cross-wave person identifier (public release)
personal identifier (BHPS cohort)
household identifier (public release)
person number
Sample origin, household
Sample origin, individual
Primary sampling unit
Strata
sample status
Individual level outcome
sex
Age
Date of birth year
Sex of respondent
Number of hours watching TV on a normal school day
Number of hours watching TV on a weekend
Respodent uses computer at home
How often respondent uses computer at home for schoolwork or coursework
Number of hours using computer at home for playing games on a normal school da
How often respondent uses computer at home for the internet
Respondent has a social media profile
Hours using social media on weekdays
Games console in the household
Number of hours using games console on a normal school day
Respondent plays multi-player on-line games
Number of family evening meals in the last week
Number of hours per week helping with housework
Staying out after 9.00pm without parents knowing where respondent was
Number of close friends
Respondent has boyfriend or girlfriend
Good qualities
Not much to be proud of
Feels useless at times
Able as most other people
Likeable person
Can usually solve own problems
Feels like a failure
At times feels no good at all
Go to a party, dance, disco or nightclub
Go to the cinema
Do painting, drawing, printmaking or sculpture
Go to the theatre (for example play, pantomime or opera)
Use a computer to create original artworks or animation
Go to watch live sport
Go to a pub or bar
Just hang around/mess about near home
Just hang around/mess about in the high street or the town/city centre
Go to youthclubs, scouts, girl guides or other organised activities
Go to a library
Go to museums or galleries
Go to an historic place or stately home
Do voluntary or community work (including as part of school)
Go to a political meeting/march, rally or demonstration
Number of books read in the last month
Discuss books at home
Discuss TV programmes at home
Parents/other adults at home buy respondent books as gifts
Parents/other adults take respondent to museums or art galleries
Parents/other adults take respondent to sporting events
Parents/other adults take respondent to theatre, dance performance or classica
Respondent plays a musical instrument
Music
Art
Dance
Sport
Tutorials for school subjects
Religious classes
None of these
Other
School work
Appearance
Family
Friends
School
Life as a whole
Importance of doing well in GCSE exams/National Qualifications
Most like to do when complete final GCSE/National Qualifications year at 16
Respondent would like to continue full-time education after school at College
Truancy in the last 12 months
General health
Respondent has a long-term health problem or a disability
Respondent smokes
Frequency of smoking
Respondent smokes e-cigarettes
Respondent has had alcohol
Frequency of drinking alcohol in last four weeks
Frequency of having 5 or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion in the last fou
Number of occasions intoxicated or drunk during lifetime
Number of occasions intoxicated or drunk during the last twelve months
Number of occasions intoxicated or drunk during the last four weeks
Glue/solvent sniffing
Cannabis
Any other illegal drug (including ecstasy, cocaine, speed)
Number of times taken illegal drugs
Difficulty getting cannabis
How risky occasional smoking is according to respondent
How risky smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day is according to resp
How risky drinking one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day is according t
How risky drinking four or five alcoholic drinks nearly every day is according
How risky drinking five or more alcoholic drinks each weekend is according to
How risky trying cannabis once or twice is according to respondent
How risky smoking cannabis occasionally is according to respondent
How risky smoking cannabis regularly is according to respondent
How risky trying ecstasy once or twice is according to respondent
How risky taking ecstasy regularly is according to respondent
How risky trying amphetamine once or twice is according to respondent
How risky taking amphetamine regularly is according to respondent
Number of times fighting in the past month
Respondent committing vandalism in the past year
Respondent stealing in the past year
Religion
Leaving TV on standby
Switching lights off
Keeping the tap running while brushing teeth
UK affected by climate change in the future
Age wants to get married
Age would like to have kids?
Age would like to leave home
Raven A11
Raven B12
Raven C4
Raven C12
Raven D7
Raven D12
Raven E1
Raven E5
Raven E7
other classes followed outside school
CAPI ringfenced household
Interview date: Day, imputation flag
Interview date: Month, imputation flag
Interview date: Year, imputation flag
DOB Year imputation flag
Imputation flag for age_dv
Natural father: PIDP
Natural mother: PIDP
Natural parent 1: PIDP
Natural parent 1: PNO
Natural parent 1: Sex
Natural parent 2: PIDP
Natural parent 2: PNO
Natural parent 2: Sex
Nat/step/adopt parent 1: PIDP
Nat/step/adopt parent 1: PNO
Nat/step/adopt parent 1: Sex
Nat/step/adopt parent 2: PIDP
Nat/step/adopt parent 2: PNO
Nat/step/adopt parent 2: Sex
Grandfather: PIDP
Grandmother: PIDP
young person: job like: SOC 2090, condensed
young person: job like: SOC 2000, condensed
young person: job like: SOC 2010, condensed
Sex, derived
Age, derived from dob_dv and intdat_dv
Interview date: Day, derived
Interview date: Month, derived
Interview date: Year, derived
DOB: Year, derived
Number of R's natural parents in hh
Number of R's nat/step/adopt parents in hh
Number of R's grandparents in hh
Number of R's natural siblings in hh
Number of R's nat/step/adopt siblings in hh
young person: job like: NSSEC: 8 classes
Ethnic group (derived from multiple sources)
Ethnic group incorp. all waves, codings, modes and bhps
Country of residence
Government Office Region
Urban or rural area, derived
Household response status
Age group (age_dv): 5 year intervals
Age group (age_dv): 10 year intervals
Age group (age_dv): 13 categories
benefit unit number
PNO of person responsible for child under 16
Whether responsible for child under 16
Household reference person: PIDP
Household reference person: PNO
Natural father: PNO
Nat/step/adopt father: PIDP
Nat/step/adopt father: PNO
Natural mother: PNO
Nat/step/adopt mother: PIDP
Nat/step/adopt mother: PNO
Grandfather: PNO
BHPS+UKHLS cross-sectional youth interview weight
BHPS+UKHLS+IEMB cross-sectional youth interview weight