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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
mlagstunew Units of child age when start work
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
mlchm Marital status changed, month
  1. indresp
  1. BH08
  2. BH18
  3. BH07
  4. BH17
  5. BH06
  6. BH16
  7. BH05
  8. BH15
  9. BH04
  10. BH14
  11. BH03
  12. BH13
  13. BH12
  14. BH11
  15. BH10
  16. BH09
mlchy Marital status change, year
  1. indresp
  1. BH06
  2. BH05
  3. BH04
  4. BH03
mlchy4 Marital status change, year
  1. indresp
  1. BH04
  2. BH14
  3. BH03
  4. BH13
  5. BH12
  6. BH11
  7. BH10
  8. BH09
  9. BH08
  10. BH18
  11. BH07
  12. BH17
  13. BH06
  14. BH16
  15. BH05
  16. BH15
mlfutr New mum: intends returning to work
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
mlfutrnew New parent: intends returning to work
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
mlived Lived in countries other than UK since arrival
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlivedc1 Migration 1: Countries lived in since moving to UK
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
mlivedc2 Migration 2: Countries lived in since moving to UK
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
mlivedc3 Migration 3: Countries lived in since moving to UK
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
mlivedc4 Migration 4: Countries lived in since moving to UK
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 7
mlivedc5 Migration 5: Countries lived in since moving to UK
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
mlivedc_all1
Special Licence 		1st country lived in since moving to uk
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlivedc_all2
Special Licence 		2st country lived in since moving to uk
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlivedc_all3
Special Licence 		3rd country lived in since moving to uk
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 1
  3. 7
mlivedc_all4
Special Licence 		4th country lived in since moving to uk
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlivedc_all5
Special Licence 		5th country lived in since moving to uk
  1. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. 6
mlivedist Current home: distance from first home/age 14
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlivedist5 Ever lived further than 5 miles from where now lives
  1. indresp
  1. 1
  2. 7
  3. 6
mlivedistf Furthest distance lived from present home
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 1
mlrnot1 I prefer to look after my child(ren) myself
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
mlrnot10 I am caring for an elderly or ill relative or friend
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 12
mlrnot11 I cannot work because of poor health
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 10
mlrnot12 I prefer not to work
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
mlrnot13 My husband/partner disapproves
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
mlrnot2 I cannot earn enough to pay for childcare
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 3
mlrnot3 I cannot find suitable childcare
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 12
mlrnot4 There are no jobs in the right place for me
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 10
mlrnot5 There are no jobs with the right hours for me
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
mlrnot6 There are no jobs available for me
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
mlrnot7 I am in full-time education
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 12
  10. 11
mlrnot8 I am on a training course
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8

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