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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
nsstop6 Cognitive ability: refused Number series: others present
  1. indresp
  1. 3
nsstop7 Cognitive ability: refused Number series: R does not want to do task
  1. indresp
  1. 3
nsstop8 Cognitive ability: refused Number series: language problems
  1. indresp
  1. 3
nsstop97 Cognitive ability: refused Number series: other problem
  1. indresp
  1. 3
nstepch Number of respondent's step children in the household
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 14
nsvq1 NVQ/SVQ level: Level 1
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 10
  7. 9
nsvq2 NVQ/SVQ level: Level 2
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
nsvq3 NVQ/SVQ level: Level 3
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 14
  4. 15
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 11
nsvq4 NVQ/SVQ level: Level 4
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 14
  4. 15
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 11
nsvq5 NVQ/SVQ level: Level 5
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 14
  5. 15
  6. 13
  7. 12
nsvq6 NVQ/SVQ level: Other NVQ/SVQ qualification
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 14
  6. 15
  7. 13
ntrain Number of part-time courses
  1. indresp
  1. BH13
  2. BH12
  3. BH11
  4. BH10
  5. BH09
  6. BH08
  7. BH18
  8. BH17
  9. BH16
  10. BH15
  11. BH14
ntransoth number of individual quaires translated by an accompanying translator
  1. hhsamp
  1. 1
ntransself number of individual quaires translated by the interviewer
  1. hhsamp
  1. 1
nuabpre Cognitive ability: Numeric ability: preamble
  1. indresp
  1. 3
nue Number Unemployed in household
  1. hhresp
  1. BH01
nue_dv Number not in paid employment in the hh
  1. hhresp
  1. 10
  2. 14
  3. 9
  4. 15
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 13
  12. 2
  13. 12
  14. 1
  15. 11
numadult number of adults (aged 16 or over) in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
numchild number of children (aged 15 or under) in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 1
numcivil number of civil partners with partners in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
numlivewith number living with someone
  1. hhresp
  1. 4
nummpart number married with spouses in hhold
  1. hhresp
  1. 4
  2. 5
numtrace number of traced addresses visited
  1. hhsamp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
nunder10 Number of children aged 9 or under in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
nunder15 number of children aged 14 or under in household
  1. hhresp
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
nunder16 number children of respondent aged under 16
  1. indresp
  1. 5
nunder16abs Number of kids aged 0-15 with one and only one parent in HH
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 14
  9. 15
  10. 13
nunder20abs number of children of respondent with absemt parent
  1. indresp
  1. 5
nunmpsp_dv No. unemployment spells since last interview
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 14
  6. 11
  7. 15
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 4
nvest IC: F15 = 4 TO 10 - Investments
  1. indresp
  1. BH10
  2. BH05
nvesta Savings/investments: nat sav certificates
  1. indresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH10
  3. BH05
nvestamtrt1 Investment type 1: amount, in GBP
  1. hhresp
  1. 13
  2. 8
  3. 4

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