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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
networks_tm start time for networks module (seconds)
  1. indresp
  1. 1
netwr_1 bestfriend no 1: whether friend is relative
  1. indresp
  1. BH06
  2. BH04
  3. BH02
  4. 3
  5. 6
  6. BH18
  7. BH16
  8. BH14
  9. BH12
  10. BH10
  11. BH08
netwr_2 bestfriend no 2: whether friend is relative
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. BH18
  4. BH16
  5. BH14
  6. BH12
  7. BH10
  8. BH08
  9. BH06
  10. BH04
  11. BH02
netwr_3 bestfriend no 3: whether friend is relative
  1. indresp
  1. BH14
  2. BH12
  3. BH10
  4. BH08
  5. BH06
  6. BH04
  7. BH02
  8. 3
  9. 6
  10. BH18
  11. BH16
newbaby New baby resident
  1. hhresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
newchno sequence number of newborn child
  1. newborn
  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 13
  11. 2
  12. 12
  13. 11
  14. 14
newdad Biological father of a new entrant baby
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 2
  6. 10
  7. 14
  8. 9
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 4
newentrant Whether or not a new survey participant (0/1)
  1. child
  2. indresp
  3. indsamp
  4. indall
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 13
  4. 3
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 2
  9. 9
  10. 14
  11. 8
  12. 15
  13. 7
  14. 6
newhy unlisted joiners
  1. indresp
  2. indsamp
  3. indall
  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. BH02
  14. BH12
  15. BH11
  16. BH10
  17. BH09
newimm recent immigrant osm in household
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
newmum Biological mother of a new entrant baby
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 12
  8. 11
  9. 2
  10. 10
  11. 14
  12. 9
  13. 15
  14. 8
newocc1 New occupation 1
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
newocc2 New occupation 2
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
newocc3 New occupation 3
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
newparentother Non biological parent of a new entrant baby
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15
newparentsall Biological or non biological parents of a child born since the last interview
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 14
newper New person status flag
  1. indall
  2. child
  3. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 2
  5. 10
  6. 14
  7. 9
  8. 15
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 13
newsmain Main source of News
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource1 Personal experience
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource10 Books
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource11 School, college etc.
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource12 Somewhere else
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 3
  3. 9
newsource2 From friends/relatives
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource3 Word of mouth
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 6
newsource4 National newspapers
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource5 Local newspapers
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource6 Television
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource7 Radio
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource8 Internet or the web
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource9 Government publications
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 3
newsource96 None of these
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 3
  3. 9
newuni New university/college student
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 14
  3. 15

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