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FAQ

What is the variable naming convention? Why do some variables have letter prefixes while others do not?

The naming convention for variables is the same as for data files, that is, the same variable across waves has the same root name but a different wave prefix. So, the variables for derived age in Wave 1 is a_age_dv, in Wave 2 is b_age_dv and so on.

If a variable does not change across waves it will not have a wave prefix. One example is the unique individual cross-wave identifier pidp.

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