LWS - United kingdom 2007 : person file Codebook generated: 2016-04-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 71182 1 30587 15351.7 8827.8 pid person identifier 71182 1 9 2.01 1.16 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 328 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 "uk07" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 "United Kingdom" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 "uk" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 2007 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 71182 7 Wave VII ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwgt person weight (normalised) 71182 0.02 0.39 0.14 0.05 ppopwgt person weight (inflated) 71182 132.51 2245.08 813.84 283.31 inum implicate number 71182 1 1 1 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ relation relationship to household head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 30587 1000 head 17834 2000 spouse/partner 22761 . partner partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 36132 110 living with partner 132 120 not living with partner 34813 200 does not have partner 105 . children living with own children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20285 100 living with own children 50897 200 not living with own children ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOGRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: age: 1. [uk07] Mixed categories: interval data; values refer to the lowest boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- age age in years 71182 0 80 38.19 23.28 sex gender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 34620 1 male 36562 2 female marital marital status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 30962 110 married 5341 120 in consensual union 26319 210 never married/not in union 1214 221 separated 3380 222 divorced 3966 223 widowed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMMIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ disabled disabled (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 5069 0 not disabled 10787 1 disabled 55326 . NOTES: 1. [uk07] It refers to limited activity because of longstanding illness. disabl_c limited activity because of longstanding illness -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10787 1 yes 5069 2 no 55326 . illness_c longstanding illness, disability or infirmity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 15865 1 yes 29801 2 no 25516 . health_c subjective health status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 15072 1 very good 18165 2 good 8725 3 fair 2849 4 bad 818 5 very bad 25553 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ educ highest completed education level (3-category recode) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12036 1 low 29401 2 medium 11769 3 high 17976 . educ_c highest level of education completed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3806 0 still in education 12036 102 no educational qualifications, received FT-education 29401 201 educational qualifications, below degree level 11769 202 educational qualifications, degree level or above 14170 . NOTES: 1. [uk07] Scope limitation: completed education available only for adults aged more than 18, or aged 16-18 and not in full-time education. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVITY STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ emp employed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 25555 0 not employed 30597 1 employed 15030 . unemp unemployed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 54697 0 not unemployed 1455 1 unemployed 15030 . retired retired (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 31517 0 not retired 13403 1 retired 26262 . clfs current labour force status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 29001 110 employed, at work 1596 120 employed, not at work 1249 211 ILO unemployed 206 212 other unemployed 833 220 not in labour force 14090 221 retired, pensioner or rentier 3790 222 in education 2959 223 homemaker 2428 224 disabled 15030 . cmas current main activity status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 24048 100 mainly employed 866 200 not mainly employed 13403 211 retired from job or business 813 212 other pension recipient 2880 230 homemaker 1895 241 permanent disability or illness 464 242 temporary disability or illness 1417 260 unemployed 25396 . NOTES: 1. [uk07] Scope limitation: only available for the ones who were not interwied by proxies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMPLOYMENT INTENSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- njobs number of jobs held 30597 1 4 1.1 0.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ status1 status in employment, job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 26342 100 dependent employed 45 122 apprentice / trainee 3 200 self-employed 817 210 employer 3258 220 own-account worker 132 240 contributing family worker 40585 . inda1 industry (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 328 1 agriculture 6779 2 industry 23279 3 services 40796 . indb1 industry (9-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 328 1 agriculture, forestry and fishing 4195 2 mining and quarrying; manufacturing; utilities 2584 3 construction 5227 4 wholesale and retail trade, repair; hotels and restaurants 2902 5 transport, storage and communications 1307 6 financial intermediation 3254 7 real estate, renting and business activities 9051 8 public administration; education; health and social work 1538 9 other community, social/personal services; activities of households; extra-territorial 40796 . indd1 industry (21-category ISIC 4 recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 328 1 A-agriculture, forestry and fishing 129 2 B-mining and quarrying 3705 3 C-manufacturing 129 4 D-electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 232 5 E-water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 2584 6 F-construction 4126 7 G-wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1631 8 H-transportation and storage 1101 9 I-accommodation and food service activities 1271 10 J-information and communication 1307 11 K-financial and insurance activities 317 12 L-real estate activities 1723 13 M-professional, scientific and technical activities 1214 14 N-administrative and support service activities 2429 15 O-public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2984 16 P-education 3638 17 Q-human health and social work activities 665 18 R-arts, entertainment and recreation 716 19 S-other service activities 149 20 T-activities of households as employers; producing activities of households 8 21 U-activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 40796 . ind1_c industry (UK SIC 2007) - job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 283 1 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service acti 29 2 Forestry and logging 16 3 Fishing and aquaculture 10 5 Mining of coal and lignite 26 6 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 2 7 Mining of metal ores 25 8 Other mining and quarrying 66 9 Mining support service activities 330 10 Manufacture of food products 69 11 Manufacture of beverages 5 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 115 13 Manufacture of textiles 73 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 15 15 Manufacture of leather and related products 89 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except 89 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 193 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 52 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 145 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 138 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuti 166 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 122 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 129 24 Manufacture of basic metals 372 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery a 296 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 117 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 391 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 280 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 227 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 156 31 Manufacture of furniture 115 32 Other manufacturing 21 33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 129 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 69 36 Water collection, treatment and supply 163 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materia 231 41 Construction of buildings 2353 43 Specialised construction activities 503 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and 823 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2800 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 719 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 39 50 Water transport 43 51 Air transport 501 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 329 53 Postal and courier activities 307 55 Accommodation 794 56 Food and beverage service activities 230 58 Publishing activities 130 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, s 282 61 Telecommunications 579 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 50 63 Information service activities 783 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension f 83 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsor 441 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance act 317 68 Real estate activities 729 69 Legal and accounting activities 195 70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activitie 454 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing 106 72 Scientific research and development 156 73 Advertising and market research 38 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 45 75 Veterinary activities 124 77 Rental and leasing activities 237 78 Employment activities 89 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service a 148 80 Security and investigation activities 362 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 254 82 Office administrative, office support and other business sup 2429 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social securit 2984 85 Education 2161 86 Human health activities 459 87 Residential care activities 1018 88 Social work activities without accommodation 139 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 102 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 74 92 Gambling and betting activities 350 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 264 94 Activities of membership organisations 32 95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 420 96 Other personal service activities 149 97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 8 99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 40796 . occa1 occupation (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10099 1 managers and professionals (ISCO 1 & 2) 17314 2 other skilled workers (ISCO 3-8, 10) 2835 3 labourers/elementary (ISCO 9) 40934 . occb1 occupation (10-category ISCO recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3280 1 managers 6819 2 professionals 4961 3 technicians and associate professionals 3754 4 clerical support workers 2985 5 service and sales workers 340 6 skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 3007 7 craft and related trades workers 2267 8 plant and machine operators, and assemblers 2835 9 elementary occupations 40934 . occ1_c occupation (SOC2010) - job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2333 11 corporate managers and directors 947 12 other managers and proprietors 1491 21 science, research, engineering and technology professionals 1244 22 health professionals 1536 23 teaching and educational professionals 1546 24 business, media and public service professionals 539 31 science, engineering and technology associate professionals 429 32 health and social care associate professionals 367 33 protective service occupations 573 34 culture, media and sports occupations 2399 35 business and public service associate professionals 2771 41 administrative occupations 983 42 secretarial and related occupations 340 51 skilled agricultural and related trades 1246 52 skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades 1100 53 skilled construction and building trades 661 54 textiles, printing and other skilled trades 1934 61 caring personal service occupations 508 62 leisure, travel and related personal service occupations 1656 71 sales occupations 543 72 customer service occupations 1018 81 process, plant and machine operatives 1249 82 transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 537 91 elementary trades and related occupations 2298 92 elementary administration and service occupations 40934 . ptime1 part-time employment (dummy), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21555 0 full-time 7268 1 part-time 42359 . Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tenyr1 job tenure in years, job 1 30516 0 73 8.92 9.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ everwork ever worked in job or business (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2452 0 never worked 50789 1 ever worked in job or business 17941 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pi total income, person 70759 -18000 2402000 15008.3 36529.9 pil labour income, person 70919 -18000 2400000 10472.7 30009.1 pile paid employment income, person 70919 0 1889200 9321.13 24232.5 pils self-employment income, person 71182 -18000 2400000 1148 18139.3 pic capital income, person 71106 0 1608506 1474.3 13246.4 picvip voluntary individual pensions, person 71182 0 1608000 277.05 8355.09 picroy royalties, person 71169 0 480000 16.67 2275.49 pit transfer income, person 71098 0 1451196 3048.07 14309.4 pits social security transfers, person 71153 0 1451196 2968.35 14275.1 pitsi work-related insurance transfers, person 71163 0 1451196 2491.4 14193.2 pitsu universal benefits, person 71181 0 19848 131.96 741.37 pitsa assistance benefits, person 71173 0 26832 344.98 1373.57 pitp private transfers, person 71127 0 84000 78.51 1041.67 pitped merit-based education transfers, person 71155 0 72000 29.17 702.65 piatold old-age transfers, person 71180 0 51584 933.95 2206.67 piatdis disability transfers, person 71178 0 19848 191.38 986.33 piatsur survivors transfers, person 71181 0 432000 125.89 2262.47 piatfam family/children transfers, person 71174 0 26832 306.66 1350.6 piatune unemployment transfers, person 71177 0 144000 24.46 608.4 piap total pension income, person 71170 0 1617298 2731.87 16681.9 piapprv private pensions and annuities, person 71173 0 1608000 1781.64 16187.7 piapprvi individual pensions/annuities, person 71182 0 1608000 279.32 8357.04 piapprvo occupational pensions, person 71173 0 1443708 1502.4 13698.3 piappub public pensions, person 71179 0 51584 950.45 2231.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwl windfall labour income, person 71182 0 125000 66.08 1283.78 pwc windfall capital income, person 71182 0 850000 107.07 3653.03 pwcic insurance compensations, person 71182 0 850000 107.07 3653.03 pwt windfall transfer income, person 71182 0 1e+06 182.41 4528.76 pwtlo lottery winnings, person 71182 0 1e+06 21.93 3779.01 pwtrc lump-sum retirement compensations, person 71182 0 175000 131.71 2302.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pxit income taxes and social contributions, person 70919 -522000 967200 2878.63 12010.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ptol outflows from loans, person 71182 0 1081920 3609.64 13775.2 ptolm mortgage repayments, person 71182 0 1081920 3417.4 13574 ptolo other loans repayments, person 71182 0 331200 182.02 2068.71 ptolb borrowings, person -------------------------------------------------- N value 70887 0 1 4 1 12 4 60 1 84 15 120 1 132 1 180 1 200 13 240 9 300 5 360 1 400 6 480 1 540 1 552 45 600 1 696 6 720 1 792 1 800 1 804 1 816 3 900 2 960 1 1104 46 1200 1 1224 1 1296 1 1320 2 1356 1 1428 2 1440 4 1500 1 1536 1 1560 1 1620 1 1680 1 1728 2 1740 18 1800 1 1908 1 1920 1 1992 2 2000 1 2004 1 2040 1 2100 1 2148 1 2160 1 2220 2 2304 16 2400 1 2460 1 2520 1 2580 1 2640 2 2880 17 3000 11 3600 1 3624 1 3768 1 4200 1 4320 1 4560 3 4800 1 5400 8 6000 1 7200 1 9000 1 9600 1 9900 1 12000 1 14400 1 24000 1 30000 1 180000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency currency units 71182 826 826 826 0 deflator deflation factor -------------------------------------------------- N value 71182 1 Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grossnet gross/net income information 71182 100 100 100 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pasil: 1. [uk07] Life insurance might be underestimated because of the insurance component included in some other financial assets. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pas pension assets and other long-term savings 71182 0 28677908 44809.2 290610 pasi life insurance and voluntary individual pensions 71182 0 6155635 5110.09 42296.3 pasil life insurance accounts 71182 0 999997 330.33 9004.89 pasip individual voluntary pension accounts 71182 0 6155635 4779.75 40965.1 paso occupational pensions 71182 0 2e+06 2019.97 24427.2 pasodc occupational pensions (DC schemes) 71182 0 2e+06 2019.97 24427.2 pass social security pension entitlements 71182 0 12072264 5085.2 82580.7 passdb social security (DB schemes) 71182 0 12072264 3667.93 77954.7 passdc social security (DC schemes) 71182 0 4e+06 1417.26 26958.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTIDUTES TOWARD HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ basb savings behaviour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21309 10 does not save 24426 20 saves 25447 . NOTES: 1. [uk07] It refers to the last two years. basp1 savings purpose: home purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 23085 0 not saving for home purchase 1341 1 saving for home purchase 46756 . basp2 savings purpose: other major purchases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16531 0 not saving for other major purchases 7895 1 saving for other major purchases 46756 . basp3 savings purpose: financial investments (including business) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 19510 0 not saving for financial investments (including business) 4916 1 saving for financial investments (including business) 46756 . basp4 savings purpose: old-age provisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18933 0 not saving for old-age provisions 5493 1 saving for old-age provisions 46756 . basp6 savings purpose: unexpected events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10582 0 not saving for unexpected events 13844 1 saving for unexpected events 46756 . basp7 savings purpose: recreation and travel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12577 0 not saving for recreation and travel 11849 1 saving for recreation and travel 46756 . basp9 savings purpose: other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16933 0 not saving for other purposes 7493 1 saving for other purposes 46756 . bafr_c among the two possibilities, she/he prefers: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 34957 1 £1,000 with certainty 9880 2 £10,000 with 20% probability 26345 . bafp_c has the final say in big financial decisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10609 0 no 23679 1 yes 36894 . bafi1_c Received professional financial advice in thalastfiveyearsandfromwhom(fir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18740 0 No financial advice in the last 5 years 4079 1 Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) 210 2 Partner/spouse/friends/family /work colleagues 1699 3 Bank or building society 115 4 Insurance Company 237 5 Accountant 81 6 Solicitor 35 7 Insurance Broker 175 8 Mortgage adviser 34 9 Stockbroker 81 10 Employer 16 11 Trade Union 24 12 The Pensions Service 9 13 Financial Services Authority (FSA) 33 14 Other consumer bodies e.g. Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 18 15 Internet 7 16 Newspapers, other media 74 17 Other 45515 . bafi2_c Received professional financial advice in thalastfiveyearsandfromwhom(sec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18740 0 No financial advice in the last 5 years 63 1 Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) 464 2 Partner/spouse/friends/family /work colleagues 626 3 Bank or building society 56 4 Insurance Company 312 5 Accountant 116 6 Solicitor 26 7 Insurance Broker 161 8 Mortgage adviser 49 9 Stockbroker 63 10 Employer 14 11 Trade Union 23 12 The Pensions Service 15 13 Financial Services Authority (FSA) 9 14 Other consumer bodies e.g. Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 65 15 Internet 77 16 Newspapers, other media 20 17 Other 50283 . bafi3_c Received professional financial advice in thalastfiveyearsandfromwhom(thi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18740 0 No financial advice in the last 5 years 15 1 Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) 24 2 Partner/spouse/friends/family /work colleagues 178 3 Bank or building society 39 4 Insurance Company 145 5 Accountant 94 6 Solicitor 16 7 Insurance Broker 126 8 Mortgage adviser 33 9 Stockbroker 45 10 Employer 8 11 Trade Union 31 12 The Pensions Service 6 13 Financial Services Authority (FSA) 10 14 Other consumer bodies e.g. Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 100 15 Internet 132 16 Newspapers, other media 7 17 Other 51433 . bafi4_c Received professional financial advice in thalastfiveyearsandfromwhom(fou -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18740 0 No financial advice in the last 5 years 3 1 Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) 8 2 Partner/spouse/friends/family /work colleagues 7 3 Bank or building society 23 4 Insurance Company 51 5 Accountant 55 6 Solicitor 19 7 Insurance Broker 66 8 Mortgage adviser 17 9 Stockbroker 25 10 Employer 5 11 Trade Union 20 12 The Pensions Service 14 13 Financial Services Authority (FSA) 3 14 Other consumer bodies e.g. Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 77 15 Internet 89 16 Newspapers, other media 2 17 Other 51958 . Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD thalastfiveyearsandfromwhom(fif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bafi5_c Received professional financial advice in 19006 0 17 0.16 1.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------