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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
nch415resp Number of children aged 4 to 15 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 13
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 12
  7. 1
  8. 11
  9. 14
  10. 10
  11. 15
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
  15. 6
nch511_dv Number of children aged 5-11 in household
  1. hhresp
  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. BH18
  19. BH07
  20. 13
  21. 14
  22. BH17
  23. BH06
  24. 12
  25. 15
  26. BH16
  27. BH05
  28. 11
  29. BH15
  30. BH04
  31. 10
  32. BH14
  33. BH03
nch5resp Number of children aged 5 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 12
  3. 15
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
nch5to15 Number of children aged 5 to 15 that resp is parent of
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. 11
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 5
nch8resp Number of children aged 8 that respondent is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 14
  8. 12
  9. 15
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. 9
  13. 8
nchild Number of new children
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 12
  12. 14
  13. 11
nchild_dv Number of own children in household
  1. indresp
  2. indall
  1. BH09
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. BH08
  5. 13
  6. 1
  7. BH18
  8. BH07
  9. 14
  10. BH17
  11. BH06
  12. 12
  13. 15
  14. BH16
  15. BH05
  16. 11
  17. BH15
  18. BH04
  19. 10
  20. BH14
  21. BH03
  22. 9
  23. BH13
  24. BH02
  25. 8
  26. BH12
  27. BH01
  28. 7
  29. BH11
  30. 3
  31. 6
  32. BH10
  33. 5
nchildlv Number of living children
  1. indresp
  1. 15
nchildu16lv Number of living children U16
  1. indresp
  1. 15
nchoecd_dv Number of children aged 0-13 in hh, OECD definition
  1. hhresp
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 1
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 14
  7. 9
  8. 15
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 13
nchresp Number of children aged under 16 that resp is responsible for
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 12
  9. 1
  10. 11
  11. 14
  12. 10
  13. 15
  14. 9
  15. 8
nchund18resp number of children aged under 18 responsible for.
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. 4
nchunder16 Number of children aged under 16 that resp is parent of
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. 11
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 5
ncigs Usual no. of cigarettes smoked per day
  1. indresp
  1. BH09
  2. 5
  3. BH08
  4. BH18
  5. BH07
  6. 13
  7. BH17
  8. BH06
  9. BH16
  10. BH05
  11. 12
  12. BH15
  13. BH04
  14. 11
  15. BH14
  16. BH03
  17. 10
  18. BH13
  19. BH02
  20. 9
  21. BH12
  22. BH01
  23. 8
  24. BH11
  25. 2
  26. 7
  27. BH10
  28. 14
  29. 6
ncitygld1 New City and Guilds level (obtained since last interview): Part 1 / Foundation
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 14
ncitygld2 New City and Guilds level (obtained since last interview): Part 2 / Craft / Inte
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
ncitygld3 New City and Guilds level (obtained since last interview): Part 3 / Advanced Cra
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
ncitygld4 New City and Guilds level (obtained since last interview): Part 4 / Career Exten
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
ncogfunc number of cognitive function modules to pay for
  1. hhsamp
  1. 3
ncouple_dv Number of Couples in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 12
  2. 15
  3. BH16
  4. BH05
  5. 11
  6. BH15
  7. BH04
  8. 10
  9. BH14
  10. BH03
  11. 9
  12. BH13
  13. BH02
  14. 8
  15. BH12
  16. BH01
  17. 7
  18. BH11
  19. 3
  20. 6
  21. BH10
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. BH09
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. BH08
  28. BH18
  29. BH07
  30. 13
  31. 14
  32. BH17
  33. BH06
ncrletter Send a letter
  1. indresp
  1. 15
ncrr1 Non co-resident relationship
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 14
  7. 12
  8. 15
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
ncrr11 Intention to live together within 3 years
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 14
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
ncrr12 Likelihood of marrying partner in future
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 13
  8. 3
  9. 14
  10. 12
  11. 15
  12. 11
  13. 10
ncrr13 non co-resident relationship
  1. indresp
  1. 6
ncrr14 where partner lives
  1. indresp
  1. 6
ncrr15 frequency of other contact with partner
  1. indresp
  1. 6
ncrr16 country intend to live in
  1. indresp
  1. 6
ncrr3 Definite decision not to live together
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 13
  4. 3
  5. 14
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
ncrr3yrs Relationship in 3 years
  1. indresp
  1. 15
ncrr4 Whose decision to live apart
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 14
  11. 12
  12. 11
ncrr5 Sex of non co-resident partner
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 14
  7. 12
  8. 15
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7

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