for housing benefit included in gross rent
  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
hcond1 Diagnosed health conditions: Asthma
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 11
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
  14. 1
hcond10 Diagnosed health conditions: Hypothyroidism or an under-active thyroid
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 9
  14. 8
hcond11 Diagnosed health conditions: Chronic bronchitis
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 11
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
  14. 1
hcond12 Diagnosed health conditions: Any kind of liver condition
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 9
  14. 8
hcond13 Diagnosed health conditions: Cancer or malignancy
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 11
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
  14. 1
hcond14 Diagnosed health conditions: Diabetes
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 9
  14. 8
hcond15 Diagnosed health conditions: Epilepsy
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 11
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
  14. 1
hcond16 Diagnosed health conditions: High blood pressure
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 9
  14. 8
hcond17 Diagnosed health conditions: Clinical depression
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
hcond18 Diagnosed health conditions: Other long standing/chronic condition, please speci
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
hcond19 Diagnosed health conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7

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