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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
mnspid_bh cross-wave pid of mother (nat/step)
  1. youth
  1. BH15
  2. BH04
  3. BH14
  4. BH13
  5. BH12
  6. BH11
  7. BH10
  8. BH09
  9. BH08
  10. BH18
  11. BH07
  12. BH17
  13. BH06
  14. BH16
  15. BH05
mnspno person number of mother (nat/step)
  1. indall
  2. youth
  3. child
  4. indresp
  1. 8
  2. BH13
  3. 7
  4. BH12
  5. 2
  6. 6
  7. BH11
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. BH10
  11. 4
  12. BH09
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. BH08
  16. 15
  17. BH18
  18. BH07
  19. 12
  20. BH17
  21. BH06
  22. 11
  23. BH16
  24. BH05
  25. 10
  26. BH15
  27. BH04
  28. 9
  29. BH14
  30. 3
mobcomp Has a tablet or iPad
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 14
mobnrchk_code participant mobile given after non-response check
  1. indresp
  1. 14
mobuse Has mobile phone
  1. indresp
  1. BH11
  2. 6
  3. BH10
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 13
  9. BH18
  10. 1
  11. BH17
  12. 14
  13. 12
  14. BH16
  15. 15
  16. 11
  17. BH15
  18. 10
  19. BH14
  20. 9
  21. BH13
  22. 8
  23. BH12
  24. 7
modetype Mode in which HH grid completed
  1. child
  2. indall
  3. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 12
  4. 15
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
moi multiple occupancy indicator
  1. hhsamp
  1. 1
monrec month of receipt
  1. issue
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
month sample month
  1. hhsamp
  2. indsamp
  3. indall
  4. hhresp
  5. callrec
  6. issue
  7. child
  8. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 2
  6. 8
  7. 1
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 14
  13. 13
  14. 15
  15. 3
monum Year and month of interview: YYYYMM
  1. hhresp
  1. BH17
  2. BH06
  3. BH16
  4. BH05
  5. BH15
  6. BH04
  7. BH14
  8. BH03
  9. BH13
  10. BH02
  11. BH12
  12. BH01
  13. BH11
  14. BH10
  15. BH09
  16. BH08
  17. BH18
  18. BH07
more More household members
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 14
  7. 13
  8. 15
  9. 12
  10. 11
more14 More other hh members
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 15
mores More people resident
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 12
  4. 15
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
mostuse1 Nursery school or nursery class
  1. child
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 12
  10. 2
  11. 11
  12. 1
mostuse10 Holiday club/scheme
  1. child
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 12
  6. 2
  7. 11
  8. 1
  9. 10
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
mostuse11 My ex-husband/wife/partner/the child's non resident parent
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 11
  5. 1
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
mostuse12 The child's grandparent(s)
  1. child
  1. 1
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 12
  11. 2
  12. 11
mostuse13 The child's older brother/sister
  1. child
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 12
  7. 2
  8. 11
  9. 1
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
mostuse14 Another relative
  1. child
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. 11
  6. 1
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
mostuse15 A friend or neighbour
  1. child
  1. 11
  2. 1
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 12
  12. 2
mostuse16 Other nursery education provider
  1. child
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 12
  7. 2
  8. 11
  9. 1
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
mostuse17 Other childcare provider
  1. child
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 11
  5. 1
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
mostuse2 Special day school, nursery or unit for children with SE needs
  1. child
  1. 11
  2. 1
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 12
  12. 2
mostuse3 which three used the most: day nursery or creche
  1. child
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 12
  7. 2
  8. 11
  9. 1
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
mostuse4 Playgroup or pre-school (including Welsh medium)
  1. child
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. 11
  6. 1
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
mostuse5 Childminder
  1. child
  1. 2
  2. 11
  3. 1
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 12
mostuse6 Nanny or au pair or childcarer in the home
  1. child
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. 12
  8. 2
  9. 11
  10. 1
  11. 10
  12. 9
mostuse7 Baby-sitter who comes to your home
  1. child
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 12
  5. 2
  6. 11
  7. 1
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
mostuse8 Breakfast club or After school club, on school/nursery site
  1. child
  1. 12
  2. 2
  3. 11
  4. 1
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 3
mostuse9 Breakfast club or After school club, not on school/nursery site
  1. child
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 12
  9. 2
  10. 11
  11. 1
  12. 10
motcyc willingness to use a motorcycle/moped/scooter
  1. indresp
  1. 2
mothfar Time taken to get to child's mother
  1. child
  1. 15

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