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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
plbornc_bh
Special Licence 		Country of birth
  1. indresp
  1. BH16
  2. BH05
  3. BH15
  4. BH04
  5. BH14
  6. BH03
  7. BH13
  8. BH02
  9. BH12
  10. BH01
  11. BH11
  12. BH10
  13. BH09
  14. BH08
  15. BH18
  16. BH07
  17. BH17
  18. BH06
plbornc_cc country of birth: condensed UKHLS classification
  1. indresp
  1. BH05
  2. BH15
  3. BH04
  4. BH14
  5. BH03
  6. BH13
  7. BH02
  8. BH12
  9. BH01
  10. BH11
  11. BH10
  12. BH09
  13. BH08
  14. BH18
  15. BH07
  16. BH17
  17. BH06
  18. BH16
plbornd
Special Licence 		District of birth
  1. indresp
  2. xwavedat
  1. BH16
  2. BH05
  3. BH15
  4. BH04
  5. BH14
  6. BH03
  7. BH13
  8. BH02
  9. BH12
  10. BH01
  11. BH11
  12. BH10
  13. BH09
  14. BH08
  15. BH18
  16. BH07
  17. BH17
  18. BH06
plbornuk
Special Licence 		UK county of birth
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2
plbornuk_all
Special Licence 		County of birth
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 12
  8. 14
  9. 11
  10. 15
  11. 10
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
plever Always resident at present address
  1. indresp
  1. BH01
plieng Interview conducted in English
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 14
  8. 15
  9. 13
  10. 12
plitrans Translated language
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 13
  9. 12
  10. 11
plivpar respondent is living at home with parent/s
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
plnew Resident at present address last year
  1. indresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH11
  3. BH10
  4. BH09
  5. BH08
  6. BH18
  7. BH07
  8. BH17
  9. BH06
  10. BH16
  11. BH05
  12. BH15
  13. BH04
  14. BH14
  15. BH03
  16. BH13
  17. BH02
plnowm Month of moving to current address
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. BH09
  4. 14
  5. 4
  6. BH08
  7. 13
  8. 15
  9. BH18
  10. BH07
  11. BH17
  12. BH06
  13. 12
  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
plnowy4 Year of moving to current address
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. BH18
  4. BH07
  5. BH17
  6. BH06
  7. 12
  8. BH16
  9. BH05
  10. 11
  11. BH15
  12. BH04
  13. 10
  14. BH14
  15. BH03
  16. 9
  17. BH13
  18. BH02
  19. 8
  20. BH12
  21. BH01
  22. 7
  23. BH11
  24. 3
  25. 6
  26. BH10
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. BH09
  30. 14
  31. 4
  32. BH08
plx_N total no. of legal parents
  1. xhhrel
plx_pidp_1 legal parent 1 pidp
  1. xhhrel
plx_pidp_2 legal parent 2 pidp
  1. xhhrel
plx_pidp_3 legal parent 3 pidp
  1. xhhrel
plx_sex_1 legal parent 1 sex
  1. xhhrel
plx_sex_2 legal parent 2 sex
  1. xhhrel
plx_sex_3 legal parent 3 sex
  1. xhhrel
plykid Often plays with child(ren)
  1. indresp
  1. BH13
  2. BH12
  3. BH17
pm0h Hour section M began
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH17
  3. BH16
pm0m Minute section M began
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH17
  3. BH16
pn1pid Natural parent 1: PIDP
  1. child
  2. indresp
  3. indall
  4. youth
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 2
  7. 10
  8. 1
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 14
  12. 7
  13. 15
  14. 6
  15. 5
pn1pno Natural parent 1: PNO
  1. child
  2. indresp
  3. indall
  4. youth
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 2
  6. 10
  7. 1
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 14
  11. 7
  12. 15
  13. 6
  14. 5
  15. 4
pn1sex Natural parent 1: Sex
  1. indresp
  2. indall
  3. youth
  4. child
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 2
  5. 10
  6. 1
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 14
  10. 7
  11. 15
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 13
pn2pid Natural parent 2: PIDP
  1. indall
  2. youth
  3. child
  4. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 2
  5. 10
  6. 1
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 14
  10. 7
  11. 15
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 13
pn2pno Natural parent 2: PNO
  1. indall
  2. youth
  3. child
  4. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 2
  4. 10
  5. 1
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 14
  9. 7
  10. 15
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 13
  15. 3
pn2sex Natural parent 2: Sex
  1. youth
  2. child
  3. indresp
  4. indall
  1. 11
  2. 2
  3. 10
  4. 1
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 14
  8. 7
  9. 15
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 12
pncars Number of cars in hh
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 4
pno person number
  1. indall
  2. child
  3. empstat
  4. indresp
  5. newborn
  6. natchild2
  7. natchild
  8. stepchild
  9. egoalt
  10. childnt
  11. youth
  12. childad
  13. adopt2
  14. chmain
  15. marriag
  16. nonresch2
  17. income
  18. jobhist
  19. employment
  20. cohab
  21. jobhstd
  22. stepchild2
  23. marriage
  24. lifejob
  25. twinsfh
  26. adopt
  27. cohabit
  28. indsamp
  29. nonresch
  30. parstyle
  31. lifemst
  1. 13
  2. BH08
  3. 14
  4. 2
  5. BH18
  6. BH07
  7. 12
  8. 1
  9. BH17
  10. BH06
  11. 11
  12. BH16
  13. BH05
  14. 15
  15. 10
  16. BH15
  17. BH04
  18. 9
  19. BH14
  20. BH03
  21. 8
  22. BH13
  23. BH02
  24. 7
  25. BH12
  26. BH01
  27. 6
  28. BH11
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. BH10
  32. 4
  33. BH09
pnohigh computed highest person number - ff hh size plus number new
  1. hhresp
  1. 4
pnoold Person number in issued household (missing for new entrants)
  1. child
  2. indall
  1. 7

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