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Vol I
INTERVIEWERS’ INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS
PART 1 BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURES
PART 2 THE QUESTIONNAIRES
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
RECALL CARD
CODING AND EDITING NOTES
Vol II
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
INTERVIEW SCHEDULES
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
PROXY SCHEDULE
FAMILY INFORMATION SELF-COMPLETION QUESTIONNAIRES
MARRIED WOMEN
SINGLE WOMEN
WIDOWED/SEPARATED/DIVORCED WOMEN
MEN
SCOll_lSH SUPPLEMENTARY SAMPLE SCHEDULE
CHILD HEALTH CODING SHEET
SHOWCARDS
DERIVED VARIABLES HELD IN MACHINE-READABLE FORMAT
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GHS Intervi@war Instructions 1991/92: W8in smpla
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PART 1 BA=CRO~ AND PSOCSDURSS
Background and purpose of the survey
The sample
Address List
Grid references
Serial number labels
Procedure for contacting guota
Addresses d~fflcult to fmd
Quota weeks
Non-dlvlded and d~vlded addresses
Multi-household procedures
Concealed multl-household procedures (England,
Wales and Scotland)
Pre-sampled multl-household procedures (Scotland only)
Instltutlons
The completed guota
The lntervlew schedules
ConventIons for ~ntervlew schedules
QuestIons marked with an ~
When to take a proxy Lntervlew
Use of interpreters
Advance letters
Admlnlstratlon
1 Serial number labels
2 Record of Calls and Outcome
3 Weekly return
4 Order of documents
5 Clalms
6 Study time
7 Adrruntlme
8 Stationery
9 Whom to contact
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULS (yellow)
PAST.2 QUSSTIONWAISSS
Front page (incl. changes to the schedule from 1990/91)
Present acconnmdat~on
Tenure
Mlgratlon
Household burglary
INDIVIDUAL SCHSDULE (white)
Changes to the schedule fran 1990/91
Employment
Education
Health (Inc glasses and contact lenses)
Ch~ld Care
Elderly
FSMIIY Informat~on
Income
RECALL CARD
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PiRT 1 BACKGROUND AND PROCSDURSS
1. ‘“‘Background AND PURPOSE OF ‘Ili~SURVEY
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Ther~ IS a tiltalneed for regular-and relat~d information about ~eopid’and their
llvmg conditions and behaviour so that the gdveriunefitcan nsmltor and eyqluate
the services it provides and plan for future servxe provlslon and social PO1lCY
The General Household Survey is designed for this purpose. It prov~des the
government with continuing information about the ma]or eoclal fields of
Populat~on, Housng, Employment, Education, Health and Income. Because all these
topics are covered in ona survey, it IS possible to examine not only each topic
separately but also the effect of each on the others Clearly a person’s
educatIon relates to their employment, their employment to their Income, Income
to housing, ,health and fanuly SIZ:;,-
The General Household Survey IS unl~e In provldlng Information about a number of
social fIelds and their mter-relationships, for although departments produce
the~r own Lnformatlon and conrmss~on the~r own studies, they do so In Isolatlon,
and one ,departme~t’sfigures ara 111$aaslly relat,edto another’s Furthermore,
they tend to collect information ebgut the services they provide but llttle,shout
the klndd ‘ofpeople who use them. The Census, of course, provides regular and
related information, but ~ts scope lS l~mlted and the collection takes,place,only
every ten years, which IS too Infrequent for many purposes. As this survey, llke
the rest ,ofour surveys, IS c~pd~c;e~ ?n a voluntary bas+s, m the long,run lt
msY be possible to regard It as not only ah economic but also a democratic
alternative to asking for more lnformatuan Ln compulsory censuses
Th6’”t~p;?srn~ntlonedabove form ‘wh~twe hahe called the &ore material of the
survey. These core topics w1ll remam, although the detailed questlonng may
change over t~me. In addltlon, new topics that would not warrant a suf’veyin..:
then own r+ght can b: lncluded

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The PAF is the Post Office’s list of addresses (or ‘delivery points’, as they
call them) and postcodes for Great Britain. It is a good sampling frame in that
it is as nearly as possible a complete list of addresses and, being held on
computer tapes, it is relatively easy to use for drawing a sampls. The addresses
on your list have been selected at random from the ‘small user’ Postcode Address
File, that is the file of delivery points which receive fewer than 25 articles of
mail per day. By using only the small user file we hope to avoid sampling large
institutions and businesses. However, some small businesses or commercial
premises may be sampled and appear on your address list. (Note,.however, that
you must call at all the sampled addresses to check for residential
accommodation).
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3. ADDRESS LIST
3.1 An example of a PAF address list, reduced in size, is included for reference
on pages 4 and 5. The top two lines give general information about the guota.
working from Left to right they give the following details:
TOP LINE
Survey Number
Survey Name
Year
Quarter, Month
Interviewer
Office Use
sECOND LINE
Area No.
Posttown
sector
The survey number, survey nsme and year will be constant
throughout 1991/92, but, obviously, the quarter and month
will change.
The interviewer’s name and number will be written in by hand in
Field Branch.
This gives HQ the date on which the address list was printed.
This consists of a 3-digit
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number which should be “enteredon
This shows the posttown in which the addresses are located but
‘“bear in mind th~t this is not always the same as the
geographical location. Often small towns or villages,are
included in the posttown of the neareat large town OK ‘city.
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~This shows ,the”p&tc6de ‘sector”iri‘uhich all the,”add~”e~saii jar::.,,
. ~, located; ,itwill consist of one ‘o~~two.letteriand .tuo,orthree
. digits. It is followed bv the sector name. (The ribe has “be&ri
“aliocated by OPCS and is ;ot meaningful to the Post “Office). ‘“
, All the sampled postcodes .,. on the . address list will start .,with.
-the same letters and numbers as the sector printed hei6~”=A ‘“~
postcode is, in fact, completed by the addition of ‘twofintil~““
letters to the postcode sector. Thus, the sector.,maybe shown
as NR3 1 and the postcodes as NR3 ,,lAAetc. . .. . ,:,7. :4,;,’::,. ,,.
Region No. This is a 2-digit number to be entered in the ‘REGION’ box on
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This IS the 2-dlglt address number (often called the serial
number). It should be entered In the ‘ADD’ box on all
documents.
Normally this w1ll be the full postal address. Ve~y
occas~onally, the house n&ne or number WI1l be cmltted and
replaced by an asterisk If no extra infomiatmn has tieen
written in please telephone $%nplmg for in~,t?nctlons,
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At some addresses on the llst you WI1l see the w“orda ‘DIVIDED
ADDRESS - PARTS LISTED ON TWE PAF ‘. See Section’5 ‘DIVIDED
ADDRESSES’ (page 10) for how to deal with these , .
There ~s no heading to this column uh~ch shows the postal
dlstrlct of the sampled address. Th~s informat~on M not
always given on the PAF, and therefore on many address llsts It
appears only lntermttently. Note that entr~es m this column
are llnked only to the address on that lne.
This column l~sts the postcode (up to 7 character) for each
sampled address.
If an entry appears In this column It IS an Indlcatlon that the
addresa may be multl-occupied, Ie more than one household may
be l~vlng there. The number of households In the column should
be treated only as a rough gu~de to the number of households
you may expect to flnd at the address. There IS no guarantee
that this number IS correct, and you WI1l still have to call at
the address and Ldentlfy the number of households llvlng there
(see section 6 ‘Multl-householdprocedures’, page 12)
This IS the Laal Authority code number on the PAP and lS
converted into the LA name at the bottqn left of the sheet. At
the fmt of the address l~st,‘there IS’an indication of wh~ch
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it tails you what the code relates to.
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Most guotas, ie 23 addresses, should fit onto one page of A3 size computer printout
. However, if the guota contains a number of ‘divided addresses’ it may
continue onto a second or even a third page. If the guota covers more than one
postal sector the sampled addresses in each sector will be printed on a separate
page.
If you have any difficulty in interpreting the computer listing or in finding an
address (after following the recommended procedure) please telephone Sampling for
further information (Ext 2354). Make sure you have the address to hand when
telephoning!
3.2 Using grid reference on PAF samples
All PAF addresses have an Ordnance Survey grid reference attached to them. This
is printed out on your address list. They are useful in planning your work in
rural areas, particularly as addresses do not always fall within the post town
given on the address list.
You need an Ordnance Survey map of your area, which is fairly large-scale :
1 : 50,000 or 1 : 63,000 is best.
The first 5 figures of the grid reference give the reference along the bottom of
the map. The second 5 figures the reference up the side of the map. (See
example opposite).
A word of caution: not all the grid references will be completely accurate.
There may be occasional errors in them and since the reference is for the first
address in the post-code containing the sampled address, rather than the specific
sampled address-,it is a guide to the locality of your &pled address rat~er
than an accurate location. However, we understand that 90% of addresses are
within 400 metres of the grid referenced address.
Grid references may still leave you unable to find some rural addresses and they
are not as useful in urban areas, where a street map would be more useful. If
you still have problems locating an address, please refer to section 4.2
‘Addresses difficult to find’ (page 10).
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2.3 Address Labels
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In addition to your address lists You will bs given a set of sticky labels - one
for each address in your quota.
You should stick the labels in your notebook which will save you copying out the
address by hand.
All the information given on the label will also appear on your addreas list but
in a different format.
An example of the label you will be given is shown below.
Details shown on label
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As well as recelvlng an address ibfl for each iddrass, you will receive 184
serial number lebels for your quota Each label,has the reg~on, guarter and area
number corresponding to the ‘numberson your address llst The lsbels are to be
used on all documents If you look at the front page of all the documents
(schadules and f Ield) you WI1l notice a box headed Region/Qtr/Area with the
Instruction ‘stick label’ next to Lt. Stick one label,pn each of these boxes 1
The address serial and household n&mbers WI1l at~’11need to be wr~tten ~n for
each mdlvldual household In the Add/H‘Hid box.
The number of labels should cov’er’most ordm~ry quotas’but there may be
exceptional quotas of large households which could mean you run out of aerial
number lsbels In these cases please write n the necessary ~nformatlon (region,
quarter and area numbers) in the box separating the numbers with a slash /
4 PROCEDURE FOR CONTACTING QUOTA ,,
4 1 Your quota WI1l consist of,23‘addresses for each calendar mcnth Each quota
should be completed wlthln a msxlmum of 11 days, Le 11 journeys to and from the
area wlthln the calendar month
Because of this lumtatlon on the number of days you are permtted to work, we do
not requ~re you to deal w~th a set number of addresses per quota week We do,
however, expect you, as a general rule, to apr?ad your yorkmg days over the .,
f~eld period so that YOU maxinus,ethe chances 0$ galrnng co-operation and achieve
a reasonably’even flow of work overthe nmnth. .(For thas raaacm work is,‘“.
allocated.to ‘Interviewers who ~re,avallsble for at least 3 yeeks of the quota-’J’
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try tq,-:optac~nll addressea early $ th~ ~quotaso.that you can adju8;
your work plans to allow for those who are away/diff~cult to contact”etc
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If you’’$~e’ha(ung any,p;obleks,in ,c~let i?g y%r ,@ota,‘,p~o,e~e contact’the+f]e~d
office ~dlately. Pleasel,note, however, that ●xtenaions to the quota period or
to the pernntted,ntier of ,workingdays will be allowed,only,@ very exceptional
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4.2 Addresses difficult to find
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The PAP address list does not supply names of occupiers of each address and as a
result some rural or obscure addresses are clifficult to locate. Experience has
shown that the most effective methods of locating difficult addresses were:
1. Asking local people
2. Asking at local Post Office or Sorting Office
3. Asking police.
If after consulting maps, visiting the area and enguiring locally you still
cannot locate an address, there are two alternatives:
1. Telephone Sampling (2354) who may be able to provide extra information
either from the PAF or from the Electoral Register
2. Check the address on the Electoral Register, to obtain a surname,
yourself.
You should decide which is cheaper. Obviously if locating an odd”address in the
Electoral Register involves a long journey, parking expenses etc, it would be
better to telephone HQ. If, however, you have several obscure addresses and
there is a copy of the Electoral Register locally, it would probably be cheaper
for you to check this yourself. Please note this is only permissible when all
other methods have bean exhausted and it should only be necessary in a very small
number of cases in rural areas. Make a note of any such calls on your claims
form. Some Sub Post Offices have a copy of the Electoral Register to hand and
may be willing to help you or you will find a copy in the local library.
4.3 Quota weeks
Although.there is no requirement f& you to”deal with a set”number of a“ddreases
par week we do wish to maintain an even flow of work. To ‘isonitorthe’effects of
changing to PAF and to calendar months,”we have divided each menth,into“four
parts (along FES lines) - the dates are given below. For ease of reference we
will continue to call these periods guota ‘weeks’ but this is just for - ‘ ““’”
administrative purposes and will enable YOU to enter the ‘week nu@er’..on your ..
de~patch note using““thedates given in th? list belOw, ~,, .,,~,‘.,.. ,.. .,.. . .
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5 NON-DIVIDEDANDDIVIDED ADDRSSS
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5.1 Nest addresses are l~sted ,qnly once on your a,ddresshat, these are
non-dlvlded addressea (See addreas aerial non’.01-08, 12-14 and 16-23 on your
example address list) A few addresses hav$ mose than one part l~sted on the
PAP, these are dlvldad addresseb. (See address serial nos 09, 10 and 15,qn your
example ‘addrdss’llst) However, ~he PAP ls not necessarily comple,teso qne,~,or
more parts of the address may not be l~sted., This can,happen a! b@h .n,on-dlvlded
isddresaes‘and‘dzdiddd’addredkes. For ex~,le, at a divld:d ,edd:,e,s:,f,t~e, #CJ4.pay
shou a gab in ‘a se~ence of’nhmbers (eg m .ac,,block of 5,, flat6 wjmr,e,p,nlytflats 1,
3 and 4 are l~sted) or there is a part with an alpha suffix that is not llsted
(eg ‘69 Ha~n Street’ and ‘69B Ham
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Street’ are llsted but ‘69A na~,n,S,treet’lS
Clearly we wish to ensure that those parts of an address ‘that are ‘\otllsted on
the PAF are g~ven a chance of select~on, but we also went to ensure that those
parts that appear on the PAF do not get a further chance of seleclt~on,.Th~s IS
the purpose of the ‘DIVIDED ADDRESS’ procadure
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In most cases-,there WI1l be only one household et the addres~ w~l,chyou should
attempt to mtarvlew However, there are two exceptions.
1. You may fmd more than one household at the address on the address llst
As n previous years you should llst all such households on the fofm provided
and follow the appropriate multl-household procedure to detarrmn,e,~h,+ch,
households to Interview In England and Wales you should”aluays use ,,t,he,
concealed Multl-household procedure In Scotland you should use the concealad
Multl-household procedure unless the address has a Multl-occupancy Ind~cator
of 3 or more In which case the Pre-sampled Nultl-household pr~medure should ba
used
il You may find a separate flat or bulldmg with the same.n~er ,~sthe ,
address on your address llst but not llsted on your address list For example
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Then, in these caaes, you should telephone Sar&ling‘~or further instruct;o; s.
This is necessary to confirm that ‘27A’ is,@ already included on P?. aLnd.. we
are there:ore not g~vmg it-,twochancde of a,?loction.:.,;’:- -
!,, , ,.. Ib”ez ; -:1 -k..
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Please be careful to follow the instructions for each procedure as given below.
i. Boxed part and any parts not listed on address list
Check first to see if there are any unlisted parts at tha address. For
example, if you find a Flat 7, Flat 8 and Flat 9 at 1 Clover Way as well (see
address serial no. 09) you should list the household(s) at ‘1 Clover Way’ and
the households ) at the three flats (Flats 7, 8 and 9) which were not listed
on your address list. Then follow the appropriate multi-household procedure
to determine which households should be interviewed.
If there are no unlisted parts of the address then you should attempt to
interview at the address in the boxed part. If you find mare than one
household at the address in the boxed part you should follow the appropriate
multi-household procedure.
ii. Boxed part only
Here you should ~ check to see if there are any unlisted parts at the
address. Where there is only one household at the address in the boxed part,
interview that household. If you find more than one household at ,the address
in the boxed part you should follow the appropriate multi-household procedure.
If you have any &eries please contact Sampling on ext. 2347 or ext. 2354 or usa
the Answerphone 071-831-7738.
6. MuLTI-HOUSEHOLD PROCEDURES
The term ‘multi-household address’ relates to an addreas with accommodation for
more than one household.
Most sampled addresses will contain just one ho&.ehold, but sometimas you may
come across a multi-household addreas. This may occur, for example, when the”
s-led address is divided into flats which are not separately listed on the PAF.
About 2% of all address& are multi-occupied but the proportion will be much
higher in Scotland and large cities. ,,, . ~ :.,,,..,.. .
Alth”bughthe PM” has”’‘amulti-occupancy (MO) indicator, we “ ,have found that it is
only reliable as an indicator of multi-household”addresses”in Scotland.
Hence in England and Wales ‘The Concealed Multi-Household’” P“rotiedure’is used for”
all multi-household addresses. In Scotland the MO indicator enables the,Use,,of.,* ,,
‘The Pre-sampled Multi-Household Procedure’ as well as”‘The Concealed
Multi-Household Procedure’. Seth of these procedures are explained below.
Where you are interviewing nmre than one household at an,addresa, always try to
do all the interviews in”the same week in order to pi-eventsecond hind versions
of the survey being passed from one household to the next.
.
.,,“’ ,”,i.,
Instructions for both procedures are detailed below and you should ,f,ail.iarise
yourself with those which are likely to apply to you~ in particular”the concealed
multi-household procedure as you have no prior indication as to when you are
likely to come across an address that is multi-occupied.

Sur. e>. o . . . . . . lNumber. . . . .
TO E’E KETLIK14E[,TU FIELL, WITt{
CALLS ? CONTALT/01JTCOtIL_5fir
CONCEALED
SELECTION
MULTI-HOUSEHOLD
SHEET (Al Area o\23
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s erial No. l\
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No.
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DESCKIF’TION
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and surnames
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1F MORE THAN 15 HOUSEHOLDS FLEQSE TLIFiNOVEFi
Procedure
1. Note down the hoL!s@holds on the table above. This must br do ne
3Vste matl call}. If numbcrad then list in numerical ordar, I.-. flat 1.:.:. etc
or flat G.k’,L. ●tc. Cltherwlse start at the lowest florJr ●nd work in ● clochw~s E
d1rect20n.
2. Klna the number of households found at column Z. Read cclumfi [41 t@
Ldentlf, which hoLlseholds are selected for inter.lew KL”Q the SeleCte J
household nLlmbers in cOILlmn (1)
:. hetLlrfi this mLlltl-hOLISeh@]d sheet tc, your realondl office Wltt! the COm PIPted
questionnaires for that ●ddress.
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1“7 : 1. 15.16 ;
1s : 11:1,
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If you have any ,~erles c?ncernlng these ~nstructqns or @out the sample In
general, ple~se rj,ngS~l+ng on ●xt,.2354 ,,. ,
+
If ‘youare &ble to contact anybne on thla number or it “is outside office hours
a message can be left on the answerphone, 071-831-7738.
CONCUD iNJLTI-HOUSEHOLD prOCedUreS (ENGm m wmss w SCOTLAND)
YOU sh?u.ld,f~f+l+r+?e, yourself ~,iththis procedure hfore vlslting any.addresses
aak%here may not be eny’indication on your address llst that the address’sampled
1s ndtl-occupied le the NULT OCC colurrmLS frequently blank.
, ,, 1’
In this case you WI1l tak~’the t~p sheet from your pad of pmk
IYJ 1!
‘CONCSALED MULTI-
HO~S~OLJJ,5S$ECTIQN S,HE~TS‘. It,la important,,that you do take the top sheet as
th.Sre’a;$ifotir ,different typeg of sheet to ensure that all householdsget ias .
equal a p:qb.b+li$y‘&f selection,as poss~ble. On the front of the sheet enter,
,~ha’:k$i$l,n-r< ~or the addres~,concerned @ the top right hand corner end the
aurvey,:pumborand,n~e, in the top lqft hand corner After talklng to a
reaponslblk adult At,th,e,idd~ess,Flist ++ the households l~vng tJlereat your
fnst call The l~stlng procedure will vary according to the particular layout
of ~h~,?ddry~s, but lt must be c~rrled out m the way described below so that you
(or’another Interviewer on a follow-up) can re-ldentlfy the household(s),that are
selt&ed
a If the address IS a block of,numbered flats you should smple l~st them In
numerical order, starting with,flat 1, 2, 3, etc. or A, B, C, etc. . r
. -C.
b. ~If the ad{ress,consists ,o,funnumbered flats or bed-sitters, whether in a
purp6se built block’or a converted house, you should hat the flata m a
syatemat~c way, atartlng with the lowest floor and workng In a clockwise
~, flme:t+on on ,each floor (see ,theexample of a concealed multl-household sheet
OPp,Osi\e“where an address contamlng four households M shown). On each .
~floor, start from the f rent left-hand side of the property. Thu6 if the
addreas contained e~ght households, four on each,flmr, you would list them
startIng with the flat Irmnedlatelyon your left on entering the men door.
I\,\*;$.>. f
If“thjdaddrdqq is ‘&ked
‘. J+L-L1,fll:l:~”’ . T;
as a ‘DJVIDED ADD~Ss ! on your .eddreaa list; You
l’ii+da l~t hOauseholds &~~ ‘pi ~hos,epayta pt.which fyou ,hqo, besn -instructed
t# interv+ewj,bie.ifw~ou,a~e asked to .inte,ryi.ey ,J# 12$ I@gh .Street (end only,
,$+~~ ,n~d“j&n ,#ouarrives YOU,f cppd four s.eparakqh~.eeholds within ,r12A.kh~n
~you ‘wouldlist only those four,-you’would exclude those at 12B, 12C~5●tc. ”
However, if you were asked,to,,in:erview,at 12A and parts not listed and 12B
}~ ,J!.J J
waa the only’part Jiuted, but the addrmas cpntqi.nedc-,D,--end E;.than *OU ~’
would need t~ list 12A,’C, D,”and E; and carti”out’your.,koncealedmulti- .;>!,J$#r~i
Raaber“-’‘kLo’LEi*c ~y; flat●,,,~t us known, ?r;~, ..- X WY.+% 1*”
M a“hiigibh ●ddrOSSOm, ‘vd5, u h6tiss O? ~-~~ict ~m >-
,:, ;;;
-,-.-...,
“’$:’ &il~d; +.,&x#,*4 f+ Yo& liqting.
II!$LJ’J,1-l “~’J 4’F -:”
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.‘:’1?,:;.~fl, ?:-};?J~{:-J:r~! ,;~ +,&)y:i-
C&& ~ ‘tellsYou which of the households you are to interview at, acco~ding to
the number of ,ho~neh+ds,,, fopnd,.atthe address.. Ring the:,numbers of,the selected
houaeholdi’~h‘kolunm 1 (these are not the household numbers-that7you’wiil->;r-4
●ventually uae on the schedules). Once the interview has been cmpleted, enter
the outcune code in column 5. The example oppoalte shows a cctnpletedform where
there are four households found at an address.
.
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14
The household(s) that you select should be numbered consecutively. If you select
only one household this will become household O. If you are instructed to
interview more than one household the questionnaires for those households will be
number 1, 2, 3.
You should return the multi-household sheet to the office with
materials for that address.
the rest of the
On your weekly despatch sheet, please record the number of multi-housahold sheets
dispatched.
THE PRE-SAMPLED MULTI-HOUSEHOLD PROCEDURES (SCOTLAND ONLY)
If the number in the MULT OCC column is 3 or greater, the address is treated as a
Pre-sampled multi-household address. However, although we know that there is
more than one household at this address, they are not all listed separately on
PAF a“d we are therefore unsble to carry out the sampling procedures for YOU. We z~~
are therefore asking you to sample the households to be interviewed having
visited the address and listed tha households at that address.
In each case where the MO indicator is 3 or greater you will have been issued
with a white ‘PRE-SAMPLED MULTI-HOUSEHOLD SHEET’. The serial number for that
particular address will be written in the top right hand corner of the sheet, and
it is essential that you use the correct sheet for each Pre-sampled multihousehold
address so that households are given their correct chance of selection.
There are four different types of Pre-sampled multi-household sheet and each has
been allocated in a particular way such that all households have as near equal
OPPOrtunitY aS POSSible Of SeleCtlOn and it is therefore important that the
correct sheet is used.
However, the number in the MULT OCC column of the address list is not a reliable
guide to the number of,household spaces that may be at the address. You are
therefore asked to first determine the exact number of listing them, and then to
select the household space(s) using the COIUINIpr?yided. ;
In the first two..COIWS you should list all the households living at the address
at the time of your,,first call, plus any vacant ,household,, spaces. The listing
procedure,will vary according to the particular,layout,of the address, but it
must be carried out.in the way described below so that,you ,(oranother
interviewer on a,follow-up) can re-identify the,hguseh+d(s) that are,select+>
.- .... ,... ...:, .- . . .. .
a: , If the’add:eqs iS a bkk
‘: ~ ,-,.. :..4..,,- ,,, ,, ,”,..’
“of numbered”flats ,you should simply list them in “’
numerical ,c?rder, starting with flat 1. 2, 3,.etc. or,A~ B, C, etc.
,. ,....
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,.. ...,,.-... :,.,. .:.:, ,
,.;,.
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b. If the”address“’consistsof unnumbered flats or bed-sitt&s’~ whether in a ~~~~
purpose built.block or,,a converted house, YOU ,@hoyld,list :$he.f lpts.in ,a,.YS“-i”’ .“
systematic way, start i“ng“with tha loweat,floor”:and ~.working in a clockwise ~ ,.
direction on each floor (see the axsmple,overleaf). .On,each..flwr, \star\ from
the frent left-hand side of the property. AS with the concealed multihouaehold,
start,yith ,the.first flat on your ,left-a~.YOU.,~nterth?.main ~~r..
16
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5LlrVeV .............. Number. ......
PRE-SELECTED flULTI-HOUSEHOLD
SELECTION SHEET (A)
I Lst Of H0L15ch01ds
~
MLlitl-oCCLIPSnCy Indlc: tot- - c
TO M KETLKNLE TO FIELD UIII+
::
H/hid : DESCKIFTION OF HOU5EHOLD5 :: No. of :Intmrvlmw at : Outcome
No. : ●g locat~on ●nd sLlrnamm5 :: h/hlds : houmrhalds Cacle
;:fc.und at:
(1) : (2) ;:address
,,~1
,,
: (4)
!-
(3,
1 ! &W.&k. u ~~,~ :: No lntc Tvlew :
11
!:
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1-
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7.11
1F F!OF.ETHAN 14 HOUSEHOLDS FLEA5E TUF.N OVEfi
Froc -dure
1. Note down the hoLlsc.holds on the table ●bovm. Thas must be done
Svst* matlcallv. If numbarmd then llst in numerical Ordrr, i.e. flat 1.2,;, ●tc.
or flat A. EI,C. ●tc. Othmrwlse start ●t the lowest floor ●nd work In a C1OCIW1SC
dzrectlon.
2. Ring the number of households found ●t column S. ll~ad cnlumn (4) to
identify which households ●re selected for interview. Ring thm selected
household numbwrs in columr, (1 ).
:. ketLITn th~s multl-household sheet to y@Llr r=gl Ondl Of flCe with the COmPIEtSC
qLIL?StlOnndlre S fOr that ●ddress.

.
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15
You WI1l generally be Instructed to mtervlew at only one household at the
address. However. occasionally the select~on tsble WI1l ~ndlcate that no
lntervlew ~s to be completed at the .sddress(n which caae the address WI1l be
returned aa ‘No sample aeleeted at the address’) or that inurethen one household
is to .be interviewed
,
The example oppmate shows e completed ‘Pre-sampled Multi-household Selection
Sheet’ for an address with an MO ndlcator of 9. The households have been l~sted
systematically at the address following the procedure explaned at (b) abave (If
the flats had been numbered then them rmurberswould have appeared.) Nine
households were found at the address and from column 4 it can be seen that
household 4 IS the one to be selected. If only seven householdshad been found
then no lntervlew would have to be carried out, if twelve then households 7 and
11 would have been selected for interview.J Ring the nurrberof th8 hbusehold(s)
to be ~ntervlewed in column 1 (in the exsmple, household 4 ) &d, onc~ the outc&ne
has been deternuned, enter the code m column 5
The household(s) that you select should be numbered consecutively. Normally you
w1ll select only one household and w1ll therefore number that household O. If
you are m’istructedto interview more than one household the questionnaires for
those households WI1l be numbered 1, 2, 3.
You should return the multi-household sheet to the office with the rest of the
meterlala for that address
Advsnce Lattara
If you have more than 3 addresses needing Pre-sampled Multl-household Selection
sheets, we WI1l send you all the letters and labels for your guota with the
address l~st, so you can send (or del~ver) the letters once you have done your
selectlon.
Special Casea
,’
a. If the addrass on your addresa list ia marked ‘DIVIDED ADDRESS’,-you should
llst households only at thoge parts as instructed on your address list, le.
‘SOXSD PhRT ONLY’ or ‘BOXSD PART AND ANY PARTS NOT LISTED ON ADDRSSS LIST’.
,. ‘,1’..
,
b.’smpty or ineligible units. Un~ts that appear to be vacant ,shouldBe ~included
on your llsting and, if selected, would be codad an vac~nt a%’’yeiz ‘@id with any
other vacant accommodation. Any derellct acconsnodatlonshould be excluded from
your listing. FUIybusmess accorsmcdatlon, for exemple shbpsj s~oui~)
Occasionally You MSY flnd that your chosen flat contains more than one
household - ie. It M a concealed mult~-household within a pre-aaug+d multlhousehold
address. In this case you should follow
muLti-households as outlined above.
. .
the procbdurki”for concealed
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1 ‘- -,.’.T
.,

ExTRA HOUSEHOLDS PER QUOTA (ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND)
16
In any one guota no more than four extra households from concealed and/or presampled
multi-household addresses should be included. For example, if two
concealed multi-household addresses each produce the maximum of three households,
then that is the four extra households. At every address after that you should
select ~ household only, ie you should take the ~ household that your
Concealed Multi-household Selection Sheet instructs you to interview. If in
Scotland you are instructed to interview at two households at a pre-selected
multi-household address, you will only interview at the first if you have already
reached your limit of four additional households.
Enter outcome code 81 against those households that you are omitting because you
have already included four extra households in your guota.
7. INSTITUTIONS (
An institution is defined on the GHS as ‘an address at which four or more
unrelated people sleep; while they may or may not eat communally, the
establishment must be run or managed by a person (or persons) employed for this
purpose by the owner*
Up to 1986 all institutions were counted as ineligible for the GHS. We changed
this procedure for 1986 on so that an institution should be counted as ELIGIBLE
IF THERE IS A PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD USUALLY RESIDENT THERE. In such cases, we want
you to interview the private household(s), provided that the institution is their
main or only address.
The instructions for dealing with addresses divided into parts (see section 5)
also apply to addresses which are institutions. Therefore, if the address had
more that one part you would include private households at all parts unless there
was an instruction on your address list to interview at one part only or to
exclude certain parts. For example, if the only address listed was ‘Manor Hall
Boarding School’ but you found a ‘Headmaster’s Cottage, Manor Hall Boarding
School‘, you would include private households living at the headmaster’s cottage
as well as any living at the schcal. If, however, the address was marked -..., ,,.
‘DIVIDED ADDRESS’ with ‘Manor Hall Boarding Schwl’ as the sampled address and
the 1Headmaster’s Cottage also listed, you would not @@ude private households
living in the headmaster’s cottage. :. .,.
.. .,,.’,
,.,., .:..:7,:)’
.
8. .I’HECOMPLETED QUOTA
~-;....:.
. . . :.
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The completed quota includes
Codes 10, 21, 22, 23 and “24~’ .,
. . . . . .
. ;.~{~-.‘-”;~,”’”’”-~” u..., :‘:-;,:; ::>:$.. !‘;
-.,,,.!. .,, ,.,:,
a.
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~ =.:.:::6;2.’
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20
Households where you have finished interviewing and”“theoutccsnaiS either-(10)
full co-operation (ie avery eligible member has been interviewed in parson) or
(21-24) partial co-operation (ie some of the information was collected by
proxy or is missing).
b. Code 30
Cases where the whole household refused to be interviewed.
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~ Code 40
17
Households that are defln~tely away until ~fter the end of the quota period or
where You were unable to contact aiiyonedespite havna made four or mere calls
,1-,
spread-over the mnth’ ‘ “ f
d Codes 61-65
Cases where there M no household et the address
(64)
‘(63)
(61)
(62)
(65)
e Codes 73-74
Addresses th.it‘h’aveb-eendemc.llsh&d/aboutto
be ,.de~l~shed/dere1let
,
.:,,
Addresses that ere used solely for business purposes
Households llvng temporar~ly at the address but who normally llve
elsewhere
.,,
An address that IS empty at your fnst call. A ho&ehold “couldmove
In after your ,f+g,;~call but It should ,x be included n the sample
.. .
Postal address of a new bulldlng which IS not yet built or completed
(NB If completed but still empty or In the process of conversion,
include In code 62 )
Inellglnle addresses, which Include
(73)
(74)
Instltutlons with no private households usually resident there
!,,
Use this code only If there IS no private household for whom the
mstltutlon 1s their main or only address, eg a hospital. (See
sectIon 7)
Household contalnmg foreign diplomats or US serv~cemen.
NB. Households contalnmg Roman Cathollc priests are now ellglble.
f Code 79
f).)pi
If you need to contact Samplng for a dec+sion on whether to +ntermew at an
address (eg. Number 15 and 17 knocked together ‘tofom, ,ope,cottage) and they
tell you not to intervlaw et the eddress, code 79. 1
,,Or!
9. Code 80 - SCOTLAND ONLY
Pre-sampled multi-household addresaei where S&pl+ng have g~vekia speclfIc
rul~ng that no household lS to be interviewed.
h. Code 81
Use code 81 for households at concealed (concealed and Pre-sampled in
Scotland) nmltl-household addresses which are selected for ntervlew but
excluded because 4 extra households have already been included on the quota
(for England and Wale~,,:s~epage 12; for Scotland, see,pages 12 and 13).

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.i. Code 85
18
Address not traced. This should be used only as a last resort where apart
from the address list itself, there is no evidence that the address exists.
You should follow the advice given in the ‘Address difficult to fincl’section
and you @ have asked HQ Sampling for advice before using this code.
9. THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES
There are two main schedules for use in the field, plus a Proxy Schedule,
self-completion schedules for the Family Information Section, and the Day Trips
trailer.
Household Schedule (yellow)
This schedule covers household composition, the main features of household
acconmnodation,consumer durables, tenure, migration and country of birth.
One Household Schedule is completed for each household at which interviewing
takes place.
Individual Schedule (white)
This schedule covers the following topics: employment, pensions, education,
health, child care, the elderly, family information, co”traceptlon and income,
An Individual Schedule should be completed for each eligible member of the
household (ie for everyone aged 16 or over).
Proxy Schedule (green)
The Proxy Schedule is a shortened version of the Individual Schedule. It can be
used in certain circumstances when an eligible member of the household cannot be
interviewed in person. (For the conditions in which a proxy interview may be
taken, see section 10 on page 19.)
Family Information self-completion schedules
There are separate self-completion forms for women aged 16-59 and one for men
D - for married/cohAiting women (grey)
E - for single women (pink)
F - for widowed/divorced/separatedwomen (blue)
G - for men (peach).
For notes on the use of these forms, see the instructions for the Family
Information section of the Individual Schedule.
Day Trips schedule (lemon)
See separate instructions.
Recall card
To be completed for every fully or partially co-operating household at the end of
all individual interviews.

ConventIons for Interview Schedules
1. Whenever poss~ble, slqnposts are shown to the right of the coding column.
‘- Q15’ means
‘- SEE Q15’ means
If no signpost is
‘ask Q15’
19
‘look at the head~ng above Q15 and, lf It applles, ask Q15, If
It doea not apply, ring the DNA code (usually to the left of
the cod~ng column or a code 8 In the column) and follow that
slgnpos$’
given you should ask the next guestlon.
11 Question headings have generally been omitted except for guestlons that do
not apply to all the inf’o~ants dmected to them, Ie guestlons that need both a
heading and a DNA code. “
Ill. Page numbers are shown with signposts to guastmns Lf you need to turn more
than one page to get to th; guestlon.
lV Where a box lS designed for more than 1 dlglt, this has usually been
Indicated on the schedu+~$by short vertical roles, pleaae space ,out the numbers
accordingly Thus m boxes designed for 2 d~glts, codes 1-9 should be entered as
01, 02, etc
v. When a guestlon asks for the year - eg. Q 35(a) ‘In what year d~d you frost
arrive In the UK’ - we only want the last 2 dlglts of the year written in.
V1 . Where you have to write an answer there WI1l be a dotted llne to write on
If the answer IS a number there may, or may not be d~glt d~vlders, but always
write numbers In d~glts no’c,words.
):
VII. There lS no provlsum on the schedule for fractlons, is should’be rounded to
the nearest even number (eg 42+ should be recorded as 42, but 43~ should be
recorded as 44 ) Other fractuans, of course, are rounded to the nearest whole
number (eg 41+ = 41 or 41-/. = 42). -.
Vlll
,,
If there IS no dotted llne, don’t let it stop you nmkng ri~tesof any
‘odd’ answers. If there are any connnentsor queries on a,-p~rti$ular .
questlonna~re for our attentxm, pleaae attach one of the pink sliPs t~t~e top
of the page contalnmg therffioyent,,md Field or Primary Analysis ,Branch w1ll
then be able-to follow Up ,yourqueries qmckly. , -,:-,. -..’
,, ‘, ---- -~=~,
,,
,- ~+!.,J.,
ouest~ons marked w~th an,~
(., .-.
,-.
,
q,-
,’ . #,.J.
1,
~enever questions ‘are~~k~d,,wlthti,ah y s~~dard opln+on probe~~hould be used.
The ❑ ~s pr~nted below the question number. ..!.=
In ccmpos+te guestmns, some parts may be,treated in th~s way and others not. An
~ appears below the nun@er or letter of each
example, page 27 of the ,I~d+v,+dualSchedule.
part to w,h~chit applias ,- see, for
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23

24
10. wHEN TO TAXE A PROXY INTERVIEW
20
In certain circumstances it is permissible to take a proxy interview rather than
lose information about a member of the household.
Conditions in which a proxy interview may be taken
a. Where the informant is senile, mentally backward, or totally deaf.
b. Where the informant is ill and will not be well enough to see you before
the end of the field period.
c. Where no contact can be made with an informant during the field period, eg
where an informant is away or in hospital for the whole of the remaining field
m.
NB. If you are told by another member of the household that the informant iS ‘,
‘never in’, you should still recall several times in the hope of seeing
the informant in person before resorting to a proxy interview.
d. Where an informant is ‘too busy’ or ‘not interested in this sort of
thing’, provided the informant gives permission for the proxy to take place.
You should always recall in order to explain the survey in person before
accepting a proxy. In no circumstances should you take a proxy simply on the
strength of another member of the household saying that the informant is ‘too
busy’ or ‘not interested in surveys‘.
In all these cases you should use a green Proxy Schedule, but remamber that it is
a drastically shortened version of the white Individual Schedule. In the case
particularly of (d) above, a proxy interview is a last resort - ie it’s better
than nothing, but that’s all.
There may be other circumstances in which it would be sensible to take a proxy’:
But, in such cases, ring the office for a ruling first. In all cases where a:‘‘
proxy is taken, we need a clear description from you on the Record of Calls and
Outcome as to why the proxy was necessary.
Permission to take a proxy
.?. ?
. . .,
,.:...
;.-:, .37:!
Wherever possible it is advisable to ask the irifo~afitf& permission to do ‘th~~
proxy before interviewing another member of the household on his/her behalf. “~’i;
This is particularly true in the case of those who are ‘tm busy’, ‘not
interested’, or ‘never in’, because their excuse may simply be their way of
saying that they don’t want to be interviewed.
NOTE - If you never see the informant in person, ask another household member t: “’
obtain the informant’s permission for you. (Obviously there are still”~
some cases where one might do a proxy interview without permission - eg if
the person.in guestion is senile, or away until
,-
after the end of thecfield .,4~,.,.,.
dates etc).
- Proxy information is generally better obtained only from a close relitifi~.
However, in some cases, particularly with elderly people, this may ‘n6{”‘.2
always be possible. You should use your judgement of good public “”‘*mxs
relations, bearing confidenticalityin mind. If you are in any doubt, ring
the office for advice.

The Residents
Dear Resident(s)
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
Room 424, Social Survey Olvision
St Catherlnes House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B6JP
Telephone071 242 0262ext 2432
Yourreference
Ourreference
Oate
You may have read about the General Household Survey in the newspapers or
heard about lt on the radio or television. It is a survey which we carry out
every year to provide government departments with facts and figures about life
in Brltaln.
Interviews are carried out throughout the year and the households represent
the whole of Great Brltaln.
This ❑onth your address is one of the 1100 selected randomly from the Post
Office’s list of addresses. I am therefore writing to ask for your help.
Within the next few weeks, one of our interviewers will call on you The
interviewer will show an official identification card, explaln the survey to you
in more detail and ask to talk to each adult in your household. The survey
covers such topics as housing, employment, education and health. If you happen
to be busy when the interviewer calls he/she will be happy to call again.
The information you give is treated in confidence The Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys does not release this information in any way in uhlch it
can be associated with your name or address. No identifiable information about
you or your household WI1l be passed to other government departments, local
authorities, ❑embers of the public or press.
By co-operating In the
departments which use the
Yours sincerely
‘L v
(Y
Chris Goodger
Field Officer: GHS
For further Information please contact:
Chris Goodge- Ext 2432
survey, you will be assisting the many government
results and we are very grateful for your help

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11 USE OF INTERPRETERS
21
In some households there may be a language barrlbr~ m which case you may have to
use an’Interpreter m order to help you obtan all or part of the lnformatmn
In thase circumstances the following rules apply:
a If the Interpreter lS a member of the household aged 16 or over-’ use the
white Indlvldual Schedula and ask all the quastlons
b ‘ If the interpreter lS a mhber of the household aged under 16- US& ~he white
Indlvldual Schedule but onut the Fenuly Information sect~on.
c If the Interpreter IS not a member of the housahold. use the green Proxy
Schedule
Remember to record on ths Record of Calls and Outcome who acted as Interpreter
12 AOVANCE LETTERS
Tn 1991/92 advance letters WI1l be sent to all sampled households (exsmple
opposite)
Letters WI1l be sent out from HQ a week before the start of each month They
WI1l be addressed to ‘The Occupier’ so of course you cannot ass.ye that your
Informant WI1l always have seen the letter, part~cularly If the address turns out
to be a multl-household Spare copies of the advance letter WI1l be sent ;O you
as WI1l ‘slgnmg-off ’ letters for use with ineligible or multl-household
addresses where not all households turn out to be ellglble for Interview or for
households you have been unable to contact throughout the fIeld per~od (examples
over page)
SCOTLAND ONLY ,,
For quotas with Pre-sampled multl-household addresses you WI1l be asked’to send
out letters yourself once you have selected households using the selectfon sheet
(InstructIons on this WI1l accompany your address llst )
13 ADMINISTRATION
13.1 Serial numbers
Region, quarter and area numbers ara pre-printed onto a label to,~ ts~edon all
documents (see 3.4).
You WI1l need to write m the address and houaahold numbers for each household
PLSASE NOTE: Put a ZERO in the household (H’~) box whare there is only one
household at the address. If thare M more than one household, number thm~, 2
(or 3) aa appropriate. ‘‘
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13.2 Record of Calls and Outcome (Pink)
22
Plaase ensure that you also have a notebook for each guota for jotting down
information to help you in planning your work. We will supply you with address
labels for each number which can be stuck in your notebook.
HOW TO USE THE SHEET
Use a separate sheet for each serial number, and if you find more than one
household at an address use an additional sheet. You may therefore return up to
three outcome sheats for a concealed multi-household address.
PLEASE NOTE: Last year we made a not very successful attempt to make QUOTA MoNTH
match the financial year. For 1991/92 therefore guote month reverts to being the
same as calendar month ie. April is quota month 04 and January 1992 will be quota
month 01.
A. Enter datails of calls made
For each call: ring the call number, and enter the day of the week, date and
time (using 24 hour clock).
Then ring, as appropriate:
Code 90 - Where you did any interviewing
Code 91 - If there was no reply
Code 92 - Where you made an appointment
Code 93 - If you withdrew without making an appointment.
Enter how long each
introductions, etc.
B. IN ALL CASES
Enter the number of
interviewed.
28
c. FINAL OUTCOWS CODE
For all interviews:
interviewing call took, inclusive of time taken on
people eligible for interview and the nurrberactually
Ring a final outcome code
.- either code 10 for full co-operation s
or one or mre of codes 21-24 for partial co-operation .
- for codes 21-24 enter the person numbers of household
members who were not contacted or who refused.
if you use a proxy enter the reasons why at J overleaf.
.
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centinued
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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY s 511/1991/92
RECORD OF CALLS AND OUT(jOME
lnterwewer’s Name
Authonsmmn Number
A. DETAILS OF CALLS MADE
Day
Dak
RING
CALL NO
Momh
,,
❑QUOTA
MONTH
Stick
Label
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time 1111
24tmurclock I I /
Any mtcn ICW
done
90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
No reply , 91 I [
91 , 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91
Appmnunenl
made I 92 92 92 ’92 92 i 92 9292‘9292
Inurwewcr ~ 93 93/ 93 93 93i 93193 93 93 93
Wnhdraws
L%::%es ~ I I
C. FSNAL OUTCOME CODE ‘
COMPLETELY CO-OPERATINGHOUSEHOLD
Eva-yel,a,blc membermwvwwcd
PARTIALLYCO-OPERATNG HOUSEHOLD
Non.mwrwewof some household
memtu (s) PIOXyscheduleuwd
flxplmn resso. Foxy usedoverled it J)
Nonammct of some household
membu(s) Proxy schedulenot used
Puod rapome. u leastone
householdmmnter refusal tote
mterwewcd
Pm-udraponse . bnmehold member(s)
ccMJptrud but refisoi somequesucm(s)
NOTE 21.22 23 md 24
cm be mulu.ceded
COMPLETENON RESFONSE
Refusal m HQ
Refumlbywholehousehold m mmwewcf
Non-mmsc!(Ie no-mesee”m household)
—
Rm
—
10
—
21
22
23
24
—
35
G
40
—
a
/
I.II
1
.DWLfGIU.ES
mADD HT+ 1991/92
L
NOHOUSEHOLDAT THE ADDRESS
B. TO ALL
(1)How manymembm O(
thehousehold were
ehg!bie for
mwmlew?
(2)How many of Ihem
were mterwewcd~
In pmon
Ewnoh$hd/tiut 10& demolished/dercllct
(CODE ONLY IF CERTASN. OTHERWISE CODE 64)
By plOXY ~
Used solely for Lwmem p-pines .
Used for tempmmy accomnwdauononly
hply m fm! call
New huldm; mt yet completed
Pd.’
61
6?
i63
SIUtmtmn wnh m FIVmE houseiwld usually
. . . rendem (= msmuom) (SPECWY) 73
HouAald cauuns fme!an d,plomauiUS
... Buvlcmerl 74
1’
64
65
SfU DfRECTED NO SAMPLE AT ADORESS 79
NO SAMPLE SELSJ3EDATADDRESS(SCOTLANDonly) 80
HOUSEHOLD NOT f24TERVlEWED BECAUSE FOUR
-A HOUSEHOLDS ALREADY INCLUDED
ON QUOTA 81
%me
turn
7over
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ADDREsS NOT TRACED 85
Lt a

CODE 30s
D. Code muon forrefusaf:
DOesn”[bclicveinsmeys......................
.4mi-govemmem.................................
Can’[lxtmtbered .................................
Tcoold . .. .. . .. . . ... . . . .. . . .. .. . .. . ... . .. . .. .. .. .. .
Badprcviousex~riencewihsmeys ,.....,.
5
Toosick............................................
Disliked surveymatmr ...........................
!I.lti
C? Genuinelytcmbusy..............................
-w-y
Invasion ofprivacy...............................
Confidentiality ....................................
Refusal~ HQ afterking
Secnbytnmtwewcr...........................
Inconvenient time:
I..amcontac[ -ranou[offieldtimc .
Abou[ togoaway .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .
Tcmpmrilytcmbusy . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ..
Pcrsonalproblcms .. . .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Olfler . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .
E.lnfornumtA uitude:
! .................... ...... .. ... ... .
I ...................................................
—
1
2
:
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
.
—
1
2
3
A
F. If appointment(s) weremade.did the household:-
DNA (no appts,)
Keepap~intment thenrefwe? . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . ..
Mulu
% Breakappoimment.n o[wnagtin? . ...........
-
BreakappoinunenLnoapparentreason?..,.,,.
Brmkap@m-nenGforgd rason? .. . ...
3. Whattimeof &y didyoufindmostof tie
householdtogetier?
AftemOon .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. ..
EarIy evening .. .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .
Lateevening .. .. . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .
Didr’tfmd household together . . . . . . .. .. .
L What kind of introduction did household have?
ODE 40s
Noimrcduction..................................... 1
DOOrsepi.moduction ............................!2
Fullinuoductio nondcorstep....... 3
FuUinooductionin house .......................
What information did you manage 10 find
WI abou[ Ibe absent household?
Awayonbotidaylwmptily .. .. . .. . . .. .. . .. . ..
Working shif@xJdh ours . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .
Rarely ataddress .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . ... . .. . . .. .. ..
WiUnot answer door . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . ...
Thinkaddress is empty
bulcould notconfirm .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. ...
Other (afsecify) .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . .
Noinfonnation gained . . .... . . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. .. ...
:OXY USED
lxplain why proxy(s) used at this household:
.. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. ,,.
a
I
2
3
4
—
I
2
3
4
—
4
—
1
2
3
.$
5
6
7
—

For all cases of
non-response
D CODE 40
23
ring one of the outcome codes 30-85, le
where you get a refusal
where you finally accept a non-contact
&h&fe’you establlsh that there is no household at the
address
where you establlsh that the address is ineligible
,-,/ ,
where no sample IS selected at the address.
tl
where you are not mtervlewmg a household at a !riultl -
household address because you have already Included 4 extra
households on your quota.
‘r’–
Complete I overleaf giving the reasons you think the household was absent. We
re-issue some codes 30’s and 40’s so any notes here w1ll be helpful to a poss~ble
recaller
E CODE 35’s
We WI1l notify you of’ranyrefusals to HQ Please do not use th,~scode for cases
where an Lnformant tells you he has been in touch with the office unless you have
had confirmation from us that a refusal was received Code 35’s WI1l not be
included In calculating interviewer response rates
F. CODE 30
,-
We intend to carry out some analysls on refusals, so please ring all’reesons for
a refusal at D and Code E to H on the reverse side
.,
G. CODE 85’s
Please trv all Doss1b16 methods to locate an addresa ahk contact HQ Sampling
, ,-
(before re~urnln~ an address as Code 85.
..~ .-
H. CODE 79
h. ,-1
,. -,
It is to be used in En’gFandand Wales where samPllng (SIU) has instructed You not
to do any mtervlewm~’ k~’an address
!,
13.3 Weekly Return (Wlnte)
Field work for each calendar rmmth IS d~vlded into 4 periods (called quota
‘weeks’) for admmlstratlve purposes (see note on page 11 about quota ‘weeks’)-
As on ad hoc surveys, a Weekly Return must be sent to HQ for each qouta ‘week’ Of
the month until all serial numbers have been dealt with. If lt should happen
that you dld not work In one week of the quota, we would still expect a weekly
return from you for that week, with a note to explaln the circumstances
,.i,,
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24
The Weekly Return has two sections: PROGRESS
DESPATCH
When completing the Return, please note the following points:
PROGRESS
Each household is to be shown in the ,Progresssection of only one Weekly Return
(that is the quota ‘week’ when the household schedule was comp~ed ).
Enter the week number, and the serial numbers completed that week, plus the
serial numbers of households in which you started interviewing during the week
and completed the Household Schedule at least, but have still to interview some
members of the household. Ring F for completed cases only, this is, where no
further calls are to be made.
Only work done in one week should be entered in the Progress section of each
Return.
Do not include in the Progress section households you have called on but not
dealt with. For exsmple, if you receive no reply at an address or make an
appointment fOr a subsegment week, You should show these in the Progress section
of a later Weekly Return.
Do not duplicate in the Progress section. If the household schedule is completed
in one guota week and the individual schedules completed in another, the
household would be entered for the week of the household schedule completion (it
should not be entered again in the Progress section).
DESPATCH
Completed work should be deapatched once a guota ‘week’. So please enclose with
your Weekly Return the schedules and documents for all serial numbers completed
that quota week.
Enter the serial number and household number, and ring the appropriate outcome
code.
The number of serial numbers for which you despatch work should be the same as
the number completed (ringed F in the Progress section of the Return). If in any
week these numbers don’t agree, pleaae explain why on the back of the Return. .
Completed schedules and documents should always be returned in an envopak, so
please make sure that you have one available. Let us know if you yeguire.extra
envopaks. Seals will normally be included with your materials. . “.
.
Unused envopaks should be returned to the Office at the end of your guota.
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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURiE) 1991/’9?
WEEKL} RETURN
AREA .
‘:;:; ~
QUOTA Quota
MONTH Week no
1991192 J
INTERVIEW’SR .
“m
::’h-m
PROGRESS Enter each serial number on only one Weekly Return
—
Is this a
Contlnuaclon sheetq
YES ..1
NO ...2
Work done thLs week
ADDRSSS NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD NUI.MER
IF CO)4LETED , RING 4 F F F F F F F F
OESPATCH Enclosed are schedules/dot!.nnents for the followma completed ser,al no.
Address ~umber
Household
Completely co-operating household 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Non-interview proxy used 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Partial Non-contact proxy not used 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
response
At least one member of the
household refused Intemrlek
23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Some question(s) refused 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Refusal by whole household (ucl.d@c~t 35’$) 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Non-contact no one seen In household 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
No household at the address 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 613
Ineligible 70 70 70 70 70 70 70. ~o
No sample selected at the address 1910079/80.79/80 19/80.19/80.19/80.7918Q.79f8~
H ‘hold nor lncervlewea because 4 extra
households alreadv Included on quota
B1 81 81 81 81 81 al al
Address not traced 85 85 85 85 65 85 85 85
If the number of serial n~bers dispatched iS d~fferent frOm the n~ber rine=d F
above , please explaln why ovorleaf
CHECK
No of multl-household select~on sheets enclosed _
This despatch brngs the total no
of households sent In this month to _ u
Number of days worked on
the quota th>s month
-n
Signature
n ---
W(7O’I
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13.4 Order of documents
,,
All the foilow~ng documents for e~ch household should be fastened together by
~, not tied with laces, m the followlng order
25
-1. ,
(a) For h&useholds mte~lewed (coded 10 or 21-24~
J- ,
Record of Calls and Outcome (pnk)
,.
Rec’~11Card
Household Schedule (yellow) .~ ~
Person 01 - Indlvldual Schedule (white)
and, Lf used
- Fanuly Infonnat~qn self-completion schedule
(D.E. F or G) sh”ouldbe taaciedto the back of the relevant
Indlvldual Schedule ‘“
~ Proxy Schedule (‘gr”qan )
Person 02 - Indlvldual Schedule etc, as for Person 01
q Proxy Schedule
and so on for all the person numbers
Day Trips schedule
(b) For all other cases (coded 30, 40, 61-65, 73-74, 80, 81, .95~
13 5 Clalms
Record of Calls and Outcome (pInk)
.,. 1,
The survey number to be entered on clams forms is 511 The stage number
the number of the month in wh~ch thejf+Sld period falls. ]For exainple>If
field period IS 1 February to 28 February, the stage number WI1l be 02.
.,
13 6 Study tme
r ,1, ., {.’
1r,
WI1l be
the
For interylewers working on GHS for,the fnst tme ..................... 8.hours
-’h[ I I I “’(plus~1 hour poatbrlefIng
study)
l,q ,-1 ‘ ,- ,,!jI!+w,, ~< A ,1!, 2 ,
For ir&@#era ~~ho have worked on,~5 lbafore, J. ●, L!. .’‘-!II.‘“ :“’
and who,are,being rebr~efed on the !1991/92 schedules .J...,jf.:j,lj..,lj Jyl.l.
.
See
rebrlefng set
for details
34

13.7 Admin time
For 1991/92 a payment of 7+ hours per guota of 23 addresses will be made. This
covers the following:
3 hours for planning of work, writing up notebook and dispatching work
4 hours for carrying out the following checks on schedules:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
26
Person numbers entered on individual schedules, including on all selfcampletion
documents
Serial labels stuck on each document including self-completion and field
documents
Zero entered in household number box (unless multi-household)
Front page of household schedule complete ie total number of persons boxes
Household box complete
ie all codes ringed especially sex, marital status,
Family Unit and CWN codes for all persons
Occupation and Industry coded and entered into boxes as reguired -
Qs 7, 27 and 31
Employment Qs 1, 2, 2(a) and 3 coded
Family information Q1 and Q3 coded for all ages 16-59
Income Q1 coded
The above items are the most common omissions on completed schedules. A
laminated card listing these checks will be enclosed in your briefing set.
The 71 hour allowance should be claimed on the final work claim for the quota.
13.8 Stationery
Alweys check through your materials very carefully before starting a guota.
Allow time for any replacements to be sent from HQ.
A checklist will be sent out with each month’s supply of materials. Please refer
to this to check that everything is up-to-date and complete.
schedules are scrmt~s essandedsnd reprinted during the Glisyear. ‘lbhelp
ensure that you alwaye use current materials, plamse do not carry materials over
fras one quota to the next. Please destroy any out-of-date schedulen and
documents.
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(_

13 9 Whom to contact
27
For queries concerrmg: Field Procedures ..... ... .. ext 2432
Ssmpllng ... . . . . ext 2354
or 2347
S1tuat Lens may arise which are not catered for m these nstruct~ons In these
cases you should either rng the head office for advise or make full notes and
‘flag up’ the relevant page with the pmk SIIPS prov~ded. This WI1l ensure that
the problem IS drawn to the attent~on of Field at an early stage
36

GHS Intenlewer Instructions 1991/92: Main Sample
FART 2 THE OuK+TIOWNAIRE~
.,
For esse of reference, these inatructaona ●re interleaved WIth the questumnalre
pages to which the relate, in the following order:
Household Schedule
Iidxvidual Schedule
Notes on Presentataon
The InstructIon pages are m brown, and are interleaved with the guestlonnaire,
so that where Possible the matruction faces the relevant question.
Each page of InstructLena hsa the same page num&r, in brackets, ●a the relevant
questxonnalre page.
Where there are two or more pages of instructions for one questionnaire page, the
mstructlon pages are numbered a, b, etc Thus mstructlona pages (3a) and (3b)
both relate to questionnaire page 3.
IA double lme an the margm txaaldean instruction means that the instructmn has
been changed since 1990/91 or that the question was not Included m the 1990/91
queatxomalre.
A section showing changes to the Household and Indavzdual Schsdules from the
previous year precedes the instructions to ●ach schedule.
PROXY SCHEDULE
The Proxy Schedule ae a shortened version of the Individual schedule For
1991 /92 It contains the following sectxons.
Employment
Sducatxon - ●xcludxng 06 .
Health - ●xcludlng Qs 1, 12-22
Elderly
The questaon numhrs are the same aa on the Individual Schedule, s&I the same
instructions ●pply.
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(la)
CHANGES TO THE HOUSEHOLD SCHSDULE FROM 1990/91
,..’
Qs 4-7
Some guestions deleted and others altered to simplify the
collection of accommodation details. -, .,.:
QS 28-33
Q 38
38 “
Qs 39-44
Questions deleted:
FRoNT PAGE
H’hld No.
Date of
Schedule
Questions on individuals right to buy council housing.
Amendment to ethnicity guestion to bring it into line with
the Census guestion.
New guestions on burglary (similar but reduced in number to
those included in 1986).
questions about tenants satisfaction with landlords.
When entering numbers in the boxes above the household box, please
make sure that they are all clear and legibla. If data on this page !gets
keyed into the computer incorrectly, it is expensive and timeconsuming
to sort out the errors eg. if a 5 looks lika a 3 and gets
keyed as a 3.
The Household No. is recorded as O or as one digit.
Enter O in tha box:
.;,. ..
where there is only one household at the address
at a
only
e9
concealed or Pre-sampled multi-household addresa where
one household has been selected for interview.
Enter ‘l’, ‘2’, ‘3’, etc in the box only:
.Im:;=i.yfi
- at a concealed or Pre-sampled multi-household address where mere
than one household has been selectad for Intiiniew. ,.:., ~?&$~u&’i -
..,,. .
Enter the last 2 digits of the’year.”;‘ ‘o’“:‘2 -’.,’.,-,. f~+,;~~ .
Household The usual Social Survey definitions of ‘household’and ~head of
box household’ apply, as given in the ‘Handhok for Interviewers’
(1984). Please teke care to fill in all parts of the h6uieh.51dbox
for each member of the household.
,.. . . -. 1.,.. ...,.; -.i:j>ke.:,,;
. .,.: ,. ..
,., ....’
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(lb)
Date of Date of birth 1s placed before & so that the two questions can be
birth and asked together. First ask ‘What IS your date of birth>’ or ‘What
age ls. . ‘s date of b1rth7’ and then ask age, eg ‘so may I just
check, how old IS .. .. now?’.
Refer to card H1, the age chart, as necessary (Card H1 IS to be
used for ~ntervlews dated 1st April 1991 to 31st December 1991 and
Card HI, on the reverse side, for interviews dated 1st January 1992
to 31st march 1992 )
~ Children less than 1 year should be recorded as ‘00’, and
persons over 99 years as ‘99’
Marital The GHS uses a different marital status prompt from the standard one
status described In the Interviewer’s Handbook, because there IS an
additional c+tegory In the merltal statusYOX
people who are cohebltlng.
(C ‘-Code 2) for
!,
You should ask as a running prompt ‘Are you married, 11V1n9
together, single, widowed, divorced or separated” Code llvlng
together as Code 2 (cohabltlng) This has prlorlty over the single
widowed, divorced and separated codes.
At this stage you are not expected to probe ‘separated’ but, should
an Lnformant query the term, It covers any person w~ose spousa 1s
livlng elsewhere because of estrangement (whether the separatIon lS
legal or not).
Marital status should not be asked If the ‘relationship to HOH’ has
been given as ‘wife’ (or ‘husband’) s~lY rln9 code 1 (married)
under !4arLtal Status Slmllarly sunply ring code 2 (cohebltlng) In
the Mar~tal 5tatus box without asklnq marital status’if the
‘relatlonsh~p to HOH’ has been given as ‘cormmh-law wlfe‘ (or
‘husband’) or if cohatntatlon has bean spontaneous.lymentioned eg
‘glrlfrlend, she llves w~th me’ .
When code 2 applles, record the relat~onahlp to HOH as,cohebltee,
boyfr~end/gnlf rlend or conunon-lawhusband/wife; Note that with
cohab~tng couples, as with merr>ed.couples;-the male is
automat~cally taken to be the HOH.
. !, ;- . ,,
-Record both’partners
status
.,,’
of a homosexual couple to their formal
. . .1
.. ‘,[)
marItal
Marital statua and age informat~on collected in’the household box
should ~ be recorded in the’/lightof ariswersto the Fand y
Information section (aee Indlv~dual Schedul~ :n~tructlons relatng
,,
to the Fem~ly Information section). ,.q
fll” 1“’..1+
“r’ ‘1,”)
Farruly unit Figures collected by a number of government dapart.nieptsrelate to
fanulles rather than households! Consequently, it is necessary to
group household members into f.snulyunits.
;
A FANILY UNIT can conslat of: ~$
- a married or cohsbltlng couple on their own,
or a married or cohabltng couple/lone parent and then- nevermarrled
children provided these children have no ch~ldren of their
own,
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(lC)
- or it can consist of one person only, eg a divorced daughter
without children.
A brother and sister (whose parents are not part of the household)
would form two separate family units.
Members of the HOH’s family unit should be numbered 1 in the Family
Unit; the next family unit 2, and so on, eg:
Per. No. Relationship to HoH Family Unit
01 HOH 1
02 Wife 1
93 Son (unmarried) 1
U4 Mother 2
The following example shows the numbering of a family unit where
other relatives are also members of a household:
Per. no
-
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
Note also:
Relationship to HOH Family Unit
HOH 1
Kife 1
Son (single) 1
Sister (widow) 2
Brother
married to 3
Sister-in-law} each ocher
Niece (single, daughter of Per. 04)
3
2
a. In general, family units cannot span more than two generations,
ie grandparents and grandchildren cannot belong to the sme failY
unit. The exception to this is where it is established that the
grandparents are responsible for looking after the gran~:hildren (eg
while the parents are abroad, etc.).
b. Adopted and step-children have the same fsmily unit number as
their adoptive/step parents. A foster-child, however, should be
given a separate family unit number from his/her foster-parents.
‘m’ This section is for recording whether each member of the househol&
is ““whiteor coloured. This information is used to exsmine the
interrelationshipsbetween colour, country of birth and ethnic
origin. Code accordina -- to your own observations: but vou .-. — include
as coloured all persons who would not be described as white - eg
Negroes, Indians and Pakistanis, Chinese and Japanese.
, .,’ ,,I-.,.
You nnst
have not
seen’).
coloured
the page
not make any assumptions about the colour of people you
actually seen - these should always be coded 3 (‘not
If you do aee a person but cannot decide whether hejshe is
or not, leave the coding blank and enter at “the bottom of
what you would code if you ~ to make the choice.
DO not forget to code children under 16, and to recode from Code 3
(not seen) any person seen later in the interview.
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IN CONFIDENCE
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
S 511f1991/92
H--1
ADD H’H
I I I I
Interviewer Authorisation mNo.
1 1 ! 1
Total number of persons us household—
Number of adults (16+) in household —w
Number of persons interviewed (incl Proxies)L
Person no Relatlonshlp sex Date of Age
Riog _ to HOH birch
OFF OFF
USE USE
I
A B MF Day Mth Year
@
HOH @ 12
1 1 I I
02 12
I t I ! 1
03 12
1 1 1 I I
04 12
1 t 1 1 I
05 12
I I I I I
06
07
08
09
10
12
1 1 1 1 r
12
I 1 1 1 1
12
1 I I 1 I
12
! 1 t I 1
’12
1 t 1 1 1
n,
1
1991/92
A
Code
from
observation
CWN
123
123
123
123
123
-i 123
1231
H123
123
123

a
INTERVIEWER CODE Q1 and Q2
L
PRESENT ACCOMMODATION
1. For ~ houacholds(Englan& Wales & Scotland)
Type of accommodation occupiedby thishousehold
whole house, bungalow, detached .. ... ............ ...........................
““ “
, semi-detached ....... ............................
Code
from
one
“. “
terracedfend of terrace ...............
purpose-built flat or maisonette in block
observation,
with lift ........................ .....................
if in
without lift .......... . ...........................
doubt ask
part of housefconvertedflat
or maisonette/
informant rooms in house
with lift ..............................................
2. TO households coded 4 - g
without lift ........................................
dwelling with business premises ...................................................
caravan /house boat .................................................................................
other (Specify ).........................................................................................
What is the floor level Basement /semi-base merit ...................
of the main living part
of the accommodation? Ground fIoorfstreet level.......
3. When was thisbuildingfirstbuilt?
1stf100r.. ....... ...........
2nd f loor ..........."......... .... ........................
3rd f loor.......... .......... .. .. . ... ......... .......
4th to 9th f loo. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. ..
10th f Ioor or higher.— .. ... .. .. ... ..
Prompt Before 1919 .....................".....................................................
if
necessary Between 1919 and 1944 ..................................................
Between 1945 and 1964 ..................................................
1965 or later..........................................................................
If DK
code your
DK but after 1944.............................................................
estimate
n
DK (neither informant nor interviewer
able to gi Ve est imate) ...........................................
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
. Q2
IAsk @
4-10, then
go to
fUigratinn
Q3

PRESENT ACCOMMODATION
,.
,,
Furpose of section
If It is to carry out effectlve housing pol~c~es,;the Department of the
Environment needs to be able to assess the extent’and natura of the housing
problem In d~fferant parts of the country. These quest+ons are daslgnad to
provide lnforihatlonfor this purposa They qre concerned wl}h certain bas~c
housing standards, such as the degree of ovdicrowdlng and the amount of
accommodation that lacks sole use of certa~n stan~ard amenities. In add~t~on,
the GHS IS used for inon~tor~ngthe growth ~n the possession of consumer durables
and central heating
,’
Type of Code from observatIon
Accormrodatmn
;r
Q1 Here the description of the acconmmdatxm should refer only to the
‘space’ used by the household Thus in the case of a house owneroccupler
who sublets some rooms, you should r~ng code 06 or 07 to
Indicate that the household occupies only part of the house
Bungalows (including ‘pre-fabs’) should be treated as whole house
and coded 01, 02, or 03
‘Dwelllngs with business premises’ covers tho,seplaces where there
IS access between the private aQd pus~ness parts w~thout going
outside the bulldmg If the address IS a flat In a block, the
bottom storey of which lS a row of shops, then code 04 or 05
should be used.
For publlc house,s,~pns-and ‘h”otels:please spec~fy that the
acconumdatmn IS a pub etc. and rmg the appropriate code. This
w1ll usually be code ‘08’. ,.,
Caravans - ~~de ‘09’ appl~es to all types of caravan, both nmblle
and non-mob~la.
Q2 An unpc.rtantcurrent ,soclalproblem is ,thesituat~pn of people who
,,,
live in v~v’ tall blocks of fl@ ~h~gh-r~l,e,acccmncdation). The
GHS has been asked to help in the study of this problem by showng
what km,ds o! P.WP1: live in thq

Qs 4-7
Q4
Q6
(3a)
These questions refer to the accommodation occupied or shared by
the household you are interviewing. Rmms which are usually
(sub)let or which are let in the holiday season to another
household or guests should be ignored altogether, even if they are
unoccupied at the time of calling.
We require whatever an informant thinks of as a bedroom. Every
household should have at least one bedroom, that is, a room in
which someone sleeps.
For our purposes a kitchen is defined as any room in which the
household ccoks - other than those which, in addition, are used as
bedrooms. If there is more than one kitchen in the accondation,
please record the extra kitchen(s) at Q7, ringing the 1shared1
code if any are shared. Give priority at Q6, firstly to any
kitchen used to eat meals in, or as a sitting room, and then to
any kitchen at least 6+ ft wide.
Informants may mention that they have cooking facilities in a hall
or on a landing. These are not ‘kitchens’ for our purposes and
should not be included, but make a note of the circumstances. &
count a pantry or a scullery if it is used for cooking.
Q6(a) For some analysis purposes and for comparison with the Census,
small kitchens are not counted as ‘rooms’; 6+ ft is an
aPPrOximatiOn to 2 metres.
Q6(b) Accept the answer given by the informant but, if queried, note the
following points:
- the question relates to current usage
- meals should exclude just cups of tea or coffee.
Q6(C) This has been introduced such that the shared kitchen question is
only asked of households where it may apply i.e. households
sharing a building with other households.
Q6(d) Although we have removed the sharing questions from the schedule,
we still need to know whether the kitchen is shared. Count as
‘shared’ if shared with ~ outside the household, e.g. with
psople who work in a shop attached to the premises.
-.
Q7 ,..Thisquestion refers to all rcems other than bedrmms and kitchens
;and those rcems specifically excluded on the schedule.
inter ail other”‘rcana(whether actually used or not), recording
the name given to the room by the informant. .’Kitchen’ can appear
here as a room description - this is the name given in-some parts
of the country to the main living room, even though the room is
not used for cooking. You should note that the rmm is not used
for cooking. It can also appear here if there is mre than one
kitchen used for cooking in the acconnmdation (see instructions at
Q6). ...-
Where a room is ‘open plan’ with dividers of some kind, it should
be counted as two rooms if there is a sliding or folding
partition. A room divided by curtains or pcmteble screens should
/
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4.
3
Now I would Ilke to ask you about you household’s
accommodation, excluding any rooms you may let or
sublet
How many bedrooms do You
have, mcludmg bedslttmg
rooms and spare bedrooms?
1
- 7 Enter no.—
8 or more..- . . ..—...—........— 8
5. Are any of them used by your
household for cooknrg m - Yes.. ....
like a bedsltter for example? No..- ....
& (Apart from
kitchen, that
that) do you
M a separate
have a
room
Yes. ..
In which you cook? No .... . ....
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1s the narrowest side of the
Less than 61/2 ft
kltchcn less than 61/2 ft wide
from wall to wall? 61f, ft or more ... ..
Do (any of) you ever Yes .
eat meals In It or usc
It as a slttlng room? No .
INTERVIEWER CODE
Coded 1-3 at Q1
Coded 4-10 at Q]
Do you share the kitchen
any other household?
with v.. ae.
No. ..
7. What other rooms do you have not countnrg
bathrooms and todets?
List informant namca for rooms
EXCLUDE Bathrooms, toilets, garag~ utility
morn & rooms uacd solely for businua None .... .....
. . . . . . . . ... ..... .. . . ..... . . . .... . .. .... .. .. . .. .. ... .... ... x
. .... . . .. . .. ... .... .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. ... . .. .. ....... ... . . ... .... .... . x
. . . . .. . .. ... ..... .....” .. .. . . . .. .. ....... . . . .. ..... .... ....... . . ..... . . ..... . x
.. . . .. ..... . . . ... . .. . . . . . ...... . . .. -. ... . . ... . x
....— .
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
(a) - (c)
Q7
Q7
(d)
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46
Do vou have any form of central heatinrz.
-.
inci;ding electric storage heaters, in your
(part of the) accommodation?
Central heating = 2 or more room% Yes...........................
kitchens, halls, landings, bath/we
heated from one central source No............................
(a) Which type of fuel does it use?
Iprobe ‘Hot Air’ for fuel I
Solid fuek incl coal, coke, wood, peat ...............................
Code Electricity storage heaters ..................................................".....
all Electricity: other (incl oil-filled
radiators) ............................................
that
Gas/calor gas......................................................................................
aPDIY
4
I
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Q9

(3b)
Q7 (contd) count as one room. If a ‘dnette’ IS given we need to know that
it lS .separatadfrom the kitchen by a (foldlng) partltlon
Alcoves are not separate rooms
If YOU are In any doubt whether to include or exclude any
particular room, describe the sltuat~on fully, noting m
partxular whether or not the room can be used all the year round
ior exsmple
attic, loft
store room
aun room,
extenslOn
unussble room -
speclfy whether (a) lt was built for llv~ng
purpeses
(b) It has a skyl~ght or
wndow;
note whether it can be used all year round or
only In sunsner,
specify In what way It lS unusable, and
whether the sltuatlon IS temporary, eg while
being renovated.
(4)
Central heating includes any system whereby two or more rooms are
heated from a central source, such as a boiler, a back-boiler to
an open fIre, or the electricity supply This deflnltlon includes
a system where the boiler or back-boiler heats one room and also
supplles the power to heat one other room.
Where a housahold has only one room in the acconumodatlon,treat It
as having central heating lf that room IS heated from a central
source along with other rooms In the house or bulldlng
Cantral heating also includes under-floor heating and hot alr
ducts. Cantral heating does not include appl~ances plugged ~nto
the reams clrcult at the wall-
If the informant IS unsure whether there is central heating, ask
if you may look at It yourself.
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(5a)
Q9 Include items that are either owned by the household or ava~lable
for use n the nformant’ s acconmmdat~on. Broken items not
Intended for repan should be excluded.
With the exception of telephones-:items available for cormnunaluse
should be Included only If they can be used In the Lnforrnant‘s
acconsmcdatIon - ie courita shared vacuum cleaner that the
Informant can use, but Ignore a washing machine used m a conwnunal
laundry.
Usually the Items llsted WL1l be easily understmd. However,
there may be occasions when they need to be precisely defined
Video-recorder - a mach~ne for recording televlsmn progranrnes
from a TV set (m black and white or colour) for playback later,
and for replaying pre-recorded video cassettes. Sxclude vldeodlsc
machnes, which cannot record progranmnesfrom a TV aet, but
only play back pre-recorded video-discs
Deep-freezer - a separate chest or upright cold storage csb~net
used for freezing food for long periods of time
Frldqe-freezer - a two-compartment csbmet with separate doors,
one compartment is designed for freezing food as m a deepfreezer,
the other 1s an ordinary refrigerator Do not count as a
frldge-freezar the freezing compartment of an ordinary
refrigerator If someone has a fridge but not a deep freezer,
‘Deep freezer or frldge freezer’ should be coded 2
Washlnq machine - Lnclude automatics and twin tubs, but exclude
boilers with a hand agitator and separate spin driers
Tumble driers - this lS a drum wh~ch dries by tumbl~ng Its
contents Ln a stream of hot a~r (unllke a spn dr~er, which merely
gets r~d or water by splnnmg ), some wash~ng machmes have a
bu~lt-n faclllty for tumble drying, but in most cases tunble
driers are separate machines
Compact DISC Player - this may be a free-standng unit or part of
a ‘music central’which has other audio functions as well. -
Home computer - this should. - have a keybard
be programmable
have to be attached to a
display (eg a television
screen or a screen mada
specially for the model)
Include:- home computers and personal crsnputers(eg ACORN BBC,
SINCLAIR SPECTRUM, ZXS1), even if they are only used for
playlng games
- computers owned by gelf-employed people and used for
busness purposes
continued
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Q9
(contd)
Q1O
(5b)
Exclude:- video games (not programmable and no keyboard)
- computer terminals (used for transmitting and receiving
information processed on a remote computer)
- programmable calculators (have their own built-in
display)
- computers supplied by a person’s employer for work
purposes and not available for personal use.
‘Normally available’ :
includes- vehicles used solely for driving to and”from work
- vehicles on long-term hire.
. . .
excludes- vehicles used solely in the course of work
- vehicles hired from time to time.
If a vehicle is not currently available for use because it has
been dismantled or is in some other way unfit for use, make a note
as to whether it is repairable.
.
.,...:.,.

9. Does your household have any of the followlng
Items In your (part of the) accommodatlon~
I INCLUDE Items stored or under repair I
5
Colour TV set? . .1 only.. . . . .. . ..
more than 1 .
none. .. . .
Black and white TV set’1... .... ...1 only .. .. .. .. . ..
more than 1 ..
none.. .. .. . . ..
Video recorder? . . .. . . . . . .. .
EXCLUDE. Frldgc only Deep freezer or frjdge freezer~-
If combmed washing Washing machlne~ . .. .
mrrchlnc and tumble
drlcr code 1 for both }[ Tumble drlcr~ . .
Dish washer~ .
EXCLUDE. Video games Home computer? .. ........ . .
IO. Is there a car or van normally
ava]lable for use by you or any
members of your household?
INCLUDE Any provided by employem
if normally available for private usc by
informant or mcmkcra of the household.
EXCLUDE vehiclca uacd solely for the
carriage of goods. I
Yes .... .. . .
(a) 1s there one or more than onev 1
No . ... .. . . .. ...
2 . . .
3 or more
,,
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
2
1
2
3
,,
No
2,
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
[a)
Q]]’
QII
‘5 o

11.In whose name is this
(HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)
owned or rented?
?sssil Joint
12. Does your household own or rent
this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)?
6
TENURE
HOH on]y ...... ......... ... ..
WIFE/COHABITEE (of HOH) only ..
HOH and WIFE/COHABITEE .
Other (Specify) ...............................................
...................................................................................
Owns/ is buying ......................................
Rents/rent free .......................................
Spontaneous Co-ownership scheme .............................
Shared ownershid....... .......
13. Is this (HOUSE/FLAT): owned outright ..........................................
Running
prompt
51
or is it being bought with
Running a mortgage or loan? ..........................
prompt
(a) Ask or code
Is the (HOUSE/FLAT}
...
I EXCLUDE Imurovcment loans!
owned as part of a co-ownership scheme,
that is jointly with a housing association ...... .. ..............
or is it owned as part of a shared ownership
scheme, that is part rented and part owned ....................
.........or neither of these? ................................................................................
I
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
Q12
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Page 9
:a)
Q18
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TSNURE
Purpose of sectlOn
(6a)
The rmvement from rent~ng Into owner occupation has been one of the most strlklng
features of the post-war houslnq scene, and the ebllltv of the GHS to monitor
these flows help~ to reprove fo~ecasts of housing need;.
Q11 Th~s guest~.onwordng has been altered to refer to the appropriate
household acconnodatlon. In general the accannodation WL1l be In
the name of a household member and only on occaslbn (eg absent
spouse) not be llsted In the household box.
The Identify of the actual owner n’mstbe established because It IS
needed at subsegment questmns.
Where acconmmdatlon IS owned by an individual outside tha
household note the followlng points.
treat as ‘owns/is buying’ - accommodateIon owned or being bought
solely by, or ]olntly with, ~
SEQ!4SE
acconunodatlonowned or being bought
solely by, or jointly with, a spousa
outside this household (away on
business continuously for SIX months
or more)
If the household rents the acconmmdatlon, give the person
responsible for the rent aven If It IS rented from a relatlve, eg
an old lady In a separate granny flat paying nominal rent to her
son who owns the house
If the household llves rent-free, give the person responsible for
the rent-free occupancy, eg give the HOH if tha acconmmdatlon ls
a house,owned by hls parents, give wife of HOH If lt comes rentfrae
with her lob
Treat as ‘rants/rent free’ - acconmwdatlon owned ‘orbeng baught
by a relatlve or fr~end or formerly
1< owned by a deceased relatlve and now
1 held in trust.
For code 3 to apply both the HOHand wife must ba members of the
household. ‘
If the owner or joint owner of the acccimrodation’is an ex-spouse,
then rmg code 4 and apec>fy the owner f]olnt owners
Treat cohabiting as married.
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(6b)
Q12 For tenure analyses, two types of housing association scheme need
(& Qs 13a to be identified:
& 17(b))
co-ownership schemes - included in the owner occupied sector
fair rent schemes - included in the rented sector
Q13(a)
& Q17(b)
“’53
Co-ownership or equity sharinq schemes are those where a share in
the property is bought by the occupier under an agreement with the
housing association. The monthly charges paid for the
accommodation include an amount towards the repayment of the
collective mortgage on the scheme, and as such the occupier may be
Sble to claim tax relief. However, for practical pur~se~ the
payment is regarded as ‘rent’. It is important to realise that
the co-owner never becomes the sole owner of the property, but on
leaving the scheme a cash sum i~ually repaid to the owner.
In fair rent schemas there is no capital investment in the
property by the occupier; only rent is paid. TherefOre, the
occupier never owns ~ part of the property and there is no
repayment on leaving the scheme.
Most ‘equity sharers1 will identify themselves spontaneously at
Q12 because they find it difficult to say whether they are owner
occupiers or renters. However, as a check, all mortgagors are
asked (Q13a) whether they own a share of the property jointly with
a housing association. (A similar check for renters is made at
Q17b.)
For further points on the coding Q12, see instructions for Qll
shove.
Co-ownership is the joint ownership of residential properties (eg
blocks of flats) by a group of people who have formed a registered
co-ownership society. These developed particularly in the 1960s
when groups were buying newly-built properties, usually on an
equity sharing basis whereby each person bought a share in the
entire property. Co-ownership is declining as groups sell the
properties to individuals following the appreciation that has
taken place in the value of the shares.
Shared ownership involves an individual being part owner (whethe-r
on mortgage or not) and part tenant of the property. The tenanted
part is frequently owned by a local authority or housing
association, who receives gaIJ from the purchaser. The rented
portion usually stands at between 25% and 75%, but the purchaser
may have the option of increasing the percentage sfhe otis,
eventually owning the property outright. :.:
.
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14. To all renting/living rent free (coded 2 at Q 12)
7
I I
Is thl~ (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM) rented (prowded)
furmshed or unfurnlshed~
Furrushed . ... .. . .. .. . .. ... 1
Unfurnished/partly furnished.. 2
15. Are ●ny business premlscs included in the rent
for this accommodation (m the accommodation
provjded)T Yes..”....
~
No.. .
16 Does this accommodation go with the present
job of anyone In your household? Yes . .
No
--1-
1
2
1
1Q17
2
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17. Who is it rented from?
(Who is it provided by?)
ORGANISATIONS n
Local Authority or Council ................. .................
Prompt New Town Corporation or Commission ............
as Property company ............ ..... .. .. .... ..". . .................
necessary Scottish Special Housing Association/
Scottish Homes ......................... .. .... . ...................
Other housing association or co-operative
or charitable trust ..................................... ............
Employ er................................... ........................... ..............
Other organisation(Specify).... .........
(a)Does the landlordlivein thisbuilding? Yes ....
(b) Do yOU:
8
No ...
just rent this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM) from
(ANSWER AT Q 17) ............."....."...... 1
.......or have you bought a share of it as part
Running of a co-ownership scheme, that is joint
prompt ownership with a housing association .................. ..........
.......or have you bought a share of it as part
of a shared ownership scheme, that is
part rented and part owned? ...............................................
10
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
2
3
(a)
Q18

Q17
Q17(a)
Q17(b)
(8)
Note that the code for local authority can be 10, 01 or 03, as
approprlate (Scottish Homes formerly The Scottish Special
Housing Assoc~atmn - LS financed by local government )
Any person whose acconrnodatlon1s tied to their lob (code 1 at
Q16) should be coded 05 or 08 st Q17 People In tied
acconmsodatlonwhose employer 1s a bcal Authority, New Town or
Scottish Housng Association should also be coded 05 (Employer)
Note that the question refers to the landlord llvlng n the same
bulldlnq, le not necessarily at the same address
Households who sre part of a co-ownership scheme with a housing
association should have been Identlfled at Q12 This question is
a fnal check to those rentng from housing assoclstions, cooperatives
or charitable trusts: If you do find out at this
quest~on that they are part of a co-ownorshlp scheme, r~ng code 2
at Q17(b) and go on to Q18. (Do not go back and recode Q12. }
For notes on hous~ng aaaoclation schemes aee Q12.
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Housng Benefit
(9a)
From April 1990 Ccmrmuty Charge (applicable to ndlv~duels )
repleces rates. Conmun’mtyCharge rebate replaces the rates rebate
c~nent Of HOuslng BenefIt (See Income Q45). In most cases this
benefit should be deducted from the emunt of ComsnunltyCharge
they have to pay. In scenecases ‘a lump sum refund may be
,, received. However, we do not want to pick up consnunlty charge
benefit or rebate on the household schedule We cover this on the
lnd~vldual schedule at Q45 (income aectmn).
Qs 19 to 21 The question wording refers to Conrmxuty Charge
rebate.
‘Transltlonal relief’ was Introduced m April 1990 to lessen the
umnedlate unpact of consmmnty charge for some people. This lS @
a Housing Beneflt. Thas type of relief is in addltlon to
consnun~tycharge rebates end mc- support. Broadly, if the
1990/91 notional ccamwuty charge is greater than the 1989/90 rate
b~ll by more than f3 per week (f156 pa) the government WI1l meet
100% of the d~fference. Pensioners and dmebled people can apply
separately for rellef to bring their notional convmmuty charge
down to E156 pa The notional crimnun~tycharga IS what
authorities would need to charge If they spent m lme with
government assumptions. Transltlonal rellef IS traated as a
reduced rate of conmmuty charge at Q45 on the income section of
the Indlvldual schedule
Q19, 19(a) Housng Benefit should not be confused with a discount for prompt
19(b) pavment of rates etc (eg for paying the year’s rates In one lump
Sum
Q19(b) IS a check to pick up recipients who may have said ‘No’ to
Q19 because Housing Benefit LS deducted from the rent they are
asked to pay
Tenants
Housing BenefIt (HB) originally tmk the place of rent and rates
rebates and rent allowance. In some cases tenants mey not
actually rece~va any money as the benefit w~ll be paid direct to
the landlord. Q19(b) IS a check to p~ck up any recip~ents who may
have said ‘No’ to Q19 for this reason.
Q21 It is pcmsible for household to include someone else who is
recelv~ng HB m h~s/her own right.
In an owner occuplar household, for ●xemple, a teenage ch~ld of
the HOH who IS paying hun/har rent could be elig~ble for HE.
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Q22
58
(,
(9b)
A tenant household could include someone who is paying rent to the
head of household/landlord in his/her own right and receiving HB,
for example, friends sharing accommodation.
Q21 is asked only if the household includes another adult apart
from the HOH and spouse (Q22). If the answer to Q21 is ‘Yes’,
please check (a) that it is a separate benefit paid to an
individual household member and (b) that there is no double
counting, ie that the same benefit is not recorded at Q19 and Q20.
Transit ionaL Payments (TP)
These were introduced in July 1988 for people who used to receive
rate or rent rebate and lost out financially under the new Housing
Benefit rules. A separate application has to be made via local
offices and the payments are sent direct to beneficiaries from a
central Social Security Office in Glasgow. Payments may be
occasional or regular and are made to the person who would be the
rent payer (in Scotland the ex-rate payer). Recipients of
Transitional Payments may or may not be receiving some Housing
Benefit or Community Charge rebate.
Transitional payments can also be made to people who used to
receive Family Income Supplement and some other benefits so ensure
that the TP recorded here was to replace or top up Housing
Benefit.
Transitional pa~ents should not be confused with transitional
relief payments that are related to the introduction of the
CormUnity Charge. (See note at Q19).

18. INTERVIEWER CODE r
renting/shared ownership .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. I 1 }Q19
owned incL co-ownershi~ . .- . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. ...... ... ... ...
19. Some people qrrahfy for Housing Benefjt, that
IS, a rent rebate or allowance
Are you [or HOH] rece]ving Housing Benef]t
from your local authority or local Social Yes .
Security of fice~
No . . . . .
a) Are you wa]tmg to rcce]ve Housing Benefit
or to hear the outcome of a clalm~ Yes . . ..
9
No . .
b) May 1 just check, does the local authorny or
local Social .%cur]ty of f]cc pay any part of
your rent? Yes. . ..
20 INTERVIEWER CODE
Is there anyone aged 16 or over, apart from
HOH and spouse/cohabitcc, in the household?
No
2
1
2
I I
Q20
Q20
(a)
Q20
(b)
. Q20
Yes 1 I Q21
21. Is anyone (else) m the household rccelv]ng a
rent rebate, rent allowance or Housing Benef]t~ Yes . 1
22. TO all households
Some people who used to receive housing benefit
or rent or rate rebates (also) quahfy for Tranaitlonal
Payments from the Department of Social Security
No
I
2
No . 2
I Q22
Q22
11
May I just check, are you (or HOH) rcccivlng a
Transmonal Payment? II
EXCLUDE
in respect
—.
Transitional Payments
of income support
I-J
Ycs ..””... 1
Q23
No/DK ..... 2

23. INTERVIEWER CODE
LA/New Town tenants(coded 10 or 1 at Q17) .................................. 1 - Q24
Others ............................................................................................................................. 2 - Q28
10
24. Do you expect to move in the next year or so?
H
Yes ......................... 1 - (a)
No .......................... 2
DK .......... 3
(a) Do You expect to rent a8ain or buy?
❑● Rent again ........ 1 - Q26
Buy .............
DK .....................................
2
3
Q27
25. In the next year or so do you expect to buy
the (HOUSE/FLAT) you are living in?
❑ Yes ...................................... 1 - Q27
No ................ 2
Q26
DK/not sure .................. 3
26. If you could choose who you rent from
would you prefer to
❑
.{
stsy as s cnuncil tensnt ............................. 1
Running rent from a housing association ............. 2
prompt
rent from a housing co-operative ........ 3
or rent from an approved private
landlord? .............................................................. 4
Other (specify )..................................................... 5
DK/nnt sure ......................................................... 6
27. Have you heard of a scheme called ‘Tenants’ Choice’
that allows council tenants to vote to Change their
landlord if they want to?
❑ Yes ......................... 1
“ 80
No .......................... 2
Q25
Q29

Fvrpose of section Q28 - Q33
Sale and resale of council houslnq
(11)
These questions are being asked on behalf of the Department of Envnonment
Except for the 1991-2 GHS there IS no other source of Lnformatlon on the resale
of council housng QuestIons rela~lng to the purchase of council hous~ng are
designed to measure take up of the right to buy’.
Q28 If there are d~fferent replles from the HOH and any other
Informants, code the reply from HOH
Q29 This appl~es to any council house/flat not necessarily
where the mtervlew IS teklng place
Q30 ‘This’ refers to the house/flat where
place
Q31 If the Informant has bought more than
refer to the most recent
the lnterv~ew 1s
1 council house,
the one
taking
this could
Q33 This question refers to the distance to the new property from the
council house/flat that had been sold
.
,,.
,,
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Q26
Q27
(lo)
Housing association in the context of this question does not
include any form of joint ownership. Tenants of property owned by
a housing association pay rent in the normally way. A housing cooperative
is where tenants also have a collective responsibility
for the management of the property.
‘Tenants’ Choice’ is a scheme that has been publicised by the
Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office that gives
council tenants and tenants of some other public landlords an
OPPOrtunitY t? change landlords while remaining in their present
homes. Tenants can be put in touch with alternative landlords who
may be non-profit making organisations or conmerclal concerns.
Alternative landlords have to meet certain standards. The
initiative to change landlord may come from tenants or the
prospective landlord. Once the package and price are sorted out
tenants can then vote. An inde~ndent tmdy counts the votes. If
more than half the tenants with a vote say they want to stay with
the council, or if less than half of them vote at all, no one
transfers. If the transfer happens tenants who voted yes (or did
not vote at all) transfer to become tenants of the alternative
landlord. Tenants who voted no stay as council tenants.
However please note this is an asterisked question and you should
not e%plain Tenant’s Choice to your informants.

34. To dl (including children)
Ring Person No.—
Introduce
(Could I just check) how many years
has . . . lived at this address?
If under 1, code as 00
12
MIGRATION
If 04 yelSS
(a) How many moves has . . made m the last 5
years, not counting moves between places
outs]de Gt Brltaln?
35. In what country England . ........ . .
was . . born? Scotland . . ... . . .
WaIcs . . .. ... .. .
N Ireland . .. .
Outside UK (Specify) .. .. . .
If born outside UK
(a) In what year d]d . first
arrlvc m the Unltcd Knsgdom~ —
Ask or record England
36. In what country Scotland
was father Wales .
born7
N Ireland . .
37.
Outsldc UK (Spcmfy) .
Ask or record England
In what country Scotland ..
was . mother Wales . . . . .. ..
born?
N Ireland . . ..
Outsldc UK (Specify) . . . .
38. TO which of the White .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .
❑
groups Ilstcd on
this card do you
cons]dcr .. .
Indian . .. .. . . ... ... . .... .
Pakistani .. . .. . .. ... .. ..
belongs? Bangladesh l.....”....... . .... . .
Chinese .. . . ..... .. ... ...... . .
Black Caribbean. .. ....... .
~ Black Afr,can
. .. .. .. ... .
Specify at (a)
i
Black other. .. .... ... ....... ..
Mixed ortgm. .... .. . .. .. .
None of these .
If black other, mixed or none of these
(a) How would you describe the racial or
❑
cthmc group to which . does belong?
~ (HOH)
. . . # . . .
r 0-4 years
+
.“... 1..
. .
. .
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
‘t
.,
4
02
... 1.
0-4yur$
...1.
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
. .
10i
. . .
4
03
I
O-4 years
.. .
I
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10h
. .. .
. .

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28. Have YOU[or HOH] ever rented a council
house/flat?
29. Have you ever bought the council
house/flat that you were rcilting?
11
30. Is this the council house/flat that you bought?
31. In what year did you buy the council
house/flat?
32. Who provided the mortage or Ioan?
Yes .......................................
No ........................................
Yes .........-..U...... ..............
No ... ....................................
Yes ......................................
No ........................................
WRITE IN YEAR — 19
Prompt as Building socict y ..................................
necessary CODE Bank ...........................................................
33. To those coded 2 at Q30
*
ALL Loca 1 authority .....................................
THAT “
Insurance company ...........................
APPLY
How far did you move when you
moved from that house/flat?
Other ..........................................................
None required .......................................
DNA others ................................... X
Under 1 mile .......................................
1-4 miles ................................................
5-9 miles ................................................
10-19 miles ............................ ..............
20-49 miles ...........................................
50 miles or more ........... ..................
Abroad ......................................................
1
2
1
2
1
2
...L--
1
2
3
4
5
6
. . .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Q29
Q34
Q30
Q34
Q31
Q34

Q38
Q38(a)
(12 & 13)
(b)
This IS an oplnlon question addressed to the person.interviewed
for the household schedule. DO not code from observation except
m the following circumstances: -mu mey code 01 without asking
the quest~on where the person concerued M Obviously white, and
where he or she and both of h~s/her parents were born in Great
Br~taln or Northern Ireland (le Qs 35, 36 and 37 coded 01, 02, 03
or 04) You must not assume that cosle01 at Q38 applles to anyone
you have not actually seen, In these cases the question must be
asked.
Even in the circumstances descr~bed above, we suggest that you ask
Q38 (rather than coding it ,wlthoutasking) If you have already
asked lt or WI1l need to ask it about another member of the
household. From a publ~c,relat~ons pent of view It might seem
odd to ask about the ethn+c group of some members of the household
and not others This WI1l particularly apply where there are
ch~ldren in the household whom you have not seen.
Please make sure that any answers coded ‘Black other’
‘Mixed orlgm’ or ‘None of these’ are asked Q38(a) and apeclfled
fully, because we need to be abla to sort out whether the PeraOn’s
parants belong to two dlfferent ethnic groups (eg white and
Paklstanl, Ind~an and Chinese) or two nationalities (eg French and
Itallan, Nlgerlan and Kenyan) Do — not recode.
Th~s should be completed whenever the main quest~on IS coded
‘81ack other’ (08) ‘m~xed orlgln’ (09) or ‘none of these’ (10)
In all cases ask (a) and specify fully
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66
.-
MIGRATION
(12 s 13)
(a)
Please intreduce the purpose of this section:
The extent to which people move, and their country of birth, are of interest to
many departments because they throw light on the movement of population within
Great Britain and from one country to another. Information about country of
birth and ethnic origin ara also important for population statistics and for
identifying any needs for sub-groups of the population eg. housing, employment,
education. If may help to identify particularly disadvantaged groups.
Note that this section applies to all members of the household, including
—
childran.
Q34 Enter the number of completed years at the address.
Absences from the addrass which by their nature are temporary, ie
without permanent intent, should be ignored. For exampla, a
person now aged 22 who was born at this address, and whose only
absence was when he went to university for three years at the age
of 18, should be recorded in this column as ‘22’ and not as ‘01’
(year).
Q34(a) The number of moves should include any that were from Great
Britain or Q Great Britain, but not any moves th~ere wholly
overseas.
Great Britain: exclude Ireland (North and South) and the Channel
Islands.
NB This question must be asked about children aged under 5: the
words ‘since he/she was born’ may be substituted for ‘in the last
5 years’
Qs 35-37 Some countries will have different namas now from when informants
or their parents were born. You should give the present name of
the COUntry; but, if this is not know, give the old name and
actual place of birth.
the office.
We can then substitute the present name in
Tha 6 most common descriptions that will require probing are:
i. UK,GB - code England, Scotland, or Walas
ii. Ireland - Code Northern or specify Southern
iii Pakistan - East or West (ie Bangladesh or West Pakistan)
iv. Amarica - say whether USA or Canada
v. West Indies - we nsed to know which island
Q35(a) ‘First arrive’ means for any purpose whatsoever, including
holidays.
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39. TO ALL - INTRODUCE
CODE OR ASK ABOUT HOH
14
HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY
Can I just check, have you (HOH) hved at
this address for 12 months or more, or
for less than 12 months?
[12 months or snore .. ... ... .. .. .. .
COMPLETE CALENDAR
Less than 1: months .... .. . . .. ..
MONTHS UP TO END I
OF MONTH PRECEDING
INTERVIEW
(a) How long have you (HOH)
lived at this address?
ENTER NUMBER OF COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTHS UP TO
END OF MONTH PRECEDING
INTERVIEW
NO COMPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS _
40ADur1ng the last 12 months, Ie from .. .
(LA5T I2 COkfPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS),
40B
has anybody got mto this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)
wlthou~ your ‘permissionand stolenor
attempted to stealsomethmg~
Dur]ng the t!me you (HOH) have hvcd here
(UP TO END OF MONTH PRECEDING
INTERVIEW), has anybody got mto this
(HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM) without your perm]sslon
and stolen or attempted to steal somethmg~
(a)
INCLUDE ENTRY UNDER
FALSE PRETENCES ONLY IF
MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY
HOW many tlmcs has this happened
dur]ng the last 12 months (time you
(HOH) have lived here)?
Yes .. . . . .
No ... ... .. .. ..
1
2
. . J —
00
1
2
Q40A
[a)
Q40B
Indwldual
Schedule
(a)
Individual —
Schedule
Q41
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04 05 06 07 08 09
13
........ I........ ........ I........
........ I........ ........ 1........ ........ I........ ........ 1........
r o-4 yssrs If 04 years If O-4 years If O-4 years If O-4 yeara If 0-4 years
........ I........ ........ I........ ........ 1........ ,....... 1........ ........ t........ ........ I........
01 01 01 01 01 01
02 02 02 02 02 02
03 03 03 03 03 03
04 04 04 04 04 04
........ t........
01 01 01 01 01 01
02 02 02 02 02 02
03 03 03 03 03 03
04 04 04 04 04 04
........................ ........................... ........................... .......................... ........................... ...........................
01 01 01 01 01 01
02 02 02 02, 02 02
03 03 03 03 03 03
04 04 04 04 04 04
........................ ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ...........................
01 01 01 01 01 01
02 02 02 02 02 02
03 03 03 03 03 03
04 04 04 04 04 04
05 05 05 05 05 05
06 06 06 06 06 06
07 07 07 07 07 07
08- 08- 08- 08- 08- 08-
09 — 09 — 09 — 09 — 09 — 09 —
lo- 10. lo- lo- 10. lo-
1 t 1 i 1 f
........................ ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ...........................
......................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ...........................
T
GO to Q39

Q42
Q43(a)
Q44
[
(1s) i
‘Forced entry’ Includes entry by breaking a window or forcing
a lock on a window or dmr If the informant says the
burglar didn’t actually gain entry (coda 4) th~s ia an
attempted rather than an actual burglary Do not backcode -
accept the answer glvei.
We want to know the replacamant value of the gmds rather
. than their purchase price. It does not matter If some of the
goods were subsequently recovered objects of
sentimental/negl~gLblevalue, credit/cheque cards and other
documents should be treated as having n~l value.
Include reporting the Incident by anyona at all, mcludng
people outside the household.
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Qs39-41 HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY
Q39
70
Q40
(14)
These guestions are being reintroduced, on a considerably
smaller scale, having last been asked in 1986. ‘Theyare being
asked on behalf of the Home Office who produce statistics on
various sorts of crimes, including burglary, from police
records. This section enables some comparisons to be made
between burglaries overall and those that are reported to the
police. It also helps in identifying whether the number of
burglaries are increasing or not.
All these points may be used in introducing the section.
However be careful that you do not frighten elderly informants,
for example, by implying that burglaries are on the increase in
the area.
You may already know that the HOH has lived at the address for
12 months or more from Q31.
Actual burglary involves entry into a person’s accommodation
without permission, regardless of whether anything was stolen.
The burglar may enter by breaking in or by walking through an
unlocked door or window.
Also included are entries under false pretences, i.e. where the
burgiar gets inside the house by pretending to be someone who
has a legitimate reason for entering (e.g. gas meter reader,
sales representative) However we think that the guestion, as
it stands, may not identify all such cases. We therefore only
want to include those cases where the informant volunteers the
information either by including them or by querying whether
they should be included. Do not mention false pretences
yourself.
Apart from false pretences, all other thefts by people invited
into the house, or by people staying or working there, are
excluded.
By ‘HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM’we maan the living accommodation of the
household currently living at the address. Therefore exclude:
- burglaries of other households at the address;
- burglaries of households who previously 1ived
at the address;
- entries into a detached garage (attached
garages should ‘ded ), outhouse or
business premises (unless the burglar
subsequently enters the household’s living
accommodation);
- theft of car or something from a car.
- thefts from communal property eg a conmmn hall

FOR EACH OCCAS1ON AT Q40(a)
ASK Qs 41 - 44
41. When did this happen?
MONTH_
42. Some burglars get Into people’s homes
by forcing an entry, others get m
through an unlocked door or window
and others get m under false pretences
How djd the burglar get mto this
(HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)?
Forced entry .
Unlocked door/window . ..
False pretences
Burglar didn’t get m . .
Other (SPECIFY)
43.Was anythntg actually stolen? Yes
ACCEPT
No
(a) Roughly how much were the stolen
goods (and cash) worrh In total?
ESTIMATES
Under E5
IF CODED 01-10
NI1
S.5 and under S25
S25 “ “ iso . .. .
t50 “ “ floo . .
Sloo “ “ S.200 .
f200 9 m L500 . . . .
S500 “ “ Elooo .
$.1000 “ = f2000 . . . .
f2000 “ “ Esooo . .. .
S5000 or more . . . . ....
(i) Was anything stolen ,nsuredT
Yes
No
44. May 1 just check, was this
nrcldent reported to the
pohce? Yes
No
15 . .
)CCASION OCCAS1ON OCCAS1ON
1 2 3
.. 1 ... .- 1 . .. 1.
I
.. .. ... .... . I 1.
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
1 1 1
2 2 2
00 00 00
01 01 01
02 02 02
03 03 03
04 04 04
05 05 05
06 06 06
07 07 07
08 08 08
09 09 09
10 10 10
1 1 1
2 2 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
W
Q44
244
(i)
Q44
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FAMILY INFO?.NATIONNow
applles to everyone aged 59 and under
Q4a, Q4b
Q24
Q30
INCOMS
Q50
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
(lb)
Change m wording from ‘In church’ to ‘with a rellglous
ceremony’
Now to be asked of men with ‘children’
Revised guestlons on child expectancy
,,, ,
Rav~sed guestlons on savings accounts
m the household
TESSA accounts have been added. Interest from savings
account can be pa~d either net or gross.
One Individual Schedule should be completed for each member of the household aged
16 or over
If anyone aged 16 or over cannot be mtervlewed in person, a Proxy Schedule may
be used (See Part 1, SectIon 10 for nstructlons’ on when a proxy lntervlew may
be taken)
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!,
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Sections added:
Sections deleted:
Questions deleted:
EMPLOYYSU
Q~
Qs4-5
Qs15-18
EDUCATION
QS2-3
Q6
HEALTH
Q4 & Q13
Qs7-9 h
QS16-18
Qs1O-11 S
Qs21-22
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(la)
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
CHANGES TO THE INDIVIDUU SCHEDULE FROM 1990/91
Childcare, dental health, elderly, divorce/remarriageand
change of tenure, contraception (for women only)
Early and late retirement, sports and physical activities,
carers, smoking, drinking.
Employment section: signing on at unemployment office
together with reasons.
Unemployed looking for work has been split to identify those
looking for work, and those prevented because of temporary
sickness.
New questions on looking for work and availability to start
work.
Pensions; an smended section
Age limit of 49 years removed.
The list has been extended to include BTEC First Award and
SCOTVEC Nationals.
Question on referral to hospital has been deleted.
Revised guestions on the wearing and obtaining of glasses and
contact lens; and sight testing.
New questions on dental health.

IN CONFIDENCE
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
S511/1991/92
Date Of
interview
!l, ,,,1
1991/92
DAY MONTH YEAR ADD H’H PER
1 1 1 1 1
B
74

75
2
EMPLOYMENT
1. Did you do any paid work last week - Yes .................
that is in the 7 days ending last Sunday -
either as an employee or self-employed? No ......... X
(a) Even though you weren’tworking,
did you have a job that you were Yes .................
away from lastweek?
(i)Last week were you:
No .... X
waiting to take up a job that you
Code had already obtained? ...........................................................................
first
looking for work? .................................................................................... ...
that
applies or intending to look for work but
prevented by temporary sickness or in jury?...........................
(Check 28 days or leas)
NONE OF THESE ......................................................................................
2. To men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59
DNA, men 65+ or women 60+ .....................................
During the last12 months,that k since . up to last
SUNDAY, have YOUbeers on any of the following government
schemes (including those run by:
Training Enterprise Councils (TEC) - England & Wales
Local EnterpriseCompanies (LEC) - Scotland)?
Code
Individual alI
prompt that
apply
(a) On what date did you finish
still on the scheme?
(i) Youth Training (YT) ........
the (ANSWER AT Q2) or are you
. .. ...........
(ii) Employment Training (ET) ................
(iii) Community Industry ..............................
Youth Training(YT)? ........
Employment Training(ET)?.....
Community Industry?.........
None of these?...............
I
1
. . .
1
. . .
=EEb
(b)
...... I...... ...... I...... ...... I...... 3
3
4
5
6
8
1
2
3
4
)2
a)
)2
i)
Q2
>3
(a)
)3
I I Q3
Make sure that the date entered k
not more than 12 months ago

Purpose of s*ctlOn
(2a)
‘,
This survey 1s one of the mam sources for supplying the-Department of pnployment
with information on the size and composition of the work force, and on the extent
of unemployment. When l~nked with other sactiona, the employment guestions help
economic planners by, for example,,●xplormg the relationships between people’s
gual~flcat~ona and the type of employment they follow.
Q1 Note that the def Inltion of ‘working’ last week’ 1s now
consistent with the LabOur Force Survey.
‘Work’ at thla question means any work for pay or prof~t done
In the reference week,,even for as little aa one hour,
including Saturday jobs and casual work (eg babys Itt mg,
m.um~ng a real-order club etc). As soma respondents may not
consider a mall-order agency or babysitting to be ‘serious’
work, please be prepared to probe those (eg houaewlves with
dependent children) to whom you f●el thla may apply. Even
your youngest respondents who have not yet left school may
have jobs such as a paper round or helplng in a ahop, and It
lS correct for them to be shown aa doing paid work.
Student nurses
Tralnmg for nurses IS in a trans~tlon period. Some
trainng IS still beng carried out under the tradlt~onal
scheme and w111 be coded as work.
Others WI1l be trained under the PROJECT 2000 scheme wh~ch IS
gradually beng Introduced. Pro]ect 2000 student nurses
should be treated as students ~e economically Inactive and
coded 6 at Ql, and 7 at Q24.
,rl ,
Self-employed persons are consldered to be working if they
work in thalr,own business,,prof●asional practice, or farm
for the purpose of earning a profit, even if the ante-rise
is fall~ng to make a prof It, a just being set UP, etc.
The unpaid ‘fanuly worker’ !(SQ a wife doing her husband’a
accounts or helping with ltho family farm or busineaa) is
included as working if the work contributes directly to a
businasa, farm~.or pref ●ssional practice ownad or operated by
a r~lated member of the aad housohold. (Although the
individual concerned may roce~vo no pay or profit, his or her
contribution to the business profit ‘counts as ‘paid’ work at
this guaation.)~,Note, howwer, thkt this applies only whan
tha buslneaa etc is owned or operatod by a related member of
the ssma household. .,1 l,”
Anyone on a govarmrmt scheme which is ●mployer baaed should
also be Included-●s ‘working laat week’~J For traatment of
people on government training schemes,‘ida notea on page
,, <
(2b).
.,
76

Ql(a)
Qla(i)
(2b)
Include any persons who were absent because of holiday,
strike, sickness, maternity leave, lay-off, or similar
reason, . c.rovidedthev have a iob to return to. with the same
emplover. k not include those receiving redundancy payments
who have no job to return to.
Do not include people who have a job fi.xedup but have not
yet started work in it; such people should be coded 3 at
Qla(i).
Code 4: Looking for work
include anyone who was out of employment but actively
seeking work ‘last week’ eg registered at a government
Employment Office, Jobcentre, or Careers Office, or at a
private employment agency, answering advertisements,
advertising for job,setc.
include informants ‘on the beaks’ of private employment
agencies.
include those doing voluntary work if they are also
looking for work.
Code 5: Intending to look for work b~t prevented by
temporary sickness or injury.
exclude anyone whosa temporary sickness or injury has
already lasted longer than 28 days (ie 4 weeks). Such
people should be coded 6, ‘None of these’.
Code 6: None of these
include anyone who was economically inactive ‘last
week 1. ie neither amployed nor seeking work, eg:
persons who worked only for payment in kind, eg doing
domestic work in raturn for board and lodaina. . . but
without any cash remuneration.
persons who received on-the-job unpaid
physiotherapists.
persons doing voluntary work for which
payment (other then expenses). .
,.,
seasonal or casual workers who did not
if none of categories 3-5 apply.
Ql, 2 Traatmant of peaple on government schemaa
77
training, eg -
they receive no
work ‘last week’,
In 1991/92 several government schemes will be in operatian
and notes detailing these are set out balow. It is possible
that informants may use “old”.nsmas for schanws that have
been subsumed into the Employment Training (ET) progr-, if
you come across such examples follow and cade the ET route
through the section.
(

Ql, 2
contd.
1
The ‘ident~,f~catlonof those on government schemes IS
unfokt~nat~ly going to becane more diffxult in the future
than It hks been before
The main reason IS that ~he Employment Department itself IS
now moving one step further from the Point of del~very of
tre~ning, work experience, etc. The responsibility for
organ~4.ingand delivering the sch~es M to be held locally
by Tralnl$g and Enterprise $ounc~ls (England and Wales) and
local”’e~te~rlse coppanlea (Scotland) instead of the Tranlng
Agency. The TEC/LEC +tael,fwill nmstly contract out the
managem6~t of trainees proqranmms.to Managing Agents who w1ll
‘ orga+se, speclfIc placimdnts at college or with employers or
whatever
The change IS being made as each TEC/~C becomes operational
Eech TEC/LEC has a good deal of fresdom to organ~se the
schemes the way It wants, and some may nn them under a name
other than YT or ET.
,.
YT YOUTH TSAINING (previously called YTS - Youth Tralnlng
Schemek),.
This ;cheme focuses on people 16 or 17 years old, unemployed
and provides an Integrated progranme of tramlng, educatlOn
and work experience for up to 2 years Snce Aprd 1986 16
year-old school leavers have been el~gtile for a two year YT
and 17 year old school leavers for a one year YT
YT is run by managing agents. wh~ co-or.dnate contrlbutlOns
from $~~byers and col~eges. In most schemes the young
perkon Y*11 work with an smployer but w1ll receive a mlnunum
nu@$k of weeks tralnlng, some or all of which may be at
college. In some cases the person WI1l spend most of the
t-me on a course at a College of Fiuther Education or some
other educat~onal establishment. ,
ET ~tiz~LOY+ENTTSAINING ,>
Th~s is an extanslvely advertised new government schame-a~ed
at the long term unemployed. It is a response to the problem
of those who have been unemployed for a long peraod and seeks
to address the shortage of skilled workers. While
YT is amed at the 16/17 year old school leaver ET is
available for a much wider age range (19-63). The ●cheme
began in Ssptamber 1988. ET takes over frcsna range of ,
government schemes and it is possible (likelyt) that
informants WI1l uae the old names for sane tints.
For our purpoms ET covers
Fmploymant Tralmng
Consmnlty Progranrne
Voluntary Pro]ect PrOgranmne
Wider Oppertunltles Tralnlng Prcqransne
78

Ql, 2
contd.
Q2, 2a
79
(2d)
People on ET will usually be with an employer but as with YT
the scheme can include periods of college training or in some
cases the person on the scheme may spend most of their time
at a college.
CI COMMUNITY INDUSTRY
People on a CI scheme have a formal contract of employment
and are counted as baing “at work’”. This provides jobs for
personally and socially disadvantaged young people who
underteke work projects of benefit to the conmmnity.
Community Industry recruits 17-19 year olds for whom YTS
places are inappropriate and temporary employment is provided
by Community Industry Ltd, a registered charity.
The first section establishes whether the informant has been
on any government schemes during the last 12 months ENDING
LAsT SUNDAY.
The second section (Q2a) records when the scheme ended or if
the informant is still on the scheme (ongoing).
It is extremely important that the end date for schemes is
recorded, because we use the information as a check on later
questions about the job held by the informant 12 months ago
and any jobs they have started within the last 12 months.
(It enables us to present the data either including or
excluding people on government schemes in the employed
category) .
Ideally we want “day, month and year” at Q2a but “month and
year” can still be used. Do note that it is possible for
someone to have been on more than one scheme and you should
record details of both. More than two schemes is very
unlikely.
If an informant mentions that they did not complete the full
period of a government scheme please note the start and
finish dates. Please flag such exemples with a note
detailing the circumstances.
,.,
,., .
.’...,
( ..

(3)
Q2(b) DE want us to code whether YT and ET partxlpants were with
an employer provldlng work experience (employer based) or at
a college or tra~nlng centre (college-based) In the last week
(ending last Sunday). If an ~nformant was both with an
employer and at college last week, code 1, ie ‘employerbased’
If a YT participant was 111 or away from the scheme
for another reason, code the usual placa of tralnmg.
Q3
II
Q6A/B/c
People on YT/ET with an employer last week are treated as
working last week and so guastlons about them main lob
(Employment Qs 7-18) apply t. the YT/ET lob People on YT/ET
at college last week ara treated as econan~cally inactive and
answer Employment Qa 24-31.
Th~s lS the contmulty nd~cator for the rest of the
Employment Sect Ion, axcapt for YT and ET participants (see
Q2 (a ) above), IS lt daternunes whether you ask the guastlons
for the working, the unemployed or the economically inact~ve
Note that the old code looking for work haa been spilt
between looklng for work and prevented by temporary sickness
from looklng
For the unemployed there IS a further check at Q6A/B/C to
deterrmne whether they are asked Q7.
These are new questions on lmkng for work and avallablllty
for work and are to ensble the GHS to ~dentlfy unemployed
under the standard International Labour Organlsatlon (ILO)
deflnltlon of unemployed
The ‘last four weeks’ means the four weeks up to and
Includlng last Sunday Note that a respondent who wan not
loeklng for work but was looklng for an ET or YT place should
be coded 1.
An unportant aspect of job nmblllty la whether people are
frae to taka up an appointment they may be offered. Prior
conmmtments may prevent them taking up an offer. We
therefore ask peopla whether, if a lob had been available
‘last week’ (~e in the seven days up to and Including last .
Sunday), they would have been able to atart in wlthln two
weeks.
Q6A la addrassed to unemployed people waiting to take up a
job that they have alraady obtained (code 3 at Q1). Note
that in 1991/92 employer baaed YT and ET Schemes ara included
an paid work.
Q6B lS addreaead to all other unanqloyed people (code 4 or 5
at Ql) Th~s question establlahes whether an unamployod
person has ever had a paid 3ob. If they have not (and are
not waiting to take up the~r flrat ever lob) then they bypass
Q7
Q6C lS a check question. (See note on Check Questiona on
Page 5b).
L-
80

(b) To those on YT or ET last week (Q2a)
Last WCCL on vour were you
Code
first
that
appllcs
3. INTERVIEWER CODE
3
DN.A ofhcrs x
with an emplOyer, or on a prOJCCt
provldlngwork experienceor practicalIralnlngv
or at a collegeor traln]ngcourse’J
Had a Job Iaat week (coded I at Q1 or la or coded 3 at Q2a)
Uocmployed waiting to take up JOb (coded 3 at Qla(l))
Unemployed looking for work (coded 4 at Qla(i))
Unemployed prcvcntcd by tcnsporary sickness from Inokmg
for work (coded 5 at Qla(!))
Others - cconormlcally lnact,vc (coded 6 at Qla(i))
4. Thlnklng or the 4 weeks end, ng Sunday (date),
were you Ioohing for paid work (or a YT/ET
place) at anv tlmc In those 4 wceks”
5. If a Job (or YT/ET place) hod been ava]l~blc
lost week, would you have been able to start Ycs
wlthln 2 wcchs~
6A
6B
6C
For urscmploycd waltlng to take up a Job
Apart from the JOb you are walclng to take UP,
have you ever had a paid JOb or done any pa!d
~ork?
For all others unemployed
(May 1 check), have you ever had a paid Job or
done any paid work’J
Ask or code If known
(May I just check) have you ever worked for
an employer as part of a government schcmc
such as YOPS, YT, Commun!ty Industry or
Employment Tralnlng~ Ycs :
(I) Have you had other paid JObS
or pa!d work as WC117
Ycs
No
No
Ycs
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
. . . .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
I
2
1
2
3
4
. . .
1
I
2
23
Q7
Q25
Page 14
Q7
Q6A
Q5
Q4
Q24
Page 14
Q5
Q6B
Q6C
Q7
Q6C
Q19
Page 12
(1)
Q7
I Q7

Q7
Praamble
(5a)
The Department of Employment,+s naturally very Interested In
the take up of Its tramlng schemes, particularly ET.
However, It IS apparent that to-l,n$ludeand describe people
on such schemes as work~ng may be regarded as wrong by some
people The preamble before Q7 has been used on the Lebour
Force Survey andqe,xplalnsthat for,the purposes of the
questions followl,ng,schemes count as qnployment YOU should
also note the,pufiose of the Check;@ejs:tloni(see note Pa9e
5b) and that ‘the details of schemes
can be uded tO filter out,people oh
we do the an+lys~s
If e person holds nmre than one job
be enterad at Q7 lS the ‘main job’,
one
recorded at Q2 and Q2a
governuant schemes when
concurrently, the ]ob to
ie the most rermmeratlve
Unemployed persons who have had a previous ]ob (coded 1 or
at Q6 ) should be asked for details of ,thelr last ]ob, even
though those coded 1 at Q6 are waltmg to take up another
]ob If them last job was an employer-based government
scheme this IS now the one for which details are to be
collected
Unemployed parsons who are waltlng to take up than frost
ever ]ob (coded 2 at Q6) should be asked for details of the
]ob they are waltlng to take up. Informat~on at Q7 IS used
to classlfy a person’s job Into two different coding frames
Occ - Occupation Code, SIC - Industry Group.
Remember to code occupat~on and Industry using your SOC
Occupation and Industry Instructmns
Level of responsibility. Nhen ask~ng about occupation,
please probe for level of responsihllty (see notes at Q7a)
and the appropr~ate code at Q7 (a) . ,
Self-emplOyed/erm10’yees: In general accept informant’s
answers,,,except. ,., ,
1. Where there is doubt you eh,puldtr~ to find out how they
are described,for tax pu.mosea, and for National
Insurance purposes. If qe informant does not pay tax
or NI, accept,the infonnant’s answer, but note that
people working &b mall order agents, pools agants, oddjobbing,,,
baby -eitting etc are usually classed as ‘selfemployed’.
1, ?, f 11
NB It is possible to be self-~loyed and work under
contract ,toan employer and so be treated as an amployee
for tax PUWOS*S (eg in the construction industry )
Informants in th~s situation should be clessed as selfemployed.
3
centmued
82

83
Q7(a)
Q?(a)(i)
Q7(b)
Q7(c)
(5b)
2. For all directors and managers who say initially that
they are self-employed, check whether they work for a
limited company. If they do, they are treated as
employees for tax and NI purposes and should be coded
‘employee’ here.
Note re aqency employees
An employee obtaining work through an agency (eg a secretary,
nurses etc) may bs either an employee of that agency (eg the
agency pays part of their NI contributions) or an employee
with each different employer they go to. When probing
occupation and industry establish which is the case as this
will affect answers shout length of time with present
employer and number of new employee jobs started in last 12
months.
Ask or record the answer as appropriate (see ‘Handbook for
Interviewers’ P68) remembering that job titles can be a
useful indication of level of responsibility but can also be
misleading (eg a ‘playground supervisor’ supervises children,
not employees and so should not be coded a supervisor.
—
The size of establishment is detailed for the “analysisof
occupational pensions.
Exclude from the total number of employees:
any relative who is a member of the informant’s
household
any partners in a partnership (as they would also be
self-employed).
Check Questions
The 1991/92 GHS treats people on government schemes as
employed both at the guestions about current jobs and also at
those questions relating to jobs held in the past. Questions
2 and 2a allow us the option in analysis to include or
exclude people on government schemes at the time of interview
or within the previous 12 months. For the parts of the “employment
schedule that relate to longer time periods check
questions have been introduced to allow us a similar facility
to count people on government schemes as employed or not.
,-
Q6c, Q25a These guestions will need to be asked and coded
from the informants answer.
Q7c, Q27c These check questions need to be coded but for
many infOrmants you wi11 know the answer already SC.‘taskor
code”.

Q7(c)
contd
(5C)
Do note that Q7 refers to a job “last week endinq Sunday”.
It IS Possible that an informant finished a government scheme
such as YT or ET “last week”, and so you w1ll have this as an
‘end date’ at Q2a rather than an ‘ongo~ng’.
People who stay on in a ]ob after then scheme IS completed
should be coded 2 at Q7c ).

7. (For those on ● govcrnmcot scheme
5
In the following questions I may refer to your
‘work’ or your ‘job’, for your purposes 1 would
I]kc you to take this as the per]od you spend
on your government scheme )
Main pb (inc. employer-baaed YT/ET. or Community Industry)
Or moat recent pb
Or pb Waitinz to t8ke up if unemployed now and
no prcv:osss job (coded 2 ●t Q6A )
Job title:
Describe fully
Industrr
(a) If employee
Ask or record
(,) How many employees work(ed)
m the estabhshment~
(b) If ~elf-employed
Do (dId) you employ
any other people?
(c) Ask or code
May I just check, did you get this Job
through a government scheme such as
YT, Communjty
Trammg~
Industry, or Employment
employee
self-employed
manager
foreman/supervisor
other employee
1-2.
3-24 . . .
25-99 .. .
100 - 499 . .. ... ...... .....
500 - 999 .. ... . . . .
1,000 or more. . . ...
Yes, probe
1 - 5 employees ...
6 - 24. .. . . ... ... .....
25 or more. ...... .....
No employ ees.... ....... ..
Yea . .. . .. ...
No . ... ... ... . ...
I Interviewer code I
1==
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
~
4
(a)
(b)
I(i)
1
(c)
see Q8
85

8. To those with job Iast week
6
DNA, unemployed ........... X
Last week did you do any other paid work
or have any other job or business in addition Yes ......................
to the one you have just told me about?
No......................
(a) Job tith%
Describe fully
Industry
(b)If employee
Ask or record
employ ee..........................
self -employ ed .................
manager...........
foreman/supervisor ..
otheremploy ee.............
(i) How many employees work(ed)
in the establishment? 1 - 2 . ...........
(c) lf self-employed
Do (did)You employ
sny other people?
86
3 - 24 ...... ......
25 - 99. ...........
100 - 499..........................
500 - 999 .........................
1.000 or more................
Yes, probe
1 - 5 employees .........
6 - 24 ..............................
25 or more ...................
No employees ..............
. . . .
1
2
Q19 Page 12
(a)
Q9
I Interviewer code I
F
occupation
+ industry
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
(b)
(c)
- (i)
Q9

Q8 A person should be coded as having a main ]ob and a
subs+dlary,]ob only If both ]obs wara held concurrently
(6)
The ‘m~~n ]o’b’ entered 4 at Q7 lS the informant’s nmst
remunerative ]ob
NB If lt IS In the nature of a person;s employment to work
at the same lob for nsxe than one employer - eg domestic
help, jobbing gardaner etc - thLs should be treated as one
job, and all detuls entered at Q7.
..
If 1$ la not ~n the,nature of the person’s job, however, eg a
school teacher who also ,teacheain evanmg classes, record
details of tha man and subsld~ary jobs separately
If an Informant has a third ]ob, tear a spare sheet from
another schedule and entar data~la.
1,
-,
. ,.
87

88
Qs9-17
Q9
Q1O All)
(7)
Note that all these questions refer tO main job.
Include as short-time patterns of work based on a week.
eg ‘one week on, one week off‘
Exclude as short-time if only overtime hours have been cut.
Hours of work
For employees, please check that they have not included any
paid or unDaid overtime at Q1OA.
For the self-employed, ask about the total hours they work in
their main job (described at Q7) includinq any overtime.
Most self-employed don’t think of themselves as working any
overtime and so for all self-employed we want to record their
total hours.
The following POints should be noted:
a. If a person has started a new job in
the usual hours should relate to wiiatthe
to be in the future.
the reference week,
person expects them
b. In the case of people who are ‘permanently on call’,
make a full note of the circumstances and probe for the total
hours usually worked when on call (exc~overtime) and enter
this number of hours in the coding column.
c. If the hours vary or the work is intermittent (eg casual
workers), try to obtain the weekly average over the past few
months.
d. For teachers, you should accept the answer given, which
may very well be in excess of the normal 27 or 28 hours.
When recording the numbers of hours you should round any
answer to the nearest whole number. However, if you get a
half given in the answer, eg 37+ hours, you should round to
the nearest even number; in this case it would be 38 hours.
This rule should be applied to all questions of this type
throughout the schedule.

9. (Thnrkmg of your majn JOb) were you
on short tame or were you Iald.offat Yes. ...
alllastweek?
No. .
10A For employcca (main job/government scheme)
-
(Introduce if on short time/lay-offi
I’d like to ask ●bout your hours when you’re
not on short time/laid off. )
How many hours a week do’ you usually
work (In your ma]n jobjgovcrnment scheme),
that M excluding meal breaks and overtime?
is excluding any paid or unpaid
10B. For self-employed, (main job)
(Introduce lf on short time/lay-ofC
I’d l!ke to ask about your hours
when you’re not on short time/laid off )
How many hours a week’ In ‘total do you
usually work (In your manr Job), that IS
excluding meal breaks but mcludmg any
overtlmc~
Check with informant that ~hls ia total
hours including any paid or unpaid
overtime 1!
NO OF HOURS
excl meal
breaks and
ovcrt]me
TOTAL HOURS
excl meal
breaks —
If work pattern not baaed on a week,
give average over a fcw months
I
2
.1
I
- QIOA/B
Qll A/B
Qll A/B
89

11A.
llB.
For employees (main job/government
scheme)
HOW long have you been with
your present employer (up to
yesterday?)
For self-employed (main job)
How long have you been
self-employed(up to yesterday?)
—
12. Now thinking about this time 12 months ago,
that is, on. . . . ,werc you in a paid
job or doing any paid work then, or not?
(a) At that time 12 months ago, were you:
(b) To thoseaged 16-24
Were you alsoa full-time
studentat that time?
—
8
Less than 4 weeks ................
4 weeks but less
than 3 months ....................
3 months but less
than 6 months ....................
6 months but Ieaa
than 12 months .................
12 mooths but less than 2 years ..........
2 years but less than S years ..............
5 years or more .................................... .......
Yes, working ..........
No .................................
working as an employ ee...................
or were you self -employ Ed?............
DNA, aged 25 or over ..............
Yes,................
No ...................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
8
1
2
- Q12
I
}
See Q15
Page IO
(a)
Q13A/B
See (b)
Q13A/B
1 Q13A/B

Qll F@
Qs12-14(a)
Q12
Q12(b)
(8)
If the mform~nt has worked on and off for hLs/her present
employer, Ignore all previous spells of employment and code
only the length of ,tune in the current spell. Previous
spells wlthln the last 12 months WI1l count as job starts
The Department of iinpl,o~,ntneed; to measure the extent of
labour nmbll~ty and turnover ~n the country; the extent to
which people are able or w+ll+ng to change jobs is an
important element affecting pol~cies on employment and
unemployment These questions only cover ]obs started as an
employee

92
Q13A/B
Q14
(9)
We need to know whether the informant has started sny other
paid work as an employee within the last 12 months.
Be sure to guote a full date and year 12 months ago.
The following circumstances do not count as ‘starting a job
with a new employer’. If the i~rmant:
has a new employer merely aa a result of a merger or
takeover
is a ‘temp’ who works for different firms but is
employed by the same agency
works for a local authority (eg as a teacher) and
changes to a similar job within the same local authority
(or its equivalent before the LA tmundary changes)
is a civil servant and changes jobs within the same
department.
Note that employer based Government Bchemes are included.
Exclude any jobs started while the informant was living
abroad.
A ‘main job’ is the person’s mst remunerative job at the time
(even though it may be only a part-time or casual job). It
may, of course, have been the person’s ~ job at the time.
(-

13A. For employees (present main job/government scheme) 1
Apart from your present JOb, have you started
any other Jobs as an employee
Iaht 12 months, that M, since
wlthm the
?
13B For self-employed (present main job)
In ynur present Job you are self-employed, but
wnhm the last 12 months, that :s, since
have you started any jnbs as an
employce”
14 Was that JOb (were any of those Jobs) your
main Job at the time
was It In addltlon to
9
I
J
Yes, other jOb(S)as employee
No
you started It, or
your main Job?
Started at leaSt one mam JOb
Started additional/second JOb(S)only
(a) So (excluding your present Job) how many new
employers have you started work for m the
last 12 months, where the JOb was your main
JOb at the tlme~
NO OF NEW EMPLOYERS
(excluding present Job)
1
2
Q14
See Q15
(a)
See Q15
See Q15
93,

15. INTERVIEWER CODE
16. Introduce if necessary
94
10
PENSIONS
Employee (main job/government scheme) .............................. 1 Q16
t
Self-employed ........................................................................................ 2 Q18
I 1
t
(Thinking now nf your present job)
some people (will) receive a pension from their employer
when they retire, as well as the state pension.
Does your present employer run a pension scheme
I I
or superannuation scheme for any employees?
EEzEEEl
(a) Do you belong to your employer’s
pension scheme?
(b) So do you think it’s possible that
you belong to a pension scheme
run by your employer, or do you
definitely not belong to one?
. Yes 1 1(a)
No ..................... 2 Q17
DO ................... 3 (b)
H
I
Yes .1
No .................... 2
} Q17
DO ................... 3 (b)
Possibly belongs ...................... 1
Definitely not .......................... 2
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} Q17

,, PENSIONS
I ,
~1
(lo)
Q15-18 The pension guestlons have been revised to take account of
the wide variety of schemes avadeble. Th~s set of questmns
lwks ,at pension schemes wh~ch can be of a variety of types
run,by a ~var~etyof organiaatmna such as employers,
insurance companies, banks, buzldlng society
l! Q16 Be careful to Include pen~~on schames run by publlc sector
employers eg CIVI1 serv~ce, natlonal~sed ndustrlea, local
I authorlt~es.
‘1
I
;,
(I
Q16(a) & 16(b) These questions ldent~fy employees who are members of their
employer’s pension achame (coded 1 at Q16(a)) or who are
posstily metiers of an employer’s schame (coded 1 at Q16(b))
If querled, code 1 Includes employees over retnement age who
belonged to the pension scheme run by the~r present employer
before they reached retirement age. They may already be
recelvlng the~r occupational pension from the employer
95

96
Q17 h Q18
Q17
Q17A,Q18A
Q17(b)
Q18
(11)
All pension schemes should be included if contributions are
income tax deductible. This is the only criteria for
inclusion.
Under certain circumstances people may arrange personal
pensions in addition to pension schemes run by employers.
Code yes - 1 where a contribution has been made or is
expected to be made between April 1990 and September 1992
inclusive.
Code yes - 1 where a contribution is paid by another person
who is not the employer.
For doctors and dentists in general practice only include
pensions if a personal pension has been taken out - exclude
the NHS scheme.
(
(.

.
17. Introduce if necessary
(Now I would hke to ask you about personal
pension schemes rather than employer’s pens]on schemes)
11
Some people arrange pensions for themselves, for
which the contra butaons are Income tax deductible
These schemes are called ‘personal pensjons’ or
‘private pensions’ or ‘portable pensions’
(a) Do you at present have any such arrangements?
(b) Do you contribute to the scheme?
(c)Does your employer contributeto the scheme?
(d) Have You ever had any such arrangements?
1& Introduce if neccssxry
(Now I would hke to ask you about personal
pension schemes)
Some people arrange pensions for themselves, for
which the contributions are income tax deductible.
These schemes arc sometlmcs called ‘self-employed
pens:ons’ or ‘Section 226 Retmcment Annu]tjes’ or
‘personal pensions’
Yes . . . ..
No .. . .... . ...
DK . . .
Yes . .
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
DK
(a) Do You at present contribute to one of these schemes?
Yes . .. .. ... . .
~, ~ No . ... . .... .. .
(b) Have You ever contributed to one of these schemes?
DK . .. . .. . ..
Yes . . ... ..
No . ... ..
DK . .. . .. .
1 - (b)
2
3 }
1
2
1
2 }
1
2
3
(d)
See Q3 1
page 17
1See Q3 1
page 17
1
see Q31
“ page 17
2
3 }
(b)
1
2
3
1
Q31 ~ase 17
97

19. To allunemployed lastweek (coded 4, 5 or 6 at Q3)
H
How long altogetherhave you been out of employment
but wanting work in this current period of unemployment,
that is, since any time you may have spent on a
government scheme, such as YT or ET?
Less than a week ... ..... .. .. .. .... .......
1 week but less than 1 month ...............................................
1 month but less than 3 months ..........................................
3 months but less than 6 months .......................................
6 months but less than 12 mnnths ......................................
12 months but less than 2 years ..........................................
2 years but less than 3 years ................................................
3 years but less than 5 years ................................................
5 years or mnre..............................................................................
20. To those unemployed whn have ever worked (See Q6 page 3)
12
DNA, never worked (coded 2 or 4 at Q6) ............
Now thinking about this time 12 months ago, that is,
on . . . . . . . . . . . were you in a paid job
or doing any paid work then or not?
21. At that time 12 months ago, were you:
98
(a) To those aged 16-24
Yes, working... ........
No.....................................................
working as an employ ee.....................................................
or were you sclf.employed? ..............................................
DNA, aged 25 or over ...................
Were you also a full-time Yes.................
student at that time?
No ...................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
I
2
I
2
8
1
2
Q20
See Q31
page 17
See Q31 page 17
Q21
Q22
See (a)
Q22
Q22

Q19
Q20
Q21-25
Q21(a)
(12)
Here we want the total amount of t~e that the ~nformant has
,beenunemployed and ac\yally lcpk~ng,for work, Lncludlng any
t~me the Informant wa= temporarily sick, as well as the tme
spent waltmg to take up a ]ob.
Note that the period of ‘wanting work’ cannot start before
the end of the last pa~d job, even If It was only a temporary
‘fill-in’ ]ob It may, however, start at any t2.meafter
leaving the prev~ous ]ob - eg a person may have been out of
work for 10 years, but only looking for work for 3 mcmths
Snularly, the current period of unemployment must have
started .sInceany Government Schc@e eg ET or YT was attanded.
This guestlon establlshea the informant’s working status 12
months ago, before going on to ask about ]obs started and
unemployment spells Ln the previous 12 months
Quote the full date and year 12 nxmths ago
Note that the deflnlt’lonof ‘work~ng’ 1s the same as for Q1,
and now Includes Government Schames.
These Instructions are the same as those for Qs 12-14. The
Department of ‘hnploymentneads to measure the extent of
labour moblllty and turnover In the country, the extent to
which people are able or wllllng to change ]obs 1s an
important element affecting pol~cles on employment Thesa
guestmns only cover jobs startad as employee
If guerled, the deflnlt~on of a full-tune studant ~s still at
school or studying full-tume at college or unlvers~ty or on a
sandwich course (See also mstructmns for Educat~on Q2 )
99

100
922
Q23
(13)
This guest ion establishes whether the informant has started
any paid work as an employee within the last 12 months.
Be sure to guote a full date and year 12 mcmths ago.
The following circumstances do not count as ‘starting a job
with a new employer’ . If the informant:
has a new employer merely as a result of a merger or
takeover
is a ‘temp’ who works for different firms but is
employed by the same agency
works for a local authority (eg as a teacher) and
changes to a similar job within the sama local authority
(or its equivalent before the LA boundary changes)
is a civil servant and changes jobs within the s~e
department
Note that employer based Government Schemes are
included.
Exclude any jobs started while the informant was living
abroad.
A ‘main job’ is the person’ s most remunerative job at the
time (even though it may be only a part-time or casual job) .
It may of course, have been the person’s only job at the
time.

13
22. Have you started any Jobs as an employee at
all In the last 12 months, that is, since ?
23 Was that JOb (were any of those JObS) your
main JOb at the t]me you started It, or was
It In addltlon to your mam Job7
Yes . .
No .. .. .. . . .
Started at least 00C mam Job .. ..
Started additional/second JOb(S) only
(a) So how many new employers have you started work
for m the last 12 months, where the JOb was your
main JOb at the tlme~
NO OF NEW EMPLOYERS
1
2
1
2
Q23
see Q31 page 17
(a)
.% Q3 page 17
See Q31 page 17

14
24. To alI economically inactive (coded 7 at Q3)
Last week were you:
Code
first
going to school or college?
(use only for persons aged 16.49) .................................................
permanently unable to work?
(uac only for men aged 16-64 & women 16-59)...................
retired?
that (for womem check age stopped work and use this
aPplies cndc only if stopped when 50 or over) ......................................
looking after the home or family ?..................................................
or were you doing something else? (Specify) ..........................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25. To all economically inactive except those retired
Have you ever had a paid job or done any
paid work?
(a)Ask or code if known
102
DNA, retired (code 3 st Q24) ....
Yes ............................................
No, NEVER WORKED
(May I just check) have You ever worked for
an employer as part of a government scheme
such as YOPS, YTS, Community Industry or Yes .......
Employment Training?
No ...........
(i) Have you had other paid jobs or paid
work as well?
Yes .......
No ........
1
2
3
4
5
8
1
2
.-. .
1
1
2
See Q25
Q26
(a)
See Q31
Page 17
(i)
Q26
. Q26

(14a)
Q24 Economically anactive
.,
‘Last week’ means the week ending last Sunday The followlng
points of deflnltlon apply:
Code 1 qolng to school or college
NB This category can apply only to persons who are under 50
years of aqe Persons aged 50 or over must be coded 2-5.
Gurlng vacations, students should still be coded as ‘going to
school or college’. If their return to collage depends on
passing a set of exams, you should code 1 on the assumptmn
that they will be passed.
The f ollowng persons are excluded:
1 students who say they are working or unemployed m the
reference week (coded 1 or 3-5 at Ql)
2 persons who are paid a wage or salary by an employer
while attending schml or college - they should have
been coded ‘workang’ at Q1
Code 2 permanently unable to work
NB This category can apply only to those under state
ratnement age, le to men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59.
Othar persons must be coded 3-5
Include only persons whose ~nabdlty to work IS due to health
problems or d~sablement Persons who are permanently unable
to work bacause of domestic rasponslbllltles should be coded
4
Code 3 ret~red
The IntentIon IS to ncluda only those who, last week, had
retried from their full-tune occupat~on at approximately the
retirement age for that occupatmn, and were not seeking
further employment of any kind Thus women who at a
comparatIvely early age cease work n order to become
houaewlvas are excluded from th~s category
Note that a retired person who last week was 111 or in -
hospital etc should still be coded to the normal statua, ie
ret~red.
Code 4: looklng after the home or famly
Th~s covers anyone who laat weak was mainly involved m
domest~c dutles, provided this person has not already been
codad in an earlier category. There can be more than one
parson In a household lwking after hate or faauly.
Note that a person lookng after the home or fsumly who last
week was on hollday or in hosp~tal etc should still be coded
to the normal status, ~e code 4.
103

Q24
(14b)
Code 5: doinq somethinq else
Include anyone for whom the earlier codes 1-4 are
inappropriate, eg full-time students aged 50 or over (who are
not permanently unable to work, retired, or looking after
home/family), or people at industrial rehabilitation centres
Q25 At this question make sure your informant understands that we
do mean ‘Have you ever done any paid work’.
Q25-27 Remember that Government Schemes are included.
(15)
Q26 Be sure to quote a full date and year 12 months ago.
Q27c Check question. (See Notas on Check questions on page (5b)
104

26. Have you had a pa]d JOb or done any paid
work
s mce
In the last 12 months,
?
that M,
27. What was your last Job?
Job title
Describe fully
Industry
(a) If employee
Ask or record
(b)
(c)
m.,
(I) How many employees
In the establishment?
If self-employed
manager
15
foreman/supervisor
other employee
worked
Dld you employ any other people?
Ask or code
Yes, probe
1-24
employee
Yes . .. n1}Q27
No.2
self-employed
25 - 499
500 or more . ..
1-5 employees . .
6-24 employees . .... ,
25 or more .... .. . .. . ..
No employees . ........ . ....... .. . .... . .. . .
May I Just check did you 8et this Job
through a government scheme such as
YT, Commusuty Industry or
Employment Tramn@ Yes .-
1
No ..
1 I
I interviewercode
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
1
2
Aoccupation
industry
(a)
(b)
- (1)
I
1
1
(c)
See Q28
See Q28
105

16
28. To thosewho have worked in the last12 months
DNA, others (coded 2 at Q26) .................................
Now thinking about this time 12 months ago,
that is, on...... . . . ..were youin apaid
job or doing any paid work then, or not?
18 See Q31
(a) At that time 12 months
Yes, working .................................................... HI (a)
No .......................................................................... 2 Q29
a80, were you:
working as an employ ee.......................... 1
1 Q29
or were you self-employed? .................. 2
29. Have you started any jobs as sn employee at all
in the last 12 months, that is, since ?
30. Was that job (were any of those jobs) your resin
job at the time you started it, or was it in
addition to your main job?
Yes ...................
No., ..................
1
IQ30
2 See Q31
I I
Started at least one main job ............................ 1
Started additional/second job(s) only ............ 2
(a) So how many new employers have you started
work for in the last 12 months, where the job
was your main job at the time?
t
t
(a)
See Q31
NO. OF NEW EMPLOYERS ................ - Sos Q31
I [

QS 28-30
Q28
QS 29 6 30
Q29
Q30
. .
(16)
These Instructions are the same as those for Qs 12-14.
This question astsbllshes the Informant’s working status 12
months ago, before gong on to ask about tha jobs started and
unemployment spells In the previous 12 nmnths.
Ba sure to quote a full date and yaar 12 months ago.
Note that the deflnltion of ‘working’ 19 the sama as for Q1
and Government Schemes ara now Included.
The Oapartment of .Fxnploymentneeds to measure the extent of
l-our moblllty and turnover n the country; the extent to
whxh people are able or willing to change jobs IS an
important element affecting Pollcles on employment and
unemployment
employee
These guestmns only cover jobs started as an
This question
any paid work
establishes whether the informant has started
as an employee wlthln the last 12 months.
Quote the full date and year 12 months ago.
The followlng clrcuinstancesdo not count as ‘startng a lob
with a new employer’ If the l=rmant.
has a new employsr marely as a result of a merger or
takeover
ls a ‘temp’ who works for different fums but 1s
employed by the same agency
works for a local authority (eg as a teacher) and
changes to a sunllar lob wlthm the same local authority
(or Its egulvalent before the LA boundary changes)
1s a CIVL1 servant and changes lobs w~thln the same
department.
Note that employer based -vernment Schemes are included
Exclude any lobs started while the Info-t was llving
abroad.
A ‘main lob’ is the parson’s most remunorativo job at the
the (even though it may ba only a pert-tisw or casual job) .
It may, of course, have been the person’s only job at the
tme
107

(17)
Q31 This guestion is used in analyses of ‘social mobility’, the
extent to which people have similar jobs to their fathers,
and, for women, the relationship between family background
and the number of children they have.
108
The eligibility has been extended to include 50-59 year olds,
to enable fuller analysis of Family Information data by
father’s socio-economic group.
The guestion relates to the father’s usual job or occupation,
which clearly is less defined than when we talk about the
informant’s job last week or the last job that the informant
had. If the informant is in doubt as to which was the
‘usual’ job, record the occupation that was held for the
longest period of time. If the father is currently working,
it is still the usual occupation that we re~ire -
There are some cases when it will be impossible for
informants to describe their father’s occupation. In these
circumstances note the fact that no information could be
obtained and say why. If the informant does not know about a
father but volunteers information about a father substitute,
eg a step-father, this should be recorded.

31 To all aged 16-59 whose father is not in the household
17
DNA, aged 60 or over ... ..
x----
DNA, father m household
Enter prxaon no I
Introduce (if necessary)
-r
Father’s usual
Job tltlc:
Job
*’
Intervlewcr code
occupation I
Dcscrlbe fully.
Industry
(a) If employee
Ask or record.
(b) M self-employed
Does (dId) he employ
any other peoplc~
,,
,
employee
self-employed
manager
foreman/supervisor
other employee ... .
Yes... ... . . . ....... .
No .. .... .... ....... .. .
1
/
(a)
(b)
Go to
Education
Page 18
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1
2
3
1
2
co to
Educatton
Page 18

1. TO those aged 16-69
How old were you when
you left school?
Not TechnicalCollege
18
EDUCATION
2. I would like to ask you about any education you
may hove had since Ieoving school, not counting
Sny Icisurc classes.
Since Icaving school, have you ever had any
full-time or part-time further education of the
[~Pcs shown on this card?
=
DNA, aged 70 or over .......
NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL ...
AGE LEFT SCHOOL—
STILL AT SCHOOL, ......
Yes ...................................
No.,..................................
. . .
01
1,.,....
98
Go to Health
Page 23
Go to Health
Page 23
Q2
Q6
Q3
Q6
Page 20

EDU~TION
Purpose of section
(18)
This section lS designed to provide information about the education of the
Population we mtervlew and to nrmltor changes m guallfled manpower over tune
The information on quallflcatlons, m con]unctmn with data from the Income
section on earrings, la used by the Department of Education as part of the~r work
on the rate of return to the economy of expend~ture on h~gher education
Apart from the two Education Departments (for England and Wales, and for
Scotland), other departments use thesa educat~on data as background material
Q1 If you already know that your ~nformant IS currently at
secondary school, code 98 without ask~ng the question.
If informants tell you that they left school before reaching
the mnunum school-leavlng age - currently 16 - because their
birthday was m the hol~day period between school years or
terms, record them as having left at the mlnunum age
It IS possible that an informant who reported m the
employment section that ‘last week’ they were going to school
or college, says that they have now left. Please make notes
lf this happens
Q2 Use prompt card A to show the Informant what 1s meant by
further education
111

II
(19a)
Note that th~s question refers to the present , Q2 to ‘ever
had‘
For students Interviewed durng theu vacat~on, code the
course/type of institution they were attending In the
previous term, provided they WI1l be attending aga~n when the
vacation IS over (If them return IS dependent on
exemnatlon results, assume that the exem WI1l be passed )
If next tezm they w1ll be attending a d~fferent type of
institution (go~ng from school to college) code the new one
(You WI1l of course only be mtervlewlng students who are
part of the household.)
Those tran~ng for a quallflcatlon in nursing, physiotherapy,
or a s~mllar medical sub]ect may not regard themselves as
be~ng students, slnca they normally work In a hospital at the
same time. However, we wish to treat them as students
because the pract~cal aspect of then course IS an essential
Ingredient of their training, which they must do to gam a
guallflcatlon. This ruling appl~es also to nursery nurses.
Students on a sandwich course, block-release course or tha
Youth Tralnlng scheme code the college part of the tramlng
(1, 3 or 5) - It IS umnaterlal whather the student IS in the
college or working part of the course at the tune of
lntervlew
Code 2 - studying at college or university full-tune
Includes - those studying for a degree m
,, medlcme
those study~ng at a Tertiary college
Code 4 - -includes - nurses on Pro]ect 2000 courses
Code 5 - studying at college part-tune or on a day or blockrelease
Includes - those studying In the evenngs only
Code 8 - none of these:
those on any course lasting les. than
3 months altogether
Includes - in-eervlce tralnmg organised or run
by the Informant’s employer, ●g courses g~ven by the
police, CIVL1 service, end local education
authorltlea
job retranlng such as that provided by the
government at Sk~ll Centres
people who have had post s.chml further education
but who are not doing a course at present

Q4
113
(19b)
An informant interviewed between courses at different types
of educational establishment should be coded to the type last
attended. (Note: this is different from the procedure a=
Q3.)
Code 2 -
Code 3 -
Code 4 -
Code 5 -
university: include doctors ( see note to code 4
below )
exclude Open University (as this is
part-ttie education)
polytechnic: generally known as a central
institution in Scotland
nursing school or teaching hospital:
include nurses, physiotherapists and others trained
in paramedical subjects
exclude doctors; their practical work forms part
of the their degree course, and hence should be
coded to ‘university‘
other types of college:
include all further education, other than at a
university, polytechnic, or nursing college/teac9ing
hospital, provided the course lasted at least 3
months, and was run by an education establishment,
either in the State or private sector. There is no
need to specify the type of college.
exclude courses run by employers for their
employees (eg fire services, civil service, Armed
Forces)
Code 6 - other: specify anything not fitting readily into
codes 1-5, eg technical —, school
of Court.
special school, Inns
Include at the appropriate code full-time education received
outside GB.

3 Apart from Ielsure classes, and Ignoring
hohdays, arc you at s!rcsent
on a Youth Tramtng Scheme or Employment
Tralnlng which Involves studying at college? . .. . ..
studying at a college or umverslty full-tlmeq .. .. .. . .......
code
first
that
on a sandwich course? .. . . . . . . .. ... ..... ... ... ..... .. ... ... ... ....
applies trammg for a quahflcatlon m nursing,
phywothcrapy, or a slmllar medical subject? . . .........
studynsg at college part-time or on day or
bIock re[ease?
(INCLUDE COURSES OF UNDER 3 MONTHS) .. .
doing an Open Unr.’crslty Course? .. . . .. .
I Exclude in service
doing a correspondence course7
NONE OF THESE
EE.L.l
4 Now thlnklng just of your full-time education
what type of school or college dld you last
attend full-time? Was ]t
Running
prompt
Exclude
courses
of under
3 months
19
elementaryor secondary school .
un]verslty . .. . .. . ..
polytechnic
(INCLUDE: Scott;h Cesstrai ~nst;tutions)
5. How old were you when you left there, or
when you finmhed or stopped your course?
nursing school or teachnrg hosp]taI .... . .
or some other type of college? . .. . ... .
Other (Specify) . . . ... . .. . . . . .... ... .
,. . . . . . . . . . . . .
.,. . . . . .
AGE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. .
t
Q4
Q6 Page 20
Q6
. Q5
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6, Hand informant card B
Do you have any of the qualifications, or have you
passed any of the examinations, of the types listed
on this card, whether you arc making use of thcm
or not? Yes ...................... 1
(a) Which ones have you obtained?
20
(a)
1’ ‘
‘“”””””””””””””””””””””””w %;Y’th
I Ring precede(s) in column (a) and rester details on pages 20 and 21 I
Ask for qualifications 01-18
(i) How many subjects did you obtain or pass in?
ENGLISH/WELSH/N. IRISH SCHOOL EXAMS
CSE: Certificate of Secondary Education
ungraded/DK grade ..................................................................................
Grade 1 ............................................................................................................
Grade 2-5 .......................................................................................................
School Certificate or Matric ...........................................................................
GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education
- Grade A B C ...............................................................................................
- Grade D E F G .........................................................................................
GCE ‘O’ Level - obtained before 1975 .....................................................
- obtained 1975 or later
[
Grades A, B, & C ......................
Grades D & E ..............................
GCE AS levelobtained 1989 or later .......................................................
GCE 6A’ Level or Higher School Certificate .........................................
SCOTTISH SCHOOL EXAMS
SLC School Leaving Certificate - Lower Grade
or 1
SUPE: Scottish Universities Preliminary Exam
SCE: Scottish Certificate of Education - Ordinary Grade
.
- obtained before 1973 ...........................................................................
- obtained 1973 or later
Standard Grade
[
Bands A, B & C ............................
[
1Bands D & E .............. ..................
Level 1 - 3 ....................................... ........................
Level 4,S .....................................................................
Level 6,7 or no award .......................................
SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade
or
.................................... ... ... .................
1
Certificate of Sixth Year Studies J
(a)
)BTAINED
/PASaED
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
(i)
NO. OF
SUBJECTS
....... I.......
....... .......
....... I.......
....... I.......
....... I . .
....... I.......
....... I.......
....... I.......

Q6
(20 & (21)
(a)
The gual~flcatlons shown on Card B are grouped mto five
types Consequently you w~ll need to probe your Informant’s
answer In order to establmh which code to r~ng on pages 20
and 21 Encourage Informants to look at the whole card
If a sub]ect was passed more than once at the same level
count once only
SCHCOL SXAUINATIONS
SNGLISH/WELSH/N IRISH EXAMS
Codes 00, 01, 02: CSE
—
There ~s no pasa or fall, therefore count all, accOrd~ng
to grade, including ungraded subjects.
This exam started in 1965.
Code 03 School Certlflcate/Matrlculatlon
To obtan a School Cert~f~cate, pasaes n a mmunum of 5
subjects were reguned.
Codes 04-05 GCSE
GCSE repl= GCE ‘O’ levels from 198s
Codes 06-08. GCE ‘0’ level
You need to probe firstly for #hen these exams were
taken (aven with older people, as they can be taken out
of school) and, If It was 1975 or later, probe for
grades
If a sub]ect was paased at GCE O/A level
(Ordinary/Alternate,which lS a level between ordinary
and advanced, count as an ‘O’level pass If a sub]ect
was taken at ‘A’ level, but no ‘O’ pass was obtained
code as an ‘O’ level pass. If a sub]ect was given an
‘unclassifled’ grade, record as code 08 (Grades D and
E).
Code 09. GCS ‘AS’ level
‘AS’ levels. The first awards w~ll be in 1989. An ‘AS’
level M a new examination that covers about half an A
level syllabus, the idea is that students can take more
subjects to a higher standard than GCSES. It iS
Pos.slblefor a mix of A and AS levels to be taken
NOTS ‘S‘ levels are not the same. These are higher
level ‘A’ levels and for our purposes are counted aa ‘A’
levels.
Code 10. GCE ‘A’ level/Higher Schml Certiflcate
GCE ‘A’ level r-placed Higher Schml Certificate In
1951
HSC could be obtained for any number of passes, GCE ‘A’
level passes are rarely greater than 4. If more than 4
passes are mentioned, check whether the exsmmat Ion was
the HSC or GCE, and un=ne (to the left of the
precedes) the appropriate one
Include GCS ‘S’ level (Special level) passes at code 10.
116

117
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
SCOTTISH EXAMS
(20) & (21)
b
Codes 11-14: Scottish Ordinary and Lower Grade exams
The Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE ) replaced the
Scott ish Leaving Certificate (SLC) in 1962. -
From 1973, grades were awarded in the SCE examination;
therefore, as for GCE ‘O’ levels, probe for the year the
exam was taken and, if 1973 or later, for the grades
obtained.
Codes 15-17: Standard Grade
This is a new examination which has been awarded since
1986 in some parts of Scotland. It is similar to the
GCSE exam which has been introduced in England and
Wales. If someone has been awarded a Standard Grade
examination then probe for the level obtained, ie 1-3,
4-5 or 6, 1 and no award.
Code 18: Scottish Hiqher Grade exams
Any number of passes may be obtained.
NB: Make sure the description of the exam agrees with the
wording on the questionnaire as some Scottish schools
award certificates of attainment which sound s~ilar to
those listed. If the description differs at all from
that on the questionnaire, you should specify the
gualif ication (code 34) .
OTHER SCHOOL EXAMS
These should be coded 34. Include here the Certificate of
Extended Education; Certificate of Prevocational Training;
the 16+ exam/certificate; local, regional, and RSA (Royal
Society of Arts) School Certificate; and Scottish School
Attendance, Leaving, or Day School Certificates.
Also include at code 34 all foreiqn school qualifications,
For each qualification coded 34 make notes on the grades and
number of passes obtained.
Note that all foreign higher level qualifications should be coded 34 and details
specified in the grid, in boxes 1-6. This includes foreign trade
apprenticeships, conunercial qualifications, nursing qualifications, and similar
qualifications obtained outside the UK.
Code 20: Clerical and commercial qualifications
Include in code 20:
- RsA -,+provided at least one subject is ccmanercial eg. conmnerce,
shorthand, typing, book-keeping, off ice practice,
cOnnnercial/cOmpanylaw, cost accounting
- Pitmans - except for their School Certificate (code 29)

- London Chember of Comnerce
(~o) & (.21)
c
- Regional Exanunmg Union (REU) ConsnercialAwards
- provided at least one sub]ect is corrmerclal
The REU Boards include:
ENEU - East Midland Educat~on Union
NwRAc
WJEC
- North West Reglonal Advisory Councl1 for Further
.. .
EducatIon
- Welsh Joint Education Conruttee
YHCFE - Yorks and Humberslde Council for Further Educat~on
ULCI - Union of Lanes and Cheshire Institutes .- ‘
..‘
- (SCOT)BEC quallf~catlons In Secretarial and Offlce work
(us. (SCOT)SEC National/General/H~gherDiplomas and Certlflcates
should be coded 24 or 25 - see instructions op~slte)
,., ., ,,
all secretarial, bcmk-keeping, shorthand/typing,“compt~eto; fitc
exsms but NOT - accountancy quallflcations ‘
- CSE/GCE/SCE guallficat~ons ‘ln such subjects.
NOTE. City and Gu~lds do NOT set exsrmnatlons ~n comnerclal subJects
Code 24 BTEC Frost Award - valldated by BTEC
Lowest level of award
Codes 25 and 26. BEC/TEC/BTEC CertIflcates and Diplomas
(SCOT)BEC = (Scottish) Business Educat~on ‘Council
(SCO)TEC = (Scott~sh) Technical Education Counc~l
BTEc = Business and Technical Education Council
Probe for level of guallflcatlon . National/General Certlflcate or Diploma
- Code 25
0 Higher Certificate or Diploma
- Code 26
Include SCO~C Higher
If ~ of these, check whether It LS . a commercial gualiflcatlon or - Code 20
,. , a techn~c.slqual~ficatlon’‘ - Code 21
‘1
,,
Codes 27 & 28 SCOTVEC National - pro~ for nunber ‘ofmodules. “
Code 29 Nurslnq quallflcatlons
The mast conmcm nursing quallflcatlons which should be accepted in code 29
are:
d
State Registered Nurse (sRN)
State Enrolled Nurse (SEW)
State Certlfled Midwife (Scn) !.
State Enrolled Auxallary t41dwlfe
Registered General Nurse (REG)
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
f
I
118

Code
Code
b not accept:
(20) s (21)
d
First Aid Certificates (Red Cross/St John’s Ambulance qualifications) — are
not accepted and should not appear at Q6.
Health Visitor’s qualifications, Nursery Nurses’ qualifications (eg NNEB),
and Dental Nurses’/Hygienists’ qualifications should not appear at code 29
but should be coded 34, and details qiven.
If in doubt about a nursing qualification, ring code 34 and give details.
31: University diploma
Take care to distinguish university diplomas from university degrees - codes
32 and 33 (they are shown as one group on the prompt card).
31 and
CNAA=
B.Ed =
Boxes 1-6
32: CNAA deqrees
Council for National Academic Awards, a body which arants deqrees in
colleges other than universities.
Bathelor of Education teaching degrees should be treated as a
University First Degree and coded 32.
The boxes on page 21 should be used for the qualifications listed at codes
30-33, for any ‘other qualifications’ including Diploma of Hiqher Education
jcode 34), and for all foreiqn qualifications (code 34~
In box 2 describe the qualification fully, avoiding the use of
initials.
Where membership of a professional institution has been attained (code
34), details must be given of membership status eg member/
associate/associatemember/graduate member/fellow etc. This
information is needed in order to decide the status (level) of the
qualification attained.
In box 3 record the awarding institution (not necessarily the Same as t.
the education establishment which ran the ~rse or where the
examination was sat). This information is needed because in some cases
the awarding institution will affect the coding: for example, an NA
degree means different things in Scottish universities, Oxford and -
Cambridge, and other English and Welsh universities.
In box 4, qualifications obtained in Northern Ireland should ba coded 1
(’UK’). Qualifications obtained in Southern Ireland (Eire) should be
coded 2 (‘Abroad’), even if at the time Eire was still under British
Control.
In box 5
In box 6
exam had
enter the m- subject(s) only.
record, for ‘other qualifications’ only (code 34), whether an
to be passed.
Note that ‘in service’ training by an employer is excludad.

Rccognmd trade apprcntlccshlp complctcd .
Clerical and commercial quahflcatlons
(cg typing/shorthand/book-kecplng/commerce)
City and Guilds Certlflcate -
Craft/InlcrmedJatc/Ordmary/Part I . .. . .
21 (a)
City and Gudds Ccrtjficatc - Advanced/Final/Part 11 . . .
City and Gudds Ccrtlflcate - Full Tcchnolog.!cal/Part 111 .
BTEC Fmt award .. . . . .. . . .. ... .. . .. . . . ... . .
Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) or Diploma (OND),
BEC/TEC Nat!onal/General Ccrtlflcate or Diploma .
Hlghcr National Ccrt,ficatc (HNC) or D:ploma (HND),
BEC/TEC Hlghcr Ccrt]flcatc or Higher Diploma
SCOTVEC National (1 - 12 modules) .
SCOTVEC National (13 or more modules)
Nursing quallflcatlons (cg SEN, SRN, SCM RGN)
TeachIns qualifications
Unlverslty d!ploma
Un,verslty or CNAA F,rst Degree (CE BA, BSC)
Un]vcrs[tyor CNAA Higher Dcgrcc (cg MSc, PhD)
Other qual!flcatlons (Including other school exams
and membership of pro fcss!onal Instltutlons)
Probe for Icvel and mcmbershjp status
Enter details of qualifications coded 30-34 only
(1)
Enter
prccodc
rm8cd
above
~
(2) (3)
Quallf!catlon obtamcd Awarding Instltutlon
(4)
Where
obtained
UK Abmmd
12
12
12
IBTAINEI
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Complete
boxes 1-4
Complete
boxes 1-5
Complete
boxes 1-6
(5) (6)
U!z
SUbJCCt(S)
Go to Health
If had to
pass an exam
Ycs No i
-1
1 2
1 2
I
1 2 I
120

HEALTH
Purpose of section
(23)
The Department of Health needs more mformatlon on the extent of sickness and the
use people make of various health and welfare services
If an Informant has already mentioned health problems during the ntervlew,
please add the followmg preamble when you ntroduce the section.
Q2(a)
Q2(b)
Q3(a)
‘You’ve already talked to me about your health, and now I‘d
llke to go on and talk about It in more detail, including
anything you may have already mentmned ‘
Please do not use Exp/How/Way probes here, SLMPIY record what
the Informant says
If the Informant has more than one complant, use code 1 If
S!lYOf the cOmplalnts lnut his/her actlvltles
The ‘number of days’ required is the nunber wlthn the
speclfled 2 weeks, not the total number of days if the
illness or n]ury s~ted before the tne permd.
121

23
HEALTH
I Over the last 12 months would you say your
health has on the whole been good, fairly good,
or not good?
n
u
Oood . . . . . . . .
Falrly good . ... ..
Not 800d. . .... .
2. Do you have any long. standing dlness, djsablhty
or mf]rm]ty~ By long-standm8 I mean anything Yes . ..
that has troubled you over a period of time or
that M hkely to affect You over a per]od of t]me No. . .
❑ (a) What M the matter with you?
❑ ●
(b) Does this ,Ilness or d]sab]llty (Do any of these illnesses
or dlsabllltms) Ilmlt your act]vltles ]n any way?
❑ ● Yes . . .
No. .
3. Now I’d hke you to thurk about the 2 weeks ending
yesterday During those 2 weeks. did you have to cut
down on any of the thnrgs you usually do (about the
house/at work or m your free time) because of (answer
at Q 2a or some
❑
other) ]Iloess or injury?
●
Yes.... ........ ..
(a) How many days was thla m all during
No .. .. ... . ...
these 2 weeks, including Saturdays and
Sundays?
(b) What was the matter with yoy?
● ❑
NO OF DAYS _
(01-14)
Same as at Q 2a.. .-X
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
.1.
. . .
(a) & (b)
Q3
- Q3
(8) & (b)
Q4
(b)
Q4
122

Doctor consultations
4. During the 2 weeks ending yesterday, apart from any visit
to a hospital, did you talk to a doctor for any reason
at all, either in person nr by telephone?
behalf of children under 16 and
~
I I
24
Yes...................
n
1 - (a) - (f)
l-l
No ........ 2 - Q5
(a) How many times did you talk to a doctor in these 2 weeks?- ,
....... .......
(b)
(c)
(d)
Running
prompt
on whose behalf was this consultation made?
Inf ormant ..................................................................................................
Other member of household 16 or over ................................
Was
Was
b
this consultation
! I
under the National Health Service .................................
or paid for privately ?.............................................................
the doctor
a GP (ie a family doctor).......... ...... ..
or a specialist.. ............................................................................
or some other kind of doctor?(specify)
CONS NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
(c) Did
Running
prompt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
you talk to the doctor
by telephone.. . ............................... ........ .....................................
at your home ................................................................................
in the doctor’s surgery ..."....................................................
at a health cent rc......................................................................
or elsew here?.............. .......... .... ................................... . ..........
(f) Did the doctor give (send) you Yes............
a prescription?
No .............
,.,.
1
2
2nd
;ON!
1
2
1... 1 .
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
— —
3rd
:ON
I.
—
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
—
4th
:Oti
—
I
2
I..
—
1
2
1
2
3
—
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
—

Q4
Q4(c)
Q4(e)
(24)
‘Talk~ng to a doctor’ can mean seeing hum (at home, surgery
etc) or speaking to hlm on the telephone In some cases
Informants may say that they called to pick up tablets or a
prescription. You should enter deta~ls only If the Informant
actually talked to the doctor Do not count social chats
with a doctor who happens to be a friend or relatlve
Exclude doctors seen abroad unlass Forces doctors.
Private medical treatment IS treatmant which IS paid for
either by the Lnformant or by someone alse (eg an employer,
an ~nsurance company provldlng medical insurance cover)
Note that the question IS Intended to cover visits to doctors
in then own pract~ces only. Therefore lf ~t emerges at (e),
for example, that the doctor was seen at a hospital clnlc or
dlstrlct health authority cllnlc, you should delete the
entry.
If the doctor was seen at a Health Centre, you will need to
make a spec~al check because Health Centres usually anclude
both doctor’s surgeries and health authoraty clinlcs (eg
chlld welfare, femly planning). You must therefore check
whether nforments saw the doctor in his capacity as a GP In
hls surgery at the Health Centre (In which case, code 5) or
whether they aaw hum as the doctor m charge of a distr~ct
health authority clmlc (In which case delete the entry)
124

Q5
Q6
Q6(a)
Glasses and contact lenses
(25a)
At this question, a 3-month tune period IS to be used, namely
the last three complete calendar mnths prior to the month In
which you are mtervlewmg. Therefore, If you are
lntervlewlng on 30 November, for exemple, specify ‘the months
of August, September, and October’.
Include - vlslts made aa day patients
eg for psych~atrlc treatment or for mmor
operations
v~slts to private hospitals and private cln~cs
Sxclude - doctors seen abroad unless Forces doctors.
If the nformant volunteers that they were a day patient,
record It at this guestlon and make a note of It.
Include patients stays In private hosp~tals and cllnlcs
Be sure to guote a full date and year 12 months ago.
An lnpat~ent stay lasts from adnnsslon to dlscharga, so lf an
~nformant was sent home for the weekend during a spell as an
Inpatient, this ]ust counts as one spell
Quote the full date and year 12 months ago.
Note the order of these questions was changed In 1990/91 so
that the per~ods Involved get longer
There have been a number of changes over the years m the arrangements for
dispensing glasses From April 1 1985 optlcnns doing only private work were not
requned to reg~ster with the fanuly practitioner ccsmmttee whereas previously
all opticians had to be registered It was thought that this would increase the
number of outlets from which glasses can be obtained From .Tuly 1 1986, people
who were el~glble for NHS glasses were given vouchers which they could use to buy
a cheap pair of glasses or put towards a more expensive pair. Previously they
had to chmse from .slmited range of NHS frames It was hoped that by
increasng the number of dispensing outlets and widening the cho~ce for those
ellg~ble for NHS glasses, people would be more willing to have regular szght
tests and get (new) glasses where necessary. rHow~v.r,~ir’i “April 1989 the rules
shout who was eligible for NSS sight tests

Q7
Q7(a)
%26
( 25b)
If informants have glasses or contact lenses but do not wear
them they should be coded ‘No’.
If the informant is wearing glasses, ring code 1 at Q7, start
with “can I check” at Q?(a) and omit precede z from the \.
running prompt.
If an informant usually wears lenses and keeps a pair of
glasses only for amergency use, code 2 - ‘contact lenses “
only’. Only use code 3 if he/she wears both glasses and
lenses on a regular basis or at the same time.
Include glasses and contact lenses obtained privately or on
the NHS. Exclude ordinary (ie non-prescription) sunglasses
and protective glasses (eg. worn by welders, etc.).

Outpatient atteadmwca
5. During the months of (LAST 3
COMPLETE CALENDAR “hiONTHS) dld
you attend as a patient the csmmlty or
outpatient department of a hospital
(apart from straightforward ante- or
Post-natal vmts)~
(8)
(b)
Which month WM this?
25
How many t]mesdld you attend ;ss that month?
lnpatlent stays
Earllcstmonth in referenceperiod
Yes ......-
No .. . .. .
(a) (b)
Month No of
ttmes
Ill
Second month In reference period 2
Third month In reference period 3
6. During the last year, that M, since
have you been In hospital as an Inpat]ent,
overn]ght or looger~
1
Yes . .. .
No . .
(a) How many separate stays m hospital as an
mpatlent have you had s]nce
(DATE ONE YEAR AGO)? “ ‘
Enter Number—
- .——
Glasses and contact lenses
7. Ask or record
Do you ever wear glasses or
Yes —.
contact lenses? No —
(a) (Can I check) do you wear .
~lassc.s only .. .. ...”
Running contact lenses only —
prompt
(b) Have you ever had ● pair of
glasses or contact lenses?
or do You sometimes wear
glasacs and sometimes
contact Iensea? ...-—— . ..
Yes . . ...—
No —.....
1
2
)FF. USE
1
2
. . . .
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
- (s) - (b)
- Q6
- (s)
- Q7
.-— —
t
(a)
(b)
Q8
127

S. In the last year, that is since . .
(TODAY’s DATE) 1990/91, have you obtained a pair of glasses
- 1 mean new frames and new lenses
- or new contact lenses?
26
Do not include replacement contact lenses
Yes, new glasses ......................................................
Yes, new contact lenses ......................................
Yes, both glasses and contact lenses ..........
No ....................................................................................
(a) How many pairs of glasses or contact lenses
have you obtained in the last year?
Glasses, enter number
Contact lenses, enter number
(b) Did you have either glasses or contact lenses
berore?
9. Have you had your sight tested by an
oplicianin the lastyear,that issince
. . . . . (TODAY’S DATE) 1990/91?
Yes, had glasses or lenses before .
No, never had either glasses or lenses ......... .....
Exclude tests by GPs and hospital
Yes ...................
doctors and those done abroad No . .
(a) Did you (or your employer) pay
for this eye test?
(i) Did you have an insurance agreement
which paid for the cost of tbe sight
test?
(ii) Was this an NHS sight test, or provided
free by an optician?
Yes, informant paid ..........................
Yes, employer paid .................... .......
Ko ................................................................
Don’t know .............................................
Yes ...................
No ....................
NHS test ....................
Provided free ..........
Don’t know ..............
i
1
2
3
I
(a)
4 Q9
....... 1......
71
2
1,.....
1
}
(b)
} Q9
(a)
2 Q1O
t
1
2
3
4
} Q1O
1 (i)
1 - Q1O
2 . (ii)
1
2
3
1
Q1O
& (b)

I
Q8
Q8(a)
Q9
Q9(a)
1’
1,
,, Q9(a) (,)
1’
1’ Q9(a) (11)
!,
!1
(26)
Include glaases and contact lenses obtained privately or On
the NNS. Sxclude ordusary (ie non=preacriptlon) sunglasses
and protective glaaaes (ag worn by welds-s, ●tc.).
Note that what is required are new glaases or new contact
lmses le. ones whxh are’obtsuned on a dlf ferent or new
,prescrlptlon. Therefore af ●cmmene breaks the frames of a
, pair of glasaas end tha old lanaas are put into new frames,
or someone loses a pam of glasses or a contact lens and
r obtama an Identical raplacament, these should not be
countad.
If scuneonebuys glasses in a market or frcen●
shop (not an
optlclan) then these should be included.
With contact lenses, a pair of lenses would count as 1. Some
people may requne only one lenn, ●ither because only one eye
requires e lens or because the sight of only one eye has
changed In this case this would also count as 1.
Include sight tests by optlclans ~n shops or stores Sxclude
tests in hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and cln~cs, and tests
done abroad
This IS a new quest~on to ldentlfy whether the informant or
the Informant’a employer has paid for the sight tast.
Because of an EC dnectlve for a sight teat on VOU operators,
Lt IS becom~ng more common for the employer to pay for a
sight test. Count as informant paid (code 1) even If they
only paid part of the fee. Also count as informant pa~d If
someone else pays on behalf of the nforment, eg a parent.
It 1s becommg more cormnonfor sight tests to be covered by
an insurance agreement. Hence the need for this question.
Finally a question on whether the free test was an NHS test
or whether It was provided free by the optlclan giving the
test Note that adults are ellg~ble for NHS tests for the
followlng reasons.
Studant aged 16-18 in full time ●ducation
Receives Inccnme support or famaly credit
Dependant on ●cmeona receiv~ng income support or f k lY
credit
Has an AG2 form ●ntitling them to free sight tests
Is a diabetic
Suffers frcsnglauccme
In over 40 and haa a parant, ●ist*r, broth*r or child
who suffers frcm glaucoma
Needs particularly ccsplex lenses
Reg~stered blind or partially sightad
12!!

(27)
I Q1O The Oepertment of Health wish to include a mall number of
1’
guestions about dental health to supplement the ad hoc
surveys of adults and children. They are particularly
interested in the future level of demand for dental services.
This will depend mainly on changes in the dental health of
I
the population, for example, an increase in the number of
people who still have some or all their natursl teeth. The
same questions were included in 1983, 1985, 1987, end 1989.
II
Qll Leave the definition of regular and occasional to the
informant.
Children’s Health (Q6 12-22)
These questions are similar to those in the adult section.
(..

10 Dental Health
Can I just check have you srdl got some
of your natural teeth . . . .,
Running prompt
or have you lost them all~
11 In Zcncral, do you go to the dcnt]st for a
regular check.up, an occasional check-up,
or only when you ‘are having
trouble with your tceth~ Regular checkup
i7- Occaslonal check-up .
u
Only when having trouble
INTERVIEWER CODE
27
Never goes to the dentist . . .
Arc [here any chddrcn under 16 In the Ycs . x
household?
No Y
(a) Is th!s informant the person responsible Ycs
for the chddrcrs?
No
13 Now I’d I]kc to ask you about your ch]ldren under 16
Do any of your chl!drcn under 16 have any Iong-stand!ng
]Ilncss, dlsabll]ty or lnflrmlty~ By Iong-standing I mean
anythln~ that has troubled them over a pcrlod of t]mc or
Ihat IS I]kcly to affect !hcm over a pcrlod of tlmc
1.9 Ycs (any child)
(a)
(b)
What IS the matter with ‘7
❑ ●
No (all chlldrcn)
Illnesses or
Does this ]Ilncss or d]sab]hty (Do any O( these
dmablhtics)
❑
Ilmlt ‘s actlvltles In any
●
E:ET--”------”
(a)
‘---- ‘–-
What M the matter?
I ....
1.
1
2
1
2
3
4
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
2
——.
Q1l
Q12
(s)
Elderly page 37
Elderly page 37
(8) & (b)
Q14
—
(b)
kcs it
limit?
Ycs
No .. . ..
Ycs
No
.—
1
2
1
2
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14. Now I’d like you to think about the 2 weeks ending yesterday.
During those 2 weeks, did any of your children have to cut
down on any of the things they usually do (at school or in
their free time) because of (answers at O13a or some other)
illness or injury?
❑
(a) How many days was this in all during
including Saturdays and Sundays?
(b)
What was the matter with . . .
El
Person No.
(from
h’hold box]
.. .. . t .........
......... I ..
...... .......
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Yes (any child) ..........
No (all children) .......
these 2 weeks,
?
. .
=d=====
same as at Q13a ......................... X
I. .
1....
.. 1.......
Doctor consultations
same as at Q13a ........................ X
same as at Q13a .......... X
M. During the 2 wecka ending yesterday, apart from viaits to a
hospital, did any of your children under 16 talk to a doctor
for any rcasors at all, or did you or any other member of the
houachold talk to a doctor on their behalf?
132
Ei%===l r
Yes (any child) .. ...... 1
I I No (all children) ........ 2
.,:
$.
1
2
(a)& (b)
Q15
(a) - (e)
Q16 page 30

Q14
Q15
:20)
The example given of a child’s usual actlvltles has been
bracketed because It may be mappl~cable in the case of ~
young ch~ldren. It should, however, be used m all other
cases
Include beng seen by a doctor at a school cln~c, but
exclude vlslts to a child welfare clln~c run by a local
authority
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j.34
Q15(a)
(29)
Number of times consulted collected for each child.

(a) Ask forcxch child whoconsul!ed
Enter Person No.
(from h’holdbox)—
How many times dld . . .
talk to him In these 2 weeks?._a
(b) Was this consultation
(c) Was the
Running
prompt
under the National Health Serwce ....
or paid for prlvatcly~ . . ... . .... .
doctor
IPerson No. I I
Consult. No. I
a GP (1c a famdy doctor) .
or a specialist . . .. . . . .
or some other kmd of doctor?
(Specify) . . . . .
(d) Did you or talk to the doctor
R unnistg
prompt
by telephone . . .
at your home . .
m the doctor’ surgery .
at a health centre -..“...< 5
or elsewhere?... .... .
(e)Did the doctor give (send)
. . a prescrlptlon? Yes .. . . ..
No .. .. ..
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...” .. .— 1..
. ... .. ..
. .. . .. ..— I-.. ..... .. .“.
— —
1st
:ONS
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
3rd
:ONS
1
2
I
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
.. ............ . . . . .. .
--- .. . 1 ..... .“-.
— —
1St
‘ONS
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
2nd
;ON!
—
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
—
—
1
2
3
1
2
3
s
4
1
2
Q15b
If more
consultations
otherwiac
Q16
,135
,.

Outpatient attcndances
16. During the months of . . . . . . . . . (LAST 3 COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTHS) did any of your children under 16
attend as a patient the casualty or outpatient department
of a hospital (apart from straightforward post-natal visits)?
—
(a) Which month was this?
30
Yes (any child) .
No (all children)
(b) How many times did. . . . . attend in thatmonth?
Enter Person No. Per. Per.
(from h’holdkox) No. . ..t . .. No.. .. I ...
(a) (b) (a) (
Month No. of Month Na
timcs til
Earliestmonth in
reference period 1 1
Second month in
reference period 2 2
1
rhird month in
reference period 3 3
Inpatient stays
17. During the last year, that is, since . . . . ,
have any of your children under 16 been in
hospital as an inpatient, overnight or longer?
P
(a) How many separate stays in
hospital as an inpatient has
had since . . . . . .
~DATE ONE YEAR AGO)?
Yes (any child) .,
No (all children)
Enter person no.
(from h’hold box) ...-
Enter number .....
f
1
2
1
2
,.. ....
,... I ...
(a) & (b)
Q17
(a)
Q18
Q18

Qs 18-20
Q18
Q20
(31)
These are sumlar to questions 7 to 9 about glasses and
contact lansas but rsfar to chlldran You should ask these
quest~ons about one child at a tune becausa the continuity IS
fanly canpllcated.
than’t forget to ●nter the person numbers and code the
quast~on for all ch~ldren.
—
The quest~ons about whather the sxght test was pa~d for (and
by who), N3iSor free is not asked for children because
children under 16 are autm!atically ●ntitled to a free NHS
sight test
137

Glasses and contact Icnscs
1& Enter person numbers of ●ll chlldrcn
aged O-15 (from h’hold box)
Ask for each chdd (including bablcs)
31
Dots ever wear glasses Ycs
or contact lenscs~
No
(8) Does Wear glasses only
Running contact lenses only
prompt or dots he/she somcumes
wear glasses and
somcttmes lcnscs~
(b) May I check, has ever
had a pair of glasses or contact lenscs~ Ycs
19 In the last year, that IS slncc
(TODAY’S DATE) 1990/91,has obta]ned
3 p31r 0( glasses-1 mean new frames and ncw lenses
- or ncw contactIcnscsv
Do not IncludercplaccmcntcontactIcrrscs
Yes, ncw glasses
Yes, ncw contactIcnscs
No
Yes, both glassesand contactIcnses
No
(a) How many pairsof glassesor contact
lenseshas obtalncd
In the lastyear?
Glasses,enternumber _
Contact lense~ enter number _
(b) Did have e]thcr glasses or contact
lenses before?
Yes, had glasses or lenses before ..
No, never had glasses or lenses .....
20. Has , , had his/her CYCStested by an
optlc]an m the last year, that is since
. . (TODAY’S DATE) 1990/91 9
Exclude
scrvlcc,
tests by school mcdlcal
GPs. hospital doctors and
Yes
those done abroad No . .
—
t.
—
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
,.. 1.
—
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
4
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
1
2
.1 ..
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
,. I.“
1 . (a)
2 - (b)
1
2
_ 3
:
1Q19
1 - Q19
2 - Q20
I
2
3
I
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4 - Q20
1
2
1
2
(a) & (b)
1(b)
1 Q20
1
Q2 1
138

Dental Health
21. Enter person numbers of allchildren
aged 0-15 (from h’holdbox)
Ask for each child (including babies)
Has ............ ever been to a dentist’s
surgery, either for treatment or for
some other reason? Yes ............
~
22. Last time ............... went to the
dentist, was it because
Code
first
that
32
No . ...... . .
he/she was having trouble
wit h his/her tcet h? ............... ................ .... ...
he/she went for a check-up? .... .................
(you had a note from the
school dentist)? ................................................
applies he/she went to get used to
going to the dentist? .....................................
Other,none of these ... .. .... ...
, ., ,.
—
,. I ...
—
1
2
3
4
5
—
t ...
—
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
I
... .
3
4
5
. t ....
1 - Q22
2 - Child
Care
1
2
3 ChiId
Care
4
5 A
I

1
I
Q21
II Q22
(32)
4
Note that vlslts to school dentists are excluded from code 1.
The third option only applies to children of school age hence
the brackets.

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CHILD CARS
(33)
This section has been sponsored by the Inland Revenue but will also be of
interest to a wide range of clients. The objective is to ascertain the cost of
child care and to estimate how many women are able to work because of the use of
child care facilities.
We last asked some questions on day care in 1986 but these covered only the under
5s and the cost of day care was not of interest at the time. Questions on
arrangements for school age children are being asked for the first time on this
occasion.
Your introduction should be on the basis of facilities used not on unfulfilled
demand. No expectations should be raised.
Q1 We are interested in children aged under 12 years.
Ql(b) Questions on Child Care should normally be answered by only
one person in each family, usually the mther. This guestion
is designed to identify the person to whom the guestions
should be put.
If you come across a household with, for example, two sisters
living together both with young children, questions should be
asked of both the mothers and recorded on their respective
schedules.
Q3 We want to record any arrangements made, even on an
infrequent or irregular basis.
Please refer informants to CARD C here. Baby sitting is
excluded altogether. We are interested in childcare during
the evenings to enable parents to go to work. We also want
to exclude activities such as mother and toddler clubs where
the mother or responsible person (such as a childminder,
friend) must be present.
Where the mother works in the sama location, for example
nursery/play group, this should be counted as making
arrangements for their children.
‘School’ can either be run by the education authority or be
private but it has to be on an educational basis ie teachers
must be present.
Q5 Holiday axcludes training days and other ad hoc days off
including sickness. Code yes even if the holiday was only
part of the week.
Q6 Note the guestion refers to last week. Show CARD D. unlike
under 5s, patterns of care are more likely to vary between
school time and holiday time.

1 INTERVIEmR CODE
(~) Are there any children
hn the household?
(b) Is thjsInformant the person
responsiblefor the children?
INTERVIEWER CODE
under 12
2 How many children aged under 5
M the Informant responsible for?
3 Show Card C
Do you make any arrangements of
the kind shown on [his card for any
Of Your chlldrcn under 57
INTERVIEWER CODE
33
CHILD CARE
Yes x
No
Yes
No
Y
, or more (WRITE IN NUMBER
None
4 How many ch,ldren aged between 5 and 11
IS the Informant responsible for?
1 or more (
WRITE lNNUMBER
None
Yes
5 \Vcre any of your children aged 5 - 11
on hollday from school last week? Yes
Includehalfterma
6 -“
(Apart from normal school tlmc) .
d,d you make arrangements for any of
your ch,ldren aged between 5 and 11
to be looked after last wcek~
,
No
No
Yes
No
. . .
. . .
1
2
I
00
1
2
1
00
1
2
1
2
}
(b)
Elderly
Page 37
Q2
Elderly
Page 37
Q3
Q4
Q4
Q5
Scc Q7
I Q6
ISCc Q7
142

7. To those coded 1 at Q3 (under 5s)
I would like to ask you about the
M
DNA, others . .. .. X - - - -- -- SCC ~
arrangementsfor your under 5.s ~SHOW CARD C I m
If informant makes
arrangements for under 5s
and 5-11 year olds. but is
unable to split costs,
enter cnsts against
under 5s ~
(a) Which of thesedO Used [ask (b)
you use?
Not used ........
(b) Ask or record
(c) 1s thisallthe Yes [ask(e)],...,
year round?
(d) If no
How many weeks per year
for all under 5s?
(e)
Ask those ended 01-07 (used)
How many of yOUr children
under 5 are involved?
Enter no.-
Term time only [ask (c)] .....
No [ask (d)] .
Enter number of weeks in total_
For how long are your
:hildren looked after each week?
Check hours for each child
Enter totalhours for allunder 5s?_
(f)Dots your employer
make a contribution ‘es [ask (g)]-towards
the cost? No . ... ......
No employer ..
E- [ask(i)]
(g) If Ycs
HOW much is the ernp]oyer>s
contributionper week?
Enter amount -
(h) Is thispaid directto you? Yes ..--.._
No ....
(i) How much did you pay last
time (including any contribution
your employer pays to you)?
mNrLrstrrEallm Enter amount -
ti) How many weeks did this
T01 02
xx
\
03 04
x x
... I,... . I
1 1
2 2
3 3
. I,... .,,., I,.,
,.. I,... .. 1.,.
I 1
2 2
3 3
Lp fp
.... I.... ..... 1...
1 1
2 2
fp fp
.. I,... .... 1..
. I.... . . I ..
>
f
05 06
xx
. (.. .I.
.
~
07
x
,... 1.....
1
2
3
,... 1...,.
... l,...
Ep
1
2
3
.... I. ..
1
2
fp
.. I..

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Qs7-8
Q7(a)
Q8(a)
(34) & (35)
(a)
Please note that whilst the layout may look the same on these
two pages, some of the questmns are dlfferent
We are treat~ng the under 5s and 5-11s differently as we do
not expect the arrangements for under 5s to vary mmh during
the year, whereas for the 5-11s parents may make different
arrangements n schml hol~days from those during term tme
Q7( a) therefora asks facllltles used at present whilst Q8(a)
asks abut last week.
However It la possfile that soma under 5s may be going to
school or nursery schml durng term tme and may be linked
after under acme other arrmgements durxng achml holldays
Such arrangements should also be included at Q7.
Throughout these quest~ons we are trying to avoid asking
about each child separately so at (b) we ask how many
children are nvolved and all subseguant guestlons are then
answered about all the ch~ldren who are linked after In that
way
Identlfy fIrst all the types of arrangement that ara made.
If the Informant IS unsure of the correct cod~ng please write
full notes at Q7 At Q8 code 14 can be used but agan write
notes It lS assumed that all 5-11s attend school so do not
use code 14 for school
The remalnlng questions are only asked where a particular
arrangement 1s coded as ‘used’.
Code 1 Q7 School, nursery schml:
If the child IS already going to schcml then code 1
IS to be used If arrangements are made for the
child out of school hours, then the relevant
column(s) should also be r~nged Remember ,schoolIS
defned aa being run on an educational basia - where
teachers are present - and can be local authority or
private ly run
Codes 2/8 Workplace
Organised by the employer.
Codes 3/9 Local authority:
Q7 This is probably a nursery and can be fee paying
or provided free. No teacher will be present.
Q8 After schml club/yo.th club
Codes 4/10 Other Scheme:
This can be provided by a voluntary organisation or
by a private organ~satmn.

Q7(e)
: Q7(i)
~ Q7(j)
{
{.
(34) s (35)
(b)
Codes 5/11 Friends, family no cost:
If some modest presents, eg chocolates, flowers, are
given this is still coded no cost. If presents over
E3 on a regular basis are given, do not code 5/11
but code either 6/12 or 7/13 whichever is
appropriate. itxcludespouses/partnersend those
under 16. Include relatives/friends in the
household ie grandm-ather.
Codes 6/12 Childminder:
Normally outside
Codes 7/13 Nanny etc:
the home.
This is inside the home.
Code 14 Q8 Other:
Write in full details and answer all questions
Do not write
Code yes even if care
short holidays).
Term-time is coded 2
in school.
does not cover the public holidays (and
This is the sum of weeks used by all the children over the
last year. ie 2 children on 8 separate weeks - enter 16.
Note that the number required is for all the children
involved ie 2 children for 3 hours 3 times weekly, enter 18.
The number of hours may vary and an average may be used.
If there is no charge then enter 000.
Many fees are on a monthly or termly basis hence the wording
of the guestion.
Where costs cannot be split between under 5s and 5-11s record
the total cost here and code 8 at Q8(h).
A month should be counted as 4 weeks.
If payment is termly record the number of weeks; if not known
enter 13.

Q8(a)
Q8(d)
Q8(h)
(34) & (3s)
(c)
Note that this guest~on is about ‘last week’.
This WI1l vary dependng on whether the children are on
holaday or not (we will know the sltuatlon last week from
Q5)
Note that the number requmed LS for all the children
involved le 2 childran for 3 hours 3 tme weakly, ●nter 18
The number of hours may very s.ndan average mey be used.
Code 000 for no charge Code 8 If the cost has b-en included
in the amount shown at Q7(I).

8. TO those coded 1 at Q6 (5 to 1IS)
1 would like to ask you
about the arranacmcnts
for your 5 - 1Ii
35
DNA, others
x ------ Elderly
n
Page 37
Show Card D .
k
— —
(a) Which of these dld you
I
use last week?
Used [ask (b) 08 09
12 13
Not used
Ask those coded 08-14 (used)
(b) Ask or record
HOWmany of your chlldrcn
aged between 5 and 11 are
Involved?
Enter no
(c) Do they go !n term time only’J
holldays only?
both’r
(d) For how long were your
(c
(r
Check hours for each child
Enter total hours for all 5-1 Is a ! 1
I
1.
— —
Dots your employer
make a contribution
towards the cost?
Yes [ask (f)]
No
If YCS
How much IS the employer’s
contribution pcr week?
L
No employer
ask (h)
Enrer amount _
x
=
T I
-1-
1 1
2 2
3 3
(8) h this paid direct to you? Yes 1 1
No . .
2 2
(h) How much dld you pay last time
—
(]ncludlng any
your employer
r? Nuurt’ncEm
contributions
pays to you)?
Enter amount
[ask (,)] ,...
Spfp
_
-P-
I . .
I
P
I
—
P
I . .
(i)
Covered at Q7(I)
How many weeks
.
dld this cover? -1--
8 8
1. II
8
—
,1
—
8
1.
8
,1.
Elderly page 37
1
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1
2
3
—
1
2
3
—
I
—
x
1
2
3
1
2
3
14
x
—
1
1
2
3
1
—
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2
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(37)
SLDKRLY SEcmoll : ~PSRSCUS AGSD65ASD&JfJR
Purpm of eection
The Elderly section was last Included in 1985.
This sect~on, whxh is addressed only to those aged 65 and over, is being
included at the request of the Department of Health. The elderly, and in
particular the very old, form an lncreas~ng proportion of the population in
private houaeholda end th~s has implxationa for future provlalon of ●avmes for
the support of the elderly living at hrsne. Wm are attempting to build up a
picture of both the fit and frail and this haa inplicationa on hcu you handle the
section. There are many ●lderly people who have no problems or do not uae any of
the available aarvlces. In thase s~tuations the informant may find these
guestlons both tedious and Irrelevant. On the othar hand those elderly who are
f ral 1 may have many problems and you will therefore need to cover these guestions
with much patience aa they can be t- conaumng. The quaatlons therefore need
to be asked m the form given. Your ntroduct~on w1ll need to take nto account
these potent~al problems
The questmns cover two main areaa First, the extent which lack of rmblllty
makes llf e dlf f lcult for some elderly people, and second, the contacts that the
elderly have and the extent to which they use the various health and cornnunlty
services currently provided.
j) Introduce us~ng the po~nts ment~oned &ove
Qs 1-2 If informants have glasses or contact lenses, but don’t wear
them, Q1 should be coded ‘No’ If the Informant as
completely bllnd Q1 IS coded ‘No’ and Q2 coded ‘Yes’
\ Q3 h Informant who has a hearng ald, but does not use It,
should be coded ‘No’ at Q3(a)

Introduce
1. INTERVIEWER CODE
37
PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER (ELDERLY)
DNA, under 65 . .... .. .. ... X
Family
Information
page 45
Does informant wear glasses or contact lenses? Yes .“ . ... ..... ........ 1
(See Health, Q7 page 25)
No . .. ... ... .. ... ........ . 2
2. Does your sight ever cause you
djfflcultles (even when you’re wearing
your glasses or contact lenses)?
❑ ● Yes . . . ... ..... . .. . 1 Q3
No .. .. . . ..”..... .2
3. Do You ever have any dlfflcultles
wnh your hearmg~ Yes 1 . (a)
❑ ● No . .. .. .. . .. .2 . Q4
(a) (Can I Just check) do you ever
wear a hearing aid?
Yes . 1
No . . . .. . .. . ..2
Q2
Q4
149

4. NOW I would like to ask you about a few tasks that some people may be able to do
without any difficulty, while others may find difficult or impossible.
As I read out each tm.k I’d like you to look at this card and tell me whether you find
it not difficult, quite difficult, very difficult or impossible to do these tasks?
Show Card E
How difficult
is it for vou to
Ilf subicct docsn’t ‘Nx’x
If very difficultor
impossible (Codes 3 - 4)
I
norma~ly do activity~ ~~z\V+.>
ask how difficuIt it “1 I K%z>’$!!.
(a) Do you
to help
need anyone
yOIC
Ycs No
\
~kb~e
A. Go outdoors and walk down 1234 walking down the road? 1 2
the road on your own?
?
B. Get up and down stairs or 1234 getting up and down steps? 1 2
steps on your own?
?
If B coded 3-4 ask C, others ask D
C. Get around the house, cxccpt
for stairs. on your own?
1234
T
getting around the
except for stairs?
T
house,
38
1 2
D. Get in and out of bed on 1234 getting in and out of bed? 1 2
your own?
Y T
E. Get in and out of a chair on 1234 getting in and out of a
your own? chair?
f
I 2
F. \Vashyourself all over? 1234 washing yourself all over? 1 2
Y *
M F coded 3-4 ask G, others ask H
G. Wash your hands and face? 1234 washing your hands and 1 2
Y face? t
H. Dress and undress yourself, ]234 dressing or undressing? 1 2
including tying your shoes? T
1. Feed yourself including
cutting up food?
J. Usc the toileton your own?
150
‘23*’’u’:’’inuding 12
1234 using the toilet? 1 2
?

Q4
(38a)
These guest~ons am to establ~ah the d~ff~culty w~th which
informarits‘perform certain tanks. The gueat~ona relate to
- the”iiiual‘sltuat~osi / go if’the infomrmt is suffermg from a
temporary reduct~on in mcbil~ty, we would llke to know how
He/she usually manages. H6wever if’the ~nforment feels that
a recent reduction in mobll~ty IS likely to be permanent,
thefiyou should take th~s as the usual sltuat~on
These questions do not ask abcut the use of aids, but are
restricted to establ~shmg the d~ff~culty with which an
informant managea an actlv~ty. Thus if an informent needs an
ald to go up and down the sta~rs, leave it to the informant
to decide whether ahe flnds ~t clifficult to do this or not.
Also some of these actlvltles may not be done because they
are not part of their normal actlvlt~ea, e.g. the nformant
may not go out of the house end therefore task A is not done
by them. In these cases ident~fy how dlfflcult it would be
for the informant to do the activity If they had to.
Make-sure”you get the infb-?tmnnt’ a opinion if there la someone
else present In the lntarvlew who trlas to anawer for
bun/her
Note that In some Instances there are two parts to the
act~vlty If the Informant can do one easily but not the
other ‘thenthere WI1l be sane difficulty In completing the
task ‘, ,1
Although these questio~s,’and those at Q6, are not ident~fled
as opln~on guestions, ‘it~is‘opumn? we are asking you to
collect Thereforb if an Informant says that they have no
dlff~culty with a particular task but it is apparent that
they do, accept the informants answer.
.,’
A.
c.
G:
H:
I.
The words ‘and walk down the ‘road’ are included to
lndlcate that we mean mare than, for example, just go~ng
into the garden.
Note that th~s IS only ,a?ked,rofthose Informants who
were coded 3 o? 4 ‘at’B~’l i.e if they find a dlfficult
task very dlfficult or impoaaible, how clifficult d6 they
find a sm~lar but less dlffIcult task.
Aqa~n th~s is only aaked of those informant coded 3 or
4 at F.
Note that we are interested in dress~ng and undressing
includlng the tying of shoe laces. If t~informsnt
always wears sllp-on shoes, ask how dlfflcult it would
be If they had to wear tie-ups.
We are interested n whether people have difficulty in
getting the food from the plate into the mouth, S0 this
includes cutting up of fmd but not t,he preparation of
food or d~ff~culty with eating becauae of dental
trouble
151

Q 4(a)
Q5
152
(38b)
J: This refers to getting to the WC and includes managing
with clothes. If an info-t cannot get to the toilet
but usas a comnmde, this should be coded impossible.
The dependent guestions ain to establish whether or not an
informant is able to perform tasks by themselves or whather
they need halp. If tha informant reports that they find a
task impossible to do with or without help, plaase mske a
nota of this.
(39)
Please give a full description of any others who may help.
Code all that give help. If ‘no one’ is coded, no other
answer should be given.
Meals on wheels can be either code 6 or code 7. Establish
who is doing the delivering, i.e. LA, voluntary workers etc.
If in doubt write notes.
Wardens should ba codad to code 7 if providad by LA or social
services. Otherwise code 9 with full description as to who
provides the service.
code 7 includes LA provided home help, social worker, welfare
worker, nurse, district nurse or health visitor.
Code 8 includes other forms of home help, window cleaners.

39
5. If any task coded 1 ‘Yes, need help’ at Q4(a)
DNA, all tasks coded either 2 at Q4(1) or 1 or 2 at Q4 . . X
You’ve told me that you usually need
help from someone else to (READ ALL
TASKS CODED 1 AT Q4(aj).
Who USUally
thlngs~
helps YOU to do these
Code or spcclfy
Sill who USUa]]y
help with Blly
of the tasks
No onc . .. ... ... .. . . .. .. .. .. ..
spouse . .
Daughter or son
Other rclatlvc
Fr]end or ncighbour
Voluntary worker
Formal NHS or personal
social servlccs
Pajd help
Other (spcclfy)
.153
-Y

40
6. 1 would like to ask you about a few more tasks.
Again as I read out each task I’d like you to look at this card and tell me whether
you find it not difficult, quite difficult, very difficult or impossible to do these
tasks?
Show Card E
HOW d
If very difficult or
is itf
imposaiblc (Codes 3 - 4)
If subject docan’t
normally do activity
‘%, ~;
(a) Do you need anyone Yes No
ask how difficult it
\ w.
tO
*PP.
help YOU:
.,>
-4$P. yf
would be if he/she %
4+
~.
%+
El\\\\\
4
had to ‘%4
,
A. Prepare a hot meal for
yourself? 1123d!3ah0’mca’
154
If A coded 3-4 ask B, others ask D
B. Prepare a snack for yourself? 1234 prepare a snack? 12
Y ?
I‘ 2
C. Make yourself a cup of tea? 1234 make a cup of tea? 1 2
Y t
D. Wash up and dry dishes? 1234 wash Up and dry dishes? 1 2
T T
E. Usc a vacuum clcancr to clcsn 1234 usc a vacuum clcancr to
the floor? clean the floor?
1 2
F, Clean windows on the 1234 clean windows on the 1 2
inside?
inside?
Y
G. Wash small amounts of 1234 wash small amounts of 1 2
clothing by hand?
Y
clothin~ by hand?
H. Do the household shopping 12”34 do the household $hnuvink?? I 2
UI) your own!
T
!
Y!- 1
1. Deal with personalaffairs 1234 deal with personalaffairs? 1 2
(e.g.paying bills,writing
letters)? Y t

Q6
Q6(a)
(40)
This relatas to dcmastlc tasks around the home. Unllke the
●erller guestlons scme of the listed tasks msy usually be
done for the informant by scmaone else (e.g. a msn’s wafe meY
usually do the shopping) evan though the informant may be
physically capable of doing it ham or herself. Thus, if the
lnfonnsnt does not do the task we want to know whether
he/she could do It ~f necessery end with what degree of
difficulty
B and c. Note that these are only asked of those who are
coded 3 or 4 at A.
H This covers the larga weekly shops or dally
requnements.
1. Th~s covers bath mental and physical ability. It does
not include financial ebllity.
The notes at Q4(a) also apply here
155

156
Q S(b)
(41)
The notes at Q5 also apply here.
We want to know whether informants do not use public
transport bacause of their own limited mcbility, or for some
other reason e.g. they IMY have a car, or there nay be only a
very infrequent bus service. If the infozmant has a car or
is driven every-whereby somaone else then they should be
coded 2. Probe ‘othert answers, such as ‘don’t go out $, to
establish the reason.
(
,,

41
7 If any task coded 1 ‘Yes, need help’at Q6(a)
DNA, all tasks coded either 2 at Q6(a) or 1 or 2 at Q6
You’ve told me that you usually need
help from someone else to (READ ALL
TASKS CODED 1 AT Q6(a)).
Who usually helps you to do these
things?
No one . . . . . .
spouse . . . .
Code or specify Other relatlvc
Daughter or son .. . . .
all who usually Friend or nelghbour
help with any Voluntary worker
of the tasks Formal NHS or personal
soc]al servlccs
Paid help
Other (spcc,fy)
8 Do you usc publ!c transport at
all nowada>’sv
If Ycs
(a) Do you usually manage
on your own or only with
help from someone clse~
Yes
No
On nwn
With help
. ..
If No
(b) Why ]s that?
❑● Health problem/physical difficulty . . ... ... . . . . .
Code
Private transport is avallablc/no
need to usc public transport . .. ...... ..”.””......-
111
that
aPPIY
Publjc transport M too expcnslvc . -.. . . . . .
Publlc tranaport is mconvcnlcnt . .
Other (specify) .-. . ..-. - . . .
. .... . ... .. .... . . . . . .. ..... . . .
. . . .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
1
2
!1
2
3
4
5
Q8
‘a)
b)
Q9
Q9
I-57

9. Do you ever go to see relatives
and friends or do relatjv~~ and
friends come to see you?
(a) About how often do you
See relatives and friends?
42
Yes ........................
No ......... ..............
Every day or nearly .....................................
Prompt ●s TWO or three times a week .... ......... ......
stccuaary
10.Apart from relativesor friends,do you
see any of your neighbors to chat to?
(a) About how often
see neighbors?
Prompt as
neccssar y
do yOU
11. Do you give help to anyone outside
your household?
— — .. —.. — ..z
Prompt with the followingexamples
if necessary
158
Help includes tasks such ax
Babysitting Gardening
Houacwork Do-it-yourself
Shopping Walking the dog
It does not include moral aupporL
financial help, voluntary work.
Once a week ..........”....-._..”--.._” . . .........
Once or twice a month .._””..-_._.”..,
Less than once a month ......... ................ .
Yes .. ......
No ........................
Every day or ncar]y ... . ... .....
Two or threetimesa week .......
On cc a w eck ......... ....~ . .....
Once or twice a month .. . ......
Less than once a month . .. ......
Yes . . . .. .. ....
No .........-
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
(a)
Q1O
- Q1O
(a)
Qll

;,
Qs 9-10
Qs 9-10(a)
(42)
Q9 covers overnight stays @ calllng In for a chat during
the day. If there 1s any doubt as to whether someone IS a
friend or nelqhkmur, leave the final declslon to the
informant. -
Am overall frequency of contact with friends and relat~ves or
ne~ghbours us regulred So If, for example, an Informant
visits a fr~end once a week, and her son comes to her once a
week you should ring 2, ‘two or three times a week’.
The Intention here IS to find out whether the Informant IS
able to get out and give ~nformal help to others The type
of help should Lnclude ahopplng, babysitting, lmkng after
keys for nelghbours, waterng plants In nelghbours absence,
do-it-yourself, etc Do not Include work done on a voluntary
or paid basis v~a organ~sations. Also do not Include any
moral support given to others or flnanclal ald

“ Q 12-13
Q 12
Q 12(b)
(43)
Code informants as using the services ~ if they used the
service on their own behalf, e.g. if a wife asks the doctor
to come and see her husbend, this would be coded as ‘doctor
attending at home’ (Q13 at B coded 1) on the husband’s
schedule only.
A: @de as yes for both informants who have to pay for a
hcme help provided by the council and those who receive
a home help from the council free.
Exclude those who have a home help provided by a
voluntary organisation (G coded 1) or who have a
completely private arrangement with a cleaning lady (B
coded 1).
Include hours spent doing jobs for the informant in the home
or elsewhere (e.g. shopping, changing library books, etc.).
Record whole hours only, rounding to the nearest whole
number. Round half hours to the nearest even number.
If the home help does work for more than one person in the
household, then divide the number of hours worked into those
specifically done for each individual and enter it on the (
appropriate schedule. It may sometimes be difficult to
identify who the work is done for. In these cases find out
who would do the work if the home help did not coma, and
enter the number of hours on that persons schedule, e.g; of
the work done by a home help, a healthy couple would split
the work such that the wife did the ironing while the husband
carried out the cleaning, however if the wife waa an invalid
the work would be done entirely by the husband.

Show Card F
12 This M a hst of service? that people can
snake use of Some of them won’t apply
to you, but others may, Which of these
servjccs did you make use of last month,
that m, during .. .... ... .......(LAST COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTH?)
Prompt ●s ncccaaary
A Local Authority funded
home help
B Private domestic help
1
Q12
USED LAST
MONTH
Yes No
1 2
1 2
C Dmtr]ct nurse/health vmtor 1 2
D Meals on wheels I 2
E Lunch club run by council
or voluntary body
F Day centre for elderly run
by counc]l or voluntary body
G Helper for a voluntary
orgamsat]on
1
1 2
1 2
1 2
If uacd Iut mooth (code 1) ask
(a) About how often did you
(MAKE USE OF SERVICE
during . . . (LAST
COMPLETE CALENDAR
MONTH)?
Every
day o!
nearly
L!-
If had LA home help (Q12 coded I ●t A). ask (b)
DNA. LA home help not used ...—..X
(b) How many hours each week does
shc usually spend doq things
for you?
WRITE IN HOURS ●
1
1
1
1
1
1
2or3 Once Less
times ● often
a week week
2 3 41
I
2 3 4
2 3 4
2 3 4
2 3 4
2 3 4
2 3 4
. . . . . . Q13
. .. . I.... . .
—(b)
1-61

Show Card G
]3. Now here is another list. Which of these health
services did you make use of in the last three mon~
thst is, since ........................... (LAST 3 COMPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS)?
~
Q13
Prompt as necessary USED LAST
THREE MONTHS
44
Yes No
A. Doctor (GP) at his/her surgery 1 2
B. Doctor attending you at home 1 2
mE. Social worker at home, office
~
162
Go to
Income
patw Uu

Q 13
,. .,
(44)
Note that these services refar to both NHS and private
health.
Doctor. Thesa Ltems are included even though wa have ask-d
., about GP consultatlona in an ●arlaer gueatlon
becaus.athe reference parlods arc diffarmt.
G You should include here ‘anyonawho mentions that thay
have had thair toe nails cut by a chiropodist.
..
YOU should include those caaes whare tha NHS sarvlce 1s
provided frae and those where aamone payu part of tha
cost.
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164
FAWILY INFORMATION
INTRODUCTIONS
(45a)
Introduce the Family Information section fully, to all men end women in relevant
age groups (16-59). Make sure that you msnt ion all the topics covered so that
your informants can dacide whether they would prefer to answer by self-completion
or by interview.
The main topics covered are marriage history, divorce/remarriageand tenure,
family composition and expectations of family size and contraception.
The sections to be answerad dapend on gender, age and marital status. Details
are given below.
Women
16-49
51J+
Married w/s/d single married wjsjd single
cohab cohsb
marriage history yes yes yes yes
divorceiremarriage
and tenure yes yes yes yes
cohabiting yes yes yes yes
stepchildren yes yes yes yes yes yes
child history yes yes yes yes yes yes
fertility yes yes yes
contraception yes yes yes
Men
married w/a/d single
cohab
marriage history yes yes
divorce/remarriage
and tenure yes yes
cohabiting yes yes
stepchildren yes yes yas
Men are not asked abcut previous children, fartility or contraception.

Handling of guestlons
(45b)
There are cartaln situations ekut which we may need to give guidance on
handling:
1. Intecvlewing a couple
Questions relatng to legal status of present marriage (Q4), details of present
legal marriage (Q1O), details of cohabitation whether partner’or husband has been
married before WI1l be repet~tioua if ‘askred‘of both the msn and wcman ‘separately
and may appear to be checkng the other person’s answers. We nea~ t? record the
nf ocmatlon on both schedules so that ‘wecan relate details of ~ital h~story to
other information on the men’s or wkan’s schedule for snalya~i~pu~,aen

II
166
Dates
(45C)
It is very important that you try to obtain all dates accurately in this section.
Analysis of women’s fertility often depends on collecting a complete history of
marriage and childbearing from informants. The loss of guite small pieces of
information - eg the date of a decree absolute - can have a serious effect on how
useful a particular schedule is. If an informant cannot remember a particular
date or event, try to collect as much information as you can. Please avoid
unqualified ‘don’t knows’, if necessary obtain an estimate or a guess and
indicate this with an E in the msrgin in the usual way.
In many places in the section dates are asked for in terms of months and years.
You should always record these dates in numeric form. For example, August 1950
should be recorded as month 08 and year 50. Do not forget the leading zero in
the months January - September (01-09).
Informants using a self-completion form should continue to give their answers in
the way they find most convenient, end the coders will continue to convert them
to numeric form at HQ if necessary.
On the main schedule, guestions are asked about all marriages (Q1O) and all
children (Qs 24-27 ), and there are equivalent se~ons on the self-compl~on
forms . Check that information is obtained a.bautall of theaa events.
Ql(a) This acts as a check to the coding in the IiouaeholdSex.
the answer is yes (code 1) go to Q3 widowed/separated/
divorced.
Ql(b)
Q2
Marital Status
On no account should you change the marital status coding in
the household box of the Household Schedule because of answers
to particular guestions in this section.
Informants whose spouses/cohebiteesare not in the household
are separated out at Q2.
To improve the GHS figures on one-parent families, this
question is included to differentiate between married persons
whose spouses are not household mambars but whose marria-ges
are stable and continuing (ie spouse works away from hcme),
and married parsons whosa spouses are not household members
and whose marriages have broken down.
If

1 TO all those aged 16-59
(a) Ask all aioglc people
45
FAMILY INFORMATION
DNA, aged 60 and over .. ... . x
Have you ever been legally marrlcd~ Ycs . .
(b) INTERVIEWER CODE FOR ALL OTHERS
Marrlcd/cohabiting - but partner not a household member
— —
2 Introduce If ncccssary
allothers
Is your husband/w,(c/partnerabsent because he/she usually
works away from home, or for some other reason’r
No . . ..
Usually works away (Include Armed Forces, Mcrchwrt Navy)
Some other reason (specify)
. .
1
2
1
2
1
2
Income
page 60
Q3 W/13/S
Q3 Smglc
Q2
Q3
167

3. INTERVIEWER CODE
46
Offer self-completion to sII to whom section applies
Women
Men
Household box
Marital status
Married
women
Cohabiting
women
SingIc
women
Widowed/Divorced,
Scpsratcd women
Self-completion or interviewer
self- completion
Interviewer asks section —
Self- completion
Interviewer asks section ._..._
01
02
03
04
Self- completion 05
Intcrvicwcr asks acction —--- 06
Self - completion ..—_ ........... ........... 07
Intcrvicwcr asks section -..._._. 8
Married
mcn
Self- completion TV.. . ........................... 09
lntcrvicwcr asks section . .. ......... 10
Cohabiting I .Sclf- completion ... ... ............................/ I 1
Widowed/Divorced/ Self- completion ——__ 15
Separated men
Intcrvlewer asks sectmn —...1 16
When self-completion form returned go to Income, page 60
2
3
4
grey
form
Q4A
grey
form
Q6
pink
form
Scc Q21 page 51
blrrc
form
Q4B
peach
form
Q4A
peach
form
Q6
peach
form
Sce Q21 page 51
peach
form
Q4B

SELF COMPLETION FORNS
(46)
Self compld~on forms now cater for all adults aged 16-59. These era 4 forms. 3
for wcman and 1 for man. +
The forms are assigned according to the merltal status ns coded on the household
box:
grey M/C form for those coded married or cohabiting - wcsnem
blue WDS for those coded widowed, divorced or separated - waen
pink S for those coded single - woman
peach - men
You WI1l need to turn to the relevent starting page for the man before handing
over the form.
Using a self-completion form can ensure confldent~allty and avoid posstile
embarrassment’;●g asking about illeg~tmate births n front of other peopla.
In the followlng circumstances self-completion IS recormnended(but not
compulsory) to ensure confldent~allty and to avoid embarrassment:
- when someone other than the informant’s spouse or partner ls present
- when Intervlewlng single 16-19 year-olds - even lf no one else is present.
To try and keep the informant’s task manageable the questions are dlvlded up more
than those on the B quastlonnalre and are written out separately for subgroups so
that alternative word~ngs wlthln a question are avoided.
When hand~ng over forms emphasise that you are ready to help If they are unsure
what to do Reassure them that many people do not f~nd forms easy to follow.
Show the Informant where to rmg answers and where to look to f~nd out which
questions to answer
Q3 Code from 1A If appl~cable, otherwise use the Household Box
I
It is very iqortant to crsnpleteth~s interviewer code as it
shows which people have calf-cqletion and will b used to
sort lnformat~on by subgroup. Two factors have to be taken
into account: marital statua, end whether eelf-canpletion or
not. You w111 then need to turn to the relevant starting
page for man or wanen before hendlng over the form.

170
MARRIAGE HISTORY (Qs4-1O)
(47)
This information ia used by Demographic Analysia and Vital Statistics Division
(DAVS) of OPCS (formerly known as Population Statistics Division). The
formation, dissolution and new formation of femily units affects household size,
the circumstances of children and birth rates of woman. All these are useful in
predicting future population size and structure and hence resource needs for
education, health and housing.
Q. 4-10 Ses explanation under ‘Handling of questions’ of how to
handle these questions.
Q 4A/4B This question ia included to differentiate between current
marriagea that are legal, and those that are ‘conmmn law’.
Any religious ceremony should be coded 1.
The question also applies to the currently widowed, divorced
and separated and refers to their most recent marriage.
There is an optional introduction.

I
4A
4B
(As you know some couples Ilve together wlthotrt sctually
gcttmg married, clther because they cannot get marrlcd
for some reason, or because they prefer not to get married.)
Thmklng of your present marriage, did you get married with
s rehglous ceremony of some kind, or -t a register nfflce, or
arc you mmply living together as a couple?
(As you know some couples live together w,thout actually
,gettmg married, either because they cannot get married
for some reason, or because they prefer not to get married)
Thmkmg of your most recent marriage, dtd you get married
with a rchgious ceremony of some kind, or at a register
office, or were you simply hvmg together M a couplc~
47
Religlous ceremony of some kmd ...... . ....
Regmcr office . . . . ... ... .. ...... .. ... . .
Rehglous ceremony and register office .
Living together as a cnuple .. .... .. .
5. To thoac married with ● rcligioua ccrcmony or in register office
How many times have you been legally marrlcd?
NUMBER INCLUDING PRESENT MARRIAGE
6. To thoac currently living with someone as ● COUPIC
but nut legally married
DNA, now separated
When did you and your partner start hwng together
as a couple?
7. Has your partner ever been married, that M legally
marr,red?
Month _
Year —
Yes ........
co No ... . ..
4
8. Have you yourself ever been legally married?
9. Hnw many times have you bsen legally married altogether? _
Yes .... .
No _..-...
1
2
3
4
1.
.1. .
1
2
1
2
IQ5
t
Q6
Q1O
QE
Q7
1 Q8
@
Q21 PUge 51
Q1O
i71-

10. To all who are, or have been legally married
. .
48
Ask details of each marriage starting with the earliest - recording answers in column 1 -
and ending with the currerit or mos~ rcccnt orsc.
The next questionsconcern your marriagehistory
(Startingwith your firstmarriage- )
a) What month and year were
you married?
b)
@
d)
c)
f)
K)
h)
172
Before getting married did
you and your husband/wife
live together as a coupic?
What month and year did
you start living together?
Had your husband/wife been
legally married before?
To those whose marriage ended
Month —
Year
Yes [ask (c)] ....
No [ask (d)] ....
Month _
Year —
Yes .. ..
No . .. .
DNA, currentmarriage .
(~Qll)
Did your marriage end in: Death [ask (f)] ..........
Marriage ended in death
What month and year did
your husband/wife die?
Divorce [ask (g) and (h)] .
or Separation? [ask (g)] ........
Month —
Year
Marriage ended in divor~
or acparatiosr Month —
What month and year did
you stop living together? Year —
Marriage ended in divorce Month —
What month and year was
your dccrcc absolute granted? Year
First/onlj
marriage
........ ........
........ I........
1
2
........ I........
........ ........
1
2
I
(goto Q1l)
2
3
4
........ I........
........ I........
........ ........
........ t........
........ I........
........ 1........
Second
marriage
........ I........
........ I.....”.
1
2
........ I........
........ I....
1
2
1
2
3
4
........ ........
........ ........
........ I........
........ I ...
....I........
Third
marriagl
,....... 1.......
....... .......
,....... 1........ ....... 1........
When you have complctcd a column for each marriage go to Q11 page 49
I
2
....... I.......
....... I.......
1
2
1
2
3
4
....... I.......
....... I.......
....... I.......
....... .......
....... 1.......
‘ourth
Iarriage
..... I........
..... ........
1
2
.... I........
1
2
1
2
3
4
..... 1........
..... I........
..... I..... ..
.... I........
,....1........
.... I........

Q1O
QIOb, C
QIOC
QIO(g)
t
(48)
The marr~ago grid enccsnpassesall marrmges ~ncluding the
current ona. The uwmmagas a?, takan in chronolcqical order
starting with the aarlloat and ●ndlng with tha current one
If someona has 5 or mora marriages use an extra paga.
,-
Even if the informant cannot remember all the dates of
earlier marriages am to obtain cmiplmte data for a current
one.
We are asking about cohabitation before all marrx.sgee so that
we can compara percentages who cohabit baforo first marriages
with cohab~tmg before cocond rikrriagsa. Also we can compare
marr~age cohorts (a marriage cohort ccagmiaes all thoso
li,arr~edin a spec~fic period,fi●g tha 1980 cohort were all
married in 1980).
If unable to specify date obtain an ●athkete of number of
ysars and nmnths’ cohsb~tatlon. For older people in
particular, a preamble may be helpful, ●g “it is mora consron
nowadays for people to live together before nmrr~age”.
It IS mportant to code this for every marr~age as it IS a
key Item in analys~s
Sometxnes a merrmge WI1l have broken down over a period of
time - that IS, the couple WI1l have lived together
nternuttently In thase cases t~e the month of ●eparatIon
to be the ~ month ~n which the coupla lived tcqether.
1?3

Qs1l-20
Qll(a)
Qs12-14
Q12
Q13
174
Q15(b)
(49)
DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE AWD CHANGES IN TSWURE
These questions are designed to ascertain changes in tenure
that arise following divorce and remarriage after divorce.
The client is tha ME.
We are interested in those who are in 2nd or subsequent
marriages whose last marriage ended in divorce.
The decree absolute must have been obtained.
These questions covar those who have remarried.
The acconnnodationcould be the same as at present.
‘Living with’ means from the time of marriage ,x.the the
frOm commencement of cohabitation with one another.
Where the payment was for food alone this should be coded as
‘No’.
The word ‘last’ is to be used where there has been more than
one marriage.

11 INTERVIEWER CODE
(a) Is nrformant m 2nd or subsequent marriage?
(the previous one having ended m divorce, code 3 at QlO(~))
(b) Is present marmtgc before 1960~ (QIOa)
REMARRIAGE AND TENURE
49
Yea .......- X
No ..... ... y
Yes . ....... .. x
No ..... . .... Y
11 Just before you started hvmg with your present
husband/wife was the accommodation you were Yes . .. . . 1
Iivlng m owned or rented m your name
(including joint names)? No ..— . 2
13. Were you personally paying rent or a contribution
towards the accommodatlon~ Yes .... . . .. 1
14.Was the accommodation owned or rented?
(a) Was It .. .. ..
(b) Was It rented from local authority/
New Town/ housing assoclatlonf
Scottish Special Housing Assoclatjon?
15. INTERVIEWER CODE
(s) Ia informant divorced and not currently
married? (Q IO(h) and QIO(a))
(b) Was (Iaat) divorce before 1980? (Q IO(h))
or
Owned/being bought
No .. 2
Rented/rent free .
owned outright ......”
being bought with a
mortgage or loan? ....
1
2
1
2
Yea . 1
No
t
.... . , I 2
Yes ----- .X
No . . .. . . .y
Yea --- .x
No . .. ..— .Y
Q14
Q13
Scc Q21
[8)
[b)
See Q21
Sec Q2 I
(b)
See Q21
2ce Q21
Q16
175

50
DIVORCE AND TENURE I I
16. Thinking back to your (last)marriage,was
the accommodation you were living in just
before you stopped living with your husband/
wife owned or rented?
Owned/being bought ......................
Rented/rent free ...............................
(a) Was it .... .. . . . owned outright ............................”.....
or being bought with a
mortgage or loan? ............................
(b) Was it rented from local authority/ Yes .....................
New Town/ housing association/
ScottishSpecialHousing Association? No ........
17. INTERVIEWER CHECK DATE OF DECREE
ABSOLUTE (LAST DIVORCE) FROM Q 10(h)
IF DK PROMPT
Under 12 months ago ..............................
1 year or more ............................................
18. Now thinking about the time 12 months after
your decree absolute was granted (that is
............. DATE see Q 10(h)) was the accommodation Yes .....................
you were living in owned or rentedin your
name (includejointnames)? No . .......
19. Was that accommodation owned or rented?
Owned/being bou8ht ......................
Rented/rentfree . . ........
(a) Was it ............. owned outright ...................................
(b) Was it rented from local authority/
Ncw Town/ housing association/
Scottish Special Housing Association?
or being bought with a
mortgage or Ioan? ......... .................
Yes ................ ....
No ............ .. ......
20. May I just check, 12 months after
the decree absolute, were you still
living in the accommodation you used
to share with your husband/wife or not? Ycs .....................
176
No ... ............. ....
1
I
(a)
11
1
2
1
2
}
I I
1
Q17
Q17
SCc Q21
2 Q18
t
1 Q19
2 Q20
1 (a)
}
11
1
2
1
2
1
2
Q20
IQ20
}
.% Q21

Qs16-20
DIVORCE
(50)
These quest~ons cover those who have d~vorced
The dete of the decree absolute hes been asked already and
csn be coded from Q1O(h ). The date of decree absolute is the
date on which the d~vorce becomes valld for all purposes
If the Informant IS unsble to remember the date code 2.

178
Q21
Q22
Q23
(51)
Note that everyone aged 16-59 should have a code at this
check.
Alweys use the preamble in brackets when introducing the
guestion to singles, and should you find it necessery, use it
for the widowed, divorced or separated.
Again, everyone aged 16-59 should have a code here.
This is being asked for the first time of men who have
children in the household.
GHS is one of the few sources of information on step, foster
and adopted children.
The definition of ‘living with you’ is the standard household
definition.
We are interested in both stepchildren by marriage and what
has been called ‘de facto’ stepchildren. The latter are in
cohabiting relationships.
women: only women are asked about foster, adopted children
to avoid double counting.
men: The brackets are to be used in cohabiting
relationships.
There is likely to be confusion in some
relationships as to the correct answer. You can
explain the situation but ultimately code whatever ‘
the informant tells you.
Women do not seem to be confused hence the absence
of brackets.

21.
INTERVIEWER CODE
HOUSEHOLD BOX MARITAL STATUS
Married or cohabiting . .. . ..... . . ... ........ .. ... .. .
Widowed, divorced, separated single
- ●dult($) of op~site sex in household,
unrelated to informant ... . .. ..... .. . .. .
- others . ....... .. .... . . . ....... .. .. . .......... . . . , .
22 Introduce as rwc.saary
(As you know, some couples hve together without
actually getting married, mther because they cannot
get mnrrlcd for some reason, or because they prefer
not to get morrled) Are you yourself currently llwng
with someone as a couIJle~
51
.. ... .. . . .x
. . Y
.-. .. . . . ....
(a) \Vhcn d]d you and your partner start
Ilving together as a couple? Month —
Yes
No
Year
(b) Has your partner ever been married,
that Is,Icgallymarrled~ Yes
23. INTERVIEWER CODE
%EiiislZn:
any son/dau#hter,
atcpson etc. even
If adult. I
24. (The next qucstlona are about the family)
Womcst
Have you any step, foster. or adopted
chlldrcn of any age hv:ng with you?
No
Women - with chddrcn” in the household Z
Mcn - with children- in the household X
without children in the household . ..
without children in the houachold
Yes . . .“.
. . . . . . . . . .
No .. . . .. .. ... ..
ma
Have you any stepchildren of any agc Yes .-” . .. .. .. ..
‘ living with you (includtng any children
from yW ~artner’a previous relationship)? No ... . .. .. ...
. . .
. . .
2
1
2
I
I
1
2
. . .
. . .
2
3
1
2
4
3
.
Q23
Q22
(a) & (b)
Q23
I Q23
I Q24
Q25
Income page 60
(a) next page
Q26
(s) next page
Income pmge 60
1179.:

52
1st 2nd 3rd ~ 4th
child child child child
(a) Enter dctaita below
Step ....... . ... . 1 1 1 1
Foster ............... . 2 2 2 2
Adopted .. .. ..... 3 3 3 3
Q25
Month _ ...” I .- -. I ... . “.. I .....
Date of birth
Year — .- 1
,... I ...”
Date started living Month _ .“- I -. ..”. I ..... .. I . . . . 1.....
with informant
Year _ ...- I ..... .... t .“.. ..” 1...”II
- I .....
25. INTERVIEWER CODE
Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. DNA. .X ---- - Inmme page 60
Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Y ---- - Q26
26. Ask or code
Introduce for single womasu As you know, some women become
pregnant and have children without being married.
Have you ever had a baby - even one who
only Iivcd for a short time?
Yes ............
EXCLUDE: any stillborn No ............
L1 Q27
27. How many children have you given birth to, including any who
are not living here and any who may have died since birth? ............ ..... .....
,1
I EXCLUDR any stillborn I
(a) Enter detaifa below for each child
starting with the first born.
Date of birth
Month —
Year
Sex Male —
Female —
Whether child living with informant
180
Yes ...— .. ..
No, lives etaewhere
No, deceased . . .
1st
child
. ..l—
-I...—
1
2
1
2
3
!nd
hiId
.. I “-
.1 .
1
2
1
2
3
lrd
:hild
.. 1”..
-1 ..
1
2
1
2
3
Ith
:hild
-.1-
-.. 1....
1
2
1
2
3
2 Q28
page 53
ith
:hild
.l—
.l—
1
2
3
(a)
5th
:hild
. ..1”.”
_.l -
1
2
1
2
3

(52)
Q24a Record detals for each child, using an extra page if
necessary. The ch~ldren should all be household members.
FSRTILITY (Qs26-30)
This section IS again used by DAVS, often in ccsnbinationwith mbsrrlagedata to
calculate fert~llty rates wh~ch can ix used in predicting population size and
change. Unl~ke registration data It gives the complete birth data for women who
have ~llegltimate as well aa legltm.ste births. They CM ccapare fandy
format~on petterna of people of different generations and according to the age of
marrlege or other characteristics of the mother.
Q26
Q27(a)
This can be coded ‘Yes’ without asking If there are sons and
daughters n the household not accounted for at Q24.
St~llborn bab~es and miscarriages are excluded because they
do not form part of the population wh~ch makes demands on
resources and pred~ctlons of Population growth and alze have
long used nformatlon on l~veblrths only.
Record information for all liveborn children; In the case of
a woman who has’had more than SIX children use an extra page.
Chddren ‘llvng with the informumt’ should only include
those l~sted as household metiers in the household box.
181

Q30
Q30(a)
Q30(b)
Q30(c)
(53)
Expectation of future children
The aim is to obtain the total numbsr of children a woman
expects to have. The guestion now offers a wider choice so
that fewer informants will choose ‘don’t know’ and to improve
on the methods of population projection.
Phrases are given in brackets to cater for the varied
circumstances. References to ‘more’, ‘those you have
already/who are still alive’ are appropriate for women who
have given birth previously and still have children alive.
For pregnant women there are references to ‘the one you are
expecting’.
Show Card H.
‘AIIy’ is appropriate for those with no children while ‘rare’
is appropriate for those with children or pregnant.
Ranges, eg. 1-2, 2-3, should not be written in. Ask the
informant to make the ‘most likely’ estimate. Only if you
are unable to obtain a specific answer, codes as ‘don’t
know’.

28. INTERVIEWER CODE
WOMAN ●ged 50 ●nd over ._-.-.._ .. . .. ...... ... ..... . . . .... .
WOMAN ●ged 16-49 ..__ .—— .. ..-. -... -. ...”. . ..—... --.””..”.
29. To ●ll women ●ged 16-49
(Mxy I @ check) Yes —...—
are you pregnant now?
No/unsure -—-
30. Do you think that you wdl have any
(more) children at ●ll (after the one
you arc cxpcctmg)? Could you choose
your answers from this card. Yes ... ... ....
❑ lwvs9 Probably yes
(a) On the whole do you think .
53
Probably not ..
No .._-.._-. ..
Don’t know .....
M You will probably have wry/more children . .... .. ... ... ...-
or you wdl probably not have any/more chddren? .. .... ... .. ...
(b) (Can I JUSt chcclf, you have . . . . . chddren
still ahvc)
How many children do you think you will
have born to you in all [including those
you have ●lready (who arc still alive)
(and the one you are cxpcctmg)~
❑ ●
(c) How old do you think you will bc when
you have your first/next baby (after the
onc you are expecting)?
❑ ●
don’t know . . ...-.—-. ... . .. ..
Don’t know ._
Don’t know —..
—
—
—
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
-... I
—
-1
9s
9s
mcomc pxge 60
!29
Q30
:b)
k Q3 1
0
0
kc Q31
Se Q31
183

31. INTERVIEWER CODE
54
CONTRACEPTION
Msrrricd/cohabitirrg women aged 1649 ... . ...................... .... . ..... ... .. ...........
Other women aged 16.49 ..... ....... ...... . .. .."... ..................".. . .. ...... .. ................
32A If married or Iivina tosrether u 8 COUPle
(inc code 1 ●t Q22~ -
Introduce - we’ve talked about how many children
you think you’ll have. The next questions are
about ways of preventing pregnancy.
32B.
Have you or your husband/partner ever been
ateriliscd - I mean ever had an operation
intended
(again)?
to prevent you getting pregnant
Yes .. . .......
No ....... ......
(a) Was it you who was sterilised Informant ........ ..............
or your” husband/partner who
had a vasectomy? Husband/partner .......-
Others
Introduce - we’ve talked about how many children
you think you’ll have. The next questions are
about ways of preventing pregnancy.
Both ....................................
Have you ever been sterilised - I mean ever
had an operation intended to prevent you Yes .............
getting pregnant (again)? No ...............
33. Was the operation carried out
under the NHS or not?
34. Did you/did he have the opcratiorx
Running
prompt
aa a hospital inpatient
staying overnight or Iongcr
aa a hospital outpatient . . .
at your/his doctor’s surgery .
at a clinic
NHS ..................”....-
Other .-—..” ... ......
or was it carried out somewhere else? —....-.
35. In what month and year was the sterilisation
operation?
184
Month _
Year _
nformant
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
I
,-..— .. .....
.... .... I....
....
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
Husband/
partner
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
... . . I..-...”.
,..-—. I ..........
(a)
Q37
1Q33
Q33
. Q37

Q31-47
Q31
Qs32-35
Q32AjQ32B
Qs33-35
Q35
(54)
Cor$raceptlon Section: Women aged 16 - 49 only
Purpose of section
In ,1991-2 we are reverting }0 $sk~nq the contraception
questions of y(omenonly. U? foal that the information
collected WL1l be carprehenaive wlthln the context of the
topic of contraception. Because we are aakng more queat~ona
of pregnant women, It would ~have meant that the schedule
would have been extremely ccmplex if nwn had aleo been
included.
YOU will f~nd the quest~ona are a mixture of those used in
1989-90 pnd t~se used in 1986. The men d~fference frOm
1989-90 being t@t we deal with ster~l~satlona, vasectomies
and other operations which prevent pregnancy before gong
onto other methods. There are alao arms new questions asked
of those who are pregnant now, concernng any methods of ,
contraception bang used at the tme they became pregnant.
Wa are also trying to eatabliah methods used In the last 2
years for nli the different groupa.
Cohshting Includes l~v~ng together (code 1 Q22).
These quastlona are about ster~l~satlon by wh~ch it is meant
operatmns that are actually intended to prevent pregnancy.
(Operations that are carried out for some other reason - as,
for example, hysterectomy usually M - but happen to produce
sterlhty, are dealt with at Q39).
Q32A lS for married women (and those cohebltlng or llvlng
w~th someone aa husband and wlfe);
Q32B is for other women.
Note that the question refers to ‘ever had’.
Note that you are askng atmut nterilisation of both th6
U’Ifo-t and her husband/partner (If there ia one).
These guestions ask for the nsmth and year of the oparat~on.
They are needed to work out the age at the thus they had the
OPeratiOn and *O current incidenco of operations.
If an info-t (or her huaband/partner) haa been sterilised
more than once, only code the latest occurrence.
We are not asking hut rsversals or whether an operation was
successful in an effort to reduce the number of questions in
the Fanuly Informetion Baction. When reveraala were aaked
last time there were only a handful of such caaes in the
whole year. If you ctxneacrosa anyone who haa had a
reversal, pleas,efollow the signpostlng as on the schedule
but make notes if you feel that an ●xplanat~on la noceasary.
195

(55)
If the informant cannot remember the date because it was some
yeara ago, use code 2.
Uae the appropriate reference to husband or partner
according to marital status. Refer to you end your partner
when speaking to single people unless they have told you that
they do not have a partner.
Methods of preventing preqnsncy
Card J has the full list of all methods. card I excludes:
code 11: @ing without intercourse to avoid pregnancy
Code 15: No method needed - no sexual relationship
Code 16: No method used at all
Codes 15 and 16 are single coded.
Code 15 (No sexual relationship) is given because some people
in this position do not want to say ‘no method’ as this seems
irresponsible.
Coda 06-08 pill: You will probably need to probe the brand
neme. If the informant has 21 or 22 day packets or if she
has different coloured pills for different days of her cycle,
code 07 applies.
Otherwise only the brand name can distinguish.
Below is a list of brand names divided into the two codes 06
and 07. It is not expected that you attempt any recoding
based on these brand names. They are there as an aid to you
if you require them.
Progesteroneonly, mini pill (code 06):
Femulen : Micronor : Microval : Neogest
Norgeston : Noriday
Combined pill (code 07):
BiNovum
Brevinor
COnova 30
Eugynon 30
Fsmodene
LOeatrin 20
LOastrin 30
_On
LoPYIIoiiSD Ovrsn -
Norimin Ovrsn 30
Nsrvelon Ovrenette
Mercilon Ovysmen
Micrcgynon 30 Synphaae
Minilyn Trinordiol
Naocon 1/35 Tri.Novum
Norinyl-1
Ortho-Novin 1/50
Code 12 Injections: There are two types of injecteble
contraceptives snd these are:
Dapd medroxyprogesteroneacetate (DMPA) which has a 150g
does injected every 12 weeks.
Norethisterone unanthate which has a 200g dose injected
every 8 weeks.

36. INTERVIEWER CHECK Q35
37. INTERVIEWER CHECK
55
Either less than 2 years .. .
2 years or more .. ... . .. . .. . ...... ... ....
Is Informant pregnant? Yes . . . ... . .
(.%C Q29)
No/unsure . .. .
38. Show Card I
Here is a list of ways of preventing pregnancy -
were you or your partner using any of them
when you became pregnant7
Yes
(a) Please can you look through the I,st to
the end of the card and read out the
numbers beside the methods which
aPvlled to You and your husband/
partner when you got pregnant?
Code
all
that
apply
No
Withdrawal . .. . . . . .
Sheath/condom
Safe pcrlod/rhythm method . . .
Cap/diaphragm
Contraceptive sponge . . . . . . . . .
P1ll - m:m p]ll (progesterone only) . . .... ... ... . ..
P1ll - combined PII1 (Inc multl-phmc PI1l)
Pill - not sure if mm or combmed
spcclfy brand name . . .. .. .... .. .. ... . . ... ... ......
IUD/cod/lntra-uterine device .. ... ........ .. ... .. .. . . ... .. .......
Foams/gels/sprays/pessaries (spermicldes) ... ... ... ....... ....
hJCCtlOIIS -.-.—-. .—.. ... ... .. ... ... .. .. ..... ...... ... .. . ..... . .
Another method (amcify) .“..”.. ....... .... .. . “. .. .. . .. ...... .
.—----- .-.. —.- . . . .... .. . .. . . ... .... .. . . . . . . ... . . . .. ... ...
tit
1
2
1
2
1
2
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
12
13
1Q46B
. Income
Page 60
. Q38
~ Q39
. (a)
Q44
18.7

39. If married/cohabiting or living as
husband and wife
A. Have you or your husband/partner
had any other operation which
prevents you getting pregnant (again)?
Otbcr
B. Have you had any other
operation which prevents you
getting pregnant (again)?
(a) In what month and year
(b) INTERVIEWER CHECK
40. Show Card J
Either less than 2 years
56
Yes, informant ..........
Yes, husband/
partner .........................
Yes, both .....................
No .....................................
was the operation? Informant
Month
........... ..........
Year — 1’ . .. . . I..........
2 years or mOrc/DK .....................................................................................
Here is a list of possibleways of preventingpregnancy -
which of them, if any, do you (and your husband/partner)
usually use at present?
code 15, No method needed - no sexual relationship ....................
16 single
code No method used at all ..................................................................
Code
all
188
that
apvly
Withdrawal ...........................................................................................
Sheath/condom ....................................................................................
Safe period/rhythm method ......................................................
Cap/diaphragm ...................................................................................
Contraceptive sponge ......................................................................
Pill - mini pill (progesterone only) .........................................
Pill - combined pill (inc multi-phasic pill) ......................
Pill - not sure if mini or combined
specify brand name ....... ............ .....................................
IUD/coil/intra-uterine device ....................................................
Foams/gels/spray s/pessaries (spermicides) ...........................
Going without sexual intercourse to avoid pregnancy ...
Injections ....w..".....................................................................................
Another method (specify) .............................................................
............................... ......................................................................................
I
2
3
4
Husband/
partner
........ ..........
........ 1..........
1
2
15
16
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
13
I
(a)
Q40
Q46B
Income
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Q45
Q44
Q41

Q39A/Q39B
Q39a
Q39b ‘
Q40
Q43
(56)
Q39A M for married woman (and those cohabiting or living
with somoona as husbend and wife);
Q32B is for other wanen.
Note that this IS asked of both the mfonnants and her
husband or pertner.
These queatlons ask for the month and year of the operat~on.
These are needed to work out the age at the tuna they had the
operation and the current incidence of operatlona.
If the Informant cannot remember the dete becauae it was mane
years ago, use code 2.
Accept the informanta definltlon of usual.
189

QS41-42
Q43
Q44
Q45
(57)
These guestions are esked of informants responding to:
Q38(e) (ie were using a method of preventing pregnancy
when they became pregnant) and in which case the wording
‘did’ should be used.
or Q40 (ie currently using a method of preventing
pregnancy) where the correct wording to be used is ‘do’.
Q42 is intended to identify the main mathod with is used.
The main method is defined as the one used most frequently.
Hnwever as soresmethods are used simultaneously eg cap and
spermicides, Q41 first establishes if the mathods bsing used
are in combination.
This guestion refers to the main method or combination of
methods identified at QS41-42. The phrase in brsckets
applies if You had to ask Q42, otherwise it will be the
method(s) given at Q38(a) or Q40.
The guestion is intended to find out how long a method has
been the main one. This is not necessarily the same as the
total time the method has been used (eg the informant may
have experimented with it on and off before daciding to adopt
it as the main one). If an informant has had more than one
spell of using their main method, only the nwxt recent spell
is of interest.
If an informant uses a combination of methods but has used
one of the methods for longer than the other (eg the pill and
sheath in combination but has been on the pill longer) record
the shorter time period (ie the time that both have been used
jointly as the main method).
This question is ssked of informants resending to:
Q40 - code 16 (ie presently using no method st all to
prevent ptegnancy) and in which case the wording
‘applies’ should be used,
or Q38 -code 2 (ie not using a method of preventing .
prsgnancy when the informant becems pregnant) where the
correct wording to be used ia ‘appliad’.
It is asked of all those who have previously stated that:
a. no method needed - no sexual relationship;
b. no method used at all at present
or c. are currently pragnant end used no mat-hod.

41, To thoac with more than one usual method
Code if known or ask
You have mentioned that you (and your
husband/partner ) usually use more than
one method Do/d~d you use them In
combination or do/djd you sometimes use
one and sometimes the other?
42. Which one dofd~d you use most often?
57
DNA, one method ..... ....
In combination .... . . -. . .
Sometimes one, sometimes other . ..
Enter code from hst at Q38(a)/40 . . . .
43. How long has/h-ad this method/combmatlon
of methods been your usual one (1c the onc
you usc most often)?
44 Show Card K
Less than 3 months .
At least 3 months, less than 6 months
At least 6 months, less than 1 year
At least 1 year, less than 2 years
At least 2 years ..
Here M a Ilstof reasonswhy peopledo not
usc any method for preventingpregnancy
Can you tell me which reason applm/applled to you?
45. Show Card I
Want to get pregnant
Unhkcly to conceivebecauseof menopause . .
Unhkely to conce]vebccauscpossiblyIrrfcrtlle
Don’t hke contraceptionand/or finds
methods unsatisfactory.. . ....... ...
Other reasons(spsclfy).. .. . . . ...
Have you (or your husband/partner) ever used Yes .. .... ..
any of these methods in the Iaat 2 years?
No .. ...... .
1
2
3
I ...
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
Q43
Q43
Q42
Q43
- Q46C
Q47
Q45
Q46A
Q47
191

46. A. from Q45 Show Card I
Which method(s) did you (or your husbaod/partner) usually use?
B. from Q36 or Q39 (operations and aterilixations) Show Card J
58
Here is a list of ways of preventing pregnancy.
Which methods,if any, did you (or your husband/
partner)use immediatelybefore that?
C. from Q43 (those using a method) Show Card J
Which method, if any, did you (or your husband/
partner) use immediately before that?
code 15. No method nccdad - no sexual relationship ...... ..............
16 single No method uxcd at all .... .................................. ....... .. ........ ......
code
Code
all
that
aPPIY
192
Withdrawal ................................................................ ..........................
Sheath/condom ....................................................................................
Safe period/rhythm method ..............................................."......
Cap/diaphragm ...................................................................................
Contraceptive sponge ......................................................................
Pill - mini pill (progesterone only) .........................................
Pill - combined pill (inc multi-phasic piIl) ......................
Pill - not sure if mini or combined
apccify brand name ..........................................................
IUD/coil/intra-uterine device ............. ....... ...... .. ... .. .....
Forms/gels/sprays/pessaries (spermicidcs) ..... .....................
Going without sexual intercourse to avoid pregnancy ...
Injections .... ..... . .. . .... . . ........ . ..... . ... ....................... ..... .......
Another method (apacif y) .——.—------------
—-——..
Pregnant ..." .. . .. . . . . ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . ....." ...............
“-----------
Q47

Q46A
Q46B
A46C
Q46B, Q46C
Q46
(58)
Aeked of those who are not preeently uslng a method of
preventing pregnancy but who have used one In the last two
yeara ~ You should stress ‘usually’ .
Asked of those who have had an operation m the last 2 years
that prevents pregnancy (le those answering yes to Q36 or
Q39). The ●treaa here should be on ‘hmed~ataly ’.
,,
Asked of those who are preeantly using a method of preventlng
pregnancy but have been using that method for lees than two
years. Agan the streaa chould be put on ‘~ed~ately ’.
,– ●.,
If the lnformant was pregnant hrnediately before (a) the
operat~on or (b ) the method preeently used then code 19
should be rnged.
For most people tha answer should differ from the current one
but If they have used one part of a ccmhnat~on longer than
the other, the anawers may overlap (In the example given at
Q43, the PI1l would be the prevloua usual method).
193

194
Q47
(59)
This question applies to those women who have not been
sterilised nor had any other operation that prevents
pragnancy (and whose partners have not been sterilised) and
also to women who are currently not pregnant.
The words ‘(and your husband/partner)‘ apply to married and
cohabiting women only. The word ‘more’ is to be used if the
informant has already given birth to children.
For married and cohabiting wcinenthe difficulty recorded may
be her partner’s physical problem.

47 TO BE ANSWERED BY EVERYBODY ANSWERING Q40
DNA, other (M pregnant, sterilisations, opsmtions) ._._-.. ... . X
59
As far ●s you know, could you (and your
husband/partner) have (more) children if you
wanted to or would it be dlffjcult
or impossible?
(a) Will you please look at this card
and tell mc what the difficulty m?
Show Card L
code
all
that
-PPIY
Could have (more) children -._..._
Would be difficult/impossible _-...
Gcttmg prcgnan t ..... ........ .. . ....................Y .
. . . . . . . . . . .
Hawng a baby born alive ?-.. . . .. . . .. .. .... . ..
i
Pregnancy would endanger he lth . .
. ... .... .. .
Passed the menopause - change of llfc .. . ..
Other (Specify) ............. . ........ ... \ .. ... . .......... .....
\<
. . .. ... . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . .. .... . ...
(b) Ask if has difficulty in getting prc~nant or
having ● baby born alive (Q47(a)coded 1 or 2)
Have you (or your husband/partner)
ever consulted a doctor about the
difficulty you have or would have
m getting pregnant/having a baby
born alive? Yes .......—- ....
No .._—
----
1
2
1
I I
1
2
3
4
5
n
I I
1
2
1 1
Income
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Page 60
(a)
(b)
.
Income
pSgC 60
1Income
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1. INTERVIEWER CODE
Code csrrrent employment states
(See Employment 0s Z 3.6. 7)
EMPLOYED
60
INCOME
- employee or employer-based YT ...................................................................
- self-employed ........ .. ...............................................................................................
- employer based ET ............................................................ ...................................
UNEMPLOYED
- never worked ...........................................................................................................
- employee in most recentjob ................ ...........
- self-employed in most recent job .................................................................
ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE
196
- others(includingretired,keeping
house, college-based YT/ET, etc) .............................................................
r I
(REFUSED WHOLE INCOME SECTION) .................................................... 9
1
2
7
3
4
5
6
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Q2
Q22 Page 66
Q26 Page 67
Q26 Page 67
Q2
Q22 Page 66
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Purpese of Section
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The main use of the InccsneSect~on,$s to provide a Masure of overall income
wh~ch is an ~rtant classif~ca$gry lt~ fqr all other sections of the
questionnaire; eg housing, health, .~lo~nt, and, as.such, is used by .s11our
cllent government dopsrtxcants. Howeyer, the infonnatlon about the ccmgwments of
inccme is also used In its own right. (
Scme important uses of the Income Sec~i9n are:
ia.
to ccmp~e ‘the income levels of pa@e whose msun or only source of income
is stete benefits with the incomes of ~he rest of the population.
b. to show to what extent particular state benefits are reaching households n
need.
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c. to lmk at Lncoms from occupatlo=$penaiona. ~1
. q:,
d. to ln~ ~.alifuzatlons and ‘~~c’Moin a kmd of cogt-beneflt-analysm called
the ‘Rate of Return’ for h~gher education, ie cost of higher education and the
amount returned to the Exchequer in taxes etc.
The deta~led guest~on~ng In the Income SectIon IS necessary becauae the d~fferent
uses of the data demand slightly d~fferent defuut~ons of ncoma, eg DSS
generally needs to cons~der how much,.ngt,income is available forcliving axpenses,
after compulsory deductions l~ke income tax and National Insurance. The
Depar~ent of Education, on the other hand, is concerned with gross ●arnnga o
the amount of money paid by an employer, before any deduct~ons are made from It.
Introduction
As this section,is so deta.~led,pleaee introduce the section fully using the
notes above. It is important that infomments are aware not only of the purpose
of the section, but also of the reason why such detail M necessary.
It is amportant that you try to obtain high lsvols of co-operation frcm your
informants and that you do all you c@n to encourage the accurate reporting of
smunts. Pleaae encourage informants to g-t out any relevmt documents they may
have (pay slips, bank or Post Office Books, pension or ch~ld benefit books, or
Giro payment slips): see note overleef. Also do not leave amounts blank hut
obtain estbtes if at all possible, ●specially where there are double lines
around a box. (See note ii overlesf). ,
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Notes
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
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198
Recording
smounts of
Income
Estimates
Checking
the Income
Section
Selfcompletion
Use of pay
slips
(60b)
Generally you are asked to record both Es and pence, and
should probe to ensure that answers are as accurate as
possible. Where, however, an enmunt refers to a 12-smnth
period, with the exception of Q50, (Qs 23, 24(c), 32A/B,) YOU
should record fs only (not pence). Answers should be round
to the nearest whole f, Sop to nearest even E.
At some questions it may be necessary to accept estimated,
rather than actual, amants. Nhenever this happena, ensure
that you follow the standard prc-cedureof marking ‘E‘ beside
the answer. Accept esttites rather than obtain a ‘don’t
know’ where there is a double line around the box (ag. Qs8,
16, 20).
Throughout the Income section you should be alert to the need
to check answers against those given earlier in the
interview. Try to ascertain the reason for any apparent
discrepancyies and write full explanatory notes.
The Income section could be wholly or partially aelfcompleted
by an informant rather than lose information, but
try to avoid this.
For guestions on earnings, from both main and second or
occasional jobs, informants should be asked if they can
produce a current or recent pay slip to which they can refer.
The rules about the use of pay slips in relation to the main
job are as follows:
- current pay slip available, ie relating to last pay
period: should be referred to for information on last
time’s earnings end deductions
- pay slip up to 3 calendar months out of date
available: could be consulted, if a current pay slip is
not available, as a guide for estimating last time’s
pay; this will usually involve adding on any increases
that have occurred since the old pay slip.
- pay slip mare than 3 calender months out of date
availsble: should ~ be consulted unless the informant
is cartain that no changes have occurred since that time
(see also notes at ‘Pay slip code’, p. (63).
This directs people to the relevant questions. Fms April
1989 the answers will be put on computer. Pleaae code tha
current employment status of the informant as recorded at
Employment Qs 2b, 3, 4 or 5. Note that codes for people on
YTS or ET with employers or at college in the last week
(Employment Q2b) teke priority over the code at Employment
Q1.

(61a)
Earnings as an employee (Qs 2-20)
Q2 ~ ‘u. This guestlon is asked of “all people who are currently
working as employees shd ~loyer-based YTS and of those
urmnployed perions (ia cod-d 4 or 5 at Q3 of the Employment
section) whose nmst recmnt job was as an employee.
,,
Q4
Q5
6 Q6
1 !,q[
If an employee does more than one job concurrently, Income Q2
and th followlng Sequenca of Qs 4-20 refer to the main lob
only (at Q5 in Employment saction), ie the most ranmnerat Ive
job.
,,
If the informant has only recdntly started the job (descrtied
at ~loyment Q5) and ha8 not yet received any wage/salary,
explaln th~s In a note, and answer Q4 in terns of how he/she
●xpects to be pa~d; then go to Q8 (see note for Qs 8, 16,
18).
Note that the permad covered by the last wage/salary IS
recorded here; this may diffar from= usual pay per~od.
Code ~s only for pay per~ods of a calendar nnnth If someone
volunteers that he IS pa~d ‘monthly’, check whether this IS
calendar mmnth (le 12 tunes per year) or 4-weekly (ie 13
tties per year).
If the last time’s psy wds unusual in that it included
hollday pay, specify the total period covered by last time’s
pay, lncludmq the hollday per~od.
If an informant only works one or two days a week they should
get paid by the hour or by the day For hourly paid workers
we need to know how many hours they normally work in a week.
For those paid by the day be need to know how~mahy’days they
nozmally work-in a week. ‘PAS can then convert pay t? a
weekly basIS.
If an informant should have received a further ‘wageor salary
since the date he gave you at Q2, the answers to Q6 WI1l
determine whether we accept what he tells us as h~s ‘current
income’, or whether we make some adjustrnantto the
information bacause it is no longer current.
If, by ccsnparmg the date of interview, the date on which
they were last paid, and the period covered by that last wage
you find that they should have been p=d again since the date
at Q2, we need to know at Q6 why details of a inurerecent
wage are not being given.
In nust cams this will be because pay covering the most
recent pay period is yet to be collected (precede 2: thla may
aPPIY, fOr example, when informants were on holiday during
the last pay period)
In some cages lnfoxnwsntsmay say that they received no pay
because they were off s~ck, in which case please
they rece~ved only Statutory Sick Pay from their
check If
erployer.
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Statutorv Maternity Pay
(61b)
SmplOyers are responsible for paying Rnployer’s Statutory
Sick Pay (ESSP or SSP) fOr the first 28 weeks of en
employee’s sickness ebsenca. This msans that the only people
claiming NI sicknass benefit will b those not entitlad to
SSP . Sores employers enhance the basic Statutory Sick Pay so
that full usual pay is received by tha employee, soma enhance
SSP to a proportion of usual pay, eg 75%, end come pay only
the basic SSP.
At Q6, those who aay they haven’t recaived any pay for their
last pay period may have received only Statutory Sick Pay or
Statutory Maternity Pay (S14P)and they should be coded 3.
If, however, the informaot will not (evar) raceive any pay or
SSP or SMP for the most recent pay psriod, please ring
precede 4 end explain the reason: eg informant ia now
unemployed end will recaive no pay/sick pay/meternity pay
from smployer. All such situations should be probed and
explained fully.
Smployers are now responsible for the payment of Statutory Naternity Pay (SMP) to
employees who satisfy the necessary conditions. SMP replaces maternity pay
(which was paid amployers and later rafunded by the Department of ~loyment ) and
maternity allowance (paid by DSS). Women who cannot get SMP can still qualify
for maternity allowance.
SUP works very much like Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) except that SNP cannot be paid
for more than 18 waeka but may be paid for a shorter period.
It is possible for a woman coded unemployed or economically inactive to be
receiving SMP. As long as an employee satisfies the qualifying conditions SNP is
payable, even if her contract of employment ends at the start of her maternity
absence or whilst SMP is being paid. If such cases arise you should record the
SMP at Q49 code 8.

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61
EARNINGS FROM WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE
(includu unemployed persons)
Z On what date were you last paid
a wage or salary?
3. INTERVIEWER CODE
UnemPloy4 ●nd date ●t Q2 is more than 3 months sgo ............. . . ..
Others —_—..– . . . .. ...-__. .. .. . ... .... . .. .. . .. .. .. . ..—— . . .. ........
4. How long a period did your last A week —.- .. ........ ..
wage/salary cover?
Calendar month ... ...... .
5. INTERVIEWER CODE
.m
Other (Spacify) .-..-...
. . . . Q3
1 - Q26 Page 67
2 “w
(a) Interviewer record
today’s date .m ----- (b)
(b) IS date at Q2 wnh,o (ANSWER ‘T Q4)
of today’s d-ate?
6. You haven’t received any pay for the las~ (ANSWER AT Q4)
Is this because . .
Yes . .. . .... . . 1
No .. . . .. X-----
you will collect the pay at some
date or be gwen back pay
future
2 Q6
Running
prompt you ●re recciv:og only statutory
statutory matermty pay from
sick
your
pay or
employer 3
t
Q7
or will you rccewe no pay from your
employer for that period? (Explain) . ... ..—.........
00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. INTERVIEWER CODE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
5
3
I
1
I I
If informaa t rcceivad only amtutory sick pay or statotory
matmity pay coflcct decaih of amtotov sick Or =@*tY
my SC QS 6-16 x ----- . Q8
t
Q5
Q8
Q6

8. What was your wage or salary, including any overtime,
bonus, commission, tips or tax refund, but after all
deductions, the last time you were paid? _
~
9. How much income tax was deducted under PAYE from
your last wage/salary?
62
f
I
L P
E
Nothing ..... . ... 10
10. May I just check, did that wage/salary include a Yes . .. .... . .
refund of income tax?
No ........ .....
(a) How much
the refund?
was
s P
1
. . . ..- . .
11.Do you usually pay any tax? Yes ..............
12. HOW much was deducted for your National
Insurancecontribution?
No ..............
P
1
2
. . . .
1
2
s P
Nothing ..... 0
13. How much, if anything,was deducted for
pension/superannuationcontribution? .+ I I 1
14. Were there any deductions from your wage/salary
for charity?
(a)
(b)
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Were these deductions made under the
tax-free payroll giving scheme?
Nothing ..... 0
Yes ............... 1
No ......p
All were _-_-__. ___ ....._._
Prompt
aa None were . . .... . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . ..-
Sleccsaary
Some were/some were not .._._._
Don’t know ..... . . .. . .. . . 14
SIP
Total deducted for charity under tax-free scheme —1 I
1
(c) Total deducted for charity NOT under tax-free I
scheme
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1
2
3
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TAKE
HON435 I
PAY
Q12
Q1O
(a)
Qll
Qll
Q12
(a)
Q15
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(c)
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(c)
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J
QS 8-16
L7
QS 8, 16
& 20
QS 8
& 16
Qs 9, 12,
13 and 15
QIOa
Q14
(62)
Please record deta~ls of Statutory Sick Pay or Statutory
Maternity Pay at Qa 8-16.:
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It .is-verv inmortant . to tlv --- to aat vour MIforrmnt to refer to
a current pay SIIP, but where a pay slip ~s not to hand, it
may bel.~aa~le to obtain answers to all or sane of Qs 9-
15. ,If. this happens, note ‘DK’ by ‘the relevant guestions and
concentrate on obtainng
anawared
en anawer to Q16, which must be
The double lines around the bxes at Qs 8, 16 and 20 mean
that these ltsms ara aspeclally itr@cmtant and you must,
therafore, do your utnmst to avo>d a ‘don’ t know’ answer at
them. If necessary, obtaui an estimate, or even a guess,
rather than leave the guest~ons unanswered.
TIPS might not ba shown on pay slips but should be included
In amounts at Qs 8 and 16. Any non-texebla allowances or
expenses should ~ bs included.
If the informant has only recently started the job and has
not yet received any wage/salary, axpla~n this in a nota and
give an ‘estimateof what he expects’to recelva.
.-,.
P16aae‘make sure that you do not miss out the ‘Nothing ..0’
codisilf there were no deductions.
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Tha b-x for entering the amount of ~t.sxrefund has
deliberately been positioned in th~ centre of the page
becnufe tlieemcunt entared here will already have bean
included in take-home pdy and wa do not want lt doublecount’6dat
the computing staga. Neither do we want It
double-countad when you check that t’ake-homepay plus
deduti-tionsaquals gross pay (see Q\7 below).
rm? .-
c
Introduced ih 1988/9 this questio~ ‘aiaksabout donatmns under
the government’s tax-free payroll g~ving schema wh~ch allows
smployeea to make char~table donations. Thoaa donatlona ara
deducted from than wages before tax.
Iran
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Q16
Q17
(63)
You must always ~ this guestion and not obtain an answer
just by adding boxes I-VII. If an informant does not have a
pay slip to hand and seys he does not know his gross pay,
encourage him to give an esttite, explaining that his guess
is likely to ba bettar than anyone else’s. Do check that if
a tax refund has been entered at Q1O(a), the gross pay
includes that amount.
We are asking you to chack that take-home pay (amount at 1,
Q8) plus all deductions (amounts at 11, 111, IV, V, VI and
VII) adds to gross pay. Plaase record at (a) in Q17 the
total you get by adding amounts I-VII. If there is a
difference of more than E1 between your total and the anmunt
recorded at Q16 (gross pay), code Y at (b). Then check all
the individual amounts with your informsnt, and amend if an
error is found. If the amounts then agrae, code X at (b)(i).
If your informant estimated any or all of the various amounts
you should still try to get agreement between your (rounded)
total and his (estimated) gross pay. If, after checking,
there is still a discrepancy, please ring code Y at b(i) and
try to explain the discrepancy, saying which, if any, of the
figures are most likely to be accurate.
QIB Pay slips mare than 3 calendar months out of date should
PAY SLIP CODE generally not have been consulted to estimate laat time’s
pay. If, however, your info-t had assured you that last
time’s pay was the same aa that on the out-of-date pay slip,
~ the pay slip was referred to in answering Qs 2-16, ring
code 2. Otherwise code 2 should ba used only when a pay slip
nO mre fisn 3 calendar mcnths out of data, was available — and
was consulted in order to estimate last the’ a pay.

15. What other deductions, If any, were there
from your wage/salary? .ti
16. What was your gross pay last time,
before any deductions were made?
If tax refund at lo(a),check
<
included in
GROSS PAY (as well as in Take-Home pay)
17. INTERVIEWER CODE
63
(a) Interviewer record total of boxes I - ‘ll—L—L—
Nothing . .. ..
E P
[b) . . Is the total vou have recorded
as GROSS PAY?
the same Yes . X
No. Y
(i) Recheck amounts with informxnt
●mend, so that total agrees
(or. if cqn”t make ●gree, explain)
. . .
18.INTERVIEWER COD32 PAY SLIP CODE
and
.. .. .. . . . .. . x
. . . . .“.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y
Pay slipfor correct date consulted ..... . . .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .. . ..... .. . .
Pay slip for different date cataultcd and rued to atimate
hat time’s pay —— . ...-... -... -.-..-.. — .... ...”.—
No pay slip uacd to cxtimatc last time’s pay .. . .-.-—...
, If pay slip consulted
(8) War ~ .Sonsulted by interviewer? Yes ..-.-.
No —...
P
1
0
P
II
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
1
2
3
1
2
}
GROSS
PAY
Q18
(i)
(a)
Q19
1Q19
V1l

19. Your take-home pay last time was S . . . . . (see Q8).
Is this the amount you usually receive (prior to
statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay)? Yes . . .......
64
No ...........
20. How much do you usually receive, including
overtime, bonus, commission, or tips, each
time you are paid ...”..” s
If no
,~= naual
amount
after all deductions?
give
average
and before all deductions? - E
206
(a)How often arc you usuallypaid? Weekly ................................
(b) May I just check, why was it that your
pay last time was different from usual?
code
all
that
Calendar monthly ........
Other (Specify) .............
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It included advance holiday pay
for . . . . working days (Specify) ...................
It included a tax refund ......................................
It included Statutory Sick Pay ............... ........
Absent due to sickness/injury - no
Statutory Sick Pay included ... ........ ..........
It included statutory maternity pay .... . ... .
Unusual amount of overtime . . . . . . . ... . .. ..
Other (Specify) ............... ... . . . .... .. . .. ..".... ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
P
I
5
3
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
221
220
;AKE
IOME
;ROSS
(b)
USUAL
PAY

Q20
Q20(a)
[. ,1
(64)
In nmst cases, Q20 should be straightforward. If an
informant queries what wo mean by ‘usually’, it IS sance the
last change in circunatancaa affecting his pay (eg since h~s
last psy rise/sincb ho started’his ‘jobetc.). If there is
st~ll difficulty in obtaining an amount ‘usually’ rece~ved,
ask for the aversqe kmci~ntraceived.
Note.
i. If bonus/overttie payments are usually recezved,
they should be included in usual way.
ii. If the informant is’on short-tire, the amount
recorded as usual pay should be the amount usually
earned before short-time working began.
iii. SeasOnal workers: racord the asmunt earned n the
current season and the period It covers.
lv. If the informant’s pay varies for a apec~flc number
of weeks In the year (eg schml workers on lower pay
dur~ng hol~day tree) note the amounts and the periods.
Code all that apply. Where advance hollday pay has been
Included In last tune’s pay, spec~fy the number of work~nq
days lt covared at code 01
Code 02 lS restr~cted to tax refunds, end cases where ~
tax than usual was paid last tma. If last tme’a pay was
different from usual pay becauae nvxe tax was pa~d, rmg code
07 and spec~fy
207

208
Q21
Q21a(ii)
Q21a( iv)
(65)
Occasional (ie irregular) bonuses, and bonuses paid
periodically but not received with every wege or salary,
should be included here.
Only actual money income should be recorded here: exclude
income in kind (non-monetary gifts) and vouchers (eg holiday
vouchers).
Note that the amount to be entered is the total enmunt
received in the last 12 months.
This guestion asks only for the amount of bonus, is any,
which is included in the usual tske-hcme pay at Q20 or Q8 if
last time’s pay was usual.

21. Do You ever Ret ●n occuionaf addition to DaY.
such- as a Chi%tma: or quarterly bonus or in-” Yes .—
I
1
I
(a)
occasional
have told
commission, including
me ●bout ●lresdy?
●ny you may
No — 2 Q26 Pasc 67
1
(a) What payments of this
in the last 12 months?
kind hsve you had
OFF. USE
m
%
F] F2
(1) (ii) (iii) (iv)
D-WOO Whl w- tha toad
—t rou roam
Imthe Id 12mmtlu
Sr thb —t
b6# p8J D~
:; b% ~. ‘.%i&’% ‘~-
Q19 codod 1) k much Bomu/
~B)e
*MS?
U MY b kludad m
E f.
I
I
v
Nom hdudod
la UsMl pay
1 2
●
3
I
1
1
x
1 2 3
1
I
x
“OS
I
1 2 3 I x
I
Go to Q26 Fage 67

66
r
EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT (Including unemployed
persons self-employed in most recent job)
INTERVIEWER CODE
Working last week - aclf-amploycd
(Coded I-3 at Employment Q11) .
for 1sss than 6 months
..... ... . ........ .... . .. ... . ..... . . . .. . . . 5
Unemployed for 3 months or more
(Coded 4-9 at Employment Q17) -" ..... ........ ... . ...... ..... . . . ......... ... ..... 1
AU others . . . ... .. .. . .“——...... ..—.. -.”... 8
23. How much net profit did you mak~ in the most recent
12 months for which you have f igure~ from your share
of the business or profcssioo - thst is, sfter deducting E
all expenses and wages but bsfora deducting income tax. I
your NI contribution, or money drawn for ~our own use? “1-
INCLUDE any profit left in
business for reinvestment Nothing/made a loss ....
Don’t know ........................
23. Alternative Q. for mail-order agents, baby
s
sitters, ctc
How much did you csrn (bsfore tax)
during the last 12 months?
-UQ” I
(a) What are the dates of the 12 months to
which these figures relate?
Beginning —.
Ending _-
24. Do you regularly draw sums of money from the
business for your own use?
Rll-
Mth Yr
(a) How much on average do you
usually take out? .&
(b) How often do you usually
draw money out?
Week]y _______
Yes ...........
No ....”.....
Calendar monthly —_
Other (Specify) _.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) After deducting the amount you withdrew snd
other expenses how much profit did your shsre
of the business yield in the moat recent 12 months r
for which You have figures? I
(d) What are the dates of the
12 months to which these
figurssrelate?
210
Mth Yr
Beginning_ . -.. .
Ending —-
RT’
----
s
2
3
1
2
P
1
5
3
1Q26 Page 67
} Q23
(a)
Q25
Q24
Q25
(a) - (d)
Q25
Q25

(66)
Earnmqs from self-employn!ant (Q6 22, 23 & 24)
*7 ISL;es1,
1“
Q23 Note : , use the altarnskive wording (in box ) to record
~ings bafora ~tas in the 1st 12 months for certa~n arouPs
of paople coded sdf
7. ~,!
-anployad in the E@oyment
r ,,
section:
, ,,,..1. Mall-order agents, baby-sitters etc
~.f, ,’
2: ,People who are self-employed but rocoive a waekly
,0wage, have tax deducted at 25% but pay own N.1. stamp
These are mainly sub-contracted bu~lders or construction
-uorkors.
!!, .!7! - [
Remamhr: ‘ directors of limited cmpames are am loyees and
hanca then incm!m should not ba recorded here.
If a person is self-employed within a partnership, chack that
the answer at Q23 refers only to the informant’s share of the
busness and doea not include his/her psrtnar’s share of the
proflts. Take partlcular care in husband-and-wIfe
partnerships (and especially when taking a joint interview)
that each partner’a share of the profits in recorded on
h~s/her own schedule, and that the total profIt from the
business is not shawn on both achedulas, but is dlvlded
between-them.
Remember that Q23 refers to the mcst’recent 12 mcnths for
which ‘figuraa are available. If the,fIqurea relate to a
period longer ‘agothan two years, ‘note~n addlt~on the
informant’s best guess of their net profIt for the most
recent tax year, or that no profit was made.
Those in business SIX months but less than 12 nmnths. ask
for ah estimate of what their annua~ profIt is likely to be,
and mark’ the figure as an esttite ‘E‘ .
Q24(c) Include’ money ploughed back into the business as prof It.
II 1
“.
. .
211

Q25
212
(67)
Persons who are self-employed usually pay a flat-rate
National Insurance contribution (Class 2) and, if the profits
from their business are sufficiently high, they pay an
additional profits-relatad contribution (class 4). The
latter is paid direct to the Inland Revenue with their tax
and amounts to 6.3% of profits between E5,450 and f18,200
(1990/91 figures). Those whose self-employed earnings are
emected to be less than S2,35o in the current tax year are
exempt from the profits-related contribution.
At Q25a(i) make sure that You record the anmunt of the
pro~its-related contributi~n
contribution); flat rate NI
the time of writing the flat
week.)
Earninqs from second/occasional iobs (Qs 27-32)
only (NOT the full NI
contribut ione are known.
rate NI contribution was
(At
E4.55 a
QS 27-32 Thase questions ask about any earned incoma from second,
occasional or odd jobs, done regularly or from time to time.
Q27 Those with a main job last week should be asked whether they
earn any nmnay from a second Job, from odd jobs or from work
that they do from time to time, -art from that main job.
Those with no (main) job last week should be asked abut any
odd jobs done etc (ie exclude the phrasas in brackets).
If the informant does more than one occasionalfodd job, or
has second and third jobs, record details of the two most
remunerative jobs only. Record datails separately using an
extra sheet if necessary.
Include any kind of inccnnethat is the result of the
info-t’s expenditure of time and/or effort - eg fees for
professional advice, director’s fees, income fmm a ragular
second job, or from caaual work done for friends or -
neighbors, or income from the sale of items made/produced by
the informnt. But nota that there must ba actual income,
however small, from the activity: payment in kind (eg board
and lodging in return for child-minding) doaa — not count;
should you include tranaactiona batween housahold mambers
nor
unlass the info-t is a paid servant. If in doubt as to
whether an activity/incoma should ba included at Q27, make
full notea of the circumstances and ask the dependant
questions aa appropriate.
Q27(e) Proba for industry only if it seams appropriate; for most
jobs identified here (baby-sitting,mail order agent, etc.)
it ia not necessary.

67
2S. DO YOU pay a National Insurance contribution?
Yes .—...
No -----
(8) Do you pay just the flat rate
contrlbut:on (Class 2) or do you Flat rate only .. .. .. .........
also pay a profits related
contribution (Class 4)? Flat rate and profits
related ....... ..... ......... . .. .
(i) How much was the last (profits related)
contribution (Class 4) you paid?
(ii) How long ● period did
this cover?
26. INTERVIEWER CODE
Don’t know .. .-_. .. . . ..
Week]y ------- .._-._.- .
Calendar monthly . .. .
Other (Specify)
1
i
. . . .
Informant had ● second pb last week . .. . . . ... . ... .. .. .. ... . . . ..
(Coded 1 -t Employment Qd Page 6)
Others ..... .... ............... .. .. .. ........ .... .----- x
EARNINGS FROM SECOND/OCCASIONAL JOBS
27. Do you earn any money (from a second job), Yes . . .
from odd jobs or from work that you do from
time tO time (apart frOm your mam JOb)? No . .“. ..
Prompt u necessary, incL babysittin&
mail order agen~ poofs agent
If respondent hs more thus one occasional
pb record dctsits.
(a) What M It that you do (and what dots
the fmm you work for make or do)?
Record pb description (& industry, if ●ppropriate)
;1”
(b) In this Job are you: an employee
or self-employed? (IncL babyaittcr,
mail order/ponls ●gent) . . .
DK (Exptain)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
2
3
D
1
5
3
1
. .
1
2
1
2
3
- (a)
- Q26
. Q26
}
(i) - (ii)
1Q26
Q28
Q27
(a) & (b)
. Q33 Page 70
213 .

28. (You told me you had a
second job last week). Is
that a job you do:
29. 3NTERYIEWER CODE
68
regularly each week ........... .................
or from time to time? ......... ..............
Other (Spccif y) ................................... ....
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employee in second job
regularly each week .... ..... . ....".. .....". .. .......... . .........". .... .. . ......... ... . ........
Employee in sccorsd/occasional job
w regularly each week ................. ...... ... .......... ........... .. .................... .. . .......
Self--employed in accond/ncaaional
job or DK if aeIf-employed ... .............................................................................
30. To employees working regularly each week
On what date were you last paid
a wage or salary?
(a)
(b)
(c)
20
What was your wage or salary, including any
overtime, bonus, commission or tips, but after
all deductions, the last time you were paid? __
How long a period did
this cover?
-m I 1 1 1 1 1 1
A week ...................................................
Calendar month .................................
Other (Specify) ............ .....................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Were any deductions made from
this pay before you received it? Yes ........<
(i) Iternisc below and give ●mounta
~ ll,l;;
If deductions not koow~ give Gross Pay
E
s
f
1
2
3
1
2
3
. . . .
P
1
5
3
1
2
. . . .
P
- Q29
Q30
Q31
Q31
(a)- (c)
TAKE
HOME
(i)
Q33
Q33
GROSS

Q30 6
30(a)-(c)
Q30
Q30c
‘.?
(68)
Deta~la are collected akout the two most remunerative second/
occasional jobs (see Q27 ). )“Use coda 1 only if the infrmmant
works re@ larly ●ach week in the job, apart f rcm absences for
f holiday,‘nickndks‘etc. Any’’’j@lt~at are done less
frequently t$~ weekly sh~uld ~a~~cbded2 or 3 as appl~cable.
Include 16”code 3 (SPECIPY)4those ~ho work reqularly but less
often thhn e$ery week, for’exdmple, every fortnlght or every
stonth.
Encourage informants to produce and rafer to a current pay
slip, es you would for earnings as en amployse in a meln job.
Note that this is the per~od covered by the last wage or
salary, not how often they are paid.
This question asks whether any deductions were made before
asking what deductions were made. This was Introduced in
1989/90 because we found that some people were unaccounted
for under the old system.

Qs 31 G
32 A/B
(69)
We want to know over what period the infocmant has held the
job, not on how many occasions/days he/she has been employed.
For example, a mail order agent who started with a catalogue
10 months ago, end spands one day a week working as an agent.,
should be coded 4 at Q31 end then asked since starting doing
~ (ia 10 ~nths a90) hOw ~ch he/she has e~ned (Q3ZA).
However, if he/she had been acting as an agent for 12 months
or more (code 5 at Q31 ) we want earnings in the last 12
months at Q32B.

69
31. To employees not workiog regularly each wce~
to aclf-employed, ●nd to DK if aclf+mploycd
How lonS have you been
money from this job?
32A If leas than 12 months
(Codes 1-4)
Since you started doing
this job
32B If 12 months or more
(Code 5)
In the last 12 monthy
earning
Less than 3 months ...—.. .......... . ... . . .
3 months - less than 6 months . . . ..
6 months - less than 9 months .—-
9 months - less than 12 months . .. .
12 months or more ..... .... . . .. .. ........
how much have you earned from
this work, after dcductmg all
busmcss expenses, but before
deductm8 mcomc tax, NI
contrlbutlons, or money drawn
for your own USC?
I r
Nothnrg. no profit .
Don’t know ........ .. .. .. ...
1
2
3
4
5
2
3
Q32A
>32B
Q33
217.

33. STATE BENEFITS
70
Are you receiving any of the
State benefits shown on this card. yes ...........
@!3&!xJ No ..-_...
(a) Child Benefit? Yea .... ......
If Child Benefit raceivcd aak
(i) As well as child benefit,
do you receive the Yes ....... ...
one-parent benefit?
No ... .......
(b) Family Credit?
Yes ....”..-
(c) N.1. Retirement pension or Yes ...........
Old Age pension?
(d) Income Support? Yes ...........
(e)
(f)
N.I. Sickness benefit? Yes ...........
(Not Employer’s Statutory
sick pay)
Unemployment benefit?
Yes ...........
34. (In addition) arc you receiving any of the
State benefits listed on this card or any
other NI or State Benefit (e.g. war benefits,
maternity allowance etc)?
Show Card N
I 1
Yes ---
No ___
(a) Widow’s pension or War Yes —.
Widow’s pension.
(b) Any other State widow’s
benefits (eg. Widowed
Mother’s allowance).
I EXCLUDE Widow% Benefit I
Yes ..-.-_.
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Code (a) - (f) as ●pptiable
Q34 For benefits rcceivcd
code 1 and weakly rate
—ml
—Enf
—m
P
—ml
—HI
(i)
—n
For benefits received
code 1 and weekly rate I
—til
f. P
—m
pcr
week
pcr
week
pcr
week
per
week
per
week
per
week
par
week
par
week

State benefIts (Q33)
Qs 33 h 34
General
Points
(70 6 71)
(ii)
Whegovi; possible you will h issued w~th DSS leaflets giving you more
information on benafIts.
Q33 There is no longer any ‘No’ cede to ring for beneflts not
receIved (except for one-parent benafit) For each benefIt
received sunply rmg code 1 and record the current weekly
amount.
Q33(a)
Q33a( I)
Q33(b)
i. A weekly rate is req’ured here.
ii. If en ~nforment is eligible for benefit but haa not yet
received a payment, make a note and, outside the boxes,
record the auount s/he expects’to rece~ve (if known), and the
period It WI1l cover, if other than a week.
III. Make a note if the infoment tells you that the last
payment received was for en unusual enmunt (eg becauae It
conta~ned back payments) and try to f ~nd out what the usual
weekly amount would be. —
Income support should be excluded frcm any other benefIt
~~h which It is paid and shown separately at Q33(d) . If
pensumers say that they receive an Income support
pensloner’s premium and NI retirement pension but are unable
to separate the two en!ounta,please’code kmth items Q33(c ) S
Q33(d) as ‘Yes’ and enter the total aumunt received at source
Q33(c), with an explanatory note. The same applles to Income
support benef~t rece~ved with any other NI benefIt.
Child benefit: this should normally be shown on the mother’s
schedule unless there IS no mother in the household. Record
the total amount received for all lierchildren. This benefit
la now generally pa~d 4 weekly.
rate.
,.
Remember to give the wmekly
One-parent benefit (formerly called one-parent Increase):
this question [appliesonly to thosa,in reca~pt of child
benefit. One-parent benefit i$’in ●ddition to the basic
child benefit, and is- bid ‘to ono-@rent families. As with
ch~ld benefit, remember-to give the weekly rate.
,.l, !,n,
Family Credit (formerlv called FIS~: this benefit ia paid to
faudies with ~low-’eerninga with, a~,a}.aat one dependant child
and with at last” one ●niner“wbrking 24 houra ● week or more.
Family Credit ~replacesIFamily Inca’ Supplement. Family
Credit is paid for 26 wkekai‘.uli.kiFIS which was paid for 52
weeks, after which time the f amily’s situation is reviewed.
219

220
Q33(c)
Q33(d)
Q33(e)
Q33(f)
(70 & 71)
(b)
NI retirement pension: for married couples, if the wife is
aged 60 or over, her pension allowance should be shown on her
schedule; if the wife is aged under 60, and therefore not
antitled to a pension in her own right, the full amount of
the pension received should be shown on the husband’s
schadule only.
Remamber this in particular when you are taking a joint
interview.
Retirement pension may have an earnings-related supplement.
This is normslly paid on the sema order book as the basic
pension, and should be includad in the amount of pension
recorded.
Income Support (formerly called supplementsrv benefit):
See nota (iv) abova
Income Support replaced Supplementary Benefit. The rate of
Income Support is assessed on the grounds of aga and marital
status with a flat-rate premium payable to claimants with
children and special premiums payable to groups of claimants
eg. lone parents, disabled peopla, pensioners (at two rates).
For those recaiving income support the basic earnings
disregard is ES with a higher earnings disragard of E15 for
couples unemployed for 2 years and for all lone parents and
dissbled people.
NI Sickness benefit: Exclude Statutory Sick Pay paid by an
amployer. (See Income Q6.)
NB. From April 5th 1986 the only people claiming NI sickness
benefit are those not entitlad to Employer’s Statutory Sick
Pay.
Unemployment benefit: Note that unemployment banefit is paid
fortnightly, but tha - rate should be recorded. If the
informant has never workad or has been unemployed for longer
than one year. check that it is unemployment benefit (and
not, for example, incoma support) that they are receiving.
If it is unemployment banefit note on the schedule that it
has been checked and any relevant information.
ET allowances are paid through Unamploymnt Wnef it Offices.
The recipiant recaives their Unemployment/Income/Support
entitlamant plus (usually) f10 on top. You will have treated
anyone currently on employer based ET as working in the
employment section. You should record the informant’s income
here under Employment Benefit or Income Support as
appropriate, including the extra E10. Try to exclude
expenses somaone may be paid for Ming on ET such as
traveling expenses or a lodging allowance.

(70 & 71)
(C)
Q34 For each bsinef~$_ received ring 1, ~d record the current
weakly aimuht Z- . Although there is not a ‘ NO’ coda to ring for
benef Its not “iec~ived be sure to check for anything else at
the ●nd and to ring X or Y at Q34k’.
. ,, PENSIONS/WIIMWS BSNEFIT
~,
Q34(a)(b) Widows PensIon or War Widow’s PensIon, and other widow’s
benefits
,.
Widow’s penaiori1s now paid immediately after tmreavemant
rather than 6‘kmths after bereavement. The ages at wh~ch
the var~ous rites of widow’.spenal~n exe payable have been
increased by S years. The lowest rate 1s now paid at age 45
lnatead of &O &d the full rate ii pa~d at age 55 instead of
50 with all int’ervaning age-related rates be~ng amularly
paid at a later “age.
Q34(c)
Q34(d)
War Widow’s pension IS paid to widows (or widowers) or people
who d~a as a result of semica in tha armed forces.
Other w~dow’s benefits includa widowed mother’s allowance:
widowed mother’s allowance la now p~~d umned~ately after
bereavement rathar than 6 pcnths’af,t

222”
Q34(e)
Q34(f)
Q34(g)
Q34(h)
Q34(i)
Q34(j)
Q34(k)
(70 & 71)
(d)
Severe disablement allowance
This is a weekly cash paymant for
have not been able to work for at
P@ple of working age who
least 28 weeks but cannot
get contributory Sickness or Invalidity Senefit because they
have not paid enough NI contributions. Married women can get
it if they are also unable to do normal household duties.
Mobilitv allowance
This is for people agad 5-75 inclusive who are unable, or
virtually unable, to walk. They have to qualify before they
are 65 and claim before they are 66. It is to help with the
extra cost of getting about.
If Attendance allowance or Mobility allowance is paid for a
child under 16, it should be collected on the rmther’s
schedule or, if there is no mother in the household, on the
father’s/guardian$s schedule. For people aged 16 or over,
these allowances should be recorded on their own schedules.
Industrial Disablement Benefit or Industrial Injuries
Disablement Benefit.
Payable to people who have become disabled as a result of an
accident at work or an industrial disease. The amount is
variable depending on how disabled the parson is.
Attendance allowance
This is for people (over 2 years old) who need a lot of
lwking after because they are severely disabled physically
or mentally.
Invalid Care Allowance
Weekly paid benefit for people of working age who give up
working to lmk after an invalid on Attendance Allowance or
Constant Attendance Allowance.
Maternity Allowance
This benefit only applies to mothers who are not eligible for
Statutory Maternity Pay (sNP). (This is recorded at-Q8-16).
Usually women receiving Matamity Allowance will be selfemployed
or have recently changed jobs.
Prompt for any other NI or State benefits received.
Each benefit received should be listed separately and the
current weekly rate given for aach. There is no need to
total all amounts received.
NB. Include any Job Release allowance
the .ansmntrecorded is net or gross.
Sxclude any Housing Benefit received.
here. Hake a note if
Transitional Payments may be paid to people who lost a
benefit or received less nmney after the changes in benefit
which took place in April 1988. If transitional payment if
mentioned check if it is one off or regular. It is important
tm know what benefit it replaces or tops up (sg replacing
FIS or topping up Family Credit).

(c) War disablement penwon
(d) Invalidity pcnwon,
Invalidity benefit or allowance
(c) Severe dmablement allowance
(f) Mobility allowance.
(a) Industrial dlsabkment benefit
(h) Attendance allowance.
(i)
ti)
(k)
Invalid care allowance
?vlaternlty allowance
Anything else
Spacify type ●nd CURRENT WEEKLY
rate for each benefit rcccivcd
-,!.
71
Yea .—
Yes _
Yea _
Yea —.-
Yes -.-.”...
Yes . . .. .
Yes -.- . ...
Ycs -.- .. ..
Yes .-. X
No —5
1
s
I s o
I c P
‘ I–-En
I c P
] l-m
1 HI
E P
+’
1
‘“
q-.~,
1 m
. . . . Specify below
t
. . . . Q35
+
--i
P
m mGo
to Q35
pcr
week
pcr
week
pcr
week
per
week
pcr
week
pcr
week
per
week
pcr
week
2-2-3

OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS
35. Arc you at present receiving any pensions
former employers (or spouse’s employers)?
from [ 1
72
INCLUDR Regular payments from
Yes ........... 1 (a)
employer for early retirement
Exclude If lump sum payment only
I
No ...........
I
2
t
Q42
(a) Is that one pension
or more than one?
._.
If mor~ enter
——.—
total ntambcr.
1
. . ...... ....
I
1S=
1-
Q36
36. To ever rssarricd men and women
DNA, single men and single women .........-.....1 8 ~ Q37
Is the pension (are the pensions) from your own employer(s) or
from your spouse’s former employer(s)? I
Own employer(s) only .............. ..... ..
1’
Q37
Spouse’s employer(s) only ................ \ 2 tQ40
Both own and spouse’s ......................1 3 I Q37
Only or 2nd most 3rd most
PENSION(S) FROM OWN EMPLOYER(S) most recent
employer
recent
employer
recent
employer
I
37 (a)
37 (b)
How
after
much was your last payment,
any deduction of tax at
s P s. P $, P
I
source?
NET —.
! ! I - (b)
What period did A week ...................... 1 1 1
this cover?
Calendar month ..... 5 5 5
1 (c)
Other (Specify) .... 3
I
3
I
3 IJ
““””’iiiTt7T
37(c) May I check, was any
-
tax deducted at source?
(i)
1see Q39
.RTTFT
(i) So how much was your pension
before tax was deducted?
GROSS
33
. Sce 038
38. INTERVIEWER CODE
Is 11 (GROSS) greater thata I (NET) for each pension? Yes .—— X ---- - Q39
No .-..._.. Y ----
(a) Recheck amounts with informant and amantL
so that II ia greater “——-..—— x
. ..................... .. ..... . . . .. ..... ----
224
(or, if problem explain) ... .. . . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. ......... ....... ............. ...... ..... ... Y ----
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
- (a)
1 Q39

Occupational mnslons (Qs 3S-42 )
(72)
Q35 Occupational pmnsions frcm a forumr employer:
Q37
(a-c)
Q37(a)
Q37c(i)
Includa -
Exclude -
all employer’s pensions, not just retirement
pensions
rasmlar payments for early rstirament ( ie
pensions pa~d early)
pension reca~ved from preeent auployer ( le if
informant is still working but is ovar the
retlrament age appropriate to th~ pension
scheme).
lump sum payments, private (personal ) pensions
snd annuities.
If the Informant 1s currently receiving more than one
occupatlonal pensIon, record deta~ls separately for each
pension. Ever - married woman IMY be racelvhtg pensions from
the~r own employer and/or frcm the~r late husband’s employer.
These should be treated m the same way and a saparate column
completed for each. If three or morn pensions are beng
paid, use a second page from a spare schedule. Remember to
add the serial number and attach the spare sheet firmly to
the appropriate quest~onnaire.
Only deduct~ons of tax should be taken account of here.
Payments to health scheme should ba ignored.
Note that GROSS pansion is to be r-corded her-. (This -1S
dlfferent from the asries of questions in the PSS.)
-\
Q38(a) If, after rechecking, the gross pension is gr=ater than nat
panalon code X at (a), if not code Y snd try to ●x’plainthis
inconsxstancy, saying which, if any, of the figures are most
likely to be accurate.
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.Q.
39. INTERVIEWER CODE
3s informsat also reccivin~ pensions from
SPOOSC’Semployer(s) (CODED 3 ●t Q36)? Yss .—- x ----- -Q40
PENSION(S) FROM SPOUSE’S
EMPLOYER(S)
40 (a) How much was your last payment,
aftsr ●ny deductloo of tax ●t
source?
NET
40 (b) What period dld A week ..-_. .. . . ..
thjs cover?
Calendar month
Other (Specify) ..
. . . . . . .
40(c) Msy I check, was sny Yes .. .
tsx deducted at source?
No , ..
(i) So how much was your pension
before tax was deducted?
41. INTERVIEWER CODE
GROSS —
DK ... .
73
Is II (GROSS) greater !hsn I (NET) for each pension?
No _ Y ----- - Q42
My or 2nd most 3rd most
nest recent rscent recent ‘
:mploycr employer employer
f P c P t P
I I I . (b)
1 1 1
5 5 5
3 3 3
1 1 I - (i)
2 2 2
3 3 3
f P E P E P
Yes . ..—x - - - - -
No . Y -----
(a) Rcchock ●mounm with informant ●nd amca~
so that II is grater x-----
(or, if problem explain) Y-----
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—-
L
I
1
I
II
(c)
Q42
- see Q41
Q42
(a)
t Q42

74
42 (Apart from the pensions YOUhave told me about)
are you at present receiving regular redundancy
payments from a former employer?
Lump sum only code 2 I
1 1
(a)How much was your lastpaymerr~ aftar
any deductionof tax at source?
(b) What period did this cover?
Yes .—
No ...—.
--l
A week ... . . . . .. ... .
Calendar month _.._.__.
Other (Spcoif y) “..-_.__.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) May I check, was any tax deducted at source? Yes ...... ....
(i) So how much was your redundancy
payment before tax was deducted?
s
No ...........
DK ...........
43. Are you at present receiving any rent from
property or subletting? Yes .. .. .....
EXCLUDE Rent from household members No ............
(a) To local authority tenants
Is any of this rent for subletting part
of this accommodation?
Others, DNA .... ............ ....... .
44. How much rent did you receive Iaat time,
after deducting all allowable expenses? I
(a) What period did this cover?
227
f.
Yea —
No _
A week . . .. . .. .. .......... . . .. ..
Calendar month .. . ......... .... ....
Other (Specify) ... . ..... .... . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
s
1
2
P
1
5
3
1
2
3
v
I
1
2
8
1
2
D
1
5
3
(a) - (c)
Q43
NET
(i)
; Q43
GROSS
See (a)
See Q45
Q44
. Q44
(a)
see Q45

(74)
Q42 Soiratimasrespondents may not be clear if their regular
paymanta are for a PensIon or redundancy: it is ~rtant
that they are not double-counted so exclude at Q42 any
regular paymants recorded at Q37. Also exclude my lump sum
redundancy payments.
Rent from property or sublettmq (Qs 43 and 44)
Q43 Rent from boarders who are members of the household should
not be shown here.
Q43(a)
Q44
This questions is to monitor the effect of the introduction
of the law allowing local authority tenante to sublet.
This should generally be the easxnt of rent aasassed for tax
purposes, ie after the deduction of allowable expenses.
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Q45
Q46
(75a)
From April 1990 adults aged 18 and over are ●ligible for
Cctmmmity Charge (scmmtimes called Poll Tax) unless mentally
ill or belonging to a few other rare categories. Cmtnmuty
Charge can be levied inrvarious forms:
i.
,<
il.
iil .
Personal Cnmmunlty Charge from people resident m then
m.un homms (this is by fax the most ccmrooncase)
via a collective charge for pranuses whose residents
tend to mme about fre@ently. The lmdlord pays a
charge based on the nunb6r of paople normally resident
there and tenants pay him/her a daily contribution
as a standard charge for second homes (only ona charge
is made for the property).
Pull time studmnts at recognised institutions pay 20% of the
full rata end certan others can pay a reduced rate if they
fulf~l the requslte incae end anv~ngs crlterla. The lat~er
group are said to receive a Community Charge Rebate end the
percentage they are charged will be deterrmned by the local
council, the lowest being 20% (an 80% Rebate). Merrled and
cohabiting couples are jointly assessed. In the case of a
collectIve charge the tenant has to apply md~v~dually for e
rebate on their contrfiutlon
standard charges
Rebates cannot be obta~ned on
Transltlonal rellef should be treated as a reduced rate of
comsmxuty charge (see note on page 9a, Q22 household
schedule).
The Department of Social Security and the Scott~sh Off~ce
wish to know how many people are peylng reduced conrm.mity
charga.
If an informant volunteers that s/he is ineligible for the
Crmmun~ty Charge r~ng code 5 and check that s/he does not
have to pay anything at all.
Maintenance’paYments (Qs 46-48)
Maintenance pa~ants are ●cumt+nee ref ●rred to as alimony or,
in Scotland ,L-as
i
alknt.
,/, ,,
This question is addressed to ~ men as well as wcanen
because sane men end non-married W&en
payments f rcm’a previous p&tndr.
g,
receive maintenance
In rrc.stcases ma~ntenance is paid directly by a fonmr
husband or partner, but it may also be paid via a solic~tor,
a court, or the DSS. If it is paid by the DSS check whether
It has been included in any Supplementary Benefit already
mentmned snd meka a note.
229

230
Q47
Q47 6
48
(75b)
Code ‘Yes’ only if the informent is currently receiving
maintenance, alimony, or separation allowsnce. De not code
as ‘Yes’ women who say that their payments have stopped or
those who have never received a payment even though a court
order has been made. If a woman says that she is receiving
maintenance there is no need to establish when the last
payment was made.
Using the wording in brackets only if there are children
resident in the household. Payments made to chil&en who are
not members of the household should not bs included.
Payments for an ax-partner and children can bs paid together
of separately. They will probably consist of different
amounts end may be paid with different frequencies. If a
payment is made regularly, eg weekly or calendar monthly,
code that period as how long the payment covered at Q48. For
more errstic paymants, find out how long the last payment was
supposed to cover. Write in the periods on the dotted lines.
Sxemple: ‘He’s suppased to pay f12.25 per week but he’s
always behind in the payments. The last payment was
f24.50, that wes two weeks’ worth tcgether.‘
At Q47 last payment - E24.50
At Q48 period covered - 2 weeks
if the person ~ currently receiving payments but not as
freguently as they should do and some of the payments are
actually never made, make notes on actual frequency of
payment.
The amount received should be the amount ~ any task as
been deductad at source. Maintenance (or almony ) can be
taxed in either of the following ways:
1. The (ax)spause is taxed on their income, including the
part paid as maintenance, and the informsnt is not liable for {
any further tax on the maintenance payment received.
2. The (ex)spouse claims tax relief on the maintenance paid
and the informant is then liable for any tax due. Since
she(he) nbsyreceive the maintenance via a solicitor, a court,
or the DSS, rather than directly fran the (ex)apouae, it is
possible that the tas for which she/he is liable is deducted
bsfore she/he receives the payment.

45. To those ●ged 18 and over
75
DNA aged 16-17 -__. -.._.
Do you pay a reduced rate of Community Charge
(either because you rcceivc a Rebate or because
you are a full.time student)?
Yes (P8Y reduced rate) .-._
46. TO all
No (pay full rate) -----------
Not eligible .. . . ... . ... ..
This may not bc applicable to you, but can I Just check,
arc you at present recclvmg any maintenance, alimony, or
separation allowance from a former husbarrd/wife or partner
(either for yourself or for your children)?
DK ...--..
Yes - for chlldrcn .. ..... .. . .. . ... ... .. .
Prompt - for self . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .
as - for both . . . .. ........ . .. . . . . .
ncccssary Yes - don’t know which .. ......... .
No, none rccelved . . . ....... .. .. . .. . ..
47. How much was the last payment
(were the last paymcnts)~ f
Mamtcnancc for chddrcn —
Mamtenancc for self
Can’t scpmate/don’t know which —
48. How Ions ● period did this payment
(those payments) cover?
:
Record period
, , Maintenance for chddresx . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance for self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Can’t sepsratc/don*t know which. . . . . . . . . .
1
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
P
I
. Q46
1Q46
Q47
Q49 Page 77
. Q49 page 77
231-

(77a’)
Private PensIons, allowances etc (Q49)
Q49 Prompt each item separately
,“
Code 1 - private pensions or annuities:
Include pens~ons frcm Trade Union and Friendly Societ~es, and
from private insurance schemes, .smuitles, end paymenta frcm a
trust or covenant.
Q49
(a-c)
tide 5 -
Code 6 -
Code 7 -
Code 8 -
Sxclude panaions’‘froma previous employer (these should have been
shown at Qs 35-42).
.!.
reqular PaYment frcsnfriends or relatived outside the household:
Include - payuwmt3from a current speuae who is not a ~r of
the household (eg a husband working end living away fran home).
Remamber to check this particularly if an info-t is married
but the spouse la not in the household.
If a regular payment la received from a current epouse outs~de
the household, pleaae make a note to this effect against the
deta~ls of the payment received (see notes for Qs 49 a-c).
regular payments received by parents from sons or daughters
outside the household.
parental contributions rece~ved by students (provided, of
course, that the parenta are not members of the household)
Sxclude - maintenance payments from an ex-spouse (covered
46-4S)
an education grant.
Include tralnmg grants or payments from a scholarsh~p to
Informant (not to any children).
—
lf an ET payment has already bean covered at Q33 under
Unemployment BenefIt, do ~ record it again here.
by QS
regular payments from any other orqannation:
Spec~fy the type of income.
Iiclud~ an ali~wance for a foster chdd, end strike pay or a~ck
pay frcsn a trade union.
Sxclude paymenta in kind, any business allcuence fraa en ~loyer
(s a rent ~d/Or rate allOw~ce f rcm an emloy-), mY lUMP
aum payment, end any redundancy or severance pay.
For each regular paymnt received, record separately the aumunt
of the detail payment, the Period it covered, and whether any tax
was daducted at source.
If mre than one item is coded at !249(main question), recOrd the
details of tha various paymenta in the order in which they are
l~ated at Q49. For example, info-t receives money frcm his
mther ( llvmg outside the household) end haa a YTS allowance:
‘FIRST TYPE OF PAYMENT’ should show details of the aWUnt
received from his mother, ‘SECOND TYPE OF PAYKENT’
the
222

233
(77b)
Q49(a-c) should show the amount of his YTS allcuence. See ?lmployment
(contd.) instructions for details of the YI’S allowance.
If more than ona payment of the same type is received (ag money
from more than one private pension scheme), record the total
received over a period eg a calendar manth, end make a note that
this is more than one paymant.
Use a second paga 77 from a spare schedule if details of more
then three types of payment are required. Remember to add the
serial no. and attach firmly to the appropriate questionnaire.

49 Are you at present reccwmg any @ regular
payment from
code
●ll
that
apply
FIRST TYPE OF PAYMENT
77
private pensions or annuities? ...—-..--..=—.... . . .
frlcnds or relatives outside the household? –-....—.
an cduca tlonal gran t?...._.. _ .. .... .. ...-_. .._-_.__
● government tramm~ scheme, such as an
ET programmc, YT ●llowance? —— ...-----
or from any otherorganisation?-...-———.—
(Spacifytypa of income)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONE OF THESE. ... . ... .. . . .. .. ......... . . ... .... . .. .. . .. ..
(a) How much was your last paymen~ after
any deduction of tax at source? s
(b) What pcrlod dld this cover?
A week .. ... ... ........ . .. .. . .
Calendar month . . .. .. . .. ......
. . . . . . Other (Specify) . .... ... ....... .. .
(c) May I check, was any
tax dcductcd at source? Yes ...”.
SECOND TYPE OF PAYMENT
(a) How much was your last payment, ●fter
any deduct]on of tax at sourcc~
(b) What period did this cover?
E
No ..........
A week .... .._. .. ... .. .. . .. ...... . ..
Calendar month ...... . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Other (Spccif y) .... . .. . .. .. ..
(c) May I check, waa any Yea —
tax deducted ●t source?
No .—
THIRD TYPE OF PAYMENT
(a) How much waa your Iaat paymcnL aftar
any daduction of tax at aourcc?
(b) What permtt did this cover?
A week —
Calendar month —
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other (Spacify) . .
‘ (c) WY I check. was ●ny Yea .—
tax daducted ●t aourcc?
No —
E
r
f
f
1 1
5
6
7
8
2
P
1
s
3
1
2
P
1
5
3
P
1
5
3
1
2
I
(a) - (c)
Q50
NET
GROSS
NEr
GROSS
NET
GROSS
234

50. Show card O
Do you have now, or have you
had in the last12 months,
saving accounts with any of the
banks or societies shown
on this card? Yes .............
I If
joint accounq record
informant’a share I
(a) Tax Exempt Special Savings
Account with bank or
building society (TESSA)
(b) Other Building Society
accounts
Code
(i) Was the interest paid:
No .............
Yes ............
Yes ............
after tax had been
deducted (net)....... .......
all before tax had been
that
deducted at source (gross) ..... .........
apply
DK .. ........... ...... ....
(c)Other bank accounts
Code
all
that
apply
235 ~~
(i)Was the interestpaid:
Yes .. ..
after tax had been
deducted (net) -._.-..._- ........ ..... ....
before tax had been
dcductcd at source (gross) ..... . ...
DK .................. . .. ...................................... ...
78
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
(a) - (e)
Q51
How much interest have
you reccivcd or been
credited with in the
last 12 months?
+==k-l’Ross
(i)
f P
-NET
r-L-L-lGROss
=H—
(i)
==2JNE
+EIG’o”
Q==H--l

Savmqs/Investments (Q50~
( 78-79)
The questions have ken expanded to take account of the introduction of accounts
n April 1991 which WI1l pay Interest gross of tax to those paopla who do not pay
tax. Th~s may take the fom of (a) TSSSA accounts (Q50(a)) where a lump sum IS
Invested for a pericd of fiv- years, or (b) where an ind~v~dual produces a
certif~cate which says they are exempt from paying tax and they are therefore
eligfile for an account wh~ch pays interest gross of tax. This mssna that once
you have eatabllshed who the account ia with, you need to identify whether the
account pays interest net or gross of tax.
Q50(a)-(e)
Q50(b),(c),(e)
Savings and investussntaccounts held jointly by, for -le,
husband and wlfa, should be shown on both schedules, the interest
rece~ved being divided equally between the two account holders
and recorded against the relevant account.
The wording at (e) IS dealgned to remmd all informants that
mformatlon on dividend bearng investments IS required.
It IS the amount of Interest, not the tumunt saved or invested
that should be recorded n the boxes.
Interest on many bulldmg society accounts and other types of
investments are pa~d twice per year (eg December and June); you
should check, wherever necessary, to ensure that all lnstalments
of interest pa~d or credited in the last 12 month~re included.
Encourage informants to look up paying-m books and other
relavant documents but record the Informant’s estf.matewhen
documents are not consulted
In cases where the informant is unable to give the amuunt of
Interest received or make an estnuite, but does volunteer the
smcunt in the account, make a note on the schedule.
Sxclude pranuum bonds.
Once you have ~dantlfled the account, you now need to ident~fy
how Interest is paid, in terms of tax, before f indmg how much
interest has be-n received. Note that if the nformant doss not
know whather interest is paid net or gross of tax, there is a DK
code which can k used, but that you atill have to ask abut how
much has been rece~ved in these cases.
236

(d) Post Office Savurg accounts
(e) Any other savnrgs
accounts, investments or
shares that can provide
lntcrcst or djvidends~
Code
all
that
appIy
(i) Was [he Interestpaid
after tax had been
deducted (net)
before tax had been
deducted at source (gross)
DK. .
Yes ... .
Yes .
79
1
1
1
How much Interest have
you recelvcd or been
credited with m the
last 12 months?
f P
+“Oss
(i)
=-=mNE
%“Oss
==++
50. During the last 12 months (I e since ),
have you paid any Income tax direct to
Inland Revcnue~ Yes .... .... ...... .
EXCLUDE Tax paid through PA~ tax deducted
●t source, ●nd NI contributions
No .... ..... . .... ..
(a) How much tax d]d you pay direct to Inland
Revencc apart from Capital Gains tax? -E
Eater aa a complete numbar of S,s
(s)
Day trips
trailer
Day trips
trailer
237

RECALL CARo
One of the mportant dovelo~nts in the use of tho GHS is the facility it
provides for Identifying special populations - such as private renters or the
elderly - which are very aspensive to locata in a new sampling operation. It iS
la.kely that the GHS will be increasingly used aa a mmpling frema for other
surveys. Its usefulness is enhanced if interviewers working on any such follow-
UP survey can identify the correct individual to interview at en addreas no you
should ask for the names and in~tials of all rabers of tha household aged 16 and
over. However, ita usefulness as a sampling frame is severely lb.ited if there
is no recall card for large numbers of people, ao it is vitally important that
you make every effort to record nanms (end tdephone n~rs ) at ●very household.
You should ccuplete a recall card for ●ach household coded 10 or 21-24 (ie for
●ach cm!pletely or pertially co-operating household). Please rawmber to
ccsnplete a recall card ●ven if lnccme haa been refused.
A different colour recall card WL1l be used for ●ach quarter of the year.
Note
1.
1(1)
2.
3.
4.
the quota ucmth matches the month of the year ie Jan = 01, Feb = 02, etc.
You should normally ccmplete the recall card after all household members
have co-operated. However, th~s may not always be poasible and, since Q1
covers all persons aged 16 or over, you should direct it to a responstile
member of the household (normally the HOH or the person who gave you most
of the Information on the Household Schedule). 00 not make a apeclal
Journey to ask this guestmn.
If Informants seem to have a neutral att~tude you may code this as ‘Yes, lt
would be all right’ (code 1), but lf they quallfy then answer In some way,
rmg code 3 and record the~r quallf~catlons at Q5 overleaf.
If the recall guestlon M refused please give full details of why and what
was sa~d at Q6 on the reverse side of the recall card.
If we wish to seek a further interv~ew, a telephone call m~ght be en
acceptable way of n!dung an appomtnmnt, so please ask for the telephone
number where Q1(I) is coded 1. Record the nema of the exchange rather than
the STD code
For households codad 1 or 3 at Q1, enter at 2 the Person number, prefh,
surname and mlt~al (s) of each member of the household aged 16 or over.
Enter th~s information cerafully, one letter in ●ach kmx.
Exclude f rcnn2 anyone who ind~cates (or on whose behalf the reaponafiIe
person indicatms) that, ●ven though other members of the housahold are
wlll~ng to be recalled on, he or she is not.
At 3, if the address is in any way different fran that given on the Address
List, or if you can give any further informetion that might help the
follow-up interviewer, ring code 1 and ●nter the details.
If any of the household mambara are moving end are willing to be recalled
on, code 1 at Q4 end enter the new address and the approximate date of the
move. In the case of a household splitting end moving to different
addresses, g~ve Person numbers as well as both new addresses.
B: /GHsmTvs
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s51111PP1/92
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY: RECALL CARD
To be completed fa SUIxmseholds
caded100r21-24
.,~
1st QUARTER
Interwewer
Auth h’o
ADD I+H
m
DAY
Dsteof PERSON NO _
Howhold Sckdule I I
I I
ANSWERING n
1. Ask HOfWperwnSiVillUiOfO_tiOSl Onhousehold schedule
INTRODUCE - -
Ifwe WSm tocontact youakmlSnyfuuu’c survey,
wadd n kc sI1right t we sailed m you agsun?
Yes, numuldbe allnght (uncanrhuonsl).. . . . . . . . .
z
3.
(I) Msy weconlsci
youby rekphone~
No, (unamdmonsl) . . . . . 2
Ye.s,[withccmdmOns@sMicauons) (SWlfy at 5ov=l=fl
Yes . 1 ~L NO
No . 2 2
B
If coded 1 or 3 at1, enter personno. and name of each h’hld member +!ed 16 or over
PER NO MR/MRs/hnss
ElIll
Does address differ in any
way from address list?
If yes give full detaib below
. . . .. ........ .. .. . . . . .
. .. . . . . .
. . . .. .. .... . .. . . . . .
. . . .
. .
CODE
Yes 1
No ....7
4 Are●nymrormantsmoving?
If P :Ive address
(and person ❑es.) bebw
& approx. date or move
. . . . .
w
u
l 1
CODE
HEALTH I I
CHILDCARE
. .
1
3
F=
H
I
lNITIALS
(1)
6
CODE
Ycs I
No ?
Pcr NOT
(1)
Wmo,lp ,
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240
5. IF QI IS CODED3 (YES W’SI’H CONDITIONS.QUAUF’lCAl’IONS),
SPECIFYFULLY
6. IF Q.1 IS CODED 2 (NO), EXPLAIN FULLY THE REASONS.

.
GNS 1991/92
CODING @ EDITING NOTSS
These notes cover the questionnaires used between April 1991 and March 1992
lncluslve
These notes are intended to provide a guide to those General Household Survey
coding procedures which are not self-evident from the question wording and
layout They also include cod~ng frames, extra codes and any points of
definition. They are not an exhaustive description of .s11coding action. The
working document used by coders takes the form of fuller codlny InstructIons
which incorporate such items as codes for non-response and checks and
applicatdlty at some quastlons.
Some of the edit checks, denoted by EC Ln the notes, are Incorporated Ln order to
give a more detailed picture of adltlng at both the codang and computing stages
To facilitate the use of these notes the computing Master Schedule IS Interleaved
so that, as far as possible, any relevant points are opposite the approprlata
questions
In the computing edit DNA (does not apply) and NA (no answer) are treated as
follows
all DNA codes are set to -9
all NA codes are set to -8, unless recoding has takan place either Into
exlstlng precedes or speclflc NA codes
The treatment of NAs is Indicated on the computing Master Schedule at each
question as follows
No NAs - No answers are not allowed Blanks are relected and answers
Imputed
Specific NA codes - eg NA = 99 These codes are used at the coding stage
and at the computing edit correction stage If omitted
In error
NAa are Included automatlcallv m an exlstlng precede - eg Don’t know/NA = 3
The NA IS written alongslde the printed description
of the precede and follows the same contmulty
NAs are set to -8 where *NA LS written wlth~n the range of code
numbers. The NA follows the same continuity as the
codes next to it, eg Household Q6, both code 2 and NA
(-8) go to Q7 , or speclflc slgnpostlng IS Indicated,
eg Tenure Q12, NAs (-8) go to Q18.

.
CONTENTS
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
Scottish Supplementary Sample
Serial numbers
Household box
present acconnnodatLon
Tenure
MlgratIon
country of birth
Household Burglary
INDIVIDUAL (PROXY) SCHEDULE
SmplOwent
Educet uon
Health
Child Care
Persons aged 65 and over (Elderly)
Fe.mly Information
Income
la
la
Id
2
6
12a
13a
14
2a
18a
23
33
37
45
61a
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GHS 1991/92
HOUSEHOLD SCHSDULE
(la)
REGION CODE: See next page (codes 01-27)
QUARTER NO. This Indicates to which guarter of the year the selected address
was assigned (range 1-4). The quarter does not necessarily
lndlcate the months Ln which all the interviews tmk place, for
example some addressee assigned to Jurm, 1st Quarter, could heve
taken placa in 7uly
AREA NO The area number represmts the stratum number 001-576 main
sample, 577-651 Scottish Supplementary (see next Pa9e ).
Scottish Supplementary Sample
The Coding Notea for the Household Schedule apply to sunllar questlona on the
Scottish Supplementary Sample
Note that caravans and houseboat are ineligible
Main job of HOH last week IS coded as for Employment Q7
To facilitate computing, the information collected at Q35
IS transfered to OFF USE C column of the household box,
then Q35 lS not punched
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2.44
SERIAL NOS GHS 1991/92
ENGLAND AND WALES
GHS Stratum Nos. Ei%@Q
001-012
013-032
033-067
068-083
084-125
126-149
150-190
191-217
218-243
244-264
265-293
294-336
337-392
393-445
446-493
494-511
512-522
SCOTLAND
MAIN
523-534
535-549
550-557
558-573
574-576
SUPPLEMENTARY
571-592
593-613
614-624
625-647
648-651
(lb)
North Metropolitan
North Non-Metropolitan
Yorks and HurrbersideMet
Yorks and Humberside Non-Met
North West Met
North West Non-Met
East Midlands
West Midlands Met
West Midlands Non-Met
East Anglia
GLC Inner Metropolitan
GLC Outer Metropolitan
South East Outer Metropolitan
South East Remainder Non-Met
South West
Wales - Counties of West, Mid
and South Glemorgan L
Gwent
Wales - Counties of Clwyd,
Gwynedd, Dyfed and
Powys
City - of Dundee h Aberdeen
Other - Regions of Tayside
Highlands and Grampian
City - of Edinburgh
Other - Regions of Fyfe, Central
and Lothian
City - of Glasgow
Other - Strathclyde
Other - Regions of Borders,
Dumfries & Galloway
City - of Dundee and Aberdeen
Other - Regions of Tayside
Highlands and Grampian
City - of Edinburgh
Other - Regions of Fyfe, Central
and Lothian
City - of Glasgow
Other - Strathclyde
Other - Regions of Borders,
Dumfries & Galloway
Standard Region Code
01) North
02)
03) Yorks and Humberside
04)
05) North West
06)
07) East Midlands
08) West Midlands
09)
10) East Anglia
11) Greater London
12)
13 Outer Met Area
14 Outer South East
15 South West
)
16)
j Wales
17)
)
)
)
) 18-22 Scotland
)
)
)
).
)
)
)
)
)
)
) 23-27 Scotland
) (Supp sample)
)
)
)
)
)

Notes on Region Grouplnq
(lC)
RegIon codes 01-15 = ENGLAND
11-14 = TOTAL SOUTH MST
01-17 = ENGLAND AND WALES
01-22 = GRSAT BRITAIN
18-22 = SCOTIAND - Main sample for GB data
18-27 = TOTAL SCOTLAND for Scotland only data from household
questionnaire

246
GHS 1991/92
HOUSSHOLO SOX
i. Person number
(id)
This is checked (1) against the line by line entries to ensure that a person
number has been ringed for every household member, and (2 ) for those
informants aged 16 and over, against the personal reference number shown in
the top right hand corner of the Individual or Proxy Schedules.
ii. Outcome of Individual Interview/Tvue of Schedule
A code is entered in OFF USE A to indicate whether each eligible individual
(ie those aged 16 or over) co-operated or not.
sINGLE CODE
Fully co-operative (incl. some guestions refused) .... 1
Eligible, but Proxy schedule completed ............... 2
Eligible, but Non-contact or Refused ................. 3
iii. Relationship to HOH
The definition which is used for Haad of Household is that given in the
Social Survey Handbook for interviewers, ie ‘The Head of Household is, in .
order of precedence, the husband of the person or the person who either:
a. owns the household accommodation;
b. IS legally responsible for the rent of the accommodation;
c. Has the household accommodation as an emolument or perquisite;
d. Has the household accommodation by virtue of some relationship
to the owner in cases whare the owner or lessae is not a member
of the household.
Further instructions for establishing HOH (when, under the definition above,
two people have equal claim) are given in the Handbook. Note that the HOH
must always be a ‘member of the household’ (by Social Survey definition)
Each member of the household is coded from the fram below.
SINGLE CODE
RELATIoNS IP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD FOR EACH PERSON
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ................................... 00
WIFE (of Head of Household) ......................... 01
COHASITEE (of Head of Household) (eg. common-law wife
(incl. wife, fiancee, girlfriend if marital
status = 2 ) ............................... 11
CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX (incl. step or adopted but not
non-related foster children) ............... 02
SON-IN-LAW or DAUGHTER- IN-L4W ........................ 03

(le)
lil Relationship to HOH (Continued) . .
SINGLE CODE
RSLATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD FOR EACH PERSON
PARSNTS (of Head of Household) . .. ... .. ..... 04
PARENTS-IN-LAW (ie parents of spouse) ...... ......... 05
BROTHER or SISTER (of Head of Household) ............. 06
GMNDCHILDRZN ..... .... ............................ 07
OTHER RSLATIVS by blood, marr~age or adoptIon ........ 08
NON-RSLATIVSS (eg boarder, friend, non-releted
foster child, housekeeper, etc) ................ 09
Adopted ch~ldren are treated as natural children, but foster children are
coded as non-relatlves, unless they are in fact related, m which case the
appropriate code for the stated relationship IS used
lV Date of birth
Year 92 IS used for those born In 1892 or earner for Interviews m April-
Decerrber1991 Year 93 for those born In 1893 or earner and ~ntervlewed
January-March 1992
EC Date of birth IS checked against age If there la a discrepancy of 2 or
more years, the year of birth IS altered to agree with age and details
llsted
No answers
If day IS omitted It IS left blank
If month and year are omitted
1) they are left blank lf the age ls 0-15, 60 or over
11) ~f the age IS 16-59 (le the ellgible population for the FamIIY
Information section), the year is calculated from age bearing In mind
the birthday month, which is coded 13 if omitted (Calculations for
variables n the Fe.mly Information saction are done as If 13 = 06)
v. Aqe last birthday
Children under the age of 1 year are coded 00. People aged 100 years or
over are included In coda 99.
V1 . Marital Status
‘Separated’ Includes both legal and de facto separation
‘Married’ Includes common-law marraages so long as the ‘spouse’ 1s described
as wife
‘Cohabltlng’ has prlorlty over slngla, widowed, divorced and separated
Interviewers are Instructed not to ask marital status If relationship to
Head of Household IS given as: “
1) ,wlfet or !husband’ (married lS simply coded)
247

248
(If)
ii) “common-law wife” or ,,comon-law husband,,or if cohabiting is
spontaneously mentioned
is simply coded) .
eg “girlfriend, she lives with me’t (cohabiting
In all other cases marital status is asked.
‘Single’ is accepted even if it is known from the Family Information
Section that the person has been legally married. In previous years
such cases, if known, were racoded separatad, divorced or widowed as
appropriate.
vii. Family Unit
The same family unit number can only apply either to married or cohabiting
couples without children, or to parent(s) and never married children (of any
age). The children can be natural, step or adopted. It follows that foster
children should be coded as separate family units (unless the foster parent
is also the legal guardian). If the household contains a grandparent and
grandchild with no intervening parant the sama family unit is coded -
provided the grandchildren have no children of their own and have never
married.
viii. C.W.N
As this is an interviewer’s assessment made entirely from observations, the
precedes are not changed except in those cases whera it is known beyond
doubt that the informant was not seen at any time but the interviewer has -
coded 1 or 2, or when an individual schedule - not a proxy - has been
completed for an informant coded ‘Not seen’. In the latter case the 1no
answer’ code would be used if the information cannot be confirmed by Field
Branch.
If not coded and there is an interviewer’s note explaining that he or she
had difficulty in deciding whether the person was coloured or white (as
defined), the information is coded as follows:
SINGLE CODE
Not certain, but if forced to make a choice the
interviewer would choose coloured ........................ 1
Not certain, but if forced to make a choice the
interviewer would choose white ............................ 2
From 1980 onwards the following instructions have been applied and given
priority over the preceding notes -
1. In cases where children aged under 16 years have not bean seen (code 3)
or the CWN item has not baen coded by the interviewer they have been recoded
the same as thair parents if ~ parents have been saen, if ~ parents
are the same colour and ~ are the children’s natural parents.
2. If CWN has not been coded but OFF USE A IS CODED 3 (Refusal or Non
contact) Code 3 (not seen) is ringed.
E.C If C.W.N is coded 3 but the person has a white individual schedule, C.W.N.
is set to NA.

IN CONFIDENCE
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
IIOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE
S 511/1991/92
no
MS
IRLC02 SEQOI
I
MASTER 1991/92
,!
REGION QTR AREACODE ~
‘Irl&%,o ~~~~ ~~: A
,
AUTHNO
lntcrvlewer Authocssatlon No.
ADDRESS ADD H*H HHLD
o :/24
H
01 - 23 1-3
4 d:gl[s aa/z9
HDAYNO
HMONTH
HYEAR a
01-12 91-92
Solsl
sl@a
54135
NPERSONS
Total rsumbcrof pcrsosrs]n household _
NADULTS
Number of adults(]6+) In household —
NPERSINT
Number of persons tntervjcwcd (incl Proxies)—
01-19 safs7
m
m01-19 SSIS9
m0]-]9 40/41
P,rson no Rcla!lonsh!p sex DaIc Of Age Nfsrlls!Slalus Fsm Code
R!ng
I
_
OFF
USE
A
to HOH
—
OFF
~~cJ
B
no
nas
MF Day
b]rth
Mth Year
no
mm
MC
no nas
S\VDSep
un!t
no
nas
from
obserc\v
N
ol- 1-3 HOH 00 12
IGJI 1
I
1 .1121.1
I 1 I 1 ! ,
I
I t
Ojj Ojj w ‘n
1 1 1 1 I
“’~91’’~9lll2l3l4l5 6
PERSNO DOBIRTHD DOBIRTHY AGE FAMUNIT
~
\31)0n
na=97
249

INTERVIEWER CODE Q] and Q2
.
A
PRESENT ACCOMMODATION.
1. For M households (England, Wales & Scotland)
Code one
from
Type Of accommodation occupiedby this household:
whole house, bungalow, detached ...............................................
TYPACCM
observation,
if in
doubt ask
“. “
1! . .
semi -detach ed ....................................
terraced/end of terra ce.., ...........
purpose-builtflator maisonettein block:
par: of house lconverted
informant rooms in house:
with I if t..............................................
without lift........................
flat or maisonette/
\\ha[ ;S Ihc f100~ ]CVC] Basemcnl;semi-basemen t.., .......
19/20
na
I
of the main Ii\ingpart
0[ the accommodation? Ground floor/streetlevel,..,,..,,,,..,... 2
2. To households coded 4 - 8 STORY
1sI f100r. .. . .. . . ........
2nd floor ...................................................
3rd floor ....................................................
4th to 9th floor ....................................
10th flooror higher. ........
3. When was this building first built? DATEBLT
El
Prompt Before 1919 ............................................
if
ncccssary
Between 1919 and 1944 ............... ......... . ..... ...... . .. ..
Between 1945 and 1964 . . . . .... . . . . . . . .
1965 or l~ter ..........................................................................
If DK DK but after 1944 .............................................................
code your
estimate DK (neitherinformantnor interviewer
able IO giveestimate) .. . . ...... ...
17jla
na
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
3
A
5
6
7
21122
1
2
3
4
5
na
6
Q3
IQ3
I
EAsk S
4-10, then
go to
Migration
and
Burglary
3

GHS 1991/92
PRESENT ACCOMMODATION
Q2 The ‘ mam laving part’ IS ~nterpreted as the llvlng room, lounge or
whatever It may be called
(2)
Q3 Where a bulldlng not previously used for residant~al purposes has been
converted to e dwellng, lt is the date of the original construction,
NOT the conversion date which la requlrad

z52
,.. .
Q4-10
QS4-7
General
Q4
EC Q5
Q6
Q6
Q6(d)
Q7
General points
(3a)
1. ‘Accormnodation’ is defined for these guestions as covering all the
rooms at the address which the household either owns or pays rent
for or occupies rent free. This includes shared rooms but excludes
sub-let rooms.
2. If flat sharers constitute more than one household the rooms and
smenities in the accommodation they occupy are treated as available
to all of the occupants except for bedrooms, which are treated as
availsbla only to the household to which they actually balong, not
the flat-sharers as a whole.
3. ‘TemporarY’ acconnnodation, such as re-housing while the informants
house is improved or converted, is accepted if the length of stay
in the temporary accommodation is/will be at least 6 months. If
the informant is living in a caravan in the garden of the ssmpled
address while the renovation takes place the accommodation being
renovated is coded as if on completion.
The following definitions and procedures are applied:
Unusable amenities are included if the situation is temporary but
excluded if permanent.
Bedrooms: Every household is shown as having a bedroom (or
bedsitter) . Even if the informant has only a kitchen with a bed in
it, this is treated as a bedsitter. Any room used as a bedroom is
coded here (up to a maximum of 8).
A check is carried out to ensure that either Q5 andlor Q6 is
coded 1.
A kitchen is defined as any room in which the household cooks other
than those which in addition are used as bedrooms (see Q4 above) .
Second and subsequent kitchens are coded at Q7. Cooking facilities
on landings or in halls, etc. are excluded. Pantries or sculleries
used for cooking are included. At Q6(b) current usage is coded.
Just having cups of tea or coffee is not counted as eating meals.
‘Shared’ is coded if the kitchen is shared with ~ outside the
household, including people who work in a shop attached to the
premises.
Other rooms: These are nsmes of rooms in the accommodation which
have not already been coded as bedroom or kitchen. The names of
the rooms are compared with those shown on the lists overleaf and
treated accordingly. The total number of rooms (up to a maximum of
8 ) is coded here. If there are no other (eligible) rooms, code O
is entered.

LXST OF ROOMS
INCLUDED AT Q7
Backr~m
Best room
Big room
Breakfast room
Den
Dlnlng room
h Drewlng room
Front room
House (Lancashire only)
Kitchen (where used to describe either a
room used for llvlng rather
than cooking, or a second
cooking kitchen)
Library
Llvlng room
Lounge
Middle room
Morning room
MUSIC room
Nursery
Perlour
Wblic room (scotland)
Recept ~on room
Schml room
Sewing room
Slttmg room
Smoklng room
Snug
Spare room
Studio
(3b)
INCLUDED AT Q7
Through Lounge
TV room
EXCLUDED AT Q7
Bathroom
Bed closet
Billiard room
Boiler room
Celler
Cloakroom
Closet
Darkroom
Dressing room
Games room
Garage
Gun room
Landing
Laundry
Lavatory (Toilet, WC, etc)
Office
Outhouse
Recess
Pantry (not used for cooking)
Rooms used entirely for business
Rooms without windows
Stockroom
Storeroom
Utlllty room
Washroom
Workshop
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254
Question 7 (continued) . . .
ROOMS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED AT Q7 ACCORDING TO USAGE/DESCRIPTION OF ROOM, ETC.
m
Attic
Loft
Storeroom
Box room
Lumber-room
conservatory
Dinette (Partition
not mentioned )
Extension
Hall
Partitioned Rooms
Included
(3C)
If a note indicates Room
has a window (dormer but
not skylight )
If a note indicates that
the room is used
occasionally, or could be
used as a bedroom or living
room
If used throughout the
year.
If meals not eaten there &
if not used as a sitting
room.
If used all the year round.
1. If described as Lounge
Hall.
2. If it has furniture in
it and is used as a
room
1. If the partition goes
to the ceiling and
there is a doorway
with or without a door
2. If a sliding or
folding partition goes
right across the room
Excluded
1. Attic )
Loft ) nes
2. If a note indicates
room has a skylight.
3. If a note indicates
loft not floored
(having a dormer
window is then
ignored )
1. Box room )
Lumber room ) nes
2. Usage described other
than that shown under
‘Included’ column.
Conservatory nes
If meals eaten there or if
used as a sitting room.
1. Extension nes
2. If not used all the
year round
1. Hall nes
2. Hall not used as a
room
1. If the partition does
not go to the ceiling.
2. If the partition does
go to the ceiling but
the open space is
wider than a doorway.
3. If it is an open plan
room divided by
curtains or portable
screens.
.

Question 7 (contnued) ...
(3d)
ROOMS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED AT Q7 ACCORDING TO USAGE/DESCRIPTION OF ROOM, ETC
k!xs?.1
Room Included
Playroom If It IS used as a nursery
or children’s room
Scullery
Sun room
Utlllty room
Unusable Room
Work room
Other rooms
If It IS used as a llving
r~m or a second kitchen
If used all the year round
If of type usually Included
and a note lndlcates that
the sltuatlon IS only
temporary
If It 1s used for mainly
sedentary actlvltles (such
as sewing) all the year
round
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
2
1
2
Excluded
Playroom nes
If used as a room for
active games (eg ball
games )
Scullery nas
If it IS not used as a
1iving rmm or
(sacond) kltchan
Sunroom nes
If used m the summer
only
Utlllty room nes
If used for storage,
as a washroom or
laundry room, etc
All unusable rooms unless
a note Indlcatas that the
sltuatlon is temporary and
the room 1s In the
‘Included’ group.
1 Work room nes
2 If lt is only used for
part of the year
3. If It la used purely
for ‘active’ hobbles
(ag woodwork )
Rooms not used all the
year round and ~ already
on the ‘Included’ l~st
255

3
NOW 1 would IIke IO ask yOU about you household’s
accommodation, excluding any rooms you may ICI or
sublet
BEDROOMS
4 How many bedrooms do
have, Includ]ng beds] !t]ng
you
1 - 7 Enter no.—
rooms and spare bedrooms? M=9
8 or more . .. . .. . . .
5. Are any of them used by your BEDCOOK
household for cooking m -
I,ke a bedslt!er for examplc~
Yes
No. .
6 [ApC t from that) do You have a KITCHEN
Yes .-
klichen, that IS a separate room
tn whjch you cooh~ No
(a) IS the narrowest side of the
(b)
(c)
(d)
KITSIZE
Less than 61/2 ft
kl!chen less than 61/1 f! w]de
from wall 10 U3117 6112 ft or more
Do (3nv of) YOU el,cr
KITEAT
eat mc31s In Itor use
1[as a s]l[lngroom? No
INTERVIEWER CODE
or na
Coded 1- 3aat Q]
Coded 4-10 at Ql
●ACCMCHK*
Do >OU share the Ljtchcn ulih SHAREKIT
an> o[her houscholdv
7 \\hat other rooms do you hove nol Counting
bathrooms and to]letsq OTHROOMS
L]st Informants names for rooms
EXCLUDE Balhrooms, todets, garages, utlljty
room & rooms used SOICIY for buslncss
Yes
Ycs
No
None
na=9 x
x
x
x
-
1-7
9
8
-
M
-
-
-
-
2
+
1
2 na
1
2
na
to nai
-
1
~
1
2
na $7/3!
o
1-9
(a) - (C)
Q7
1Q7
(d)
256

K Do you have any form of central heating, CENTHEAT
including electric storage heaters, in your
(part of the) accommodation?
~
257
Central heating = 2 or more rooms, Yes...........................
kitchens, halls, Iandmgs, bath/we
heated from one central source No ............................
(a) Which type of fuel does it use?
Probe ‘Hot Air’ for fuel
4
FUELM1 - M2
Solid fuel: incl coal, coke, wood, peat ...............................
Code Electricity: storage headers..; .....................................................
Other.................................................................
Donut know .................. . ........ . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .
-
-
1
2na
IU=2
1
2
na
3
4
5
6
761

Q8(a)
(4)
Central heating includes any system whereby two or more rooms,
halls or landlnas are heated from a central source, e9 a boiler,
back boiler to in open f~re, the electr~c~ty supply. ‘Th~s Includes
a system where the boiler or back kxxler heata one room and also
supplles ~wer to heat at least one other room.
—
Where the Informant has only one room in the acconnwdatlon, eg a
bedslt - central heating is included only If it IS supplled from a
central source, along with other rooms n the house/block, etc
If the acconsnodatlon has central heating but it is not used t eg the
Informant cannot afford It, Q8 is coded Yes and the fuel type coded
at (a)
Precede 6 - Includes solar heating; paraffin.
258. .

i.
259
Q9
Q1O
CONSUMER DURABLES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
(5)
Items included are aither owned by the household or available for
use in the informant’s accommodation.
Items available for conmunal uae are included only if they can be
used in the informant’s accontnodation, ie a shared freezer that the
informant can use is included but a washing machine used in a
conmnunal laundry is excluded.
Items stored or under repair are included, but, broken items not
intanded for repair are excluded.
Washinq Machine - axcludes a boiler with a hand agitator, a
separate spin drier or tumble drier.
Tumble drier - is multicoded with washing machine if it is part of
a washing machine.
Telephone - includes shared telephones only if this household is
responsible for paying the account.
- excludes ‘cut off ‘ telephones and those on which outgoing calls
cannot be made.
Home Computers:
guide:
Interviewers were given the following general
A home computer shouid - have a keyboard
- be Proare-rmnable
- hav~ t: be attached to a display
(eg a television screen or a screen made specially for the model)
Includes: home computers and personal computers (eg ACORN BBC,
SINCLAIR ZX81 ) even if they are only used for playing
games; computers owned by self employed people and
used for business purposes;
Excludes: video games (not programmable and no keyboard)
computer terminals (used for transmitting and
receiving information processed on a remote computer)
progremnable calculators (have their own built in
display)
computers supplied by a person’ s employer for work
purposes and not available for personal use.
Included here are vehicles provided by employers which are
available to one or more members of the household (including
driving to and from work) ; vehicles on long-term hire; invalid
carriages and 3 wheeler cars.
Excluded are vehicles used solely in the course of work or company
cars if their use is restricted to company businass; vehicles used
solely for the carriage of goods and vehicles hired from time to
time.
Cars under repair are included unless the car is likely to be laid
up for a long time, or is dismantled or otherwise not available for
use.
~~,:
.

9 Does your household have any of the followlng
]tems m your (part of the) accommodat]onv
.
INCLUDE Items stored or under repair TVCOL
5
CoIour TV sct~ 1 only I
more than 1 2
m
none 3
TVBW
Black and wh]te TV 6e12 1 only .. .. 1
more than 1 2
none
4S146
47/48
na
Vldco recorder? ‘lDEo a
3
Yes No
FREEZER
EXCLUDE’ Fridge only Deep freezer or fr!dge freezer?-. In az
-[:::::::’”’;:: ‘~ :; .:
Djsh uasher”
m~~~~~~0
Compoct d,sc (CL$%!~7R
EXCLUDE V]dco games
10 IS there a car or van normally
} ~ome ,Omputer, COMPUTER ,n ~~
87168
Y,, CAR , - (a)
ava]lable for use by you or any
members of your household? Zn a Q]]
INCLUDE Any provided by employers
Jf normally ava]lable for prwate usc by
informant or members of the household
EXCLUDE veh]cles used solely for the
60/70
G ‘0
NCAR s
(a) Is there one or more than one’ 1 I ‘1
2 2 -Qll
na
3 or more 3
40/60
~~ :
260--

6
TENURE
11. In whose name is this
(HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)
on, ncd or rented? OWNERTEN
HOH only............ ....... ...
ZEisl
12. Dots your household own or rent
this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)?
WIFE/COHABITEE (of HOH) only
Joint HOH and WIFE/COHABITEE ....
(Ex)spo,tse no! in household
Other (Specify)....... .. ....... ..
HOH + {ex)spouse nol i?! h’hold
................................ .. ... ..... .. . .. ..........................
HOH/wife + o!her h ‘hold member
.......... . .... ......................................... . .. . . .
HOH/wiJe + non-h’hold member
Owns/is buying
Rcnts;ren[ free
OWNRENT
Spontasscous: Co-ownership scheme ...............................
Shared ownersh ip .......................................
MORTGAGE
13. IS this (HOUSE/FLAT): owned ou[right....,...,.,.,,,..,...,..,,,.,,..,,....,,.,,.
1 ~18
Page 9
Running
prompt
261
(a)
or is it being boughl with
Running a m0rtg3ge or lean? ............................
prompt
Ask or code
1S the (HOUSE/FLAT):
EXCLUDE: Improvement loans
COOWNER
o~, ned as part of a co-ownership scheme,
that is jointly with a housing association ..........................
.....-or is it owned as part of a shared ownership
scheme, that is part rented and part owned . .
.--or neither of these ?..................................................................................
10 nm
17/18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
19/20
na 1
2
3
4
21/22
2
na
2s/24
1
na
2
3
Q12
)18
213
214
?18
Page 9
~ 13(a)
k)
~18
Q18
Page 9
J)
)
)

GHS 1991/92
TENURE
Qll This questmn means In whose name does the household own or rent
the acconmnodatlon
Q12
(6)
Informants who are cohabiting are treated as married.
Speclfled answers are exannned and recoded as follows -
HOHwhois ahouseholdmerrber -ONLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W~fe/cohabltee of HOH who is a household metier - ONLY
Joint HOH and wife/cohabltee - both household metiers . . .
( EX) Spouse who IS not a household member - ONLY . .
Joint HOH who IS a household member and (ex) spouse who 1s
—
not a household member .. . . .. .
HOH or wife/cohabltee of HOH - both household members and
—
any other household member .. . . . ..
HOH or wife/cohsbltee of HOH - both household members
@ anybody not In the household . .. . .
If more than 2 people ]olntly own the property the codes are
treated as If in prlorlty order and the first code which applles to
any 2 owners IS used
If an lnforrnant ]olntly owned the property with a former spouse but
now owns It solely, only the Informant 1s coded
The only time HOH does not appear .ss(one of) the owners IS when
the property lS owned m hls wife’ slcohabltee’s or an (ex) spouse’s
name (codes 2, 4) The above points also apply to those who are
renting the acconunodatlon.
Life time tenancies are coded as rent free. Co-owners or equity
sharers (code 3 ) usually ldent lfy themselves spontaneously at Q12
There are two further checks for co-owners at Q13 (a) and Q17 (b)
Those identified from all three questions are classified aa ‘owner
occupiers’ at the analysls stage. Shared owners are also
Identlfled at Q13(a) and Q17(b) Accowdatlon owned or being
bought solely or ]olntly by an ex-spouse or a spouse who IS not a
member of the household (eg away on business cont~nuously for 6
months or more) 1s treated as ownsjls buying
Sc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
262

263
Q16 Code 1 includes, in addition to employees, self-employed persons
who live in private accon-modation which they rent together with
business premises.
(7)
It also covers caaes where the tenant is in the Forces and
stationed away from the household.
A housing subsidy paid by the employer (for exsmple rent allowance
or part of the rent paid) does not in itself warrant the question
being coded ‘Yes’. The accommodation must go with the job in the
sense that the household would have to give up the accommodation if
the job was given up.
Past employment, such as ex-coal miners being allowed to stay on,
are coded 2.
,; =’ -

14 To all rcnt]ng/livmg rent free (coded 2 at Q 12)
IS this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM) rented (prov!dcd)
iurnlshcd or unfurnished’ RENTFURN
Furn!shed
7
Unfurn]shcd/partly furnished
RENTBUSN
!5 Are any business prcmlses !ncluded In the rent
for th]s accommodation (In the accommodation
prov]dcd)7 Yes
I INCLUDE Farm
RENTJOB
16 Does this accommodation go w]th the present
jOb of anvone In your household
,!,
pJo [aal
Yes
No/na
1
m
2
1
2
I
2
2S[26
27/28
2’s/30
Q17
264

265
17. \\’ho is it rented from?
(\Vho is it provided by?)
ORGAN1SATIONS LANDLORD
Local Authority or Council ............. ................ ...
Prompt New Town Corporation or Commission ...........
as Property company ..........................................................
ncccssary Scottish SpecialHousing Association/
ScotcishHomes .................................................. ....
Other housing association or co-operative
or cha rl tab]e tr ust .................................................
Employer .. . . .. . .... . .............
Other organisation (Specif y) ....................................
lNDIVIDUALS
(a) Dots ihc lsndlord Ii.e in this building?
8
LANDLIVE
Yes........
(b) DO )’OU: COOWN
/
h’o ....n!
justrentthis(HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM) from
(ANSWER AT Q 17)/SS&S. .. ............
.....orhave you bought a share of it as part
Running of a co-ownership scheme, that is joint
procnpt ownership with a housing association ............................
.......or have you bought a share of it as part
of a shared ownership scheme, that is
part rented and part o~ncd ?..............................................
10
01
02
na
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
1
2
1
2
3
33134
ss13t
Q18
(b)
Q18
(a)
Q18

(8)
Q17 Codes 5 and 8 are for all practical purposes the same and ars
merely conven~ence d~stlnctions. They are used in .s11cases where
the accormnodatlon goes with a job, except for the self-employed
(when the landlord is coded) code 1 included development
corporations, eg Mld Walea Development Board. Code 4 includes all
forms of co-operative housing

Q18
Q18
EC
Q21
Q22
26-7, ....,.,:,,
(9)
From April 1990 Community Charge replaced ratea in England and
Walea. It was introduced in Scotland from April 1989. Community
Charge rebate raplacad the ratas rebate element of Housing Benefit.
Housing Senefit therefore applies only to tenants not owner
occupiers.
Q18 is coded 1 if Q13(a) = 2, Q17 = 1-3 or 5-10, or
Q17(b) = 1 or 3. Q18 is coded 2 if Q12 = 3, Q13 = 1,
Q13(a) = 1 or 3 or Q17(b) = 2. (ie the definition of renting etc is
not baaed solely on Q12 or Q17(b) .
If the answer is ‘Yes’ , interviewers were instructed to check that
it is a separate banefit paid to an individual household member and
that there ia no double counting.
Transitional payments were introduced in July 1988 for people who
used to receive rent or rate rebate and lost out financially under
the new Housing Senefit rules.
If the answer is ‘Yes’ interviewers were instructed to check that
it is Transitional payment to replace or top up Housing Benefit not
Transitional payment for Income Support or Transitional relief
related to Community Charge.

INTERVIEWER CODE
reotjog/shared ownership
owned iocl. co-ownership
9
~ HBCHKA
19. Some people quallfy for Housing Benefjt, thai
IS, a rent rebaie or allowance
Are you [or HOH] recclilng Hous]ng Benefit HB
from your local author]ty or local Social Yes
Securlly of flcc~
No
Are you ualllng to receive Housing Benefjt HBWAIT
or to hear the outcome of a clalmq Yes
Ma> I just check, dots the local authorlt> or
$c;: :::;:1 Scc.rl!y of fxc pay any part of HDCH$CS
20 INTERVIEWER CODE
1s there anyone aged 16 or over, apart from HBCHKB
HOH and spouse/cohabltcc, 1ss the houschold~
Yes
21 IS anyone (else) in the household rccell!ng a HBOTHR
rent rebate, rent allouancc or Housing Benefit? Ycs
22 To all households
I
Some people who used to receive housing benefit
or rent or rate rebalcs (also) qualjfy for Trans!tlonal
Payments from the DcDartment of Social Sccurltv
May 1 just check, are you (or HOH) rccclvlng a
Transjtlonal Paymcnt7
TP
EXCLUDE Transitional Payments
in respect of Income support
Yes
No
N’o
No
No
No/DK
-
0 nw
1
-
-
2
Jaa8
2
1 na
2
4s[4{
Ina
2
4s/4(
10 nmi
1
~
1
n2a
47/41
491s(
1
n2a
22 I
>22
Q22
Q23
.
’268

23. lNTERVIEWER CODE
HHLDCHKC
LA/New Town lcnan~s (coded 10 or 1 at Q] 7) . .... ........ .... .........
Others .............................................................................................................................
10
24. Do you expect to mo~,c in the next year or so?
m
(a)Do you expeclto rentagain or buy?
❑
MOVE
Yes . . .
No ..........................
DK ... .....
RENTBUY
Rent again
Buy ......................
DK . . . . .... . .. .. ..
25. In the next year or so do you expect 10 buy
the (HOUSE/FLAT) you arc livingin?
EXPBUY
III
Ycs
No . .
.
. . ..
26. lf you could choose who you rent from
would YOU prCfCr 10
m
Running
prompt
i
r smy as a council tcnznt
DK /not sure
PREFLAND
rent from a housjng association .,.,.,,.,,.,,
rent from a housing co-opera five
27. Have you heard of a scheme called ‘Tenants’ Choice’
that allows council tenants to vole to change their
E
269
landlord if they want to?
i.. .,4 .
TCHOICE
Yes ,...,,.,,,.,,,.,..,,..,.
No ,,,..,,.,.,,,.,,.,.,,,..,
IOnas
-
-
1
2
1
2
n3a
55/56
1
2
n3a
67/S8
I na
~
3
59/60
1
2
3
na 4
5
6
61/62
1
n2a
Q24
Q28
(a)
Q25
Q26
Q27
Q27
Q26
Q29

Q26
Q27
(lo)
Answers at code 5 are (re)coded using the followlng notes
Code 1 ncludes: New Town Corporation, Scottish Special Housing
Assoclatlon, Development Corporetaon
Code 2 Includes. Tenants of property owned by a housing
esaociatlon paying rent In the normal way
excludes. any form of ]olnt ownership
Code 3 ncludes. Tenants also having a collective
respons~bllity for the management of the
property
Code 5 ncludes Would rather buy than rent; hope to buy but
not a local authority house.
Code 6 includes Don’t Know - haven’t conaldered It, Not
know~ng what the others are llke I can’t
really say, Don’t mmd whethar rant from
council or housing assoclataon.
‘Tenants’ Choice’ lS a scheme that glvea council tenants and
tenants of some other publlc landlords an opportunity to change
landlords while remalnlng In their present homes
270

271
(11)
Q28-29 ‘YOU’ means Head of household.
Q30
Q31
Q33
(,T
.,,,
‘Council’ includes Local Authority, New Town and Scottish
Homes/SSFLA.
‘This’ refers to the house/flat where the interview was carried
out.
Although most answers are in the range 1980-1991/92, in some
instances it was possible to buy council housing before 1980 and
the dates were accepted.
If the HoH has bought more than one council house, the most recent
is coded.
This refers to the distance to the new property from the council
house/flat that had been sold.
‘Abroad’means outside the United Kingdom.

28. Have you [or HOH] ever renteda council
house/fla!~ ‘CRENTEDO
Yes
29 Have you ever bought the council
house/flat that you were rentlng~
11
No
JCBOUGHT*
No . . . . . .
30 1s this the council house/flaI that you bought~
•~HISO
31 In what year dld you buy the council ●CYEAR*
house /fla[~
n8=99
\VRITE IN YEAR — 1
Yes
“No
32 M’ho provided the mortage or lo3n’ ●CWHOLNM1-M3
Prompt as
ncccssary CODE Bank
33 To those coded 2 at Q30
Bu]ld]ngSOCJCIV
ALL Locol aulhor!ty
THAT Insurance companl
APPLY
Other
None requ]red
DNA others
HOW far djd you move when you ●CHOWFAR*
moved from that house/flat7
Under 1 mile
1-4 mjles
5-9 mtles
10-19 miles
20-49 males
SO m]les or more
Abroad
aa/64
1 . Q29
23U - Q34
6&/6e
1 Q30
21N Q34
a7/68
4“
60/70
2 p
. .- .. ..
99
,1/72 .7S/7o
ralc=3
1
2
3
4
5
6 SC
na
77/78
Q31
. . . . . Q34
m
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
272

34. To all (icrcIuding children)
12
hifGRATION
no nas
lntroducc
Ring Person No.—
01 (HOH) 02 03
(Could I just check) how many years
has
If
.........
under
lived at
1, code
this addreas?
as 00
_
na=99
00-99
........ I........ ........1........ .,,,,,,,l.,......
If O-4 years
If O-4 years 1f O-4 years If 0-4 yCaTS
(a) How msny moves has ........ . made in the last 5
years, not counting moves between
outside Ct. Britain?
places
na=99
00-99
........ I........ ........ 1........ ....1........
35. In what country England ................................ 01 01 01
WaS .... born?
Scot land ................................ 02 02 02
Wales...................................... 03 03 03
N. Ireland ........................... 04 04 04
Outside UK (Spccify).. . na”=99 . . . .. ...?!..?..... .......
If born outsideUK (Q35 = 06 - 23)
t
(a) In what year did . .... ... first
01-92
arrive in the United Kingdom?
~ 9;’”””’”’
,.,..,,.,..,.,,,,,,
t t
1........ ........ 1........
Ask or record England. .... . . . 01 01 01
36. In w’hs[ counrry
was fa!hcr
born?
Scotland,..,..., ........................ OJ
Wales................................ 03
N. lrcland...,,,,, _,,...........,. 04
o~
03
04
02
03
04
Outside UK (Specify). .. na—99 .. . .. ....0!.23...
. ... .....
Ask or record England ................................ 01 01 01
37. In whq[ couniry
was mother
born?
Scotland,.., ... .. . . ..
Wales..,,.,..,.............................
N. Ireland .. .. . .. .
02
03
04
02
03
0-1
02
03
04
Outside UK (Specify),.,.,.,. na=g,g ........0s.923....... . . . . ...... . . . . .. . . .
38. To which of the
groups listed on
[hiscard do you
consldcr...
Whit e............................................ 01 01
India n....,,.,,,...................,.,,,,....,.. 02 02
Pak]sr~nJ...............,.,.,,.,...,.,....,..
03 03
01
02
03
I
belongs? Bangladesh .............................. 04 04 04
~
Chinese .......................................
Black Caribbea n ...................
Black African .... ............ . ....
05
11-99
06
07
05
06
07
05
06
07
❑ .
Specify at (a)
{
lf black other, mixed or ❑one of these
(a) How would you describethe racialor
group 10 which . dots belong?
❑
ethnic
●
“i73
Black other .............................. w 08- 08-
Mixed origin ...........................
w — 09 — 09 —
None of these ........................ l& 10. lo-
/’
1
...,.,,,,,, ,, .,.,,,,,,,.,
.. ..... ....... .. . ,. ...,,,,,,,,, .,.,,,.,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,.,.
!

GHS 1991/92
MIGRATION
(12a)
Q34 For Informants llvmg at the same site but in a different type of
accormnodation ( eg llvlng In a caravan Ln the garden until house
built) the ~ number of years at the site is counted evan If the
house number or name has changed.
Whera a household membar has left hls house for a lengthy period,
the length of tune since he returnad to live In the house ~s coded
Temporary absences, ie without permanent intent ara ignored.
Length of residence IS checked against the age of children and
d~screpancles amended sutularly, a check is made with the year
any household member first arrivad Ln the united Kingdom and
diacrepanc~es resolvad.
.
Q34(a) If the Informant IS a serviceman residing with his un~t, moves from
camps, barracks, atc, are excluded, though moves from marrlad
auartars are mcludad, as are nxwes from and to Great Brltaln For
children under fIve, the nurber of moves ~n thear lifetime 1s
.
coded
Q35(a) ‘First arrive’ means
trips Years before
for any purpose whatsoever, ~ncluding hollday
1901 are coded ’01’
Q35 The country of birth of each household member and their parents lS
Q36 coded from the frame on the follow+ng page.
Q37 The country of birth of parents 1s checked for consistency where
possible, applylng the followlng instruction where necessary -
Q3B
Step/foster/adouted/naturalparents
Wherever possible It IS the country of birth of the natural parents
which IS coded here However, lntervlawers are Instructed to ‘ASK
OR RECORD’ at this question, so they would not ask the question
unless they had reason to belleve that the parents of any children
In the household were not the natural parants If given the choice
of natural parents’ country of birth and foster/step/adopted
parents’ country of birth, the natural parents’ country of birth IS
always coded
The followlng instruction was given to intarvlewers -
‘You may code 01 without asking the question where the parson
concerned was obviously white and where he or she and both parents
were born m Great Brltam or Northern Ireland. You must not
assume 01 at Q38 applles to anyone You have not actually scan, m
thaae cases the question must b? asked’.
Code 98 IS used In coding this question m cases where the question
had been omitted but the interviewer could have used 01
(This code does not apply on the Scottish Supplementary Sample
because cWN IS not coded)
For 1991/92 the codes and coding procedures were made consistent
with the Census, but the Mixed orlgln precede was retained
code 97 lS used lf the question IS refused (If code 08, 09 or 10
IS rnged and the Informant refuses to dascrlbe racial/ethnic
group, lt ls recoded 28, 57 or 73)
Answers at codes 08, 09 and 10 are recoded from the followlng
frames, usng the followlng notes 274

275
1.
2.
3.
(12b)
Answers are recoded into codes 11-77, they are not backcoded to
—
precedes 01-07.
The enswer recorded for that person at code 08/09/10 is coded. No
reference is made to the person’s nationality, country of birth or
parents’ country of birth, nor to that of ethnic origin of any
related person.
Answers recorded at ‘mixad origin’ (09) are recoded into the
appropriate ‘non-mixed’ category when only one ethnic origin is
given eg. Mauritian, Goanese. similarly answers at ‘Black Other’
(08) and ‘none of these! (10) are recoded into the appropriate
‘mixed’ catagory when mixed ethnic origins are given.
Written answers and codes 01-07 ringed
If only one of codes 01-07 is ringed and there is a written answer, the code
is accepted and the written answer ignored (even if the written answer seems
to contradict the code).
Multi-codinq
If code 08 (Black other) and coda 02, 03, 04 or 05 are ringed and there is a
writtan answer which is Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh or Chinesa, it is
recoded to 12, 13, 14 or 15 respectively. If ‘Asian’ is also written, it is
recoded to 12, 13, 14 or 15 respectively.
If coda 10 (None of these) and code 02, 03, 04 or 05 are ringed and there is
a written answar which is Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh or Chinese, it is
recoded to 12, 13, 14 or 15 respectively. If ‘Asian’ is also written, it is
recoded to 12, 13, 14 or 15 respectively.
If code 08 (Black other) or code 10 (None of these) is ringed and code C2,
03, 04 or 05 is ringed and there is a written answer which implies mixed
origin, it is coded from tha appropriate frsme (codes 21-23 or 61-77).
If both codes 08 (Black other) and 10 (None of these) are ringed and there
is a written answer, the coda from the ‘None of these’ frsme (codes 61-77)
is always selacted.
If w of codes 01-07 are ringed, any written answer is ignored and the
multi-coding index is used.
Witten answer but no code rinqed
If no code is ringed, but there is a writtan answer (other than ‘Refused’
which is codad 97), the ‘None of these’ frame (codes 61-77) is always used.
.

Notes on non-mixed and mixed orlgln
NON-MIXED
(12C)
(a) Non-mixed IS Indicated lf the written anawer is one ethnic group or one
country or one continent.
(b) Non-mixed IS also lndlcated where the country, continent or group also has a
descriptive adjective which as not llnked in any way to the other
country/contnent/group to unpl~lxed orlgm.
eg African Caribbean
British Arab
Brltlsh Indian
African Indian
Brltlsh Cypriot
Where the ad]ectlve lmplles that the parson is British born, In another
country, Arab, born in Brltaln, or Indian, born n Africa
(c) In general Afro, Indo and S1no are ~ considered as indicating m~xed.
MIXED
(a) Mixed orlgln 1s Indicated where the answer states that the person la
descended from more than one ethnic group or the word mixed IS used In the
description
e9
Father white, mother Indian
Mixed English and Chinese
(b) Mixed orlgln IS assumed If code 09 IS ringed, but note
1 Indian/Paklstanl IS coded 47
11 East African Indian Indicates someone of Indian descent born In East
Africa
(c) Mixed orlgln 1s also lndlcated where two or more countries, continents or
ethn~c groups are given
(d) Anglo and Euro mdlcate mixed orlgln.
(e) ‘Half’ together with a non-White ethnic group lS read as White eg Half
Paklstanl la coded as mixed White and Paklstanl.
RELIGIONS
Some rellglons namely Hindu and Sikh md~cate ethnlclty and are coded
accordingly
All other rellglons do not lndlcate ethnlclty and are therefore Ignored, unless
It IS the only answer given
e9
Brltlsh Jew coded 10 - recoded 62
Jewish coded 10 - recoded 73
Iranian Musllm coded 10 - recoded 64
Musl~m coded 10 - recoded 73
276

277
Notes on categories at Q38(a]
British (code 21~
(12d)
Includes any mention of British, English, Welsh, ScOttish, UK, bOrn in UK etc.
whether this is the only answer, or linked with another ethnic group or
nationality which is — not European eg Black British, British Indian, if originally
coded 08.
Answers such as British Polish, Italian Scottish originally coded 08 are excluded
and recoded 2B, but British European is coded 21.
—
British - ethnic minoritv indicated (code 61)-
This code is used if the words British, English, Welsh, ScOttish, UK, bOrn in UK
etc are used together with a non-white ethnic group eg British Asian, British
Arab, English Asian, if originally coded 10.
British - no ethnic minoritv indicated (code 621
This code is used if the only answer is British, English, Welsh, Scottish, UK,
born in UK etc, if originally coded 10.
Answers such as British Cypriot, Scottish Italian originally coded 10 are
excluded and recoded 72, but British European is coded 62.
—
Caribbean Island, West Indies or Guyana
West Indian islands and Associated states eg Barbados, Jsmaica, Anguilla
Guyana
Caribbean Commonwealth countries eg Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands.
Other Caribbean islands eg Cuba, Haiti, Puerto-Rica
Belize
British Honduras
West Indian
Caribbean (if coded 09 or 10)

North Afrlcan, Arab or IranIan
(12e)
North African (Arab) countries eg Algerla, Morocco, Tunlsla, Egypt, Libya.
Middle East countries eg Lebanon, Syrian, Jordan, Saud~ Araha, Iraq, Kuwait,
Yemen
Paleatlnlan
Berber
Iran, Persia
Kurd
Middle East
b North Africa
Other African countries
All African countries APART FROM North African (Arab) countries and !4aurltlus
e9
Nlgerla, Sudan, Eth~opla, Somall
Madagascar
South African
East Africa (but East African countries where Asian/Indian etc are also
qlven are excluded)
African (lf coded 09 or 10)
East African AsIan or Indo-Caribbean
People of AsIan (so described) or Indian sub-continent descent born In East
Africa eg East African Asian, Kenyan Indian
People of Indian sub-continent descent born Ln the Caribbean eg Indo Caribbean,
Trlnldadlan Indian.
Indian sub-continent
Srl Lankan
Tamll, SInhalese
Goan
Kashmlrl, Bengall
Nepalese
Hindu, Sikh
Mixtures of the above and of Indian/Pakistan/Bangaleshl
Slnhalese Asian, AsIan Goan
278

279
Other Asian
(12f)
Asian nationalities/cOuntriesAPART FROM Indian sub-continent and Chinese
e9
Afghan, Burmese, Thai, Malaysian, Korean, Japanese, Filipino,
Indonesian, Vietnamese.
Mauritius, Seychelles
Oriental
Asian (nes)
Other answers (code 73~
North America, America, Canadian
Red Indian
Central America (apart from Belize and British Honduras) eg Mexico.
South America (eg Venezuelan, Brazilian)
Latin American
Oceania (eg Fijian, Tongan, New Guinea, Polynesian, Melanesian, Maori)
Australian, New Zealand
Creole
Aborigine
Jewish (nes), Muslim (nes)
Israeli
Negro
Aryan
Vague answers eg Brown, don’t know.
Answer not specified.
White as part of a mixture
Include as White the following groups, nationalities:
English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, European
Anglo, Euro, Franco
All European nationalities eg
Finnish, French, German, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian

.
(12g)
Mediterranean islands eg Maltese, Cypriot
l%rk~sh, Armenian
Caucasian
NS American, Aryan, Australian, Canadian, New Zaalander, South American are — not
treated as white as part of mixed orlgln.
Asian as part of a mixtura with White
Asian ancludes Asian (nes) or any athnlc group from Indian sub-continent or Other
AsIan or Chnase
NB. TWO or nmre Asian groups with white are coded other mixed, codes 31, 57
or 77
280

Q38(a) Coding frame
code
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
(12h)
Recoded from 08, 09 or 10 as answer “identical” to precedes 01-07
~
Include Caucasian (nes) if coded 09 or 10
Pink (nes) if coded 09 or 10
Indian
Pakistani
Banqladeshi
Chinese
Black Caribbean
include Caribbean (nes) if coded 08
Black African
include African (nes) if coded 08

(121)
Q38(a) Coding frame recoded from BUICK OTHER (code 08\
NON-MIXED ORIGIN
Code
21 BrltIsh
22
b 23
24
25
26
27
28
e9
Black born in UK, Black Brltlsh, Black English, Caribbean parents born
In UK, Engllsh, Scottish, Welsh, Brltlsh citizen, English of West Indian
orlgln, Afro Engllsh
Caribbean Island, Wast Indies or Guvana
e9
Black Jamaican, Guyanan, Jamaican, West Indian
NE “Car~bbean” ~f coded 08 IS recoded 16.
North African, Arab or IranIan
e9
Arab, Brown Arab, Algerlan, EgyptIan, JordanIan, Iraqi, Libyan, North
African, Palestlnlan, Persian, Afro Arab.
Other African Countries
e9
Black South African, Cape coloured, Ghanalan, Kenyan, Nlgerlan, South
African coloured, other African
NB “African” If coded 08 IS recoded 17
East African Aslsn or Indo-Caribbean
e9
East African Asian, Indo-Caribbean, Kenyan Asian, African Indian,
Caribbean Indian
Indian sub-continent
e9
Goan, Ternll,Slnhalese, Srl Lankan, Srl Lankan Tsnul, Sikh, Indian
Pakistan, AsIan Slnhalese, AsIan Goan
Other AsIan
e9
Asian, Black AsIan, Indo Maurltlan, Maurltlan, Temll Maurltlan, Afro
Chinese, Indian Chinese, Afro Asian
Other answers
e9
Aborlglne, American, Black, European Black, Muslin, Maorl, South
American, South American Indian
Don’t know, no answer speclfled
?82

283 ..
Recoded from BLACK OTHER (code 08~
MIXED ORIGIN
29 Black/White
(12j)
Anglo African, Anglo Caribbean, White/Black, African/White, English/Black
American, English/Negro,English/Jamaican,Half Caribbean.
30 Asian/White
e9
31 Other mixed
e9
Anglo Asian, Anglo Indian, Eurasian, Half Mauritian, Chinese/White,
Irish/Sri Lankan
Asian/Black, Indian/Irani, Half caste, mixed race, Arab/Black

(12k)
Q38(a) CODING FRAME RECODED MIXED ORIGIN (CODE 09~
NON-MIXED ORIGIN
Code
41 Brltlsh - ethnic mlnorltv Lndlcated
e9 Black born In UK, Brltlsh indmm, Car~bbean parents born in UK
42 British - no ethnic minority Indicated
e9
British, Born In UK, Engllsh, Scottish, Welsh, British cltlzen, born in
Brltaln
43 Caribbean Island, West Indies or Guvana
e9
Jamaican/Barbadlan, Caribbean
44 North African, Arab or Iranian
e9
Egyptlen, Libyan, IranIan, Arsixc
45 other African Countries
e9
Soma11, Cape coloured, South African coloured, African.
46 East African Asian or Indo Caribbean
e9
East African AsIan,
Ugandan Asian
47 Indian sub-continent
e9
48 Other Asian
e9
49 Irish
Goan, Indian/Paklstanl, AsIan Goan
Maurltlan
50 Greek or Greek Cmrlot
51 ‘llmklshor l’urklshCmrlot
52 Other European
e9
53 Other Answers
e9
Armenian, Cypriot (nes), European, Mediterranean
Wh~te St HelenIan, American
NB ‘Black’ (nes) If coded 09 IS recoded 28
284

RECODED FROM MIXED ORIGIN (CODE 09~
MIXED ORIGIN
54
55
56
57
285 “
Black/White
e9
(121)
African/White, Anglo Caribbean, Anglo Jamaican, English/Black American,
White/Negro, Half Caribbean, White/Nigerian
Asian/White
e9
Anglo Asian, Anglo Indian, Eurasian, Chinese/White, English/Filipino,
Half Mauritian, Half Pakistani, White/Sri Lankan
Mixed White (ie White/White mix)
e9
Anglo Irish, Anglo Armenian, English/French, White/Maltese,
Polish/Italian, Ukrainian/German
Other mixed
e9
Black/Asian, Indian/Irani, White/Tongan, English/Arab, English/Mexican,
White/Red Indian, English/Canadian,Chinese/Jamaican.
No answer specified
Don ‘t know.

(12m)
Q38(a) CODING FRAME RECODED FROM NONE OF THESE (CODE 10\
NON-MIXED ORIGIN
Code
61 Brltlsh - ethnic mlnorltv Indicated
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
e9
Black British, Black English, Brltlsh AsIan, British Burmese, Black born
n UK, English AsIan, Scottish Indian
British - no ethnic minority lndlcated
e9
Brlt~sh, British citizen, Engllsh,
In UK, Brltlsh Jew
Caribbean Island, West Indies or Guvana
Welsh, Scottish, Born Br~t~sh, born
Black Jamaican, Caribbean, Guyanan, Jamaican, West Indian.
North African, Arab or Iranian
e9
Algerlen, Arab, Brown Arab, EgyptIan, Libyan, Iraqi,Iranian,
Palestlnlan, Persian, North African
Other African Countries
e9
Nlgerlan, Somall, Ethloplan, Black South African, Cape coloured,
African.
East African AsIan or Indo Caribbean
e9
East African AsIan, Indo Caribbean, Kenyan AsIan, Ugandan Indian
Indian sub-continent
e9
Goan, Srl Lankan, TamIl,
Other Asian
e9
Irish
Afghanl, Asian, Burmese,
Oriental, Yellow
Greek or Greek CvPrlot
‘furklshor Turkish Cvprlot
Other European
e9
S~nhalese, Sikh, SrI Lankan Tenul
Maurltlan, Japanese, Korean, 14alayslan,
Cypriot (nes), Itallan, Russian, Ukralnlan, Pollsh, Slavonlc,
Mediterranean
Other Answers
e9 American, Creole, Jewish (nes), Polynesian, South American, Aryan,
Brown, Human
Don’t know, no answer speclfled
NB ‘Black’ (nes) If coded 10 IS recoded 28
286

RECODED FROM NONE OF THESE (CODE 10~
MIXED ORIGIN
74
75
76
77
Black/White
e9
(12n)
African[White, Anglo African, Anglo Caribbean, English/Negro,
English/Jamaican,Portuguese/Black,Half Caribbean.
Asian/White
e9
Anglo Indian, Eurasian, Chinese/French, Irish/Sri Lankan,
White/Japanese, Half Mauritian.
Mixed White
e9
Anglo Armenian, Dutch/Portuguese,English/Irish, Maltese/White, White
mixed.
Other Mixed
e9
Asian/Black, Chinese/Jamaican,Arab/White, Mixed parentage, Half caste.

White/Indian
White/Paklstanl
White/Bangladeahl
White/Chinese
White/Black Caribbean
White/Black African
Indian/White
Indian/Pakistani
Indian/Bangladeahl
Indian/Chinese
Indian/Black Car~bbean
Indian/Black African
Paklstanl/White
PaklstanL/Indian
Pak~stanl/Bangladeshl
Paklstanl/Chinese
Pakustan~/Black Carlbbaan
Paklstanl/Black African
Bangladeshl/White
Bangladeshl/Indian
Bangladeshl/Paklstanl
Bangladeshl/Chinese
BangladeshI/Black Caribbean
BangladeshI/Black African
Chinese/White
Chinese/Indian
Chinese/Paklstanl
Chinese/Bangladashl
Chinese/Black Caribbean
Chinese/Black African
Black Car~bbean/White
Black Caribbean/Indian
Black Carlbbaan/Paklstanl
Black Car~bbean/Bangladeahl
Black Caribbean/ChLnesa
Black Car~bbaan/Black African
Black AfrLcan/White
Black African/Indian
Black African/Paklstanl
Black African/Bangladeshl
Black African/Chinese
Black African/Black Car~bbean
(120)
MULTI-CODING INDEX
75
75
75
75
74
74
75
67
67
68
77
66
75
67
67
6B
77
77
75
67
67
68
77
77
75
6B
6B
68
77
77
74
77
77
77
77
2B
74
66
77
77
77
28
28EJ-

. ~89,
COUNTRIES: SUMMARY FRAME
UNITED KINGDOM
(13a)
England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GB/UK/British Islas (not specified above) . . . . . . . . .
(including Channel Islands/Isle of Man).
Irish Republic (Eire)- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(including Ireland North or South (not specified)).
EECCountries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Old Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Commonwealth
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East African New Cormnonwealth . . . . . . . . . . .
Rest of African New Commonwealth . . . . . . .
Caribbean Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . .
Mediterranean Comnonweaith . . . . . . . . .
Far East Co?mnonwealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remainder New Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rest of World
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia- Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rest of Asia and Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Answer too general to be gi~’ena specific country code, but
person born outside UK/Eire . . . . . . . . . . . .
Country of Birth
Summary Frame
Code
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
UNITED KINGDOM
England
Scotland
Walea
Northern Ireland
Great Britain/UK/BritMh Isles (not
speclfled which part) ancludlng
Channel Islanda and Isle of Man
Irish Republlc (Eue~
(Incl Ireland N or S not spec)
EEC Countrlefi
Belglum
Denmark (Incl Greenland)
France (incl Monaco)
German Federal Republlc
(West Germany)
Germany (not spec E or W)
Italy (incl San Marlno & Vatican)
Netherlands (Holland)
Luxembourg
Greece
Portugal (Incl Azores & Madeira)
Spain (incl Balearic & Canary Is)
Other Europe
Albanla
Austria
Bulgarla
Czechoslovakia
Finland (Incl Aland Islands)
German Democratic Republlc
(E Germany) (Incl E Berlln)
Hungary
Iceland
Norway, Svalband (Incl
Spltsbergen),
Jan Mayen
Poland
Rumania
Sweden
Sw~tzerland (Incl L~echtensteln,
Bvslngen and Csmplone)
USSR
Yugoslavia
Andorra
Faroe (Danish)
Turkey
(13b)
COUNTRIES (Grouped)-
09
10
11
12
13
Old Commonwealth
Australla (Incl Tasmania)
Canada
New Zealand
India
COUNTRIES
GROUPED (1 - 13)
India (Incl Janmm, Kaalr.mrand
Slkkm)
Eaat African Conmcmwealth
Kenya
Malawl (Nyasaland)
Tanzania (Tangany~ka S Zanzibar h
Pemba)
Uganda
Zemha (Northern Rhodesia)
Rest of African Commonwealth
Botswana (Bechuanaland)
Swaziland
Lesotho (Basutoland)
The Gamha
Ghana
Nlgerla
Sierra Leone
Zmkx!bwe (Rhodesia)
Caribbean Connnonwealth
Barbados
Bellze (Brltlsh Honduras)
Guyana (ex Brltlsh Guiana)
Jamaica
Trlnldad & Tobago
Other West Indies
Antigua (incl Barbuda)●
Dominica (Windward Isles)
Grenada (Windward Isles)
St Kltta-Nevls-Angullla*
St Lucia (Windward Isles)
St Vincent (Windward Isles)
Bahamas (Connonwealth of the)
Bermuda (Br)
Cayman Islands (Br.)
Monserrat* (Br)
Turks & Caicos Islands (Br)
Brltlsh Vlrgln Islands
West Indies (nes)
●Leeward Isles
290
. (

291
14
15
16
Mediterranean Cormnonwealth
Cyprus
Gibraltar (Br)
Malta
Far East Connnonwealth
Hong Kong
Malaysia (Incl Sarawak & Sabah
(N Borneo))
Singapore
Remainder New Commonwealth
(13C)
COUNTRIES (Grouped) continued
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Miscellaneous Islands in Pacific:
Solomon Islanda
Kiribati (Gilbert Is)
Nauru (Republic of)
Pitcairn Islands (Br)
Western Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu (Ellice Is)
Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
Australian Dependencies
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Christmas island
Norfolk Island
Heard and McDonald Islands
New Zealand and Dependencies
Cook Islands
Niue
Tokelau
Commonwealth Islands in Indian
Ocean:
British Indian Ocean Territory
Chagos Archipelago
Mauritius
Seychelles
Islands in South Atlantic:
‘“’~alklands Islands
Ascension
St Helena
Tristan da Cunha
Gough
Sri Lanka (CeYlOfl)
17 Pakistan
COUNTRIES
GROUPED (14-19)
18 Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
19 Rest of World - Africa
French Territory of the Afars
and Issas (French Somaliland)
(Djibouti)
Algeria
Angola (incl Cabinda)
Benin (ex Dahomey)
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon Republic
Central African Republic (ex
Smpire)
Chad
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Djibouti (Republic of)
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea (ex Spanish)
Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Gabon
Guinea (Republic of)
Guinea Bissau (Incl Cape Verde
Is - ex Port Guinea)
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco (incl Western Sahara
Ceuta & Melilla)
Mozarbicpe
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Somali Republic, (Somalia)
South Africa
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Upper Volta/Burkino Faso
Zaire (Congo)
Libya
Other Africa:
Comoros (Is)
Reunion (Fr)
Sao Tome and Principe
Namibia
Mayotte (Fr)

L
20 America
21
USA (incl ‘America’ nes)
Argentuo5
BolIvLa
Brazil
Chile
Colomlua
Costa Rica
Cuba
Domlnlcan Republlc
Ecuador
Gustemala
French Guiana
(13d)
COiJNTRIES (Grouped) continued
Haltl
Honduras
!.lexlco
Nicaragua
Pansma (Incl Canal Zone)
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto RICO (US)
El Salvador
Surlnsm (ex Netherlands Guiana)
Uruguay
Venezuela
Others.
Guadaloupe (Fr)
Martinique (Fr)
Netherlands Antilles (Curacao)
St Pierre L Mlquelon (Fr)
Vlrg]n Islands (US)
Asia - Middle East
Bahrain
Iran (Persia)
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
KuWalt
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Yemen (People’s Democratlc
Republlc of) (Aden)
Syria
The United Arab Emirates (Truclal
States)
The Yemen Arab Republlc (The Yemen)
22 Rest of Asia and Oceania
COUNTRIES
GROUPED 20 cent
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Burma
China (Incl Tibet) (People’s
Republlc of (Lncl ‘China’ nes)
China (Rep of) (Formsa or
Taiwan)
Indonesia (mcl East Timor)
Japan (incl Okinawa & Ryukyu Is)
Kampuchea (CarnbOdla)
N Korea (Democratic People’s
Rep of)
South Korea (Republlc of)
Koraa (not speclfled whether
(Nth or Sth)
Laos
Macao (Port)
Maldlves
Mongolla (People’s Republlc of)
Nepal
Phlllpplnes .
Thailand (SISM)
Vletnem (Socialist Republlc of)
paclflc Islands
Carollnes (US Trust)
Fl]l
Guam (US)
Marlanas (US Trust)
Marshall Islands (US Trust)
Midway Islands (US)
New Caledonla (Fr)
French Polynesla
American Samoa (East Samoa)
Incl
Johnston Is
Weke Island (US)
Wallls & Futuna Islands (Fr)
23 Answer too general to be given a
spec~flc country code, but person
born outside UK/Eme.
292,

7393
COUNTRY
Afghanistan . . . . . . . .
Aland Island . . . . . . . .
Albania . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria . . . . . . . . . .
America (nes) . . . . . . .
American Samoa (E Samoa) . .
Andorra . . . . . . . . . .
Angola (incl Cabinda) . . .
Antigua (Br) . . . . .
Argentina . . . . . . . . .
Ascension Is (Br) . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . .
Azores (Port) . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . .
Bahrain . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh . . . . . . . . .
Balearic Is (5P) . . . . . .
Barbados . . . . . . .’”..
Barbuda . . . . . . . . .
Belgium . . . . . . . . . .
Belize (ex Br Honduras)
Benin (ex Dahomey) . . . .
Bermuda ... . . . . .
(13e)
COUNTRY OF BIRTH
COUNTRIES (ALPHABETICALLIST~
CODE
22
08
OB
19
20
22
08
19
13
20
16
09
08
07
13
21
18
07
13
13
07
13
19
13
cOUNTRY
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana (Bechuanaland) . . .
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . .
Britain (part not specified)
British Honduras (Belize) .
British Virgin Is . . . . .
Brunei (ex Br) . . . . . . .
Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . .
Burma . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi . . . . . . . . . .
Bvsingen . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia (lChmar(Kampuchea) Rap
Cameroon Republic . . . . .
Campione . . . . . . . . .
Canada . . . . . . . . . .
Canary Is (5P) . . . . . . .
Cape Verde Is....... .
Caroline Is (USA) . . . . . .
Cayman Is(Br) . . . . . . .
Central African Republic
(ex Empire)........
Ceuta(Sp) . . . . . . . . .
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) . . .
Chad . . . . . . . . . . . .
CODE
22
20
12
20
05
13
13
14
08
22
19
08
22
19
08
09
07
19
22
13
19
19
16
19
.

COUNTRY
Chagos Archipelago . .
Chile . . . .
China (nes) . . . . . . .
China (People’s Rep) . . . .
China (Rep of Taiwan) . . .
Christmas Is. [Australla) .
Cocos Is. (Australla) . .
Colonbla . . . . .
Comoros . . . . . .
Congo (Democratic Republlc)
Congolese Rep (now Zaire)
Cook Islands (NZ) . .
Costa Rica
Cuba
CuracaO
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey (Benin)
Denmark . . . . . .
Djlboutl (Republlc of)
Domlnlca . . . . . . .
Domlnlcan Republlc . . .
Ecuador . . . . .
Egy’pt(UAR) . . . . . .
Elre
Elllce Islands
El Salvador
~
16
20
22
22
22
16
16
20
19
19
19
16
20
20
20
14
08
19
07
19
13
20
20
19
06
16
20
(13f)
COUNTRY
Equatorial Gulnee . .
Ethlopla (Abyssmua) . .
Falklands Islands (Br) .
Fsroe Is (Den) . . . . .
FIJI . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . .
Formosa (Taiwan) . . . . . .
France . . . . . . . .
French Guiana . . . . .
French Polynesla . . . .
French Territory of the Afars
Issas (French Somallland)
(D]lboutl)
Gsbon .
Gambia . , .
Garmany (E or W not speclfled)
Germany E (G Dem Rep lnd
E Berlln) . . .
Germany W (Fed Rep) . . .
Ghana
Gibraltar (Br)
Gilbert Islands (K1rlbatl)
Great Brltaln (part not apec)
Greece . . . . . . . . . .
Greenland (Denmark) . . .
Grenada . . .
Gough . .
Guadaloupe (Fr)
Guam Island (USA)
Guatemala .
CODE
19
19
16
08
22
08
22
07
20
22
19
19
12
07
08
07
12
16
16
05
07
07
13
16
20
22
20

COUNTRY
Guinea (Republic) . . . . .
Guinea Bissau . . . . . . .
Guyana (ex British Guiana) .
Haiti . . . . . . . . . . .
Heard Island . . . . . . . .
Honduras . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong (Br) . . . . . . .
Hungary . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . .
India . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . .
Iran (Persia) . . . .
Ireland (N or S not spec) .
Irish Republic (Eire) . . .
Iraq . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy . . . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Coast . . . . . . . .
Jamaica . . . . . . . . . .
Jan Maven . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . .
JohnstonjI$. . . . . . . . .
Jordan . . . . . . . . . . .
,.,. ‘
~’:.:.: Kampuchea . . . . . . . .
. 295
~
19
19
13
20
16
20
15
08
08
10
22
21
06
(I6
21
21
07
19
13
08
22
22
21
22
(13g)
COUNTRY
Keeling Is. (Australia)
Kenya . . . . . . . .
Kiribati (Gilbert Is)
Korea (N or S not spec)
Korea North . . . . .
Korea South . . . . .
Kuwait . . . . . . . .
Laos . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . .
Lesotho (ex Basutoland)
Liberia . . . . . . .
Libya . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein . . .
Luxembourg . . . . . .
Leeward Is. (Br) . . .
Macao (Port) . . . . .
Madeira (Port) . . . .
Madagascar
Malagasy Republic . .
Malawi . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . .
Maldive Is. . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . .
Marianas Is. (USA) . .
Marshall Is. (USA) . .
Martinique (Fr) . . . .
. .
. . .
. . .
. .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
CODE
16
11
16
22
22
22
21
22
21
12
19
19
08
07 “
13
07
07
19
11
15
22
19
14
22
22
20

COUNTRY
Mauritania . .
Haurltlus . . .
Mayotte (Fr)
McDonald Islands . . .
Melllla (Sp) .
Mexico . . . . . . . . .
Midway Is. (USA) . .
Monaco . . . . . . .
Mongolla .
Monserrat (Br) . . .
Morocco (Incl Western Sahara)
ex Spanish)
Mozambique
Myama (Burma)
Nam>bla
Nauru .
Nepal
Netherlands (Holland) .
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Guiana (Surmam)
New Caledonla (Fr) . . . .
New Guinea Territory . .
New Hebrldas (Br) (now Venuatu)
New Hebrldes (Fr) (now Venuatu)
New Zealand
Nicaragua .
Niger . .
Nlgerla
goDJ
19
16
19
16
19
20
22
07
22
13
19
19
22
19
16
22
07
20
20
22
16
16
16
09
20
19
12
(13h)
COUNTRY
Nice . . . . . . .
Norfolk Ia (Australla) . .
Norway . . . . . . .
C7nan . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . .
Panama (Republic of) . . . .
Panama Canal Zono (USA) (now as
above) . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Gunea . . . . .
Paraguay . . . . . . . .
Pemba . . . . . .
Peru
Phlllpplnaa
Pltcalrn Is (Br) . .
Poland . .
Portugal . . .
Portuguese Guinea (now
Guinea Blssau) . . .
Portuguese Timor (East
Timor) (not pt Indonesia)
Puerto Rico (USA) . . .
Qatar . . . . . . . .
Reunion Is. (Fr) . . . . .
Rhodesia (Zinbsbwe) . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda . . . . . . . .
CODE
16
16
08
21
17
20
20
16
20
11
20
22
16
OB
07
19
22
20
21
19
12
OB
19
296

. 297
COUNTRY
Sabah (N Borneo) (Malaysia)
St Helena (Br) . . . . . . .
St Kitts - Nevis
Anguilla (Br) . . . . . .
St Lucia . . . . . . . . . .
St Pierre & Miquelon (Fr) .
St Vincent . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . .
Samoa - East (US) . . . . .
Samoa - Western . . . . .
San Marina . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome L Principe . . . .
Sarawak (Malaysia) . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . .
Senegal . . . . . . . . . .
Seychelles (Br) . . . . .
Sierre Leone . . . . .
Sikkim (India) . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Id........ .
Somali Republic . . . . . .
South Africa . . . . . . . .
CODE
—
16
16
13
13
20
13
20
22
16
07
19
16
19
19
16
12
10
15
16
19
19
South Yemen (People’a Democratic
Repof) Aden . . . . . . . 21
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . 07
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . . . . . 16
Sudan . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Surinam (ex Neth. Guiana) . 20
(13i)
COUNTRY
Svalband (incl Spitsbergen)
Swaziland . . . . . . . . .
Sweden . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . .
Syria . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan (Formosa) . . . . . .
Tanzania (Zanzibar) . . . .
Thailand (Siam) . . . . . .
Tibet (China) . . . . . . .
Timor-East (Indonesia) . .
Tobago (Trinidad) . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . .
Tokelau Is. (NZ) . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad . . . . . . . .
Tristan da Cunha (Br) . . .
Trucial States (United Arab
Emirates) . . . . . . .
Tunisid . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks & Caicos Is. (Br) . .
Tuvalu . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom (part not
specified but involving
Channel Isles and IOM) . .
(England . . . . . . . . . .
CODE
08
12
08
OB
21
22
11
22
22
22
13
19
16
16
13
lb
21
19
08
13
16
11
05
01

COUNTRY
Scotland .
Wales . . . . . .
Northern Ireland) . . . .
United Arab Republlc (Egypt)
United l+rebErmratea . .
Upper Volta . . . .
Uruguay . . . . .
USA . . . . . . . .
USSR . . .
Vanuatu (New Hebrldes)
Vatican
Venezuela
VIetnem (Soclallst Rapubllc of)
Vlrgln Islands (USA)
Vlrgln Islands (Br)
Wake Is (USA)
Wallls & Futuna Is (Fr)
Windward Isles (Br)
West Indies (nes) .
Yemen Arab Republlc .
Yeman-South (People’s Republlc)
Yugoslavia . . . . . .
Zaire . . . .
Zamha . . . .
Zanzibar (Tanzania) . . .
Zmbabwe (Rhodesia) .
CODE
02
03
04
19
21
19
20
20
08
16
07
20
22
20
13
22
22
13
13
21
21
08
19
11
11
12
(13])

13 02 I
04 05 06 07 09
1
f O-4 years
+
jl
1
OJ
02
03
04
. . .
.1
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
I
r o-4 yCIn
+
1.
01
02
03
04
01
o~
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10k
1.
f O-4 years
I
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
1
10h
1
! O-4 years
+?
I
01
02
03
04
01
o~
03
04
01
o~
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10i
..
I
r o-4 years
+
I ..
01
02
03
04
1.
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10 h
I
r 0-4 years
-+
1.
01
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
01
o~
03
0.2
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10i
12/13
PERSNO
17/18
RESLEN
\9f20
NMOVES
11/22
COB
13/24
ARRUK
1S/26
FATHCOB
17/28
MOTHCOB
29/30
ORIGIN
SO to Q39
299

300
39. TO ALL - INTRODUCE
CODE OR ASK ABOUT HOH
HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY
Can I just check, have you (HOH) lived at
RESCHK
this
for
address for 12 months
lCSS than 12 months?
or more, or
r
na=9
COMPLETE CALENDAR
MONTHS UP TO END
12 months
Less than
or more .........................
12 months .....................
OF MONTH PRECEDING
INTERVIEW
(a) How long have you (HOH)
lived at this address?
RESMTHS
ENTER NUMBER’ OF COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTHS UP TO
END OF MONTH PRECEDING
INTERVIEW
na=99
NO COh4PLETE CALENDAR MONTHS _
40 A During rhc last 12 months. ie from
(LAST 12 COhiPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS),
hss anybody got into this (HOUSE/FLAT/ROOM)
without your permission and SIOIC”Or
alxcmptcd to s!e~lsomething?
40B During the [imc you (HOH) haie Ii\ed here
(UP TO END OF hlONTH PRECEDING
lNTER\’IE\\’),has anybody go! in!othis
(HOL’SE/FL.AT/R OO\f)wi[hou[ your permission
and stolenor allcmptedto stealsomething?
INCLUDE E14TRY UNDER
FALSE PRETENCES ONLY IF
MENTIONED SPONTANEOUSLY
(a) How msny times has this happened
during the last 12 months (time you
(HOH) hrive lived here)?
BURG
Yes . .. . . .. .. .
No ... . .. . . .. . .
BURGNUM
9
1
2
17/18
19/20
)1-11
.. ...
9’9
00
21/2:
1
2 na Individual
Schcdulc
2312,
IO na!
2 fig
...... ........
Q40
Q40A
(a)
Q40B \
Q40
Individual
Schcdulc
(a) )
Q41

GHS 1991/92
HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY
(14)
Q39 If Q39 was omitted the answer IS established from Information about HOH
at Q34, length of rasldence, If Q34 was not answered for HOH, the
question IS coded 9.
Q39EC There lS a check to ensure that the code at Q39 IS consistent with the
langth of resldance for HOH (Q34).
Q40 Actual or attempted burglaries are only coded if the Intruder got Into
the household’s llvlng acconmsadationwithout pernnaslon, and stole or
attempted to steal someth~ng. Entry under false pretencea IS only
included if lt IS mentioned spontaneously by the Informant Unsuccessful
attampts to enter are excluded, unlaas it only emerges at Q42 (Q42 1s
coded 4) In this circumstance, the answers at Q39-Q44 are accepted
Thefts or attempted thefts by persons invited into the house (unless
under false pretences) or by people stayang or working there are
excluded, as are thefts from detached garages, outhouses or business
premises only, and thefts of or from cars (unless ~n an attached garage)
301

302
(15)
Q41EC A check is made with date of interview and Q39/Q39(a) to ensure that the
burglary took place in the relevant period.
Q42 Code 1 includes: Entry by breaking a window or forcing a lock on a
door or window.
Code 5 includes: Don’t wow; Not sura - think they picked the lock as
sura sistar locked the door.
Q43(a) The replacement value of the goods rather than their purchaae price is
codad here.
Code 00 (Nil) includes articles on which no monetary value can be placed
e9. documents or objects of sentimental value. Also included is the
theft of credit/chaquecards and chegua books - if these were used to
draw out money from the informant’s account the amount drawn out is not
codad.
Q44 Tha question ia coded 1 if anyone at all, including people outside tk,e
household, reported the incident.

FOR EACH OCCAS1ON AT Q40(a)
ASK Qs 41 - 44 BURGNO
41 When d]d rhls happen? BURGMON
MONTH
ma
‘EA%=!EI
42 Some burglars get Into people’s homes
by forcing an enlry, others get In
through an unlocked door or window
and others get jn under false pretences
HOW dld the buralar act ]nto this
(HOUSE/FLAT/R-OOMjo
ENTRY
Forced entry
Unlocked door/w#ndow
False pretences
Burglar djdn’! get ]n
Other (SPECIFY)
43 \\as anylhlng actuollJ stolen’ Ycs
STOLEN ~“
(a) Roughly hoti much uere the stolen
goods (and cash) wor!h In Iotalq
h’11
ACCEPT STOLNVAL
ESTIMATES
Lindcr KS
[5 and under L25
~~s ~~ ,, 150
S50 . “ iloo
Sloo “ “ K200
S200 “ . S500
S500 . “ s 1000
flooo “ “ 12000
S2000 “ “ S5000
d
S5000 or more
IF CODED 01-10 INSURED
(I) Was anything stolen Insured’
Ycs
44 hfay 1 JUStcheck, was th]s
]ncldent reported to lhe
pollce~
No
Yes
No
REPORTED
15
ICCASION
I
01-12
9’9
90-892
99
1
2
3
4
5
na
1
2 na
00 na
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
1
da
1
2
na
)CCASION
.
I
I
1
2
3
4
5
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
1
2
1
2
ICCASION
14/1s
3
17/18
I
10/20
1
1
2
3
4
5
I
2
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
1
2
1
2
11111
23/24
15/2t
27/2)
k
29/31
7;C 07
cum.]
a) .
>44
J44
(1)
Q44
W3

IN ~NFIDENCE
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
s511/1991/9:
MASTER 1991/92
iREOOIIEQo1 I
DAY MONTH [ YEAR ADD H“H PER ,,~,,
ale or J~0/ No/
]ntcrview
1 4
B
3(I4

EMPLOYMENT
1. Did you do any paid work lastweek -
!hat is in the 7 days ending laslSunday -
Yes.. ....
titheras an employee or self.employed? No .... X
(8) Even though you weren’t working,
did you have a job Iha!you were
Yes ... ...
away from last week?
(i) Last week were you:
No .......... )
waiting to take up a job that you WORKLWK
Code had alreadyobtained?.. ... . .. . ... .. .... .. ...
first
that
applies
looking for work ?.......................................................................................
or intending to look for work but
prevented by temporary sickness or in@ry? ........ ..... ... .......
(Check 28 days or leas)
.
,!
NONE OF THESE ......................................................................................
2. To men aged 16-64 ●od women aged 16-59
305
DN,4. men 65+ or women 60+ . .... .. . ... .. . . .
During the lasI )2 months,thai is since up to last
SLXDA)”. hats you been on an! of the follouing government
schemes (including those run by:
Training Enterprise Councils (T EC) - England ~ Wales
Local En(crpriscCompanies (L EC) . Scotland)?
GovrRNM1-2
Code
Individual all
prompt that
aPPIY
(a) On what date did you finish !he
still on the scheme?
YTSDAY YTSMNTH
(i) Youth Training (YT)
ETDAY ETMNTH
(ii) Employment Training
YTSYR
CIDAY CIMNTH CIYR
o [~i~) Community lndusl~ .
...........................
~YR
(ET) ... ...
}’outh Training (>’T)?
Employment Trsining (ET)? ...,..,,.,
Community lndustr !?.......,,.,,.....,.,..
None of lhcsc?,,.,, ..................................
na=9
(ANSWER AT Q2) or are you
10 MS
17/11
1 . Q2
. . . . . (a)
1 . Q2
. . . . . (i)
3
4’
5
6
>/20
.21/22
IU=2
1,
Q2
8 Sc . Q3
)
2
3
}
4 SC Q3
9CC t Q3
(a)
na=99 na=99 na=99
Day
.,/’+
01-31
Month
‘,,,0
01-12
Year
‘,,’.
90-92
Still on
scheme
,w/au
YTSON
9 ~9,,.,
.,, s.
01-31
...... 9,9 ......
I**
01-12
,.,9,,9,,,,
1
.>,.,
90-92
~~ ~
1
.J,.l
0
1
II (b)
m HON
Make sure Ihat the date cntcrcdis
SSOImore than 12 months ago
80N

GHS 1991/92 (?a)
INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULE
The mstructlons given below for the Individual Schedule apply egually to the
corresponding questions In the Proxy Schedule.
EMPLOYMENT
Q1
1.
2.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9.
10.
11
12
13.
14
For this question ‘working’ includes the following (but note that most
analyses of economic status use Q2(b)/Q3)
Employment for any number of hours last week, Includlng Saturday jobs and
casual work, eg baby slttlng, running mail order clubs (where amounts can
be credited, which are then allowed against goods ordered in lieu of cash
payment) etc.
Anyone, who was paid a wage or salary by an emulover wh~le attending an
educational establishment (even while on hollday) lncludng student
nurses, seconded teachers, or eocial workers. Sandwich or block course
students on the college part of their course are counted as having a job
which they were away from last week (Code 1 at Ql(a)) Anyone not coded
as working and rece~vlng a grant rather than pay from employer are coded
economically lnactlve (see notes on code 6).
Wives working for any number of hours In their husband’s business as long
as they are paid or WII1 receive a share of the profits.
Anyone else working m a friend’s or relatlve’s business, as long as thay
(will) receive an amount of money In remuneration or a share of the
profIts
Unpaid ‘fanuly workers’ (eg a wife doing her husband’s accounts or
helplng with the family business) If the work contributes dmectly to a
business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by e related
member of the same household
Farmers working their own farm for profit, or businessmen (Lncludlng
workng partners) in the~r own business
Members of llmlted companies whether working or not (They are treated
as employees.)
\
Those absent from work due to illness, strikes, lay-offs, holldays,
maternity leave, provided they have a job to go back to with the same
employer (not necessarily at the same place of work) Those recelvlng
redundancy payments are ~ Included here - one of Codes 3-6 WI1l apply
Informants recelvlng hollday pay for the reference week but who have left
their previous employer, includang informants on ternunal leave from the
forces.
Smployees who work regularly but not every week (eg every other week)
Seasonal, occasional or casual workers only If they worked last week
Contract workers not paid unt~l completIon of the job (eg wrltars,
evening class teachers).
Anyone on a government scheme (Youth Training Scheme, Employment
Tralnlng, Conmwuty Industry) which IS employer based
Self-employed persons recelvlng Enterprise Allowance
NB Work 1s given prlorlty over any other actlvlty in the reference week
%36

3(I7
Q1 continued
Looking for work (code 4) includes -
(2b)
1. Anyone who was out of employment but actively seeking work in the
reference week, eg registered at a Government employment Office, Job
Centre or Careers Office, or at a private employment agency, answering
advertisements,advertising for a job, etc.
2. Informants ‘on the books’ of private employment agencies who did not work
during the raference week because the agency had no work for them.
3. Informants doing voluntary work if they are also looking for work.
Intending to look for work ..... (code 5) includes -
*Temporary’ sickness or injury if not more than 28 days at one go. (Code 6 is
used if the sickness spell has lasted more than 28 days).
Persons not considered to be in the labour force, and coded 6, include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Unpaid voluntary workers (unless code 4 applies).
Unpaid trainees.
People on a government scheme, which is not employer based.
Unpaid ‘family workers’ in a business owned or operated by a relative who
is not a matier of the household.
Persons working for expenses or for payment in kind only (other than mail
order agents), including those getting free accormnodationin place of
wages.
Women taking in boarders, where the boarders are members of the
household.
Partners in businesses which are not limited companies who do not work
(‘sleeping’ partners).
Informants prevented from looking for work where the current spell of
sickness has lasted more than 28 days.
Seasonal, occasional or casual workers who did not work during the
reference period.
Sandwich or block release course students who receive an education grant
not pay from employer.
—
People receiving redundancy payments who have no job to return to.
Handicapped people attending occupation centres (where earnings are
little for a fairly large number of hours of ‘work’).
Local councillors who are paid an attendance allowance.
NB Code 6 is used only if none of categories 3-5 at Qla(i) apply.
‘J

(2C)
Q2 The responslblllty for organlsng and delivering’ government schemes IS
mcr.a.sslnglyheld locally by Tralnlng and Enterpr~se Councils (TEC) In
England and Wales and Local Enterpr~se Companies (LEC) Jn Scotland,
instead of the Tralnng Agency
Code 1: Youth Tralnxnq (formerlv YTS~ Thls scheme focuses on
unemployed 16 and 17 year olds aridprovides an Integrated
progrenme of training, education and work experience for up
to 2 years. From April 19S6, 16 year old school leavers
have been ellglbla for a 2-year YT and 17 year old school
leavers for a l-year YT.
In most schemes the young person will work with an employer
but WI1l receive e minimum number of weeks trainng, some or
all of which my be at a college. In scmmecases the person
will spend most of the time on a course at a College of
Further Educat~on or other educational establishment.
YT for young people with dis~llitles: 2 years YT tralnlng
lS ava~lable for young d~sabled people aged 16-21 who have
recently left full-tne education.
Code 2 Employment Tralnlnq (ET). A government scheme auned at the
long term unemployed. It ~s a response to the problem of
those who have been unemployed for a long period and seeks
to address the shortage of skilled workers While YT IS
a~med at tha 16/17 year old S.chml laaver, ET 1S available
for a much wider age range (18-63). The scheme began m
September 1988 ET takes over from a range of government
schemes and covers
Employment Tralnlng
CormnunltyProgranmne
Voluntary Pro]ect Programme
Wider Opportunities Tralnlng Progranune
People on ET WI1l usually be with an employer but as
with YT the scheme can Includa periods of college
tralnlng, or In some cases the person on the scheme may
spend most of their t~me at a college
Code 3 Conmmnlty Industrv Scheme (CI)
It provides jobs for personally and socaally disadvantaged
young people who undertake work projects of benef~t to the
community. ConrnunltyIndustry racrults 17-19 year olda for
whom YT places are ~napproprlete and temporary employment IS
provided by CominunltyIndustry Ltd, a reg~stered charity.
People on a CI scheme have a formal contract of employment
and are counted as being ‘employed’.
EC Q2(a) A check IS mada to ensure that the date lS not more than 12
months before the date of Interview, and that the Informant
IS still on only one scheme
Checks are also made to ansure that lf the person IS on YT
the ege IS 16-19 (21 lf disabled), and lf on ET that the age
lS 1S-63
308

Q2(b)
Q4-5
Q4
Q6?+/B
Q6C
EC Q6C
NOTE
(3)
If an informant was both with an employer and at college
last week, priority is given to code 1 ie employer based.
If the YT/ET participant was ill or away from the scheme for
another reason, the usual place of training is coded.
Note that people on YT/ET with an employer last week are
treated as working last week and so guestions about their
main job (Employment Qs 7-16) apply to the YT/ET job. People
on YT/ET who were college based last week are askad the same
questions as the economically inactive. However in analyses
they are treated as economically active.
These questions on looking for work and availability for
work are to enable GHS to identify the unemployed under the
Standard International Le.hourOrganisation (ILO) definition
of unemployed.
Code 1 includes those people not looking for work but
looking for an ET or YT place.
Codes 1 and 3 include Saturday jobs and jobs such as paper
boy done before the age of 16.
This is a check guestion for government schemes. It is
there to give the option in analysis of counting or
excluding people on government schemes as working. Similar
questions appear at Q7(c), Q25(a) and 27(c).
A check is made to ensure that if Q6C is coded 2, Q7(c) is
coded 1. Checks are also made to ensure that Q6C is coded 1
if Q7 is coded self-employed or if Q7(c) is coded 2 where
Q6A is coded 1 or Q6B coded 3.
Before 1989/90 at all questions referring to jobs 12 months
ago, jobs started ~the last 12 months or last job, YT jobs
were not counted as jobs. The question wording at all the
relev= questions made this distinction clear.
Since 1989/90 YT/ET participants who were with an employer
are counted as in a job.

.
(b) To those on YT
Last week on your
Of ET last week (Q2a)
. . .
3
DNA others x
“r’ ‘0” TRNCHKA
Code w]th an employer, or on a project
fust pIOV1d]n8 work experience or practical trajn)ng~ .. . . .
that
spplies or al a college or trn]nlng course? . .. . .. .. .
3. INTERVIEWER CODE
Had s pb last week (coded 1 ●t Ql or la or coded 3 -t Q21) . . .
Unemployed wmiting to take UP pb (coded 3 at Qla(i)) .. ..... .. .. . ....
Unemployed looking for work (coded 4 at Q] a(l)) . .. ... .. ... .. . . ... ...
Unemployed prevcratcd by temporary siclmcss from looking
for work (coded 5 nt Qla(i)) . ....... . . . ...... . . ...-. ”..-.. ..-. -._. ... ....
Others - economically inactive (coded 6 ●t Qla(i)) ........ .—-—_... . . ...
4. Th]nklng of the 4 weeks ending Sunday (date), .LOOKWORKO
were you Iooklng for psad work (or a YT/ET
place) st sny time jn those 4 weeks? Yes
5 If a JOb (or YT/ET place) had been available ●ABLESTRTO
last week, would
wlthln 2 wecks~
you have been able to start
Yes
6A
61t
6C.
For unemployed waltlng to take up a Job UNEMWJB
Apart from the JOb you are wal!lng to lahe up,
have you ever had a pa]d Job or done an> pa!d
w,orh~
For sI1 o[hers unemployed
(May J check), have you ever had a pa]d JOb or
done any pa]d work?
Ask or code if known CHECK1
(May 1 JUSt check) have you ever worked for
an employer as part of a government scheme
such ss YOPS, YT, Community lndus!ry or
Employment Tralnlng~ Yes x
(I) Ha,,e you had other pa,d Jobs
or pajd work as well?
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
—
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Z
J
2
ma
3
4
5
6
1
im
1
Sa
2
Fm
1
sa
2
G
mat
1
2
3
4
+
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1
la
1
2
Q3
Q7
Q24.
Page 14
Q7
Q6A
Q5
Q4
Q24
Pate 14
. Q5
. Q6B
t
Q6C
Q7
Q6C
Q19
Page J2
(1)
Q7
Q7
Q7
310

.,.
Q? OCCUPATION - VALID RANGE
100 - 103
110 - 113
120 - 127
130 - 132
139 - 142
150 - 135
160
169 - 179
190 - 191
199 - 202
209 - 224
230 - 23S
239 - 242
250 - 253
260 - 262
270 - 271
290 - 293
300 - 304
309 - 313
320
330 - 332
340 - 3s0
360 - 364
370 - 371
380 - 387
390 - 396
399 - 401
410 - 412
420 - 421
430
440 - 441
450 - 4S2
459 - 463
490 - 491
4
‘Blank page’
500 - 507 919 - 924
309 - 526 929 - 934
529 - 337 940 - 941
340 - 544 950 - 959
550 - 557 990
559- 563 999
569 - 573
579-582
590 - 601
610 - 615
619 - 622
630 - 631
640 - 644
650 - 652
659 - 661
670 - 673
690 - 691
699 - 703
710
719 - 722
730 - 733
790 - 792
800 - 802
809 - 814
820 - 826
829 - 834
839 - 844
8-$0 - 851
859 - 864
869 - 875
880 - 887
889 - 904
910 - 913

Q7
SEG
—
1.1
1.2
2.1
2.2
3.
4.
51
52
6
7
8
9
10.
11.
12
13
14.
15
16.
17.
NB
(5a)
Standard Occupational ClasslfLcatlon (SOC) (1990) compiled
by the OPCS, 1s usad to code the informant’s occupation to
the 3 dlglt unit group
The soclo-economicgroup, ma]or and minor groups are then
derived from the 3 dlglt code and employment status. The
frema for soclo-economic group 1s aa follows
EMPLOYERS IN CENTRAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, COWMERCE,
ETC - LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS (25 OR MORE) . . . . . . . .
MANAGERS IN CENTRAL & LOCilLGOVERNHSNT, INOUSTRY, COMMERCE,
ETC - LARGE ESTABLISWNTS (25 OR MORZ) . . . . . . . .
EMPLOYERS IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, ETC - SMALL ESTABLISHF!XNTS
(LESS THAN 25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MANAGERS IN INDUSTRY, COF04ERCE, ETC - SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS
(LESS THAN 25) . . .
PROFESSIONAL WORKERS - SELF-EMPLOYED . . . .
PROFESSIONAL WORKERS - EMPLOYEES . . . .
INTERMEDIATE NON-MANUAL WORKERS - ANCILMRY WORKERS & ARTISTS
INTEN4EDIATE NON-MANUAL WORKERS - FOREMEN h SUPERVISORS
..-. , .. . .... . .
Num-rwmunl- .
JUNIOR NON-MANUAL WORKSRS
PERSONAL SERVICE WORKERS .
FOREMEN & SUPERVISORS - MANUAL
SKILLED MANUAL WORKERS
SEMI-SKILLED MANUAL WORKERS . .
UNSKILLED MANUAL WOPJCSRS . . . . .
OWN ACCOUNT WORKERS (OTHER TWIN PROFESSIONAL)
FARMERS - EMPLOYERS S MANAGERS . . . . . .
FARMERS - OWN ACCOUNT . . . . . .
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS . . . . . . . .
MEMBERS OF THE WED FORCES . . . . .
. .
. . .
. .
. . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . .
sEG cannot be derived as lnsufflclent information given to
classlfy (~ncludlng Don’t Know/No Answer) . .
occupation IS coded by Lntervlewers
. .
SINGLE CODE
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
99
3J2

Q7 continued
(5b)
Ha]or Groups are derived from the first dlglt of 3 dlglt
unat group
MAJOR GROUPS SINGLE CODE
Managers and adrmnlstrators . . . . . . . . . 1
Professional occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
As80clate profesalonal and technical operations . . . . . . . . . 3
Cler~cal and secretarial occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Craft and related occupations . . . . . . . . . . 5
Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sales occupations . . . . . 7
Plant and machine operatives . . . . . . . . . 8
Other occupations 9
The 77 Minor groups are derived from the first two dlglts of the 3 dlglt unit
group The full description of these groups can be found In Volume 1 of the
Standard Occupational Classlflcatlon
313

314
Q7 continued
SIC
EYVISION
o
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NE
(SC)
SIC(R) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) (revised
1980) compiled by the Central Statistical Office, is used tO
code the industry in which the informant works to the 3
digit Census codes;
SIC Division is then derivad from the 3 digit Census codes
as follows:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy and water supply industries . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extraction of minerals and ores other than fuels;
manufacture of metals, mineral products and
chemicals...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Metal goods, engineering and vehicle industries . . . . . .
Other manufacturing industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution, hotels and catering; repairs . . . . . . . .
Transport and communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Banking, finance, insurance, business services and
leasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insufficient information given to classify NA/DK/refusal . .
Industry is coded by interviewers.
SINGLE CODE
Note In the third and fourth quarters the extended Census codes for Higher and
School Education (within Division 09) were used.
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
99

Q7 1.
2.
NB
3
4
(5d)
Smplovee/self-employed
In general the way Informant classify themselves IS
accepted. Where there is doubt they are classified
according to how they are described for tax purposes le
Fmployeea pay schedule E tax, the self-employed pay under
Schedule D.
Self-Employed.Includes freelance workers, doctors in private
practice
Odd Jobs such aa gardening, baby aitt~ng, mall order agents,
pmla agents would generally be classed as self-errployedbut
a regular milk or paper round would not.
Owners (whole or In part) of buslnasaes count aa selfemployed,
Including wlvea who say they are self-employed in
their husband’s business
Partners m businesses which ara not li.nutedcompanies are
self-employed (and are not ahown ~worklng unless they dld
work last week)
It IS posslbla to be self-employed and work under contract
to an employer (eg Ln the conatructlon industry)
Emplovees All members of l~mltad companlea are employees
(end are traated as working whether they do anything or
not)
Llmlted Company Directors are employees,
having a lob even If they only receive a
(and are treated as
small emolument)
Priests In general, the way informants classlfy themselves
ls acceDted If there IS anv doubt then Jehovah’a Witnesses
are tre~ted as self-employed; non-confornnsts and Church of
England are treated as employees.
RC priests ara ellglble
315-

3s6
Q7(a)
Q7(a) (i)
Q7(b)
Q7(z)
EC Q7(c)
(5e)
Manaqers, foremen/supervisor,other emplovee. The
distinction between these categories is important but
sometimes difficult. ‘Managers’ are generally responsible
for long term planning and have overall control often
through foremen or supervisors.
‘Foremen’ and ‘Supervisors’ have day-to-day control of a
group of workers whom they supervise directly, sometimes
themselves doing some of the work they supervise.
Job titles can be a useful indication of level of
responsibilitybut can also be misleading (eg a ‘playground
supervisor’ supervises children, not employees, and so
should ~ be coded a supervisor).
It is the size of the establishment at the address where the
informant works which is required here, eg the number in the
ICI factory not the whole of ICI.
The pre-codes are in an extended form in order to analyse
the pension scheme data. (The distinction of 1-24 or 25-499
or 500 or more employees is used in the derivation of Socioeconomic
Group).
If the question is not coded but there is an indication of
the number, it is coded as follows:
1-24 employeel . . . . . . . . . . ...6
250rm0re emplOyees . . . . . . . . ...7
Number of employees excludes any relative who is a member of
the informant’s household and any self-employed partners in
a partnership.
If there are employees but the number is not known, code 5
is used.
If the @ was originally created because of a scheme or the
informant stayed on in the job after their scheme was
completed, Q7(c) is coded ‘no’.
A check is made to ensure that Q7(c) is not coded 1 if Q3 is
coded 3 and Q2 coded 4 or Q2(a) not coded 1-3.

5
7. (For those 00 a gowomcnl scheme
In the followjng qucsl]ons 1 may refer 10 your
,work” or your ‘pW. for your purposes 1 would
I!LC you to take th)s ts the period You spend
on your Bowrnmcnt scheme )
Main pb (me employer-based YT/ET, or Community Iodustry)
Or moat recent pb
Or pb WaIIInB to take up if unemployed now and
EO PrCVIOUSpb (coded 2 at Q6A )
Job title.
Dcacrjbc fully
Industry
(a)If cmploycc
Ash or record
(1)
(b)
(c)
Ho= man, cmplotces *or A(cd)
In the cslal?l)shmcn!a
n
7-1-24
8-23+
9-VA
NEMPLEE
lf self-employed
Do (d Id) you employ
any other PCOPIC9 SNEMPLEE
Ask or code
I-J
3=DK bul
employees
9-NA
Ma) 1 JUStcheck, d]d YOU gel this JOb
through a golcrnment scheme such as
\T, Commun)t) lndustr~. or Emplo\mcnt
Tralnlng’
OCCUPI
SICR
SELFEMP
cmplolec
sclr. cmploxcd
EM PSTAT
m3n3gcr
-La 17,*0:
P
forem3n Super,lsor
other cmploiec
1-2
3 -2-I
25 - 99
100 . 499
500 - 999
],000 or more
Yes, probe
1 - 5 employees
6.24
25 or more
No employees
CHECK2
Ycs
No
Interviewer code
. 999
~
6s/s4
10 nas
1
~
S5/66
I
2
10 3n8s
~,
1
2
3
47
58
69
00/70
1
2
35
49
@#’
I
(a)
(b)
(1)
(c)
Scc Q8
See QS
317

6
& To those with job last week
DNA, unemployed ..........
SECNDJOB
X . - . - - Q19 Page I 17/18
12
Last week did you do any o!hcrpaid work
or have any otherjob or businessin addition
Yes..................... 1 (8)
to the one you have just told me about? No...................... 2na Q9
(a) Job title
Describe fully:
Industry:
(b)Ir ~mp Ioyec
Ask or record
(i) How m3ny employeesuork(cd)
in Ihe es!~blishmcnl?
G7=1-24
8=23+ NEMPLEE2
9-KA
(c)If self-smployed
Do (did) You CmPIOY
any .othcr” people?
SNEMPLE2
El
j-DK b,,r
emplorf=CS
9=.VA
0CCUP12
SICR2
SELFEMP2
I I
t Interviewer code
F
100
500
cmplo!cc. . .......
self. cmplo! cd ................
EM PSTAT2
m3n3gcr.... .. ....
forcm3n,’su pervisor ...
o{hcremployee......
Yes, probe:
1- 5 employees .
6 - 24 . . . . .
25 or more .
No employees
399
317—
?9
1S:26
o nas
1
.
27/26
10 nas
1
.
3yc~on 19’21
industry
sa=999
(b)
(c)
3
29!$01(i)
1
2
3
47
58
69
allw
1
2
3.!
49
J
22/24

(6)
Q8 If the Informant has more than one “second” lob, the most
remunerative lS coded
Terrltorlal Army IS accepted as a second job
A person can have 2 jobs both of which entail doing the same
kind of worko ag a GP who also works as a hospital
consultant, a school teacher who also teachas evening
classes, or a local authority gardener who also does odd
gardening jobs in the evenings or at weekends
Working as a domestic help, jobbing gardener etc for several
paople concurrently does NOT count aa more than 1 job
Occupation and industry etc are coded as for Q7.
3’19

320
Q9
Q1O
(7)
It does not count as working short-time if ~ their
overtime hours have been cut.
Any number of hours from 01 to 98 is coded.
Code 98 is used for 99 or mare hours.
If the hours vary within a set pattern - for example the
informant works 48 hours and 44 hours on alternative weeks -
the average number is codad.
Estimates, such as the approxtiate average number of hours
over 3 months for someone who has considerable variation in
hours or who works but not every week, or number of hours
expected to be worked by a person who has just started in a
new job, are accepted.
If the interviewer has noted that he/she has not been able
to obtain an answer to the guestion because the informant is
a casual worker, NA code 99 is used.
For seasonal workers the hours worked in the current season
are taken.
For short time workers the hours usually worked when not on
short time are coded.
In cases where the informant is ‘on call‘ (permanently or
sporadically) and has been able to give an average number of
hours of less than 98 hours per week then the average has
been coded, eg 35 hours a week, but also on call a day per
fortnight, 35 is coded.
An average of 40 hours a week, but on call 24 hours per day,
7 days a week, 40 hours is coded.
If the precise number of hours are unknown or cannot be
calculated yet there is sufficient evidence to show that the
informant is a full or part-time worker, coding is as
follows:-
. ‘t
Part-time worker ie 0-10 hours . . . . .
Part-time worker ie 11-30 hours . . . . . . 21
Full-time worker ie 31-98 hours . . . . . . 40

9 (Th!nklng of your main lob) were You
on shor[ Ilme or were you Iajd. of f”t!
all last week?
v
10A For employees (main pb/government scheme) -
(Introduce if on short time/lay-off
I’dIlkcto ssk about your hours when you’re
not on short tjmc/lajd off )
How many hours a week do you USUaIIY
work (ln your rnsjnpb/8overnmcnl sCheme),
that IS cxcludmg meal breaksand ovcrtjmc~
Check WIIISinformant SIMI Ihjs
is cxcludins any pa]d or unpaid
G
l,- For aclf-employed, (maIa pb)
(Introduce ,f on short t,me/lay-off
1d I)kc10 ash abou! \our hours
uhcn \ou’reno! on short[Imc )~jdoff )
HOU m~n, hour S a u~eL ,n ,o,a] dO \ou
usuallk wor~ (In \our ma]n JOb) iha! IS
cxcludlrxgmc~l brcoks but ]ncludlog ani
oicrtlmeq
!
Check wjlh ]saformant that thjs IS total
hours ]nclud]ng any paid or unpa]d
ovcrtlmc I
l_l
7
SHORTIME
Yes
No
NO OF HOURS
excl meal
breaks and
overt]mc
G=W
TOTAL HOIJRS
:xc)meal
brca’s ~
If work pattern not based on a week,
give average over a few months
T
‘b
m
01-98
9,9
OR
01-96
9,9
t QIOA/B
Q1l A/B
QIIAfB
321

11A.
IIB.
For employees (main job/goverasm
scheme)
How long have you been with
your present employer (uP to
yesterday?)
For self-employed (main pb)
How long have you been
self-employed (up to yesterday?)
12. XOU fhlnkingabout thistime 12 months ago,
!har is, on. ,uerc you in a paid
job or doing an! paid work then,or no!?
322
8
JOBTIME
Less than 4 weeks.., ............
4 weeks but less
than 3 months ...................
3
6
months but less
than 6 mon tha...................
months but less
than 12 months .................
12 months but less than 2 years ..........
2 years but less than 5 years .............
5 years or more ... .......................................
JOBYRAGO
}“cs, working....,,,,., 1
No .. ...... ...
(a) .AIrh3( time 1: monlhs ago.were !OU:
41;42
SEYRAGO
working as an employee,.,..,,.,,.,.,...,.
SCC (b)
or were you self -employ Ed?,.,,...,..,,
(b) To those aged 16-24
U’crc you alsoa fu]].,jmc
s!udcni at that lime?
FSYRAGO
~X~, aged Z5 or over
)Scs................
No .......--...
a7ts8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
I na
2 na
43;44
8
Q12
See Q15
Page 10
213 !
~13A/B
Q13A/B

Qlla/b
Q12
Q12(a)
Q12(b)
(8)
If the Informant has worked on and off for hls prasent
employer the length of time Ln the current spell LS coded
Also see Q13a/b and Q14(a).
The deflnltlon of ‘working’ IS as at Q] (see also page 3
Note)
The notes on employed/self-employed at Q? are used to
resolve any queries
The deflnltlon of a full-time student 1.$as in the Education “
section, le It Includes those still at school, those at
college or university or those on a sandwich course
323.

324
Q13A/B and Q14(a) The following circumstances are not counted as ‘starting a
job with a new employer’ -
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(9)
new employer resulting from a merger/takeover
‘temporaries’who work for different firms but are
still employed by the same agency
Teachers and other LA employees changing to the same
sort of job within the same LA.
Civil Servants who change jobs within the Department
Any jobs started while living abroad (Northern Ireland
counts as abroad).
Job changes are not coded as such but can be calculated from
Q12(a) and Q14(a) and whether employee or self-employed at
Q7.

13A
13B
.
For cmployccs (present mam pb/sovermment scheme)
Apart from your present Job, have you started
anv o!hcr Jobs as an employee w)th!n the
Ias! 12 mon!hs. that 1s, s!nce ‘r
For self-employed (present resin pb)
In your present Job you arc self.employed, but
wjthln the last 12 months, that M, slncc
. . . have you star!ed any JObS ss an
cmployceq
14 Uas [ha! job (uerc an, Of lho~cyc,bs)\OUr
ma]n job al the I]mc 10U slar!ed1! or
uas It ]n add]tlon to {our ma!n Job’
(a
JOBSTART
Yes other JOb(S)as emplowe
No
MNJBSTRT
S!arled al le3s1 one ma]n Job
S[ar!edadd,!,on31second job(s) on],
So (eh:ludjng\our present job) hou m3n\ neu
emplolers haie \ou s!arted uork. for jr! the
laS[ 1? months, where the JOb was >our main
Job a! Ihe llmcT
NEMPLOYR
NO OF NEW EMPLOYERS
(exclud]ng presenl Job) n8=9
-
1
2na
47/41
I
2 na
40/s0
1.9
Q14
SCe Q15
(a)
SCC Q15
See Q15

10
PENS1ONS
15. INTERVIEWER CODE ●EMpcHK.
16. Introduce if necessary
326
Employee (main joblgovcrnmcn!scheme) ..............................
Self-employed ........................................................................................
(Thinking now of your present job)
some people (will) receive a pension from their employer
when they retire, as well as the s!atc pension.
Does your present employer run a pension scheme
or superannuation scheme for any employees? PENSCHM
EEzzEl
(a) Do >OU belong 10 >our cmplo!cr’s
pcns]onscheme?
(b) So do you ihink it’s possible that
you belong to a pension s:hcmc
run b! your emplo> cr. or do >OU
dcfini!ely not belong IO cnc?
., ‘“L
EMPENSHM
PSCHPOSS
Yes ...............
No ....................
DO ..................
\’cs .................
No..,................
DK .
Possibly belongs .....................
Definitely not .........................
}
Q16
Q18
(a)
Q17
(b)
. (b)
Q17
1 Q17
I

(lo)
Q16 Smployers’ pensions Include.
private pension schemes run by public sector employers sg
the CIVI1 Service, N.stlonalisedIndustries, Locel
Authorltles, Forces, foreign employer’s pension scheme
They exclude
State Graduated PensIons and lump sum payment ~ on
retmement, long service award only, pension schemes run by
Trade Unions and Friendly Socletles unless the employer 1s
also involved n the control of the = and made
fmancial contributions to It.
NB The nformatlon collected here ia not ed~ted on the
basis of Information about the current job. Edltlng
only takes place If there are notes at this question
except that all CIVI1 servants are coded as the
employer running a pension scheme
327

$28
Q17(a)
Q17(b)
Q17(d)
(11)
Some people arrange pensions for themselves for which the
contributions are income tax deductible rather than
belonging to an employer’s pension scheme. These
arrangements are sometimes called ‘personal pensions’ or
‘privata pensions’ or ‘portable pensions’
In July 1988 new legislation was introduced so that all
individuals were able to contribute to a new form of
personal pension, and contributions to the new pensions
attract income tsx relief.
Prior to July 1988 personal pensions were generally only
taken out by the self-employedand by employees who did not
belong to their employer’s pension scheme, because only
these groups of people were eligible for tax relief on
personal pensions contributions.
The only criteria for inclusion is that the contributions
are tax deductible
Included in code 1 (at present has such arrangements)-
Informants who have taken out a personal pension but not yet
made any contribution provided they intend to make a
contribution between time of interview and September 1992
inclusive.
Informants who have a personal pension scheme and make
irregular contributions provided they made or intend to make
a contribution between April 1990 and September 1992
inclusive.
Included in code 2:
Personal pension schemes which have been cancelled or frozen
(ie no contribfitionmade or intended to be made between
April 1990 and September 1992 inclusive).
Code 1 at Q17(a) and code 2 at both (b) and (c) is accepted
as they may make no contributions over and shove those made
through DSS.
This question is about who makes the contributions rather
than regularity of contributions.
If contributions are made by a spouse or close relative (but
~ if the spouse/relative is the employer) code 1 is used.
Included in Code 1: Personal pension schemes which have
since been cancelled or are frozen (ie no contribution made
or intended to be made between April 1990 and September 1992
inclusive). Also included are informants who are now
drawing their personal pensions
Q18(a)L(b) The notes at Q17(a) and Q17(d) also apply here.
*;A
.

17 Introduce ~f necessary
(NOU 1 Mould I!ke to ash you about personal
pcnslon schemes rather than emPlo)cr”s pens!on schemes)
Some people arrange pens!ons for themselves, for ~
uhlch the conlrlbutjons arc income tax deductible
These schemes are called “personsl pcns!ons’ or
‘prj$stc pensions” or “portable pensjons’
(a) Do you at present hsvc ~ny such xrrangcmentsq
(b) Do you contr]butc to the scheme’
II
Yes .
●PERSPENSO No .. . ..
Yes
●PERSCONTO No
(c)Does4+our emplo,er contribute to the scheme’
‘EM PCONT*
[d) HXIC iou e,cr hod an\ such arrange mcnlsq
18 Introduce If necessary
+
DK... .
)’es
ho
) es
‘EVERPERS* ho
(SOU 1 uou]d lIhe10 ask i,ouabout pcrsnnal
pens!on schemes)
Some people arrange pensions for thcmsclvcs, for
wh]ch the con fributlons are Income tax deductible
These schemes are somet]mcs called “self-emplo)ed
pcns]ons. or ‘Sect]on 2.26 Retirement Annu]tles’ or
‘personal pensjons’
(a) Do You at present con!r)bute to one of these schcmcs~
‘SEPRSPEN*
DK
Yes
No
DK
(b) Ha\e >OU e,er con!r]butcd 10 one of lhese schemes’
●SEEVPERS” ) es
No
Qh
* -,
%
Se/bf
1
2
3
na
~
1
2
SW
63/s
1
2
na
1
~
3
na
65/6
s71t
I ni
2
3
69/,
1
,
.
3
na
(b)
(d)
t
Q3J
1SCC Q31
page 17
1see Q31
page 17
*C Q31
pa~c 17
1 (b)
1Q31 page 17
329

19. To s]] unemployed last week (coded 4, 5 or 6 a! Q3)
HOW long alloge[hcr have you been out of employmen!
but wanting work in this current period or unemployment,
that is, since any time you may have spent on a
government scheme, such as YT or ET?
UNEMPTIM
Less than a week ...........................................................................
Period = up 1 week but less than 1 mon Ih...............................................
to yesterday
m
1 month
3 months
but less than
but less than
3 mon ths................... ......................
6 month s......................... ..............
12
6 months but less than 12 mont ha......................................
12 mon lhs but less than 2 yea rs,,........................................
2 years but less than 3 yea rs.,..............................................
3 years bu I less than 5 yea rs................................................
5 years or more ..............................................................................
20. To those unemployed who have ever worked (See Q6 page 3)
DNA, never ~orked (coded 2 or 4 at Q6)
Kou fhinking about fhis time 12 months ago. thal is,
on . . . . . . . . . were you in a paid job
or doing any psid work then or no!? UJBYRAGO
Yes. Uolkin g...........................
so .. .. . .. . .... ...
21, At IF,31 l]mc 12 monlhs ago. UCre >OU:
USEYRAGO
Uorking as an ernplolcc .... . .
,’
330
(a) To those aged 16.24
or ucrc you Sc]f-em ploye d?.............................
DSA% aged 23 or over . . . .
UFSYRAGO
U’crc you 21s0 a f“l].~jme Yes.................
student at that time?
No ..................
-
s7/sa
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
da
19/2(
8
}
2 na
2)/2
1
n-a
.
+
23/2
8
EEEl
. Q20
See Q31
page 17
See Q31 page 17
Q21
Q22
1Sce (a)
Q22
I Q22
I

.
Q19
Q20-23
12/13
‘Looking for’ work cannot start before the end of the last
paid lob, or government tralnlng scheme such as YT/ET.
Th~s period of unemployment Includes time when the informant
was prevented from looklng for work due to a temporary
sLckness/211ness, as well as time spent waltmg to take up a
]ob.
For Informants who have been In prison/boretal, only the
period since thear release is coded
If the Informant had already found a job before becomng
unemployed and had chosen to wait before starting the new
job so was not looking for work durng the period of
unemployment, this IS coded 1
See notes for Q12-14
331

13
2Z Have you starled lny Jobs ●s an employee at
all in the Las! 12 months, that IS, since ?
UJBSTART
23. Was that job (were any of thoseJobs)your
mam job at the llme you startedIt,or was
.
itin add]t]onto your main job7 UMNJBST
lbtol
Yes. ...-”. . .... 1 . Q23
No. —— ... . 2na . see Q31 page 17
17J28
Started at least one mam Job ... . .. . 1 . (a)
Started additional/second JOb(S) only . . 2 na . See Q31 page 17
UNEMPLYR
(a) So how many new employers have you started work
for in the last 12 months, where the Job was your
main Job at the tlme~
‘b NO OF NEW EMPLOYERS
19/s0
na=9 1-9 See Q31 page 17
332

14
24. To all economically inactive (coded 7 at Q3)
Last week were you: ACTIVITY
Code
first
going to school or college?
(use only for persons aged 1649) ..........................................................
permanently unable to work?
(use only for mcn cged 16-64 & women 16-59)...........................
retired?
that (for womcsc check sge stopped work and use this
applies code only if stopped when 50 or over) ... . . . ....... ....................
To
(a)
looking after the borne or family ?.......... ......... . ....... ............"......
or were you doing something else? (Specify)...”...” ............ ........
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
men aged 16-69 and women ●ged 16-64
DNA, men 70+ or women 65+,..........................
●WANTAJOBq
E,en though you were not looking for work (last
week) would you like [o have a regular paid job
at the moment - either a full or part-time job?
Yes ..... . ....... .....
No ........................................................
(i)]f a job (YT/ET place) had been available last week,
would you have been able to start within [wo weeks?
●NABLSTRT*
Yes......................................................
(ii) Thinking of the 4 weeks ending Sunday (date)
were you looking for paid work (or a YT/ET
place) at any time in those 4 weeks?
25. To all economically inactive cxccpt those retired
i’”i
333
No ...... ...... .. .....
No ........................................................
●NLOOKWRK’
DNA, retired (code 3 at Q24) ............
Have you ever had a paid job or done any
EVERWORK
paid work? Ycs ....................................................
(a) Ask or code if known
No, NEVER WORKED ........
(May I just check) have you ever worked for
an employer as part of a government scheme
such as YOPS, YTS, Community Industry or Yes ............x
Employment Training?
No ...................
(i) H~vc you had other paid jobs or plid
work as xc]]?
CHECK3
Yes .
No
17/18
10 nas
1
2
3
4
5
8
10/20
1
2 na
21/22
1
n2a
2s/24
1
2
na
2S/26
8
10 nas
1
2
27/28
. . . .
1
na
1
2
1Q25
(a)
See Q25
(i) & (ii)
See Q25
1(ii)
I Sec
Q25
Q26
(a)
Scc Q31
Page ]7
(i)
Q26
Q26
1 Q26

Q24
(14)
If a person has been coded by the ihtervlewer as ‘doing
something else’ (code 5) and the answer Lndlcates that the
informant was sick or on hollday, but normally one of Codes
1-4 applles, the question IS recoded to the appropriate
category
Code 1 excludes: evening classes and other part-time study,
It lncludas full-tume students on hollday
or sick
Code 2 Includes: those whose in.shlity to work is dun to
thear ~ health problems or d~sablement
but excludng those of ratirament age.
Code 3 excludes. women who ‘retired’ at an early age to
become housewives. The intention 1s to
Include only those who last week had
retlrad from their full-time occupation at
approximately the ret~rement age for that
lob and not seeking further employment of
any kind
Code 4 includes
Code 5 includes
An extra check IS Introduced on the
schedule to ensure that women aged under
50 are not Included m this code
daughters who assist their mother to keep -
house
Persons permanently unable to work due to
domestic responslballtles
elderly people who llve with relatlves
(and where none of codes 1-4 apply)
People attending tralnlng centres for
hai>dlcapped, (physically or mentally
handicapped)
People doing
codes 1-4 do
unpaid voluntary work (If
not apply)
People doing unpaid work tralnlng (unless
part of a college course, in which case
they would be coded as 1).
Temporarily sick persona without a job to
go back to who are not looking for work
Longer term sick who would otherwise be
looking for work.
Full time students aged 50 or over
Q24(a)(l)&(11) These questions enable GHS to ~dentlfy the unemployed under
the standard International Labour Orqanlsatlon (ILO)
deflnltlon of unemployed, as do Qs4-i
334”

Q27
15
The same procedures are used as for Q7.

26 Have you had a pa]d Job or done sny paid
work in the last 12 months, that is,
since . ...7
NWRKLYR
27 What was your last JOb?
Job t~tle
Describe fssllfi
Industry.
(a) If employee
Ask or record
(1)
How many employees
l!.S the cstabljshment~
NOCCUPI
NSICR
NSELFEMP
NEMPSTAT
manager
(b) If self-employed
NSNEMPLE
Djd you employ any other people~
15- DKbuf I
15
Yes.... . ... .... 1
No .. . . . ... r
n?
s9/so
Q27
I
I
Interv,ewr
000
code
Quou-1-
occupation
na—
---i industry
a$yso
n8=9
employee . .
self-employed
foreman/supervisor . . ..
other employee
NNEMPLEE
uorked
1-24
25 - 499
500 or more na=9
Yes, probe 1-5 employees ... .. .
6-24 employees ...
250rm0r’
35
l&-!!!dNO-o- 49
(c) Ask or code CHECK4
May 1 just check d]d you get th!s Job
[hroueh a government scheme such as
YT, ~omm;n]ty Industry or
Employment Traln!ng~
Yes
No
9
s7/s8
1
2
s9/40
1
2
3
IO nas
41/41
1
2
8
43/44
1
2
1
nza
4614(
Q28
(a)
(b)
(1)
1(c)
- Sec Q28
SCc Q28
336

28. To those WhO have worked in the lasI12 months
or na
DNA, others (coded 2~at Q26) ..................................
Now thinking about this time 12 months ago,
that is, on . . . . . . . . . . ,wereyouin apaid
job or doing any paid work then, or not? NJBYRAGO
16
(a) At that time 12 months ago, were you:
Yes, working ...................................................
NSEYRAGO
working as an employ ee..........................
or were ynu self-employed? .... ............
29. Have you started any jobs as an employee at all
in the last 12 months, that is, since . . . . ?
NJBSTART
30. Was that job (~ere any of those jobs) YOur main
iob al the time You siariedit.or was itin
addition10 your main job?
NMNJBST
337
Started
Started
Yes ...................
No ....................
a: least one main job ........ ...... ... ....
additional/second job(s)only .....
(a) So how many new employers have you started
work for in the last 12 months, where the job
was your main job at the time?
NNEMPLYR
NO. OF NEW EMPLOYERS—
na=9
-
8
1
2 na
49/N
1
nza
sl/s:
1
2 m
53[s
1
2 n;
6515
1-9
..............
See Q31
(a)
Q29
Q29
Q30
See Q31
(a)
See Q31
See Q31

Q28-30
See notes at Qs12-14
(16)
338

339
(17)
Q31 Priority is given to the person number of a step-father in the
household over details of the informant’a natural father.
A slightly condensed version of the SEG frame is derived here -
codes 01-04 are combined to form code 01.
In some cases the occupation is clearly not one which can be
undertaken in this country (eg banana planter). Those
occupations are accepted and coded into an analogous occupation
in this country.

31 To s11 ●ced 16-59 Whose fsther 15 DOI ID the household r
Introduce (If necessary)
Father’s usual Job
Job title
Describe fully
lndus!ry
(a) If cmplo)cc
Ask or record
(b) If self-employed
Does (d, d) he emPlo>
any other Peopleq
17
DNA, aaed 60 or over x
FPERSNO
DNA, father In household 01.19
Enter pcraon no _
I OR
FOCCUPI
na=WO
FSELFEMP
emploicc
FEMPSTAT
sclr-emploled
msnager
FSEMPLEE
. . . .
17/1s
tYlntcrvtcwer
code
na=9
forem3n/super\ls Or
other employee
Yes
No
00
100 999
12/2
9
1
.
24;2
10 55=]
1
~
3
aata
IO Ml
1
2
-
Go to
Educat,on
Page 18
*
Ccupatloa
Go to
Education
Pale 18
I
340

::, ‘.
). To those aged 16-69
Hou old were you when
\OU lefl school?
NOI Technical College
18
EDUCATION
DNA, a8ed 70 01 OVel ........>
AGELFTSC
. - 1 uould lIhe 10 ash !OU abou I any edu:a!ion !OU
~.~> hate hzd s]n; c Ica!]ng school, not counl]ng
3n\ leisure C13SSCS
NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL .........
AGE LEFT SCHOOL—
na=99
STILL AT SCHOOL ...................
Show card A I Yes . .. . . ..... ..
341
No . .. . .. ......
-.. .
01
17/11
2 dig
. 1...
99
98
—
Go to Hcallh
Page 23
Go to Hcal!h
Page 23
Q2
Q2
Q6
Q3
Q6
Page 20
Q4

GHS 1991/92
EDUCATION
(18a)
Q1 The age WL1l normally be in the range 12-20, but could be
outside thase linmts, eapaclally for informants born abroad
Q2
If informants mention that they left school before reaching
tha mlnmum school-leavlng age - currantly 16 - because
thau birthday was ~n the hollday period batween school
years or tarms, they are coded as having laft at the mummuin
age
1. ‘lWrther education’ Includeg:
WY course attended at any type of college of further
education, unlvers~ty, teacher traln~ng estebllshment,
polytechnic, etc ncludlng secrete.rlalcourses and
coursas at mllltary colleges, such as Sandhurat, which
laad to a quallflcatlon
Open Unlverslty coursas and other correspondence
courses
tralnlng given to nurses, physlotherapaats,
radiographers, and smllar paramedical professions
day-release courses
sandwich and block-release courses (Sandwich courses
tend to be up to 6 months Ln college and 6 months at
work, block-ralease courses average 18 weeks or less m
college per year)
TOPS, JTS, ET or YTS coursas at racognlsed educational
lnstltutlons (usually Technical Colleges)
correspondence courses (other than Open Unlverslty)
unpaid vocational tra~ning at any type of college
courses at Tertiary colleges.
34,Z

343
Q3
EC Q3
(18b/19)
2. ‘Further education’ excludes:
leisure classes (where the course does not normally
lead to an examination or qualification)
paid vocational or in-service training (such as that
given to members of the police or fire service) -
because courses are run by the employer. (But note
that training given to nurses, physiotherapists,
nursery nurses, etc, is included)
studying on own (apart from Open University and
correspondencecourses) where the informant is not
receiving any form of tuition, nor studying for an
exam, or only getting practical experience.
NB See Q3 for further details on what is included/
excluded.
Students on vacation are coded as studying
For students’interviewed during their vacation, the
course/type of institution they were attending in the
previous term is coded, provided they will be attending
w when the vacatiOn is Over. If their return is
dependant upon examination results, it is assumed that the
exam will be passed.
If next term they will be attending a different type of
institution eg going from school to college, the new one is
coded.
Students on a sandwich course or a block-release course:
In either case it is immaterial whether the student is in
the college or working part of his course at the time of
interview, ie precedes 3 or 5 are ringed accordingly at Q3.
Code 1 - includes full-time or part-time attendance at
college as part of YT/ET scheme.
Code 2 - studying at college or university full-time
includes - those studying for a degree in medicine
- those studying at a Tertiary college
Code 5 - studying at college part-time or on day or blockrelease;
includes - those studying in the evenings only
- those on any course lasting less than 3
months altogether
Code B - includes
A check is made to
Q2(b) is coded 2.
- in-service training organised or run by
the informant’s employer, eg courses
given by the police, civil service, and
local education authorities
ensure that Q3 is coded 1 if .?mployment

Q4
(19)
Last FULL TIME Education
Precede 1 Includes
Precede 2 Includes
excludes
Precede 3 Includes
Precede 4 Includes
excludes
Precede 5 Includes
Primary and elementary schools
Secondary schools - granrmr; secondary
modern; comprehensive; sixth form
college; conwnun~tyschool or college,
Fubllc school; private school, central
school; Technical School; City
Technology College.
Special schwls for the physically and
mentally handicapped; ESN schools.
doctors who dld practical work as part
of thear training In a (t-aching)
hospital
Open university - this is part-tree
education so does not appear here.
All polytechnics, known as central
lnstltut~ons in Scotland
All nursing schools or teaching
hospitals eg nurses, physiotherapists
and others trained In paramedical
sub]ects
doctors; their pract~cal work forms
part of their degrae course, and hence
are coded to ‘unlverslty’
All other colleges of further education
provided the course lested at least 3
months, and was run by an educat~onal
establishment, either n the State or
private sector.
Foreign schools/colleges are Included in the equivalent GB
code
-.
344

3 Apart from leisure classes, and ]gnorlng
holldays, are you 81 present EDNOW
19
on a Youth Tralnlng Schemeor Employment
Tra]n]ng Mh!ch ]niolves studj!ng al Collegeq
study]ng a! a college or un!versl!y full-tlmca
Code
f lrsl
that
on 8 sandwich course~. . , . .. .. . . . . .
●pplies trajnlng for a qual]flca!lon in nurs]ng,
physlo:hcrapy, or a s]mjlar med]cal Subjectq. .
studying at college part.t!me or on day or
block releaseq
(INCLUDE COtlRSES OF UNDER 3 MONTHS)
dojng an Open Urs}verslty Course?
1Exclude doing a correspondence courseq
]n serv]ce
tralo]ng NOSE OF THESE
! courses
4 Nou Ih]nh!ngjuslof >Our full-l!mceduca!lon
uhat [\pe of schoolor colleged~cl\ou las!
clcmcnlar\ or second ark school
Running
prompt un]kcrs]ti
El
LASTSCH
polllechnlc
(INCLUDE Scott,sh Central lrsst!tullons)
nurs!ng school or tcachlng hospj!al
I Orundcr
3 months
J
or some other t!pe or college?
Other (Spccjry)
5 How old were you when you lef! there, or
when you flrslshed or stopped your Courseq
AGE
. .
AGELFTFT
na=99
T
sl/a
1
2
3
4
M
5
6
;
-1
8
23,2
1nl
2
3
4
2 flg
99
!4
Q6 Page 20
Q4
>6
Q3

20 App/irs if Q6(a) = 3/-33
6 Iland informant card B
~,,,a OFF. USE f)EG
Do you have any of the qualifications, or have you
Dossed any of the examinations, of the lYPCS listed
on thiscard,whether You are making use of them
cIr not?
QUALS
r~E
Yes ...................... I
ye so -REE
01-ld
99
na=99
(a)
(~) Which ones have you obtained?
‘“’’’’’’’’”””””’’”’u
!
Ring prccodc(s) in column (a) and enter details on ptgcs 20 ●nd 21
Ask for qualifications ol-lg
(i)HOW many subjects did you obtain or pass in?
::;::;a”h
nrcc 10
R(p,,
ausll
~
-&
(1)
BTASNED N,o. OF
fPAaaED UBJSSCTS
ENGLISH/W’ELSH/N. IRISH SCHOOL EXAMS
LEVCODE
14/16 FiziKCTS
CSE:
2 dig
00 ...9.9,,,, m g=99
School Certificate or hiatric . . .. . .
GCE ‘O” Lc,c1 - oblaincdhcrorc 1975 .
ob!aincd 1975 or ls!er
GCE AS Ic!c1 obtained1989 or lsfer
[
Grades A, B. & C
Grades D & E
GCE ‘A’ LCYC1 or Higher SchoolCcr!ificate .
SCOTTISH SCHOOL EXA31S
SLC: School leaving Cerlifica!c - Lower Grade
or
SL’PE: Scot[ish L1ni\,ersities Preliminary Exsm
SCE: Scnllish CerIificaie of Education - Ordinary Grade
obtained before 1973 . ......... ......... ............................ . ......................
obtained ]973 nr later
SLC/SCE/SUPE al Higher Grade
or
Cer!ificatc of Sixth }’car S[udies
[
Bands A, B & C .... ......................
Bands D & E ..................................
1
1
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11’
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
....... I ......
. .... I
t
..,..,. I
1.,,.,,.
I
,, !......,
l.,..,.
... ..,. 1,, ...
,..,.,. 1.,,,,,,
1,,,..,.
...8.......
..1...
. .I...
...1.......
,.,,,.. I
,..,... 1...,.,.
...1.......

(20/21a)
The information given In the box on page 21 IS used to check
the correctness of the precodang Of codes 30-33 All
guallflcatlons other than well known ones such as first
degrees, tcachmg certlficate, etc are checked against the
1991 Census coding documents ‘Quallfled Manpower - Indexes
of Acceptable Quallflcatlons’ which dlv~des qualifications
into 3 levels (A, B and C). Any guallficataons not
considered high enough to warrant C level are traated as
unacceptable when the Census IS coded, this means they do
not attain a standard above that of GCE ‘A’ level.
(For the purpoaea of easier handing in coding the Ganeral
Household Survey, an indax of gualifIcationa hated
alphabetically by subject has been drawn up from the Census
document which ia used If the qualification cannot be found
in the Qualif~ed Manpowar Index).
Level A conslats of higher degrees (doctorates and master’s
degrees and certain bachelor degrees of higher degrea
standard) (code 33).
Level B covers
First degrees (code 32) (bachelor degreas and certain
master’a degrees of fIrst dagree standard).
B Level university diplomas, cert~flcates and assoclateshlps
(code 31)
B Level guallflcatlons obtained from other colleges and
professional Lnstltutlons (code 31)
C Level university diplomas, etc jnew code 351
C Level teaching guallflcatlona (code 30), Includlng Art
teachers guallflcatlons and post graduete teachers
certificates
C Level qualifications obtained from other colleges and
professional lnstltutlons jnew code 35~
Nursing quallflcatlons (code 29)
HNC/HND BEC/TEC BTEC Higher Certlflcate or Diploma
(code 26).
City and Guilds Full Technological Cert~flcate (code 23)
A further new code 36 IS used for all foreign
quallflcatlons. The dlstlnctlon between degree level and
other quallficatlona IS no longer made.
Code 34 la used for all remanmg qwalaflcr!t~onsdesignated
‘unacceptable’ by, or not appearing In, the Census Index and
not codable into 1-33 or 35-36 It consists mainly of local
or regional school leavlng certificates and of college or
professional awards not regarded as ‘higher education’ (Ie
not above GCE ‘A‘ Level Standard) It is a slnqle code and
given least prlorlty

Q6
348
(20/21b)
Q6 (It.should be noted that the census includes ‘acceptable’
centinued qualifications awarded in Southern Ireland, but these are treated
aa foreign gualifications in the General Household Survey (code
36).
If the level of the qualification cannot be established it is
coded to the lowest level.
More than one qualification obtained of the same tme: If an
informant has obtained more than one qualification of a type allocated
a given code, all such gualificationa are given a single code. For
example, different RSA typing exams, and Pitman’s shorthand exams, may
have baen pasaed but all of these would be covered by the one code 20.
The same applies to college or university diplomaa, etc, or
professional qualificationa, at each of levels A, B or C.
For most purposes it is the hiqhest q-ualification (or combination of
qualifications)which is required. The order of precedence, which is
applied at the cOmputer stage, is reproduced on page 20/21f. Some
departments may use collapsed versions.
NOTES ON CODING PARTICULAR QUALIFICATIONS
i.
ii.
iii
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
‘S’ level is treated as ‘A’ le”el.
‘Attestationof Fitness’ can be awarded for either SUPE or SCE
Higher or GCE ‘A’ levels. If statad, it is coded to the
appropriate examination, and if not stated it is treated as SCE
Higher.
Certificate of Extended Education gradea 1-3 are coded as CSE
Grade 1 (code 1); grades 4 or 5 aa CSE other grades (code 2).
Irish School Certificate (Northern Ireland) is treatad as School
Certificate (3) unlass described as ‘Senior’ when it is coded to
either ‘A’ or ‘O’ level GCE, depending on the age when it was
taken, or is described as ‘Junior’ when it is coded as 34.
Any other local or ‘private’ school leaving certificates, such
the Scottish Day Leaving Certificate or those issuad by the
College of Preceptors and the Regional Examining Unions (see
below) are coded into ‘others’ (34).
RSA, Pitman’s and London Chamber of Commerce qualifications are
treatad as clerical/commercial,provided that at least one of the
subjects shown is clerical/conunercial(shorthand, typing,
bookkeeping, commarca, etc). If none of the subjects passed is
clerical/commercialthe qualification is coded as 34 except for
the RSA School Certificate (Technical),which is treated as
equivalent to City and Guilds craft level.
Regional Examininq Union awards (RSUS)
Technical qualifications from any of the REUS are treated as City
and Guilds craft level.
Commercial/Clericalqualifications from any of the above (ie at
least one subject passed is a commercial or clerical subject) are
coded as 20.
If not a technical or commercial qualification the information is
coded as 34 (eg School Leaving Certificates).

(20/21c)
1 +,1’J
Q6 continued V1lI.Industry Tramlnq Board Quallflcatlons are treated as technical
exsnunatlons (code 21).
lx. Foreiqn quellflcatlons Include all quallflcatlons where the
awarding body was overseas (unless they appear on the deletlons
llst)
Deleted Quallflcatlons. The followlng qualifications are deleted
altogether If these sorts of qualiflcatlona are the only ones the
informant haa obtained, then Q6 ~s recoded to ‘No’.
DELETIONS LIST
1.
2.
3.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11.
12
13.
14
15.
16
17
APPrenticeship guallfications are sometimes awarded automatically
when an apprentlceahlp has been completed eg ‘Master Butcher’s
Federal Diploma’ In these cases the apprenticeship as such IS
coded as 19 and the ‘award’ deleted.
Board of Trade (unless m the indexes).
CIVI1 Servxe Examnat aona for entrance, promotion,
establishment, typing etc
Danclnq awards (but NOT ballet quallflcatlons which should be
coded as 34)
Drawlnq Certlflcates awarded by the Royal Drawing Society
Drlvlng Certlflcates and Drlvlnq Instructor’s quallflcatlons
Fellow (If not covered by indexes)
Fire brlqade examinations
First Ald CertlfIcates (Incl all Red Cross/St John’s Arrbulance
—
quallflcatlons)
Forces trade quallflcatlons (other than those which are
recognised apprenticeships (19) or Forces Education Certlflcates
(code 34)
Government Trade Centre (GTC)/Skill Centre courses or awardsc
TOPS courses - (unless a recognised quallflcatlon eg RSA/GCE was
obtained)
~ quallf~catu=nts,axcept any which are recognised
apprent~ceshlps.
Labour Exa.minatlon(Pre 19181. This allowed a child to leave
school and start work at 13.
Local Authority exenmat ions for entrance, promotion, etc in
Local Authority Service.
Marchant Navy - (unless In indexes).
Mlnlnq deputies/shot fires/foremen etc - designations awarded by
employers Includlng the NCB but not quallflcatlons awardad by the
Mlnlng Quallflcatlons Board
MUSIC Grade exemlnatlons and certificates for learners (eg
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MUSIC)
349

. 350 .
\
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
(20/21d)
Nursing qualifications obtained by qualified nurses after taking
supplementarycourses (unlass shown in the indexes).
Ordination/laypreachinq qualifications
Play Group leader’s qualifications.
Police Force examinations.
Prison/Borstaltraininq qualifications
Scholarships other than for GCE ‘A’ level.
Spaech/elocutionexaminations (other than those in tha Indexes)
SwirmninqCertificates includes life saving and instructors’
certificates.
Sports coaching and refereeing qualifications
Union Membership eg Equity, National association of Head
Teachers.
IPMS (Institute of Professional Managers
and Specialists).
Qualifications issued by employers (other than those already
covered above) are deleted in most cases, but they need to be
considered individually as they come up, and an ad hoc decision -
is made in each casa.
Intermediate qualifications are deletad if the informant has also
obtained the relevant final or other higher qualification -
unless it is an ‘acceptable’ qualification in its own right (eg
City and Guilds Intermediate; Intermediate Bachelor of Laws
exam).
Partially completed qualifications:
If the qualification is one which, if completed, would be coded
as a school examination, a commercial ~alification, City and
Guilds craft or advanced level, ONC, or apprenticeship, it is
deleted. (eq ‘Passed first yaar of City and Guilds course’) If
the qualification is one which, if completed, would fall into any
other group, it is daleted if, in addition, any qualification
equivalent to, or higher than, ‘A’ levels, Higher School
Certificate or the Scottish equivalent has been obtainad (ie any
of tha codes 10, 18, 23, 26, 29-30 31-33 or 35). If none of
these are shown, the type of qualification and the level reached
indicate whather the information should be accepted or deleted.
Repeated subjects for the sainequalifications. eg the same
subjects may be taken for ‘A’ levels in consecutive years in
order to obtain higher grades; or shorthand and typing
qualifications at different speeds may be shown. In these cases
the qualification is coded once only, for the first occasion
passed.
Examination results not yet known

Q6 continued
EC Q6
(20/21e)
Sub7ect area of dagraes
At the top right hand corner of page 20 (DEGREE) the subject area
of degreas (code 31-33) is coded from the followlng frame -
● Sub]ect GrouQ Single Code
A
B
c
D
F
G
H,J
K
L,M
N
Q,[,T
v
w
x
Madlclna and dentistry . . . . . . .
Studies allied to med~cne . . . . .
Blologlcal sciences . . . . . .
Veterinary sc~anca, .sgrlcultureand
related studlas . . . . . . .
Phys~cal sciences . . . . . . . . .
Mathematical sciences . . . . . .
Engmeerlng and Technology . . . . .
Architecture and related stud~es . .
SOcIal sclencaa . . . . . . . . .
Bualness and fumnclal studias . . .
L~brarlanshlp and ~nfonnatlon studies
Languages and related studlea . .
Humanltles . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creative arts . . . . . . .
Education . . . . . . . . .
Combmatlon of the above . . . . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
* Sublect Group These referanca numbers are taken from the
sub]ect group categories in ‘Subject Claaalflcatlon for
Education Statlstlcs’, - DES Education Statistics In the UK
If more than one ma]or subject has been recorded Jn column 5 of
the grid and more than one sub]ect coda wpuld apply, the most
llkely one, with reference to the description of the
guallflcatlon, IS coded If this IS not obvious the first
sub]ect racorded IS coded
If more than one quallflcatlon 1s ellglble for sub]ect area
coding, and the sub]ect falls Into more than one code, prlorlty
IS given to the subject area of a degree coded 33, n all other
cases the ‘comblnatlon’ code 16 IS used.
CSE (codes o-2), School certificate (code 3), SLC/SUPE (cOde l])
are checkad against the persons age and school leavlng date
Dlacrepant cases are recoded to ‘other’ (code 34) unless another
guallflcatlon has been coded
. .
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
35i

352
.,..’
(20/21f)
Hierarchical classification based on the highest qualification level held
Leve1
Higher degree (Census Level A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
First degree/univarsitydiploma or certificate/qualifications
obtained from colleges of further education or from professional
institutions etc of degree standard (Census Level B) . . . . . 2
Non-graduate teaching gualifications (Census Level C) . . . . . . . . 3
HNC/HND/BEC/TEC BTEC Higher/City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate/
university diploma or certificate/Qualificationsobtained from
colleges of further education or from professional institutions etc
below degree but above GCE ‘A’ Level standard (Census Level C)
Nursing qualifications (Census Level C standard) . . . . . . . . . . .
2 or more subjects at GCE ‘A’ level, 3 or more subjects at SLC/SCE/
SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year Studies . .
1 or ‘No Answer’ to number of subjacts at GCE ‘A’ level, 1 or 2 subjects
or NA to number of subjects SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher grade or
Certificate of Sixth Year Studies; City & Guilds Advanced or
Final; ONC/OND; BEC/TEC National/General/Ordinary;
SCOTVEC National (13 or mora modules) . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 or more subjects at GCE ‘O’ Level obtained before 1975, ~ in
grades A-C if obtained later; or 5 or more subjects at GCSE
grades A-C; 5 or more subjects at SCE Ordinary obtained before
1973, ~ in bands A-C if obtained later; 5 or more subjects at
CSE grada 1, or at School Certificate/SLC lower/SUPE Lower;
City & Guilds Craft or Ordinary, or in Standard Grade 1-3 .
1-4 subjects at GCE ‘O’ Level or GCSE grades A-C etc ~ clerical
or commercial qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
As for Level 9 but without clerical or commercial qualifications;
SCOTVEC Nat-1-12 modules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clerical and commercial qualifications without GCE ‘O’ level etc . . .
CSE 2 - 5, GCE ‘O’ Level obtained 1975 or later in grades D or E,
GCSE grades D-G or SCE, Ordinary obtained 1973 or later in
banda Dor E,or Standard Grade 4or5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apprenticeship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Standard Grade 6,70rno award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign qualifications (awarding institution outside UK) . . . . . . .
Other qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No qualifications/CSEungraded/DK grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No answer/refusal/don’tknow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
lB

Recognised trade apprentjccshlp COITIpletcd
Clerical and commcrcjll ~ualjfjc.?ljons
(eg typ,ng/shorthand /book. -ktcPjng/commercc)
CJI) and Gu]lds Ccrt]ficate .
Craft/ln!crmcdla te/Ord!nary/Part 1
21
CI1) and Guilds Ccrtlf]catc - Advanced/Fins]/part II
CIIy and Gu]lds Ccrt]flcate . Full Technological/Part III .
BTEC First award .. .... . . . . . . ..... . . . .
Ord]nary National Ccrtiflcatc (ONC) or D]ploma (OND),
BEC/TEC Na!lonal/General Ccrt]f]catc or Diploma
Higher National Ccrriftcare (HNC) or Diploma (HND),
BECHEC Hlghcr Ccrtlflcate or H1ghcr D]ploma . . .
SCOTVEC National (1 . 12 modules) . ...
ScOTVEC Nat]onal (13 or more modules)
rs; ng qual,f)ca!)ons (cg SEN, SRN, SCh4,RGN)
Tcachlng qualjf]ca!lons
Lnl,ersllidiploma
Ln!$crslti or CNA4 F]rs! Dcgrcc (eg B+, BSC)
Ln!$crsjl, or CW,AA Higher Degree (eg hlSc. PhD)
Olher qualjflca!]ons (]nclud!ng other school exams
and mcmbersh]p of pro fess, onal ,nsl,tu!]ons)
1 Probe for Icvcl and mcmbcrsh]p status O[kcr C ICIPI qj,cl
Enter details or quallf]cat)ons coded 30-34 only
All /ore! g,) qj,cls
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(a)
)BTAINEI
19
20
21
22
23
24
15
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
jj
36
nb
NSUBJ~S
c=
1< Comp
s 1-5
Compl
b/ 1-6
Mank
(5) (6)
rqter Qual]f]cat,on obta, ned Auard, ng lnsl,lullon Uhere E@QI lr had
code (g]vc full deta}ls or College obtalncd SIJbJt Ct(S) p
ged tncludnng level and
.Uotc mcmbcrsb]p status)
UX Abm>d Ycs No
rlol
12 12
12
J2 1 2
I 2 12
GO 10 Hcallh
..353

GHS 1991/92
(23)
Q2 This is an oplnlon question and the Lnformant’s answer lS accepted eg ‘No’ 1s
accepted even If the interviewer has noted that the ~nformant IS very deaf,
‘Yes’ IS accepted aven if the informant says the complalnt no longer troubles
h~m or the complalnt does not appear to be a long standing one
Q2(a) This question M not coded.
35s

23
HEALTH
] Over the Iasl 12 months would YOUaay your
health has on [he whole been good. fairly Sood,
or not goodq GENHLTH
c1 ●
Good
Fs]rly good ..
~01 good
2 Do you have any Iong-sttnd]ng illness, djsab]l]ty ILLNESS
or mflrm]lyq By Iong-s!and]ng I mean snythlng Yes .
thtt has troubled you over t per]od of t]me or
that IS IIkely to affect you over a per]od of tjme No .
M (a)
(b)
1.1
Dots !h!s IIlncss or d]ssh!l!(, (Do an, of these BIlncsses
or d]s3b]l!ll:s) l]m]!\our aCII\IIICS]n anl u3\9
17
LIMITACT
}’es
>csicrda> Durjng those 2 weeks, dld you have 10 c;[
down on any Of the things you usually do (about the
house/at work or in your fret t]me) because of [answer
at Q 2a or some other) ]Ilness or jnpry~
1 s
(a) HOW man> days was th)s in all dur]ng
these 2 weeks, Includlng Saturdays and
Sundays’
CUTDOWN
Yes
No
NDYSCUTD
NO OF DAYS
(01-14) mm
-
ltt]a
1
2
mm
3
1
2M
21/2:
aata4
1
2rU
-
01-14
9,9
. . .
tREcaO #CQOl 1
(a)& (b)
Q3
Q3
(a) & (b)
Q4
(b)
Q4
359

Doctor conssrltt!iom
A During the 2 weeks ending yes!erday, aparl from any visit
10 a hospiial. did you talk to a doctor for any reason
al all, either in person or by telephone?
DOCTALK ‘es”’’”””””’”””’’”’”’”]
EXCLUDE: consultations made on No..................... 2 na
behalf
1 persons
of children under 16 srsd
outside the household
20/s0
I NCHATS
(a) How many times did you talk to s doctor in these2
weeks?no
Ms
F
,.2. ,dj,g
24
CONSULNO
(b) on whose behalf was this Corssultatjo”made?
I
lnf ormant ..........................................................w.H.s.B.H.!.F ........
Other member of household 16 or ox

Q4
(24a)
‘Talk to a doctor’ includes speaking to the doctor on the
telephone, as well as seeing hlm at home or ~n the surgery
Where the doctor sees only a relatlve of the pataent, and
not the patient hmself, the visit IS codad on the
relatlve’s schedule only (If In the household) and
transferred to the patients record at the computing stage
and Q4(b) IS recoded to 1.
However, where a doctor vlslts a house and exanunes a
patient and, at the same visit, talks to another marrberbf
the household about -patient, tha vls~t w1ll be shown
only on the schedule of the patient
Where the doctor sees more than one person at the same vlslt
eg a mother and child, only the mother’a consultation is
coded at this guestlon The child’s consultation IS coded
at Q15. If those seen were adults In the same household,
each Indlvldual Schedule for each adult saen on that same
vlslt IS coded as one visit for each lnd~vldual adult
—
Types of consultations Included are.
1
11
111
vi
v
1
11
111
lV
v
V1
Where a doctor In a hospital functions as GP to the
hospital staff and the Informant IS on the hospital
staff
‘Medlcals’, regardless of whoever requested them (eg
Insurance Company, employer, Armed Forces) or of
where they are held
Vlslt to the doctor to get a passport photo signed
Army medical services used by Army fenulles
Vlslt to the GP for fanuly plannlng and maternity
services
The followlng are not Included at this question
—
Consultations made on behalf of children under 16 and
persons outside the household (Includlng a deceased
person)
Vlslts or phone calls to the doctor to order or pick
up a prescription or to book appointments or to
arrange home vlslts (unless there IS an Indlcatlon
that the doctor was spoken to personally).
Vlslts to osteopaths, homeopathlc doctors,
chiropractors, hypnotists, etc (unless a qual~fled
doctor)
Consultations between members of the medical
profession about patLents/cllents
Doctors talked to at Child Welfare and Child Health
Clmlcs and blood donor sessions
Doctors seen in hospital (unless this was merely a
more convenient place to see the GP) 358

vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
At part (c~
Chats to a
nothing to
problems.
(24b)
doctor for social reasons which have
do with any medical or psychological
Follow-up visits by a hospital doctor to informant’s
home (ag for TB, VD and infectious diseases where the
tracing of contacts is necessary).
Informants or children seen by ‘home’ doctor at a
convalescent home are treated as hospital visits and
deleted.
Doctors who are close relatives/immediatefsmily.
Family planning doctors seen at Family planning
clinics or health centres.
At part (d~ code 1 includes the Doctors’ Emergency Service.
At part (e)
payment by employers (including the Forces) is
coded as ‘private’.
If the answer is ‘consultant’ this is recoded 2.
Code 3 includes Forces
company doctors.
MO’S, school doctors and
code 2 includes seeing the doctor in a
relative’s or friend’s home.
Code 3 includes GP clinics; GP centres, medical
centres, group practice.
Code 4 includes seeing the doctor at school, at
work, in the Forces or Hospital Clinics.
Doctors seen sbroad are normally deleted.

Q5
Q6
Q6(a)
Q7
Q7(a)
Q7(b),Q8
(25)
The total number of outpatient vlslts IS coded In the OFF
USE BOX. If the total lS 99 or nmre code 9B 1s used and the
actual total speclfled with age, sex and OCC of Informant
Included are
Excluded are
Vlslts made as day patients eg for
psychiatric treatment or for muwx
operations.
Vlslts to pr~vate hospltala and private
clinlcs.
Vlslts to dantal hospitals
Vlslts to pathology department for temts as
an outpatient.
visits to eye clnlc at a health centre
V~slts to antenatal and post-natal cllnlcs
This Jncludes in-patient stays In private hospitals or
cllnlcs
An in-patient stay lasts from adnusslon to discharge,
discounting weekends at home
Glasses and contact lenses
If the Informant has glasses or contact lenses but does not
wear them, Q7 1s coded 2
Code 2 IS used If the informant wears lanses and keeps a
pair of glasses only for emergency
Code 3 IS only used If the Informant wears both glasses and
lanses on a regular basla or at the same tme
Includes glasses obtaned privately or on the NHS.
Excludes ordinary (Ie non-pregcr~ptlon) sunglasses and
protective glasses (eg worn by welders).
36’0

5
Outpatient sttendanccs
During the months of (LAST 3 OUTPATNT
COMPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS) d)d
)OU atlend as a pat]cnt the casualt) or
outpatient department of a hospllal Yes
(Qpart from siralghtforuard ante- or
posl-naml VMJIS)’ No
(a)
(b)
Vhlch month W*S thlsh
NTIMESOP
How mtn) t!mes dld you ottend in thtt month~
nB=99
—
lnpatlcnt stays
Earl!est mon!h jn reference per]od 1
Second month in reference perjod
Th!rd month In refcren
25
(a) (b)
Month No of
times
5 D~r]ng the 13s1\c3r Iho! IS s!ncc
, INPATNT
h~tc 10U been in hOSp]12]as an
[\crnlght or Iongcrq
lnpll]enl, \ es
(3) How man, separa!e sta~s in hosp, tal as an
Inpal]cnt haie xou had slncc
(DATE ONE }EAR AGO)’
Glasses and contactlenses
40/
No
NSTAYS
Eotcr Number
na=
7 Ask or record
GLASSES
Do you ever wear glassesor
Yes
contactlcnscsq No .
(a) (Can 1 check) do you wear .
, ,$ GLWORN
-lasses only . . . .
RunnlsIg contact lensesonly .
prompt
or do you aomet]meswear
glassesand somctlmcs
contact lenses7
(b) Ha\c >OSJever had a pa)r O( Yes
glasses or contact lenses’
EVER:LSS
I
I
I
FF USE
L
2 dlg
9,9
1
10/10
21/22
2 n-
2 d,g
m
1
2
2s12{
17/11
10/2[
1
2
na
3
,21/2:
2 na
.(a) - (b)
- Q6
- (a)
- Q7
R (a)
(b)
IQ8
Q8
Q9
361

8. In Ihc last year, that is since
(TODAY’S DATE) 1990/91, have you obtained a pair Of glasses
- I mean new frames and new lenses
- or new contact lenses?
26
Do not include replacement contact lenses NEWPRLYR
Yes, new glasses ....................................................
Yes, new con ta [t Ienscs ....................................
Yes, both glasses and contact lenses ........
No ................................................................. ................
(a) How many pairs of glasses or contact lenses
have you obtained in the last year?
Applies ij Q8 = J or 3 G1asses, enter
PRSGLSES
number
na=99
‘PRSLENSO
.A,-rlJcs )f Q& = 2 or 3 Contacllenses,enternumber_
na=99
(b) lllll~or!co,uhsie
,
ci[hcrglassesor contactlenses
●SPECSBFR*
}’cs, hQd glasses or lenses before .. .. . .. . .. . .
No, nc,cr had either glasses or lenses
9. Hs\c IOU had >our sight [es!cd by an
op!ician in !hc last year, thJl is since
(TOD.4}’”S DATE) 1990 91?
Exclude tests by GPs and hospital
SGHITEST
.
Yes . . . .
doctors and those done abroad No
(a) Did
for
!OU (or !our
!his CYC(es!?
employer) P3>
‘WHOPAID*
}’es, informant p2id . . . .
(i) Did you have an insurance agreement
which
tesl?
paid for the cost of the sight
(ii) Was this an NHS si
free by an optician’
Yes, employer paid .
No ........ .. ... ................ .............. ..... .......
Don’t know ..........................................
>t test, or provided
•lNsRT~l-0
Yes .................
No ... ....... ......
‘N HSTEST*
NHS lCSI. . .
Provided free
Don’t know .
3
2$/24
1
2
3
41U
2 dig
9,9
.... ......
~
>
9 ,9,,,,,
19/s0
1
qa
S1132
1
2 na
3s/s4
1
na 2
3
4
s6/36
Ina
2
I
2
n3a
t
(a) & (b)
Q9
1(b)
} Q9
(a)
QIO
} QIO
} (i)
Q1O
(ii)
1QIO

Q8
Q8(a)
Q9
Q9(a)
Q9(a)(,l)
(26)
Glasses = new frames plus new lenses
Only new glasses or new contact lenses which are obtained on
a different or new prescription or ready made readng
glasses are Included New glasses/contact lenses obtained
abroad are ~ncluded.
Code 2 is used If the informant obtained new frames only, or
new lenses for frames only, or replacement glasses/cOntact
lenses on an old prescription.
Contact lenses. A pair of lenses counts as 1. If only one
lens LS ragu~red, either because only one eye requires a
lens or because the S.lghtof only one eye has changed, this
also counts as 1.
Disposable lenses are codede 1 as only one prescription IS
required
Includes sight tests by optlclans m shops or stores.
Excludes tests in hospitals, doctor’s surgeries and cllnlcs
and sight tests abroad.
Code 1 (Informant paid) IS used even If they only paid part
of the fee or If someone else (eg parent) paid on behalf of
the Informant
If multl coding occurs becauae the informant had more than
one sight test In the last year, code 3 IS given prlorlty
over codes 1 and 2, and code 1 lS given praorlty over
code 2
The answer to this guestlon IS accepted and no check ls made
with Health or Income However, If there 1s a note at the
guestlon that the informant belongs to one of the groups
ellglble for a NHS test, It IS recoded 1
363

364
CHILD HEALTH SHEET
(27)
Qll This is an opinion guestion and the definition of ‘regular’and
‘occasional’ is left up to the informant.
To facilitate computing, information about children under 16 is transferred to
a Child Health Sheet which contains details about all children under 16 for Qs
13, 14, 15 (main and (a)), 16-17.
No answers are dealt with as follows -
Code 9 is ringed at individual guestions if not anawered.
Q13 See notes for Q2.
Q14 No answers are coded 99.
Q15 See the notes for Q15 which follow on the next page. Only the
precede at Q15 and number at (a) are transferred.
Q16 See the notes for Q5 (including coding 98 for 99 or more). No
answer at part (b) is coded 99.
Q17 See the notes for Q6. No answer at part (a ) is coded 99.
NB Babies born in hospital are not to be counted as in-patients
in their own right unless they had to remain in hospital
after their mother left.

10 Derstsl Health
Can I PSI check have you SII]] got some
of your natural teeth I I
Rssnnmss prompt
or have YOU lost them all? . I 21U
I I In general, do you go to the dcntjst for a
4114
regular check-up, an occasional check-up, DNTSIWHN
or onlv when you
trouble wl~h Your
m- u
are having
tccth~
Regular check-up .
Occasjonal check-up ..... . . .... . .]
Only when having trouble . /3
1
2
12 INTERVIEWER CODE
Never goes to the dcnt!st -.
Are there anY chtldrcn under 16 m the Yes .. . xl ---horraehold~
-
No. ..Y ---
‘) 1s th]s inforrn~ot the person responsible Yes
for the ch)ldren~
N
3 No~ l-d IJLC 10 ask >OLIabout >our chlldrcn under 16
Do anl or tour ch!ldren under 16 hale an> Iong.standing s et Chi
illness djsabll!lt or ]nrlrm]!ia B1 Iong-s!andlng 1 mean
ani!hlng !hs! has !roublcd them oier a pcrjod of t]mc or
!ha! IS lIkel\ 10 affect lhcm oier a period of time
fqr QS
I
>es (sni child) 1
3
(a) Uha! IS !he ma!lcr u]th
m
1
A’ol
n’a
ho (all chjldren) 2
(b) Dots !h]s ]Ilness or d]sab,l]!} (Do an, of [hesc]Ilnesses
or
d!sabll]l!es) I]m]! ‘s acljlllles ]n an) ua\3
❑
IPerson No (8)
I(from Whold I What IS the matlcr~
..1 .
(y
health sheet
-15(8)
(a) & (b)
Q!’
(b)
)Ocs It
llsoit~
Yes .
No .
)’es
No
I
,
-
1
2
365

14.Now I’d likeYou 10 think about the 2 weeks ending yesterday
During those 2 weeks, did any of your children have to cut
down on any of [hc things they usually do (at school or in
!hcir free lime) because of (answers at Q13a or some other)
illness or injury?
I* I Ycs (any child) . .
28
NO (all children) .......
(a) How many days was this in all during these 2 weeks,
including Saturdays and Sundays?
(b) What was the matter with .?
❑
Person No. (a) (b)
~(frnm
~h-hold box)
Number
of days
(01-14)
Whsl was ~he m~;!er?
,,. 1 l...,.,.
I
,,. I ~..,,,. 1,,,,,.
~ . I . I ..... I
Doctor consultations
ssmc as a[ Q13a X
same as al Q 132 . .X
same as at Q] 3a X
15. During the 2 weeks ending yesierday, apart from visits to a
hospital, did any of your children under 16 talk to a doctor
for any reason at all, or did you or any other member of the
household talk 10 a doctor on their behalf?
1
2
(a)& (b)
II
c o(ahn 2 ~~;30
INCLUDE: Tclepbonc consultations
and consultations made on behalf Yes (any child) 1
366
Q15

(28/29)
Q15 The notes et Q4 apply here as well as the followlng -
Where a doctor vlslts a house and exemnes a child, and at
the same vlslt talks to another metier of the household
Sbou=e chald, the vlslt lS shown at Q15 only.
Whera the doctor saw more than 1 child at the same vlslt,
the appropr~ate number of columns are coded.
Datalls relating to a child are accepted lrrespect~ve of the
age of the child Ie even for a beby unable to talk, or a
child takng a younger child
Included at this question are vlslts made by children to the
doctor If they were tdren by a person who IS — not a member of
the household
Children vaccinated or ~noculated by their GPs in the
surgery or anywhere other than at a child health or welfare
centre, or at a hospital, are Included. Howaver, If the
vaccination IS done by the nurse and the ch~ld does not see
the doctor, these are excluded
Children seen by a doctor at a school cllnlc are included
but visits to a child welfare clnlc run by a local
authority are excluded
367
.

(a) Ask for eachcblld who consulted
(from b’hold box)_
l{OW man> t!mes d8d
talk to hjm in these 2 Weeks7_
CONSULNO
(b) Uas this consullat]on
NHS
under the Nat]onal Health Scrvjcc
or pa]d for pr!va!el)~
(c) Was the doctor
a GP
GP
(Ita family doctor)
=
0 -an]rsg or a apcclal)st
JmDl
or some olhcr h]nd of doc[orl
,PcrsonNo II
(Spcc!f))
,CLIDSUIINo I I
(J) Dtd \ou or
Tnlng
3mpt
b, Ielcphone
a! \our home
DOCWHERE
121L10 thedoctor
]n !hc doctor s surgcr)
al a health cenlre
or elsewhere
(c) Did the doctor g),e (send)
a prescrlpl]onv Yes
PRESC
NO
29
no nas
miii
1St
ONS
1
2
3
na
1
2
3
5
4
na
—
1
2
n8
—
lnd
ONS
—
1
2
—
1
2
3
1
2
3
5
4
—
1
2
3rd
‘ONS
1
2
1
2
3
—
I
2
3
5
4
1
2
—
ISt
ON
—
1
2
—
1
2
—
3
I
—
hsd
ON!
—
I
2
1
2
3
—
—
1
2
in
3rd
‘ONS
7iz
z
1
2
1
2
3
Yiz
T
1
2
3
5
4
1
2
1Q15b
If more
Consultallosss
otherw!sc
Q16

16,
See child health sheet
Outpatient attcrsdances for QS 16-17
During Ihc months of . . (LAST 3 COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTHS) did any or your children under 16
atiend as a patient the casualty or outpatient department
or a hospital (apart from straightforward post-natal visits)?
(a) Which month svas :his?
(b)
30
Yes (any child)
How many limes did. . . attend in ihat month?
No (all children) .......
—
Enter Person No. Per.
I I Per.
(from h’hold bJx) No. ........ . . No. i I
(a) (b) (a) (b)
Month No. nr Month No. nr
+Earlicstmonth in
~rcfcrcncc period I
times
1 1.1
times
1 I
‘Sccood month in I
;rcfcrcncc period
1’
~Third month in
rcrcrcncc period
1np31icnt stays
3 i’
17.During !he lasI year,that]s.since ,
hate an> of your childrenunder 16 been in
hosp]!al as an inpatient, ovcrnigh[ or longer?
F
.
Yes (any child) .
No (all children) ......
Enter pcrann nn.
(from h’hold bnx) I
(a)How many separatestaysin
hospital as an inpatient has
iDATE
.hadsincc
ONE YEAR
. . . . . .
AGO)?
Enter number
*
1 ,.,.,
369
I
1
2
I
,.,. 1
(a)& (b)
Q17
(a)
Q18
Q16

Q18-20 See notes for Q7-9
(31)
Q20 The questaons ebout whether the sight test wes paid for, NHS or
free IS not asked for children because children under 16 are
automatically entitled to a free NHS sight test.
370
.

Glasses and contact lenses
Enter person numbers of all
aged 0-15 (from h’hold box)
ch)ldren
Ask for each child (includmt bsbics)
Does . cter wear glasses
or contacl Iensesq
(s) Does . . . . wear .
31
PERSNO
GLASSES
Ycs
No .. ...
c,,55cs only GLWORN
. ... .......... ..
Running contact lenses only . .. ... ..
prompt or does he/she somcumcs
wear glassesand
somctlmcs lcnses~ . . .
(b) Ma) 1 check, has ever EVERGLSS
had a pair of glasses or contact Icnsesq Yes
9 In ~he last }ear, thal !s s!ncc
(TODA\’s D4TE) 1990 91, has obtalncd
3 c2Jr of glasses- I mean ncu frames and ncu lenses
or new conlac[ lenses’ NEWPRLYf
Do no! include rcplacemcn! contact knscs
}CS ncu glasses
No
}CS bo!h g13sscsand con[]ctIenscs
(a) Hou mant pairs of glasses or contact
lenses has
]n lhe last \ear’
.lIe~ IJ Q19 = 1 or
ohtalned
Glasses.
3
enter
PRSGLSES
number
●pRsL~
A~,./IeJ Ij Q19 - 2 or 3 Contact lenses, enter number
na=~
(b) D,d have cl!her glasses or contact
lenses before’ ●SPECSBFRO
Yes, had glasses or lenses before
No, never had glasses or lenses ..
?0 Has . had hjs/hcr eyes tested by an
opt]clan m the last year, thst is s]ncc
. (TODAY’S DATE) 1990/917
Eacludc tests by school medical
service, GPa, hospital doctors and
SGHITEST
Yes
those done abroad No
I m
—
qle
IM
1
2
—
1
2
13a
3
1
2 ni
—
1
2
3
4n
d!g
9,9
—
d!g
9,9
—
I
—
1
2
1
2
3
I
2
—
1
.
3
4
—
1
—
I
—
1
2
—
1
.
—
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
I
.
-
12/1s
7118
Q20
1 (s)
2 (b)
0/s0
1
2
3
1Q19
Q19
Q20
1(a) 6 (b)
I
Q20
(b)
} Q20
}
M141 =
Q21
blank
371

Dcn!a I Health
21. Enter person numbers of all
●NOI
children
aged 0-15 (from h’hold box)
,,,.I.,., ,. I
Ask for each child (irscludissg babies)
32
I I
Has
surgery,
ewr been to a dcntisl’s
eilhcrfor treatment or for
CHDENTAL
some other reason? Yes ........... 1 1
=
No ... ..
22. Last time ............... went
dentist, was it because
to the
CHVLSWHY “
he/she was having trouble
with his/her teeth? .................. ....... .... ...... ..
Code
hc;she wcn! for a checkup?
firs!
:hat
(:OU had a nole
school dentist)?
from the
.
applies he she went 10 gel used 10
going 10 the dcn[isl? .
372
O!hcr. none 01’ !hcse .
It
2n 2
1
2
na
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
/
‘eyed
I ,,., ,,,, I..
1 1
2 2
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
55
43/44
4514t
Q2.2
Child
Care
Child
Care

(32)
Q21 Code 1 includes children taken to the dentist to get used to
going to the surgery Vlslts to the school dentist In hls
surgery or dental cllnlc and vlslts to orthodentlsts are also
included
373

GHS 1991/92
CHILD CARE
(33a)
The Child Care section IS normally answered by one person in the
housahold USUS1lY the mother
If a household contans two adult women, eech with children aged
0-11, then the section is asked of both mothers and appaar on
their respective schedulas
If there la no mother in the household, the aectlon 1s asked of
the father or mother substitute eg grandmother. If the mother IS
aged under 16 then the section is asked of the grandmother.
Ql(b) To facilitate computing, ~f a Child Cara record is not present
for any lndlv~dual Interviewed In a household with children aged
under 12, ona IS created and Ql(b) coded 2.
EC Ql(b) There IS a check to ansure that Ql(b) lS coded 1 on (at least)
one Indlvldual schedule for households with children aged under
12
Q3
Q5
Any arrangements for child care of tha types llsted at Q7 are
included, even If It IS on an lnfreguent or Irregular basis The
arrangements can be for day, evening or night
If the Informant works In the same locatlon, for example at a
nursery or playgroups, lt IS counted as an arrangement.
The followlng are excluded
Spouse/partner looklng after children
Actlvltles where the mother or responsible psrson such as a
child mlnder must be present eg mother and toddler club
Informants who are child mlnders and look after their own
chlld(ren) as well as other children
Babyslttlng In the evening unlass It IS to enable the
informant to go to work
Code 1 Lncludes half term and hollday for only part of the
week.
Tralnlng days and other ad hoc days off and sickness are
excluded
374

375
(33b)
Q6 The question refers to last week. Therefore if the
informant normally makes arrangements but for any reason the
arrangement did not apply last week (eg child sick or child
minder on holiday), Q6 is coded 2.
Any arrangements last week for child care of the types
listad at Q8 are included. The arrangements could have been
for day, evening or night.
If the informant works in the same location, for example at
a LA playscheme, it is counted as an arrangement.
The following are excluded:
School during normal school time
Spouse/partner linking after children
Informants who are child minders and look after their
own child(ren) as well as other children
Babysitting in the evening unless it is to enable the
informant to go to work.

1
(a)
(b)
lNTERVIEWTR CODE
33
CHILD CARE
Are there any children under 12
In the houschold~ Yes .. .
•R~pcHKO
IS th!s mformanl the person
“..
responsible for the chlldrcn~ , G,
INTERVIEWER CODE
2 How many children sscd under 5
is the informant responsiblefor?
4
.1 Show Card C ]
/
no:
NO. . Y
NO . . ......
•R~PlJ50
1 or more (WRITEINNUMBER;
None . . -. .. .
Do an) of \our
school or do \ou
children under 5 go to
make arrangements
●SCHOOLU5*
ior
the
them
da>”
10 be looked after during
\ es
INTERVIEWER CODE
l-ion m~n, chjldrcn aged between 5 and
●REsP5T11.
I I
IS the ]nforman! rcsponslblc for’
WRITE Ih’NUMBER
1 or more (
hone
—
s Mere anl of \our ch)ldren aged 5 - II
●HOLSLWK*
on hollda> from school last MecLn Yes
612uv!ul
(Apart from normal school t]me)
dld You make arrangements for any of
your ch]ldrcn aged between S and 11
to be looked after last wcekn
No
•~R~T[p
Yes . . . .
No
[b)
~lderly
Page 37
Q2
Elder] y
Pale 37
Q3
Q4
Q4
! Q6
376
--, !
~1:,
.

7, To those
I would
coded 1 at
like IO ask
Q3 (under
you about
5s)
the
34
DNA, others .. .. . .. . .. . X - - - - - -- See QS
Arrangements for your under 5s.
m
I ~ -
E\N%K%@
(a) Which of these do
you use?
●CAREUSED*~ot
Used [ask (b)]
USCd
01 02 Is 06 d+’]’
......... xX- ?r 03
xx
04
x x
Ask those coded 01-07 (used)
(b) Ask or record ●NUM 5.
HOW many of your chlYdren under S are involved?
F
MOmu
2 dtg
(c) IS this all the
yczr round?
Enter no.,_-
Yes [ask (e)]
I.. I...1.....
.,
~,,,, 1
.,:’,, ?
+ 1...,
I
l...
I
Term time only [ask (c)] ~lj, ‘ 2 2 2
i,,i I !
●AL LYEAR*
No [ask (d)] ..,,,,..~1’’’~”” 3 3 3
,,,,, :
m ,, na
(d) 1( no w!,, :
How m3n> uecks Per year
for a]lunder 5s? ●NWEEKSYR* ~~~ !,,:;,, ,, .2 d[g
Enler number of uecks in total —; I ,.. ,,,9,9,,, ,,,,, ,,,,
na=99
(c) For how long arc yO. r* NHOURs*
children Iookcd aflcr each ueeh?
. 377
Check hours for each child II
Enter totalhours for allunder 5s?_ Rt.... !
na=99
(f)Does your employer
make a co”iribution “es [ask (g)] ~~~~ J $
towards the COSt?
rNO /ssa
2 !l~,
Ij,“’;~;
t
? dl~
99 1..,. .,,,. l.,.
17/]8
1 I 1 \g’zo (e)
1 .. l.... ,..,., l,,,...
1
I
-l--i-
222 (e)
333 (d)
(e)
2121
-t-t-l
1,.,,.l.... b..,...,
23:24
I l.,,. ,..,., l,...
1 1
,, 23:2+
,,,.,,,,,,: 1 I . (8)
(g)
‘EMPCOMP1° Xo employer
L
[ask
If Yes
l-lowmuch is lhe employer’s
contributionper wcck?OEMPAMTl
,,...
(i)]
3
$ p
,

Q7(a)
(34LS)
Intervle~er notes are ●xammed and ahswers (re)coded using
the followln~ notes on categories.
School, nursery school (Q7 ( a) only)
These can be run by the local author~ty or rdn privately,
but it has to be on an ●ducetlonel basis ie teachers must be
present.
Hany 4 year olds may already b- going to school.
Workplace based or provided nursery, creche, ulavqrou~
playscheme
This must be organ~sed by the informant’s employer, or the
spOuse/partner’n ●ployer.
If the employer merely arranges placoa at scme other schema,
for which the Informant pays, it is coded to that scheme.
Local authority provaded nursery, creche, ulaygroup~
plavscheme or club
This can be fee paying or provided free by the local
authority No teachar w1ll be prasant
Includes youth club run by U.A. (Q8(a))
Other nurserv, creche, Playgroup, plavscheme
This can be provided by a private organisation or a
voluntary organlsatlon, char~ty, church.
Excludes Mother and toddler club.
Unpaid family and friends
Includes
Excludes
fanuly (but not apousa/partnar), ralatives
and friends aged 16 or over, whether Inside
or outside tha housahold.
Unpaid Includes presents such as chocolates,
flowers, etc of under f3.00
Spouse/partner
Family and fr~ends aged under 16.
Babyslttlng in the evenng (unlass to enable
the informant to go to work).
Fanmly and frienda who are paid or givan
presents on a regular bas~s of over S3 (these
are coded 06 or 07 as appropriate) (12 or 13
at Q8(a)).
Chlldmnders and paid femly and frlands
This could be InsIda or outside the home.
Chlldnunders do not have to be registered chlldnunders.
Excludes Fanuly and friends aged 16
Baby alttlng In the evening (unlass to ensble
the informant to go to work)
378(,

Q7(c)
Q7(d)
Q7(e)
Q7(f)
Q7(i)
Q7(j)
(34b)
Nanny, au pair, mother’s help
This is inside the home.
The nanny ia in the household.
Excludes ‘Nanny’ who comes to the homa during the
day - this is coded 06 (12 at Q8(a) ).
Code 1 is used if care does not cover public holidays (and
short holidays), if tha infolmant considars it to be all the
year round except for family holidaya.
Code 3 is used if one child goes all year round and another
child goes to the asme type of “carain term time only.
This is the aum of weeks for all the children over tha last
year eg 2 children for 8 weeks is coded 16.
This is the total number of hours per week for all the
children eg 2 children for 3 hours twica weekly is coded 12.
If the hours vary interviewers wera instructed to code an
average. 99 or more hours is coded 98.
‘Your employer’ means the informant’s or spouse’s employer.
Coda 2 is used if the informant is an employee and no
employer makes a contribution.
Code 3 is used if the informant is self-employed or not
employed (and tha spouse’s employer makes no contribution).
Where the amount cannot be split between under 5s and 5-11s,
the total cost is coded here and Q8(h) coded 8.
Included in the amount are:
Any contribution from the employer paid directly to the
informant.
Te.xand National Insurance paid for nannias.
Any compulsory ‘extra’ eg for milk and biscuits or for
food for tha child during care.
School maals.
Payments for outings and trips are excluded.
A month is coded as 4 waeks.
If payment is by term, the number of weeks in the term is
coded: if this is not known it is coded 13 weeks.

Q8(a)
Q8(d)
Q8(e)
Q8(h)&(i)
(35)
Answers at code 14 and all interviewer notes are exsmned
and answers (Ie)coded using the notes on categories at
Q7(a)
Code 14 mcludas answers such as fostar care while mother In
hospital.
The total numbar of hours last week for all children 1s
coded.
99 or more hours IS codad 98.
See notes at Q7 ( f )
See notes at Q7(1) and (I)
384

8 To those coded I at Q6
] would ]lht IO ISh yOU
about !he a1rangeSIStn15
for )our 5 - 11S
(’a) Wh]ch Of these d}d >OU
uSC hst wcek~ Used [ask (b)
•~RELwKO Not used . .
(5
Ask those mded 08-14 (used)
(b) Ask or record ●NUM5TII0
How many of your ch!ldren
sgcd be!ween5 and 11 arc
lnvoived~
Enter no
(c) Do they go ]n term nme only7
. ●W).lENGOINO hOlldSyS On]yq
both’
●NHRSLWKO
(d) For how long ucrc )our
chlldrcn looked after last Wcckn
Chc:h hours for each child
En!cr total hours for all 5 IIs -
na=99
(c) Dot: lour cmploxcr } es [ask (f)]
make a conlr)hul)on
IouardsIhc Coslq 1+0 /na
.EMPCOMP2*
(f) If Yes .EMPAMT2.
HOU much IS Ihc emplolcr’s
contrlbu!!on pcr weck~
na=99999
L
No cmplo\cr
ask (h
Enter amount -
(g) 1s Ibis Pajd dlrcct IO you? Yes
●DIRECT2* N’J
(h) How much dld you pay las! t]mc
(Includjng any contr]butlona~REC
your employer pays to you)?
s?ssrLzNTssrs - Enter amount -
na=99999
[ask (i)]
●covEREDo
Covered at Q7(1) . ...
(,) How man~ WCCLSdld this coverv
na=9$
●COSTWKS2*
18
x-
1
2
3
1
I
09 10 l] 12 13 14
x X’ .x’ X- x x
a7/la
)Ua
‘ dlg
I I I I . 1. L
1 1 1 1 I
10/20
1
2 2 2 2 2 2
7-YF-F&
w
1 I 1
23

36
‘blank page’

GHS 1991/92
PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER (ELDERLY)
(37)
Q1 Included in code 2 are those who say they have glasses but
don’t wear them
EC Q1 This question lS checked for consistency with Health Q7
Q3(a) Included In code 2 are those who have hearing aids but don’t
wear them
382

37
PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER (ELDERLY)
Introduce DNA, under 65 x
1 lNTERVIEWER CODE
Does lnformanl *ear glasses or contact Iensesa Yes
(See Health, Q7 page 25)
‘EGLASSES* NO .. . . . ..
2 Does your s]gh!ever cause you
dlff!cult!es (even when you’re wearing
your glasses or contact lenses)?
●
1
SEEDIFF Yes . . . . .. .. ..”
No .... . .... ..
3 Do you c}er have any d]ff]cult]es
. wjih \our hearjnga \ es
m HE4RDIFF ‘0
(a) (c3n 1 JUSlcheck) do IOU cIcr
uear a hcar]ng aldq
4
sT/11
‘+
s9/2c
1
S1128
1s/1
1
nla
IREC16 SEQO1 I
Famjly
InformalIon
page 45
Q2
Q3
(a)
Q4
Q4

4.
Now 1 would like to ask You abou! a few tasks that some people may be able to do
withou! any difficulty, while others may find difficssll or impossible.
As I read out each task I’d like You to look at this card and Iell me whether you find
it not difficult, quite difficult, very difficult or impossible 10 do these tasks?
Show Card E
How difficult
is it for you to:
\
1f subject doesn’t
\
If very difficult
impossible (Codes
or
3- 4)
normally do activity, (8) Do you need anyone
ask how difficult it
would be if he/she yqy%$.
tO help YOU:
had to
n
\. ,-. \.\A
A. Go outdoors and walk down
WA~ti ‘oad ‘n ‘our “Wn?
1234
na
‘W,au
walking down the road?
f ●wALKf+p*
B. Get up and down s!airsor
STiii&On ‘“”r “w”?
If B coded 3-4 ask C, others ask D
1234
na
ss/34
getting
t
up and down
●STAIRSHPO
steps?
C. Gel around the house.except
for stairs,on your oun?
HOUSE
D Get in and out of bcd on
;,23*~iiu&:;:
.,.
1234
.
getting in and out of bed?
BED
\our own?
na T , ‘B EDHP*
E. Gc! in and out of a chsiron 1234 gellingin and out of a
Your oun?
‘CHAIR*
na T
,> 4,
chair’ I ‘CHAIRHP*
F. Wash yourselfalloJcr? 1234 washing yourselfallo~cr?
●WASHALL* na ? ‘WASHALHP*
If F coded 3-4 ask G, others ask H 49~S0
G Mash yOLJrhands a“d fa~~? I :34 washing your hands and
WASH na face? t ●WASH HP*
>2,,
H. Dress and undressyourself, 1234 dressingor undressing?
includingtying your shoes?
‘DRESS*
na t ●DRESSHP*
/00
1. Feed yourself including 1234 feeding yourself including
cutting up food? cutting up food?
FEED
A’B Code j does not applr a! (0) na
Y
0,,.’
7
‘FEEDHPC
J. Use the toilet on your own? 1234 using the toilet?
TOILET
384
na
38
t •TolL~HpO
Impossible
even
wilh
. . ,.
13 : na
1 :“na
.’
1 3 2na

(38a)
Q4 These questions alm to estebllsh the difficulty with which
the elderly perform cert.elntanks.
The questions relate to tha usual situation If the
informant feels that a recent reduction in moblllty is
llkely to be permanent thla ~a treated as the usual
altuatlon Temporary reductLens m mobll~ty are ignored.
These questions do no ask about the use of aids and are
restricted to the dlff~cultles an Informant has managing an
activity. If Informants need to ald to perform a tank then
It IS laft to the informant to daclde whether they find It
difficult or not.
Some of the actlvit~ea may not be done because they are not
part of an Informant’s normal actlvltles, eg, they may not
go out of the house and therefore will not do task ‘A’ . In
these caaea ~ntervlewers Identify how difficult It would be
for the informant to do the actlvlty If they had to.
In some instances there are two parts to the actlvlty, for
example getting up and down steps, getting in and out of
bed The actlvlty lS looked at as a whole. An informant
may find one part of the actlvlty easy to manage but not the
other and therefora lS counted as having some difficulty m
completmg the task
Seasonal variations/weather conditions. the general rule 1s “
to take the situation for the tne of the year of the
lntervlew
Although these guestions are not Identlflad as oplnlon
questions interviewers are concerned only with the opuwx
of the Informant Therefore If they say they have no
dlfflcul:y In pe:f~mlng a part~cular task, but lt IS
apparent that they do, then the Informant’s answer IS
accepted
Notes on tasks A-J
‘and walk down the road’ lS Included to lndlcate that we
mean more than, for example, lust going Into the garden
This covers dresang and undrassng lncludmg the tying of
shoe laces If the Informant wears slip-on shoes
mtervlewers asked how dlfflcult It would be If they had to
wear tie-ups If the answer is unposstile to tle shoes then
It la coded mposslble
This IS about whether people have d~fflculty In getting the
food from the plate into the math, no this includes the
cutting up of food but ~ the preparation of food or
difficulty with eating because of dental trouble
This refers to getting to the WC and Includes managing with
clothaa. If the informant cannot get to the toilet but uses
a commode, then Impossible IS coded
t3q5

,,,.386
Q4(a) Where no precede
examined and the
code 3.
New Code
(38b)
is ringed any interviewer notes are
answer coded into precedes 1 or 2 or new
Impossible with or without help ................... 3
Note - Code 3 mostly applies at A-C
Code 3 does not apply at 1.
Sc

Q5
(39)
Answers at code 09 are (re)coded from the followlng freme -
Precedes
No one 01
Includes
upstairs
Uses aid, has chair llft to get
-.. . .
Mc
02
Includes Cohabltee
Daughter or Son . . . 03
Includes step or adopted daughter/son
Other relatlve 04
Friend or nelqhbour 05
Includes other residents of sheltered
acconnnodatlon
Voluntary worker . . 06
Includes meals on wheels provided by a
voluntary organlsatlon
Formal NHS or personal social services 07 (
Includes LA provided home help, social worker,
welfare worker, health vlsltor, community or
dlstrlct nurse, LA provided meals on wheels,
council (nes) , cllnlcs (nes) , NHS chlrouodlst,
ambulance
services,
Paid help
man, warden provided by LA or-social
night altter paid by LA/social services
Includes Domeatlc or home help other than
code 07; private nurse; window cleaner, shop
deliveries when this 1s not a speclflc serv~ce
for the elderly
—. Other . . . .
09
Includes Anyone who Is nearby
New code
Warden, staff or employee of housing assOclatlOn/
non-LA sheltered acconmwdatlon 10
Includes Staff In sheltered acconnnodatlon
(non-LA), Warden (rents from housing accormnodatlon),
rep from housing association
Sc
08
. 387

5 If any task coded I ‘Yes, need help’ ●t Q4(s)
Or j or NA orNA
DNA, all tasks coded e]thcr 2~at Q4(a) or I or 2~a I Q4 X
.
You’ve told me that you usuIlly need
help from someoneelse IO (READ ALL
TASKS CODED 1 AT Q4(a))
Who usually helps you to do these
thmgs~
KEY IA’ FIXED COLUMA’S
No one
spouse ..
‘NOONE1*
●SPOLJSE1O
.... .
. . ..... .
‘A, i
Daughltr orson*cHILDl”O ““””””” 03
Code or specify
all who usually
~[her ~clal,vc •OT~RE~10
04 ‘
help w:lh any
of the tasks
Frjendor ntJghbour*FRIENDl*
●VOLWKR1O
\o]untlr! worker
E
05
o ~
4
<
39
7
. . .
M
17/1
01
Formal NHS or Dersonal m
soc,al scr,,ces”
Paid help
•socs~Rv~Q
●PAIDHLP1° l-i
07
08 ‘ “
Other (spccjfy)
‘OTHHLP1’ og I
.0 THHLP2.
●OTHHLPSO
$/36 -37;3
~1 10-11
388

6. 1 would like 10 ask you about a few more tasks
Again as I read out each task I’d like you 10 look at this card and tell me whe!hcl
you find it not difficult, quite difficult, very difficul! or impossible to do these
!3sks?
Show Card E
How difficult
is it for you to:
40
If very difficult or
impossible (Codes 3- 4)
If subject doesn’t
normslly do activity
+Ot %+ %%
(s) Do you need anyone
aak how difficult it q. %
tO help yOU:
‘%p, %.. @, ~
would be if he/she
+ % .
‘%4 %s,
=\\\, had to ~+ %+ e
A. Prepare a hot meal for 1234 prepare a hot meal
M * ●COOKHP*
Cod’k”rsc’f?
If A coded 3-4 ask B, othersask D 4s/44
B Prepare a snack for yourself?
●SNACKO I:: 3&a:=J:CKHP*
C. \ktkc yourselfa cup of !ca? II 2 34 Imakcacup of tea?
CUPTEA
,
na
Y T ‘CUPTE4HP*
D Wash UP and clr!d]shcs? I ] 2 3 “4’”- I wash up and dry dishes?
●WASH UP*
E. Use a ,a:uum cleanerto clean
lhc floor?
●VACUUM*
na
1234
na
Y
, Y/..
use a
clean
Y ●wAsHupHp+
vacuum cleaner to
the floor?
‘VACUUMHP*I
13
,<
2 na
CJt.
F. Clc3n windows
ins!dc?
WINDOWS
on lhc I 1 2
na
1
3 4
Y
I clesn windows on the
‘nside; ●WI NDOWHP+
i
l13:na
t,> .,
G. wash small amounts of I 1 2 3 4“ Iu’ashsmc!llamounts of l]32na
LAUctt&/+ ‘) ““d’
na
Y
H. Do the household shopping 1234 do [he household shopping? IJ 2 na
na Y 7 ●sHopHp*
on vour own?
SHOPPING
1. Deal with personal affairs
. *
71/72
1234 deal with personal affairs? 13 2 na
(e.g. psying bills, *riling
Ie!tcrs)? na T ? ●pERsAFHpO
●PERSAFF*
389

Q6
Q6(a)
(40)
Some of the llsted tasks may usually be done for the
Informant by someone else even though the Informant may be
physically capable of doing It hlm or herself In these
cases the interviewer asked whether the Informant could do
It if necessary and with what degree of difficulty
The notes at Q4 also apply here
Notes on tasks A-I
F The difficulty may be standing on a stool or clmblng up to
clean windows.
H Covers large weekly shop or shopp~ng for daily requnements.
I The dlff ~culty may be mental or physical, eg: clifficulty In
wrltlng because hand shakes This question IS not concerned
with flnanclal ab~llty to pay b~lls.
Where no precede is ringed any interviewer notes are
exanuned and the answer coded Into precedes 1 or 2 or new
code 3.
New Code Sc
Impossible with or without help . . . 3
390

,.
,:
,,,
391
Q7
Q8(b)
Answers at code
given at Q5.
Answers at code
(41)
09 are (re)coded from the frame
5 are recoded as
follows:
Health problem/physicaldifficulty . . . . 1
Includes answers relating to the informant’s
health only eg. I can’t walk without a frame;
because of my blackouts, and anawers about the
informant’s health in relationship to public
transport eg cannot stand long enough to wait for
buses; the fumes affect my asthma; can’t walk as
far as bus stop; can’t get on and off; step too
high on to bus.
Private transport is available/no need to use
public transport . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Includes: Have my own car; daughter drives
me and answers about informant’s preference for
other means of transport eg use a bike; always
walk everywhere.
Also includes: Don ‘t go anywhere to use it,
walk to local shops; Don[t need to, council
provides mini bus for pensioners.
Public transport is too expensive . . . . .
Public transport is inconvenient . . . . <
Includes answers about inadequate public
transport eg infrequent - only 2 per day;
unsuitable - no convenient bus; no transport
near us; public transport is unreliable.
Also includes where the bus stop is an
unreasonable distance away, or where it‘s not
clear whether code 1 or code 2 applies eg ‘bus
stop too far away’.
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Includes answers such as: Lacks confidence
(though physically capable of using public
transport); frightened of crossing the road;
language problem.
Mc

7 lf SDY task coded 1 “Ycs,Beed help’s! Q6(a)
or 3 or NA or A’A
DNA, all tasks coded el!her 2.11 Q6(a) or 1 or 2Aa1Q6 x
41
You’ve told me that you usually need
help from someone else to (READ ALL
TASKS CODED 1 AT Q6(s))
Who USUl]]y helps yOU tO do these
thmgs~ KEy f. :n#D COH-rJfh’-$ •~ooN~O
. .. .. . . .. ... .. . . .... ... . .
●SPOUSE2’
spouse . .. . ... .. . .. . . .
●CHILD20
Daughter or son
Code or spccIfy Other relat]ve ●0+HR”~L;O
all who usually Frmd or nt)ghbou~.$~j~jo
- help with SOY Voluntar> uorker
Of the tasks Formsl NHS or personal
Social ser~ Ices
Paid help
•SOCSERV~*
●pAl DHLp20
8 Do ,OU use publ,c transporta!
311nouada{sq
If Ycs
(a) Do >OU USU3111manage
on >our own or onl! ~i!h
‘“p ‘rum ‘ome”ne ‘ls” PTOWN
Other (SptClfy) ●OTHHLP40
PUBTRANS’ c’
PTYNOTM1-5
●OTHHLP5*
●0TH HLP60
On oun
V][h help
m Health problem/physJcal dlfflcully .
u
Private transport M avallablc/no
Code need to use publ!c transport . .. . .
all
that
aPPIY
Publ]c transport IS too cxPensjve
Publ!c transport IS jnconven]cnl
Other (specify)
39/43
1
.
n-a
41/41
1
n2a
/44.&l/&J
REC16 aZQOS
Q8
(a)
(b)
Q9
Q9
IIC=5
,.
“1
1
2
3 Q9
4
3
392

,
9,
Do you ever go !O see relatives
and friends or do rela; ivcs and
friends come to sce you?
‘VISITS”
(a) Aboul how often do you
see rcla!ivcs and friends? .vslTF~~~*
42
Yes ...................... .
No .. ...................
Every day or nearly ............. ......................
Prompt as Two or three times a week ....................
neccasar y
10. Apart from relatives or friends, do you
see any of your ncighbours to chat to?
(a) About hou often
see ncJghboursl
Prompt as
ncccssary
do YOU
Once a week ....................................................
Once or twicc a month .............................
less than once a mon :h ...........................
Yes
NEIGHBRS .
No . .. . . . .... .... .
NBRSFREQ
Every day or nearly ... .. ..... .
Tuo or threelimes a week
Once a uceh .
Once or lU ICC a month . .
)1. D; !OU gi\c help 10 anyone o“lsid~
>our household? ●HELPOTHS*
393
Less than once a month .
Yes . ... ..... . . .
Prompt with the following examples
if necessary: No . .......................
Help inclssdes tasks aucb ●S
Babysitting Gardening
Housework Do-it-yourself
Sboppiog Walking the dog
1! dots not include moral support,
financial help, voluntary work.
-
1
2na
rbs/61
2
3
ma
4
5
1
a7/a4
2 m
1
2
3
na
4
5
1
na
2
60/6[
61/6:
(a)
QIO
IQ1O
(a)
Q]]
.Qll
I Q12

Q9
Q9(a)
Q1O
QIO(a)
Q1l.
(42)
Includes overnight stays and calllng n for a chat during
the day.
The Informant’s deflnltlon of friend is accepted
The’ovarall freguency of contact is coded here eg, Informant
vlslts friends onca a week and har son comes to her once a
week IS coded 2, (TWO or three tunes a week).
The Informant’s daflnltlon of nelghbour is accepted
See note at Q9(a).
The intention here is to f~nd out whathar the informant IS
able to get out and give nformal help to others.
The type of help Includes - Babysitting, Housework,
Shopping, Gardening, Do-~t-yourself, Walking the dog,
watering plants m the neighbour’s absence, linking after
keys for nelghbours etc
Excludes - Work done on a voluntary or paid basis vla
organlsatlons Moral support to othera Flnanclal ald
,354

,:1”
;1 “ ‘
Q12.
Q12(a)
Q12(b)
395
(43)
The question refers to laat complate calandar rrcmth.
Informant are coded as using the services ~ if they used
the services on thair own behalf, eg. If the district nurse
saw the wifa only then code 1 at Q12(c) is ringed on her
schedule.
Includad in code 1 at Q12(A) (LA fundad home help) are
informantswho pay for a home help provided by the council
and also home helps provided free by council.
Private arrangements with a cleaning lady are coded 1 at B.
A home help providad by a voluntary organisation is coded 1
at G.
This question refers to last complete calendar month
therefore if a district nurse is supposed to coma twice a
week but only csma once a week in the last complate calendar
month than Q12(a) (C) is coded 3.
Hours apent doing jobs for the informant in the home and
elsewhere are included eg: shopping, changing library books
etc.
A home help may work for more than one person in a
household. Interviewers were instructed to divide the
number of hours worked into those done specifically for each
individual. In cases where it was difficult to identify who
the work is done for, interviewers were instructed to
allocate time to the person who would usually do the work,
eg of work done by a home help, a healthy couple may split
the work such that the wife does the ironing while the
husband does the cleaning. However if the wife waa an
invalid the work would be done entirely by the husband.

I
Show Card F
12 Th]s IS a 11s! of services that people can
make usc of Some of them won’t apply
IO you, but others may Uhjch of these
servjces dtd you make usc of last month,
that IS. dssrjns (LAST COMPLETE
CALENDAR MONTH’)
‘ Prompt ●s necessary
I
local AuthorjtI funded
‘“MC “lP HOMEHELP
B PrI\aIe domcsllc he!
●PRIVfi ELP*
C D)strlct nurse’ heal!h \lsllor
DISTNRSE
D Nl:als On uheels
MLSNWHLS
E lunch club run b} coun:!l
or koluntarl bodi
LNCHCLUB _
F Day cenlre for elderlt run
b, councilOr volun!ar)hodb
ELDCENTR _
< Helper for a volun!ar)
I
org3n1sallon
●vOLHELpR*
Q12
USED LAST
MONTH
Yes No
lna2
]na2
17/18
21/12
4>,’.
I na 2’
)na2
]na2
]na2
]na2
ZvpJ
3,M-
37/3f
41/41
43
-!
Every
dsy 01
nearly
u!!
Im
If hsd LA home help (Q12 coded 1 ●l A), ●sk (b)
I nz
Im
1SSi
DNA, LA home help not used X
(b) How many hours each week does
she usually ssxnd doing thlnss
for you7
HHHOURS
WRITE 1?4HOURS —
na=99
2or3 Once less
hrnes 8 often
S week week .
TF7
2 3 4 DNTIMES
2 3 4 MWTIMES -
2 3 4
%
. . . . . Q13
s9/40 ECTIMES
4s/44 ●VHTIMES*
2 3 4
2 dtg
9,9
6s146

Show Card G
13. NOW here is another Iisl. Which of these health
services did you make use of in the 18s1three months,
that is. since ... ... .................. (LAST 3 COMPLETE CALENDAR MONTHS)?
IPrompt 85 necessary USED LAST
THREE MONTHS
Yes No
44
I
k==i=i2
A. Doctor (GP) at his/her sssr erv
~ C. Hospital doctor 1 nia2”
‘HDLST3M*
i D. Nurse at a surgeryor health
I cenlrc $NSLST3M* lnaz
! E, Socialworker at home, office
I
or hospilsl ●SWLST3M* lna~
47/48
ss/$4
6s/S6
57/s8
! F. Dentist ●DTLST3M* I na 2
\
~ G. Chiropodist a! home,
cl]nicor hospital●CHLST3M
,
1 IM
S9/60
2
~ H Op!ician .0 PLST3M* lnaz
397
cc’
Go 10
Income
page 60
61/62
.

(44)
Q13 These services refer to both NHS and Private Health.
Note that this question IS about the last three complete
calendar months and lS different from the period asked about
in the Health Section.
Informants are coded as using the services ~ if they used
the aervlces on their own behalf, eg If a wife asks the
doctor to come and see her husband then this IS coded 1 at
Q13(B) on the husband’s schedule only
H includes hospital optician.
398

399
GHS 1991/92
FAMILY INFORMATION
General Points
(45)
1. Missing Information: No answers, which include DKs, refusals and
omissions, are not permissible at some questions. Unless obtainable from
a spouse’s/cohabitee’a schedule, the answers ere imputed by using
information from elsewhere on the questionnaire and random selection if
all else fails. If there is sufficient missing information to render the
- section invalid then Q3 is recoded to 99 and subsequent information
deleted; Q3 is recoded 98 if there is sufficient missing information to
render marital history invalid.
2. ‘No Answers’ to dates: In the absence of better information 06 is used
for month and the year imputed (as described above) except at Q1O(c)
where NA code 99 is used.
3. Checkinq Dates: When dates are imputed they are checked by the edit to
ensure that they make sense eg a divorce date is not later than a
subsequent marriage; sufficient months lie between the births of
children.
The notes which follow will refer to the question numbers on the white
questionnaire where the questions are asked by the interviewer. The same
notes will apply to the equivalent questions on the self-completion
questionnaires, unless specific differences occur. These will be indicated.
WHETHER EVER LEGALLY MARRIED
Ql(a) 1991/92 is the first year in which people coded ‘single’ in
the household box are asked this question to establish their
real marital status.
WHEREABOUTS OF HUSBAND/WIFE/PARTNER
Q2 Included in code 1: Husband in prison; wife on holiday in
USA; husband is a full-time student away from home.
Additional code 3: Marriage has ‘broken down’ ie
‘separated’.

1 To -11 those aged 16-59
(a) Ask ●ll Si@c PCOPlc
45
FAMILY INFORMATION
Income
DNA, a~ed 60 and ovcr x .....ptce 60
17/11 I
Have you ever been legally msrrlcd~ Yes . . . .. ... . .. J
Q3 WIDIS
●SLMAR* NO/- .. . 2 Q3 SmClc
1
(b) lNTERVIE~R
Married/cohabltjng
CODE FOR ALL OTHERS
- _but partner — not a household member .
all others II
10/20
no Ms
1 Q2
2 Q3
2 Introduce :( necessary
CHKFIA I
II
I
11/221
IS \our husb~nd u] fe’par!ncr absen! because hc’she u5uall\
uorhs aual from home, or for some o!hcr rcasonq
HUSBAWAY
no n85
L’su311\ uorl. s auai (Include Armed Forces, hlcrchan! Nai>)
Some other reason (spec, fy)
1
2
4!)0.

3. INTERVIEWER CODE
Offer self-completion to
women
McrI
“ u i
4(-)1
46
sII to whom section spplies
y&use:Nb::
FAMINFSG
. .
13[s
99
!i@F:$!:!’;i~:’::~’~:$”’
98 @$Jm’
Married
women
Self- completion
01 grey
form
Interviewer ssks section _ 02 Q4A
Cohabiting Self- completion
women
Interviewer ●sks section _
Single Self- completion
women
Interviewer asks section _..
Widowed/Divorced/ Self-completion _._...
Separated women
Interviewer asks section . ..........
I Married ScIf-cOmplc:ioo ..-.- ................... .......1 09
Sioglc Self-completion . .... . . ... ....... .. ..
mcn
interviewer asks section . ...........
Widowed/Divorced/ Sclr- completion .................................
Separated men
Interviewer asks sectinn ___
When self-completing form returned go to Income, page 60
03
04
05
06
07
08
10
11
grey
form
Q6
pink
form
See Q21
blue
form
Q4B
peach
form
Q.4A
peach
form
Q6
peach
form
See Q21
peach
form
16 IQ4B

WHETHER SELF COMPLETION USED or QUESTIONS ASICED
Q3
(46)
Code 99 is used to Identify ‘No Answers’ to the whole
section Includlng refusals and those ‘too partial’ to be
valld
Code 98 IS used to identify ‘No answers’ to the marital
history only, mcludmg refusals and those ‘too partial’ to
be valld
492-

WHERE MARRIED
(47)
Q4 Included in precede 1 is ~ religious ceremony (Christian
or otherwise) whether performed in a place of worship or
not.
Qs 6&7
Included in precede 2 is any civil ceremony.
If both a civil and religious ceremony (but not merely a
blessing) were performed precede 3 is used.
If not answered and it is clear that precede 4 does not
apply, code 9 is used.
It is acceptable to have precede 4 ringed yet be described
as widowed, divorced or separated in the household box.
These cases are manually scrutinised during the edit process
to eliminate clerical error. Q6 is then coded 8.
These questions are not asked on the self-completion
questionnaire for widowed, divorced and separated. If Q4 is
coded 4, Q6 is coded 8 at the edit.

(As >0ss know some couples ]lVC together w!lhout actually
gett)ng marraed,either because they cannot set married
for some reason, or because they prefer no! 10 get married )
Thlnklng of your present marr]agc, dld you gcI married wl:h
a reljg]ous ceremony of come kind, or a! a regls!er office, or
are >OUsimply llvjng together as a Coupleq
(As you know some couples Ilve toscthcr without actually
ge!ung married, clther because they cannot ;et msrrlcd
for some reason, or because they prefer not ro ger marrjcd )
Thmklng of your mostrecent marrmgc, djd you get married
with a reljgjous
of f]cc, or were
ceremony
you simply
of some kind, or ar 8 register
hwng together as a couplc~ I
WHEREWEU
RchgIous ceremony of some knrd “ . . . . .
47
Reglstcr of f]cc . . . . . ....... .. .. .. ... .“ .-.. ...
RelIsIous ceremony and register office .
Llv!ng together as a couple . .. .
Lrgall) marr:rd A’A whtrt
o those marr]ed wllh a rel:glous ceremony or in rcglster office
How manf IImcs haie \OSJ been legally marr)ed~ NUMMAR
NL’hlBER INCLUDING PRESENT MARRIAGE
To those curressily Ijvlng w]!h someone as a couple
EXCOHAB
bu! not legally married
DtA, non separated
i\hC” djd \OSI and \o”r p3rtner star! Ij\lng Ioge!her
3s a Couplcq
,3s \our partner clcr been marr]ed. that IS Icgall)
marrlcdq
1
OR
CLMON
Morslh —
CLYR
Year _
CLPRTMAR
Haie you yourself ever been legally marrled~ CLMAR Yes
CLNUMMAI
How many tjmes have you been legally marrmd altogether
Yes .
No
No. .
1
2
3
17tla
4 0
10 nas
1-9
15:24 -
i 26/26
to nas
oli12
2 +Ig
IQ5
1
1
Q6
Q5
QIO
Q7
+ ] Q8
I
“,.”,
I
m lms Q9
2 Q21 page 51
F

48
10. To all who are, or have been legally married E&l
L“ I
Ask details of each marriage starting with the earliest - recording answers in column 1 -
and ending with the current or most recent one.
The next questions concern your marriage history
(Starling with your firsl marriage - )
a) What month and year were
PMARRNO
you married? ~ ~S MO~Nl~R
1=
YRYNJ
b) Before getting married did Yes [ask (c)] .....
you and your husband/wife
live together as a couple? ~++asg)]....
C) What month and year did MONLVTG
you slart li!ing togclher? ‘onxaa
YRL~G
d) Hod your husband wife been
n=
IcE311} married be(orc? Yes
PA RTMAR
.
No .
c) To those whose marriage ended CUROREX
I
I
D!i A. current marriage
(—Q]])
Dd !o. r marrizgc end in Death [ask (f)]
I
no ~, ~rrjage ended in death
nas Whal month and year did
your husband/wife die?
d
h)
Di, or:e [ask (g) and (h)]
or Separation?[ask(g)]
MONDIE
Month _
YRDIE
Year _
Marriage ended in divorce MONSEP
or separation Month —
What month and year did YRSEP
you slop living together? Year _
MONDIV
Marriage ended in divorce
Mon!h _
W’hq!month and year was
~our decrcc absolulc granted?
YROIV
Ycal _
First/only
marriage
Co]i !2,,,
2 q;g
........ .......
1
2 na
01-12
9P
....... . . .
2 dig
9P
I
na
.
1
(gct. Q]))
2
3
4
....,.,, ‘]i!;.,.
......4.8........
,,,olilz,,
2 qig
.. ..
01-12
l...,.,..
.,.2.,4!, !....
iecond
marriage
....... I........
.. . I........
1
2
I,......,
1,,,,.,.,
1
.
1
.
3
4
,..,.... 1........
........ I........
I,.......
.. .... l,, ..
,......, 1.,.....,
..,..,..1.,.,.,.,
[When you have completed a Cnlumn for each marriage go !0 Q) 1 page 49
.> ;,”,,;:405
rhird
narriage
....... I . ..
....... I........
,....,, I,..,....
. 1...,..,,
1
2
I
~
5
4
,..,..., I..,,,...
,...,,,, I ..
,......, l.., ..
,,.,..,, 1...,..,, ,, t,,...,,.
........ 1........
,, l..,.,,..
314/1s
:ourlh
narriage
17/18
,,..,,. 1........
19/26
....... 1........
1
~
21; >1’
1/24 - I:, at
,, !.......,
-
,,..,.. 1........
2:,25
1
.
I
.
A
25,’3:
1,’3:- 33s4
1..... .
,...,...!...,..,,
S/36 . 37,3&
I
2/40- 41.,:
,..,....1

EC Q1O
Q1O(C)
DATE STOPPED LIVING TOGETHER
(48)
Dates of marriages and ends of merrlages are checked to
make sure they are consecutive.
Code 99 lS used for ‘no answers’ at month and year.
QIO(g) If the couple llved together mtermttently, the last
month In which the couple llved together as marrl=s
coded
Decree NISI They are coded separated m the FemIly
Information section and left as divorced m the
household box

(49/50)
DIVORCE/REMARRIAGEAND CHANGE OF TENURE
Qll(a) and (b) These interviewer checks are not keyed, and are in a
different form on the self-completions.
Q12 Applies if the informant is currently married and has been
married more than once, the current marriage being 1980 or
later and the immediately previous marriage having ended in
divorce.
Q13
‘Living with’ means from the time of marriage or the time
from the commencement of cohabitation if QIO(b) is coded 1
for the current marriage.
It is possible that the accommodation here is the same as
the present accommodation.
If the informant’s contribution was payment of
electricity/gasbills etc. the question is coded yes.
If the informant only paid for food then the question is
coded NO.
Q15(a) and (b) These interviewer checks are not keyed and are in a
different form on the self completions.
Q16 Applies if the informant is not currently married and the
last marriage ended in divorce, the date of divorce
(Qn.10(h) being 1980 or later. (If an informant is
currently cohabiting and the last marriage ended in divorce
in 1980 or later, Qn.16 applies).

11 INTERVIEWER CODE
(a) IS )nforrnanlan 2nd or subse~uentmarrlageq
(the prevIous one hav]ng ended )n d)vorce, code 3 II QlO(C))
(b) 1s present marr!a8e before 1980’ (QIOa)
49
/’
Yes
No
Ye
No .. . .
~::tiE:4%2f8YPi$d, f:;;:,;:r;Y(n)
CUROREX-3
]2. Just before you started I]vlng w]th your present
husband/wife was the accommodauon you were Yes .. . .
IIv]ng In owned
(Including Jolnl
or rented
names)’
In your name
●RMWHSNMEO No . —-...
13 Were you personally paying rent or a conwlbution
touards the accommoda!lon~ Yes
14 113s the accommodation owned or rcntedq
(b)
●RMPAYRNTO No
‘R MTENUREC
‘R MMORTGEC
or
Ouned/bclng bough!
Rcnled’ren! free
ouned ou!rjgh!
bc]ng bought u!!h a
mortgage or lo3n’
M3s II rcn!cd from local au!hor!t\; Yes
\cu Toun’ housing asso:jallon’ ‘RMLARENT*
Scoltlsh SPec Jal Housing Assoc]at)on’ No
I NTERVIEWER CODE
(a) IS )nformant dlvorccd and not currently legally
marrjedn (Q IO(h) and Q] O(a))
(b) was (last) divorce before 19~0’ (QJUh))
>
Yes
Yes
No
& x
Y
IN
1
1
1
na
2
s7/1(
n;’2
1
2
10/2
2s11
1
na
Y-2
2
2s/2
1
na
2
x
Y
w“
See Q21
Q12
Q21
Q14
Q13
Q21
(a)
(b)
Sce
Sce Q21
A/
k Q2 I
See Q2 I
Q16
408

50
Applies if for last nmrriag? CL)ROREX=3 and YRDII”=80-92
DIVORCE AND TENURE I 1
16. Thinking back 10 your (last) marriage, was 27/28
the accommodation you were living in just
before you stopped living with your husband/ .L~~~~u~ES “a
wife owned or rented? - Q21
Owned/being bough! .... ............ ... 1. .,(a)
(a) Was it ............
Rented/rent free ............................... I 2 }(b)
●LMMORTGEO
owned outright .................... ... ........ 1
or being bought with a
mortgageor loan? ............... . .......... 2’
HI
ze/ao
(b) Was it rented from local authoriry/
New Town/ housing association/
Sco!tish Special Housing Association?
‘LMy~sARENT*
. .... . ..........
No .......... ...........
n
,sva:
M
2.
17. INTERVIEWER CHECK DATE
ABSOLUTE (LAST D1~ORCE)
OF DECREE
FROM QIUh) ●DECRCHKO cto
ss/s4
nas
IF DK PROMPT
Q17
Q17
Under 12 months ago 1 . See Q21
I >ear or more ........... .... .......... 2 . Q18
35;S6
18. SCIU Ihinking ahoui !he time 12 months after.
~our dc:rcc absolute U3S granted (that is DVWHSNMEO
... DATE scc QIOth))was the accommodation }’C5 1 . Q19
!OU ucrc living in ouncd or rented in your
No . name (include joint names)? 2 I I Q20
na 020
19. \\3s Ihsi accommodation ouncd or rented? ●DVTENURE* ni7’38 . Q20
Owncd,Jbcing bought 1 . (a)
Rentcd‘rentfr.cc............
or being bought with a na
mortgage or loan? ........................... ~~ 2
2 (b)
●DVMORTGE* s9/40
(a) W3s i! owned outright . . .... . .. . .. . .. . . 1
(b) Was it rented from local authority/
Ncw Town/ housing association
Scottish Special Housing Association?
Q20
“DY’%RENT.o. 141’42
~11 Q20
No ...................... 2
20. hlay 1 just check, 12 mon!hs after
4s144
the decree absolute, were you still
living in [he accommodation you used ●DVSMEHSEO
10 share with your husband~wife or not? Yes
No
1
na
2 1
SCC Q2 I
.?409
1
I
.

EC Q21 and 22 If blank, coda 2
(51)
Q22 All widowed, divorced, separated and single men and women
are asked this question on the self-completion
questionnaire
Q24
EC Q24
STEP/FOSTER/ADOPTED
1991/92 IS the first year In which men are asked about
stepchildren If the Informant IS cohebltlng, any children
of hls or her partner are treated as step children (unless
adopted)
If the date the child started to llve with the informant IS
omitted the marriage date (or started to llve together date)
IS coded after checking with the mlgratlon section to see lf
this makes sense
Date of birth IS checked against the household box and
discrepancies are amended to agree with the household box
410

21 INTERVIEWR CODE
HoUSEHOLD BOX MARITAL STATUS
Married or cohsbitiog
Wldowcd, dlvorccd, separstcd sioglc
51
- adult(s) Of OpPOS1l C ICI 10 household,
unrelated10 Informant
- othcrs ..... ..... ... .. ... . . ..... .. .. .. .
22 lcstroduce ●s necessary
(As you know, some couples hve together without
sctuslly gctt:ng marrtcd, elthcr becausethey cannot
gel marrlcd for some reason,or because they prefer
not to Iet mnrrled) Arc You yourself currently living
w]th so-mconc as a COUIIIC7
TGTHR
.
Ycs ..
No
..
ta) Vhen d!d you and your parrncr start
lj~mg Iogethcr as a couple’
no nas
(b) Has iour partner cler been marr,cd
Ihal ]s Icgallimarrlcdq
23 lNTERVIEWER CODE
STRTMON
MonIh _
CPARTMAR
}’CS
Women - with chlldreo* In the household ~
Mco - w)th chjldrcrs* In the household ;
‘-hjldrcn locludcs
Women - without cblldrcn In the household
ostcr chlldrco and Mcn - wjthout chlldresr !n the household
iny soo/dau8htcr,
, :pps::,tctc C“co
7
I
,
24
(The next questtons are about the family) STEPCHLD
women
Have you any step, foster, or sdopted
chjldrcn of any age hving w!th you?
Mcn
Have you 8ny stcpch)ldrcn of any lgc Ycs
II,]ng wj!h you (Bncludlng anv ch)ldren
from your partner’s prcvlous rclat)onshlp)’ No
ho
Ycs .. .
x
Y
No .. . . .
,.. . v Q23
-- . Q22
‘ ‘jr/it
2 . Q23
1 . (a) & (b)
--l
2 418
2s/24
1
tu Q23
2 }
T““sm
.-””]QZ4
. . . .
2 Q25
3 locomc page 60
““’r
1
2
4
3
I (a)
next page
Q26
t
. (a) rscxt page
Income page 60
411

(a) Enter de:ails below:
no nas
S#CHLDNO
step . ........ .. . . ...
STEPTYPE ~oster ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Adopted .. .......
STBTHMON ~ont~ _
Date of birth:
Year
STBTHYR —
Date
STLIVMON
started living Month _
with in forma ssi:
STLIVYR
Year —
~
i
1s1
child
1
01-12
.... I .....
,.?. 4!4.,
01-12
,.,.. I ..
,.?, 418, ...
2nd 3rd
14/1s
4th
child child child
17/11-
1 I 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
Io/zo-
11/22
.. .“.. ... I .. .. I...
.. I ..... I .. ... I ..
2s/24-
ZS/26
,...t .. ... I... I
I ..... I.. . I
25. INTERVIEWER CODE
Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..DN - 1ncomepagc60
1101
Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ - Q26
26 Ash or code
Introducefor singlewoman: As you know, somt women become
Fregnanl and ha, c children without being married
H3,c you e~er hsd a baby - even onc who
c;]! li\eil (or a short time?
BABY
\’cs
~
,mp.
child) J
EXCLUDE: any stillborn NO
27, H~u man! children h~,e you giien birth 10, including any who
2;c not Ii\ing here and any who may base died s]nce bjr!h?
EXCLUDE: any stillborn
NUMBABY~
(a)Enter detailsbelow for each child
21ta Q28
t page 53
19/20
2 ~i:,,, I I (a)
MC 28
(P,,ck:d)
w
startingwith the firslborn.
1St !nd 3rd I!h Sth
14,1!
ith
CHILDNO child :hild :hild :hild :hild :hild
Dale of birth:
sex:
no nas
BIRTHMON
‘!!:
Month
H=
Male .. .................
W’hether child living with informant:
01-12
I
2 &
,...
1
2
,.. I..
,..I..
CHLDLIVE
Yes . 1 1
No, lives elscwhcrc
No, deceased
I
2
na
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
I ....
I ....
,..
I ..
I .
1
2
I
.
3
1
.
3
I ....
I . .
T
10/20
1
I ...,
21/2:
1
2
23/24
)
2
3
Q25

LIVE BIRTHS
Q26
EC Q27
(52)
Includes all llve births, even those who only lived for a
short tmn=r who have left the household.
Excludes stillbirths, mlscarrlages, abortions.
Tha order (and spacing of at laaat 6 months) of the dates of
birth of children are checked Daten are altered If data
mean that mother gave birth at age less than 11.
4.13

414
Q30(b)
Q30(c)
EXPECTATIONS
(53)
If the answer is ‘at least ....1 or ‘not more than .......
the actual number quoted is coded.
Ranges, DKs or any other uncodeable answers are coded 99.
AGE AT NEXT/FIRST CHILD‘S BIRTH
If a range is given the mid-point is coded (} to the nearest
even number)
‘Early’ 20’s, 30’s etc are coded as 22, 32 etc.
‘mid’ 20’s, 30’s etc are coded as 25, 35 etc.
‘late’ 20’s, 30’s etc are coded as 28, 38 etc.
If the answer is ‘as early as possible‘ the informants age
plus 1 year is coded.
DK or any other uncodeable answer is coded 99.

28 INTERVIEWER CODE CHKFIC
WOMAN a~ed 50 ●nd over
WOMAN s~ed 16-49 .
29 TO all WOmCDascd 16-49
(~~ay I just check)
are you pregnant now?
53
PREGNANT
Yes ..
No/uns.rt I*
30 Do you th]ok that you will have any MORECHLD
(mere) children at all (after the one
)OU arc expecllng)’ Could you choose
our answers I’rom this card Yes
~~
Prob3blj >CS
Probabl~ no!
ho
Don’t Lncmlna
(a) On !hc uhole do \ou !h]n~ ●PROBMORE’
❑ Iou u]ll pro babli haie an\ ‘more chlldrcn
or 10U w!ll probabli no! haic ani more chjldrenq
don’t know ln8
o) (can ] JUSI check, )OU ha\e ch!ldren
Sllll allvc)
HOW many chjldren do you think you s]11
have born to you m all [Includ]ng those ,
You ha~c already (who are SIJII allve)
(and the onc you arc cxpcc!lng)]q
❑●
(c) How old do you think you w,II be when
you haJ,c your fJrst/next baby (afIer the
one you are expecljng)q
❑ b
TOTCHLD
Don’t know/m
NEXTAGE
Don”, knowln’
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
1s12’
2 #(g
99
ails
2 fllr
99
I’===1
t
IBCOS8Cwv 60
Q29
Q30
1(b)
1 .SCCQ31
(a)
(b)
1See Q31
‘1 SCC Q31
415

INTERVIEWER CODE
54
CONTRACEPTION
●CHKFP1*
Married/cohabiting women *gcd 16-49 ....... ...... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. ........ .... .
Other women ●ged 16-49 ..........................................................................................
32A. If married or living together ●s a couple
(irsc code 1 at Q22)
Introduce - we’ve talked about how many children
you think you’ll have. The next questions are
about ways of preventing pregnancy.
32B.
Have you or your husband/partner ever been
sterilised - 1 mean ever had an operation
●STERILA”
Yes .............
intended
(again)?
to prevent you getting pregnant
No ..............
WHOSTLSD
(a) was ii You who was sterilised informant ............... ..... .
or YOUr husband/partner who
had a \ascc!om!? Hus band !partncr .. .
Others
Both
lnlroducc - wc’ie talked about hou man! children
\ou !hink you’ll ha}e, The ncxl questions are
3boul wa>s of prcxent]ng pregnant)
●STERILB*
Hale !ou eLer been sterilised - I mean clcr
hJd an opcralion intended to prclenl you }“CS
gct[ing prcgn3nt (ag3in)? Xo
5>.V3S [he operation carried ou!
under the XHS or not? NHSOP
SHS
Other
34. D]d you:did he have the operation:
WHEREOP
as a hospital inpatient
staying overnight or longer . ... ...... ...... ......... ..
Running
prompt
as a hospital outpatient ....... ................... . ...... ........
at your/his doctor’s surgery ........ ............ ...... ......
a t a c1inic ...........................................................................
or was i! carried out somcwhcrc CISC?.............
3’3. In what mon!h and year was the sterilisation
‘. opcralion?
416
STMON Month — na=99
STYR Year
na=%
nformant
1
2si2
n2a
2712
1
2
3
4
5
M
19130- 31($
01-12
,,,,9,9,,,,,,
2 dig
,,,,,,,,9, ?,,,,,,,,
17/11
I 1
2
no rim
10/21
1
2na
1
2
alla
no 3nas
23/1
1
2 na
Husband:
p3rlner
1
1
2
3
4
5
Iu
)7/s8 - s9/4
,,,,,,,,9 ,9,,,,,,,
2 d,g
,,,,,,,9, Q,,,,,,,,
Q32A
Q32B
(8)
Q37
Q33
Q33
Q37
VHSOPP
IEREOPP
iTMONP
;TYRP

CONTRACEPTION
Q31
Q32
Q35
(54)
Th~s question IS automatically coded for self-completions
Sterlllsatlon means operations actually intended to prevent
pregnancy Operations carr~ed out for other reesons which
happen to produce sterlllty eg. hysterectomy appear at
Qn.39.
Note: The question IS ‘ever been sterlllsed’, therefore If
~sterllisatlon was unsuccessful or the person has since
had a reversal operation, Qn.32 is still coded 1 (Yes).
NA at month IS coded 06 If the year IS g~ven; NA at manth
and year LS coded 99
If there lS a note that the Informant had 2 sterlllsation
operations, tha first ona having failed, the data of the
second sterlllsation operat~on is coded.
If tha Informant had a successful sterlllsation operation
and later had a hysterectomy, the date of tha sterlllsatlon
operation IS coded
If the Informant (or husband/partner) has since had a
reversal operation, the date of sterlllsatlon IS still coded
here.
4~-7..

418
EC Q35
Q36
Q38(a)
[55)
The date of the informant’s operation is checked against
date of live births (Q27).
Code 1 is ringed if the date of sterilisation operations at
Qn.35 for either the informant or the husband/partnerwas
less than 2 years ago.
Where the informant didn’t know the date of sterilisation
because it was a long time ago, interviewers were instructed
to use code 2.
Answers at codes 08 and 13 are (re)coded into precedes 01-12
using the notes at Q40, or into new code 14.
Vasectomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Note that code 11 (going without sexual intercourse to avoid
pregnancy) is not used at this guestion.

36 INTERVIEWER CHECK Q35
S5
E]!hcr less thzn 2 years
2 years or more
●cHKFp20
37 INTERVIEWER CHECK ●PREGCHKO
IS informant pregnant? Yes . ..”...-. . . . . .
(See Q29)
No/unsure .. ... ...
38 Show Card 1
Here M s IMt of ways of prcventmg pregnancy -
uere you or your partner ualng any of them ●CCUSEDO
when you becamepregnan!~ Yes .... . . ... .
(a) Plea$e can you 100L through the 1)s1 to
the end of !he card and read out the
numbers bcslde the methods wh!ch
applled to }OU and )our husband’
partner %hcn >ou 801 pregnant’ At) ,), f,xed Coil,nljlJ
Code
all
that
apply
Uj[hdraw31
Shca!h‘condom
Safe pcrlod

39. If married/cobabitissg or living SS
husband and wife
A. Have you or your husband/partner
had sny other operation which
prevents you getting pregnant (again)?
Otbcr
B. Ha\e you had any o!her
opera! ion which prevents you
getting pregnant (again)?
S6
OTHEROP
Yes, informant ...... ..
Yes, husband/
partner
Yes, both ................ ...
No .....................................
(a) In what month and year was the operation? [Informant
OTHOPMON
10I2O.21IZ1
01-12
..........919.........
OTHOP%’’l~’ ~ ~ig
Year ........... I.. ......
(b) INTERVIEWER CHECK ma r 99
40. Show Card 1
Here is a lis! of possible ways of preventing pregnancy .
which of Ihcm. if an>. do >OU (and your husband ;par!ner)
usual]! use al present? Kel in Jf.xed columus
code 15, No method n~ded - no sexual
●NOSEX2*
relalionsb)p ..,.,..,,.,.,,..,,,.
16 single
code No method used at all ●NOMETH2’
Uilhdrawal . . .. . . . .. ‘WITHDR20 . . . . .
Code
all
that
apply
●CONDOM2’
Shea! h’condom .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .
●RHYTHM2’
Sare period,’rhythm method .
Cap/d iaphragm
●cAP2@
●SPONGE2*
Contraceptivesponge .... .. . . . . .. .. .......
Pill- mini pill(progesterone only). .
●PILLMIN2*
... ... .....
Pill- combined pill (inc multi -phasic “~’}!:%!?.”
Pdl
Pill- ;;;c;;;’bgn:i:;:; combined ●PILLDK2*
. .. . . .. . .... ......
●1UD20
IUD/coil/intra-uterine device ................. . . .. . . . ......... .. ......
●FOAM2*
Foams/gels/sprays/pcssaries(spermicides)
.ABSTAIN2’
Going without sexual intercourse to avo~d pregnancy
.[NJECTZ*
injections . ................... ..................... ..................................................
~?!(
●OTHMETH2*
Another method (specify) .
......................................................Y45ccT?.*
420 l.:ase:
1
1
2
3
“/1’ -
I
(a)
4ns . Q40
Husband/ [
partner
-4 %’;2S ‘6 HOPMNP
........919......... I
2 dig O~HOPYRP
........ ..........
9‘9
27/28
+ 1 Q46B
2 Income
no nas t Page 60
I
4na Q47
29/s0
15 Q45
i
~
I
]6 slfsa Q44
03
s7/w
s9/40
Od
05 41/42
06 4s144
07 46146
08
09
47/48
49[ko
,~ 61/s.2
, , 6s/$4
,2 S$/$6
,3 67/.s8J
,4 $9/60
Q41
.

.
Q39
Q39(a)
EC Q39(a)
Q39(b)
Q4O
(56a)
Oparataons carried out for reasons other than to prevent
pregnancy which happen to produce Eterlllty appear here eg
hysterectomy; removal of ovaries because of cancer,
operataon for cancer of testes which left husband sterile
NA at nmnth lS coded 06 if the year IS given, NA at nvmth
and year is coded 99.
The date of the informant’s operation IS checked against
date of llve births (Q27).
Code 1 IS rnged If the date of other operetlcn at Qn 39(a)
for - the informent or the husband/partner was lesa
than 2 years ago.
Nhere the nformant dldn’t know the date hcause it wes a
long time ago, interviewers were instructed to use code 2.
Answers at codes 08 and 13 are (re)coded into precedes 01-12
using the following notes, or into new code 14
Code 15 (No method needed - no sexual relatlonsh~p)
This code can be used for married women eg husband In
Bangladesh, husband working abroad, no sexual Intercourse
after birth of baby, no longer have sexual intercourse, and
IS used lf the informant has a solely lasblan relatmnshlp
Code 16 (No method used at all)
This code IS used If the Informant and partner use no method
of contraception for whatever reason Code 16 IS a single
code
Code 02 (Sheath/condom) excludas female condom (code 13)
Code 03 (Safe period/rhythm method) Includes Bllllngs method, avoid
tunes when most fertile/when conception mest likely
Code 06 (Mlnl PI1l - progesteroneonly). Includes -
Femulen Neogest
Mlcronor Norgeston
Mlcroval Norlday
Code 07 (Combined P1ll Incl. multl-phaslc PL1l) Ircludes -
BINO’JUIT Minllyn
Brevlnor Neocon 1/35
Conova 30 Normln
Eugynon 30 Norinyl - 1
Femodene Ortho-Novln 1/50
Loestrln 20 Ovran
Loestrm 30 Ovran 30
Logynon Ovranette
Logynon ED Ovysmen
Marvelon Synphase
Mercllon Trlnordlol
Mlcrogynon 30 Trl Now
421

422
Q40(contd)
(56b)
Code 08 (Pill, not sure if mini or combined): includes -
DK brand name or brand name not given.
Excludes
Injections, Microgynon 30 injection (code 12)
PC4 (this is a post-coital pill - code 13)
Ovran post-coital pill - code 13
Schering PC4 pill - code 13
Day-after pill, male pill (code 13)
(Pill) implant (code 13)
Code 09 (IUD): includes post coital IUD
Code 12 (Injections) There are two types of injectable
contraceptives: Depot medroxyprogesteroneacetate (DMPA)
which has a 150g dose injected every 12 weeks and
Norethisterone oenanthate which has a 200g dose injected
every 8 weeks.
New Code
Code 14 Vasectomy
This code is used for a single, widowed, divorced or
separated woman whose partner has had a vasectomy.
Code 06, 07 or 08 is used if the pill is taken, even if it is not
specifically for contraception (eg to regulate periods).

EC Q42
Q44
(57)
A check IS made to ensure that the method(s) here are also
coded at Q40 or Q38(a)
Answers coded 5 are (re)coded from the followlng frame
Want to qet preqnant . . . . 1
Unllkely to conceive because of menopause . . . 2
Includes Unl~kely to conceive because of age
(If aged over 45)
Unllkely to conceive because possibly lnfertlle .
Includes Husband Infertile because of Illness;
Impossible to conceive as both ~nfertlle, treatment
for overactive thyroid meant I became lnfertlle,
difficulty becoming pregnant, could only get pregnant
by IVF (In vltrlo fertlllsatlon)
Don’t llke contraception and/or flnds methods
unsatisfactory
Includes Rellglous reasons, MUSII.Mbellefs
Includes Just had a baby - WI1l go back on PI1l
when periods start, had COI1 removed last week - due
to see doctor soon about an alternative, waltlng to
be sterlllsed, periods not regular
Breast feedlnq . . 6
Includes not llkely to get pregnant while breast
feeding, Breast feeding and not ovulatlng,
Don’t want to use anything that might affect breast
feeding
Excludes Just had a baby/not ovulatlng etc whera
breast feedlng not mentioned (code 5)
Just don’t use a method/not bothered If have
@?L!L . . . . . .
Includes Just don’t use one, never bothered with
any method, don’t think It’s necessary, lust not
bothered, Don’t mind getting pregnant, Trusting to
luck, No reason, Not steady sexual relationship -
lust happened one time, Not planned
.
Mc
423

41 To those wAa more thsn OrSCUSUS1method
Code If known or ssk n61/62
DNA. one method \ 1 }Q43
You have mentioned tha! You (snd your
husband/parlner ) usually use more than
one method ~old~d You usc them In
combma!lon or do/d}d
one and sometames the
you somctlmes use
othcr~ CCMCOMB
in comb) nat]on .... . ...... ... .. ... 2 MIQ43 Somctlmes one, aomctlmcs other -.. I 3 IQ42
I I
42 Which one do/d]d you use most often? MSTFRQM1-2
of me!hods been your usual one (1c the one
you use most often)? USUTIME I I
44 Show Card K
Less than 3 months 1111
AI leas! 3 months, less than 6 months
I 2
It Q46C
J
Al least 6 months, less than 1 year 3
At leas! 1 year, less than 2 )cars
I 4
Al least2 years sna I Q47
I 1
S170-7S174
‘wrc IS a IISI of reasons uh} people do not
Lse ank method for prcxen[lngprcgnanc> YNOCCM1-3
Can 10U tell me rnhlch reason applles/applned to ~ou’ nac=3
~anl 10 gel pregnant 1111
L nljkel} to concelke because of menopause
2
Unl]kcli to conce!~e because posslbl~ )n(ert!le
Don’t I]hc contraccptjon and/or fjnds
methods unsatlsfactor>
Olher reasons (specify)
Breast Jeed!ng
6
DOIZ’1 use melhod
7
na IJ
45 Show Card 1
●USEDL2YR.
7S;76
Have you (or your husband/partner) e~er used Yes
1 Q46A
any of these meihods in the Ias! 2 years~
No
23M Q47
3
4
5
I
Q45
“’4’24

46. A. from Q45 Show Card 1
\vhich method(s) did You (or your husband/~artner) uSuallY use’
B. from Q36 or Q39 (operations sod sterilisations) Show Csrd J
58
Here is a list of ways of preventing pregnancy.
Which methods, if any, did you (or YOUI husband/
partner) use immediately before that?
C. from Q43 (those uaiarg 8 method) Show Card J 1/’
\Vhich method, if any, did you (or your husband/
Dartncr) use immediately before that? ~t~ in Iixtd columns M Q47
●NOSEX3*
17/s8]
code 15, No method needed - no $exsml relationshl .................... 15
•N&~HsO ,
16 single
used at ●ll ...................2..........................................
code
---
●WITHDR3* ~p,
I
Withdrawal
. .. . ..... .. .
$
●coNDoM3 02
1
Shea Ih/cond om . ..................................... ... ..... .. .......
!
●RHYTHM3* ~;7/21 I
Sxre neriod!rh~lhm method . . . . “1= . . . . ............
>
Code
29/3
●CAP3.
1
Cap, diaphragm .. ...... . .... .... . .. .. ....... 04
8
‘all
%PONGE3’
31/3 I
Conlraccplive sponge . ..... . ......................................................... 05
I
that
●PILLMIN3*
ss/: 1
P,ll- mini pill (progcsteron only) ......................................... 06
1
apply
●PILLCOM3* 3s/:
Pill - combined pill (inc mulli-pha sic pill) ...... .. ... .... E 07 Q47 :
F37/:
Pill - not sure if mini or combined OpiLL~KSO
specify brand name .. . .. .................................................. 08
●1UD30
ICD, coil in!ra-u~crinc dc} ice . . ... . . .. 09’9”
‘FOAM30
Forms /gels /spray s,’pcssarics (spcrmicidcs) r 10
●ABSTAIN30
Going without sexual inlcrcoursc 10 avo]dpregnancy )1 “
●1NJECT30
Injections. ... ... .. . . ... . . .. ... ........ 12
●0THMETH30 1

Q46
EC Q46
(58)
Answers at codes 08 and 13 are (re)coded Into precedes 01-12
using the notes at Q40, or into new code 14
Vasectomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Code 19 IS used for pregnancy and has prlorlty over
code 16.
A check IS made to ensure that the code given here IS not
the only code given at Q40 or Q38(a). If discrepancies
cannot be resolved Q43 LS recode; t.oNA.
426

427
(59)
Q47(a) Answers coded 5 are recoded into codes 1-4 where possible
Examples of those left in code 5 are:
Being treated for cervical cancer; having hysterectomy
because of fibroids.
Included in code 1: Husband has low sperm count;
Difficulty with fertility - had to
take fertility drug to become
pregnant; had problems affecting the
ovaries and neck of the womb which
mskes conceiving difficult; Husband’s
radiation treatment has probably
sterilised him; Husband infertile/
sterile; Infertile due to treatment
for overactive thyroid; past problems
in falling; Because of age (nes) ~
aqed 40-45; age - unlikely to get
pregnant (aged 42).
Included in code 2: Had 3 ectopic pregnancies; had many
miscarriages
Included in code 3: Advised by doctors not to have any
more children aftar last pregnancy.
Included in code 4: Because of age (nes) if aqed over 45.
0,,

47 To BE ANSWERED BY EVERYBODY ANSWERING Q40
DNA, olher (!c Pregnlnl, Slerl]lsallons, o~eral!ons) x
As ftr as you knou, could You (and your
husband/partner) have (more) children ]f You
wznted to or would II be diff]cull
or ]mposs]ble~ MOREPOSS
(a) Will you please look at th~s card
and tell mc uhat the d] ff]cully IS7
Show Card L
Code
all
that
apply
Gctung pregnant
59
Could ha\’e (more) chlldrcn . ..
Would be dlfflcul!/lmposslblc “ . ....
KrY ]n jixtd column
. ●PR.DIFF1°
liav~ng a baby born al,vc ●pRD1FF20
● RDIFF3’
Pregnant, Mould endanger hcalt P
“pffplFF4”
Passed the menopause - change o
Other (Spec, fy) ●PRDIFF5’
(b) Ask If has d] ff!culty In gett!ng pregnant or
hating a bab~ born al]ve (Q47(a) coded 1 or 2)
I-fa\c IOU (or \our husband fpar[ncr
e~cr consulted a doctor about the
dlff]cultx >OU ha~c or ~ould haie
In gct!lng pregnant’hai]ng a bab}
born al],eq
DOCADVCE
Ycs
No
. . . .
81/s:
]m
2
&s/a
1
2 5515
sl/6
3
sG/6
4
61/6
5
na
racomc
‘agc 60
ncomc
‘a~c 60
8)
(b)
Page 60
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1. INTERVIEWER CODE
Code currentemployment status
(See Employment Qs 2, 3, 6, 7)
EMPLOYED
60
INCOME
INCSG
- employee or em ploycr-basedYT . ..... . . . . . .. . ......
. self-employed .............................................................................................................
. nclcr worked . . . . . .
- emplo! cc in mos! rcccnl job .
scli. cmplo!c? in most recent job .
- o!hcr: :]n:!:Z]ng rc!ircd, Lccping
house. collcgc. boscd )’T ET. C[C) .
(REFL’SED \’HOLE lNCO\lE SECTIO\ J
u &
no ms at ●ny money boxes
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Inas
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1 IQ2
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3
4
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CODING NOTES
INCOME
(60/61a)
A total absence of .!,wrnemformat~on (whethar through refusal or any other
reason) lS denoted by code 9 et Q1.
Absence of ~nformation at particular questions n the income section ls
dealt with manrly m 2 weys -
i. Code 3 IS used to show that the informant receives income from that
source, but the amount cennot be coded for any reason (eg don’t know;
refusal, omlsslon)
11. An exxstlng precede 1s ringed, so elmmatlng ‘no answers’ at that
question
Details w1ll be given in the followlng notes where I and ii do not apply et
particular questions
EARNINGS AS AN EMPLOYEE
Q2 This ls not punched It IS used to code Q3 and to estebllsh
whether the informant was last paid wlthln the most recent pay
period
Q3 A check lS made with the date at Q2 and the coding at Q1 to
estebllsh whether the informant has received Income from this
source wlthln the last 3 months The coding at Q3 IS either
acceptad as correct Jr recoded as follows.-
Unemployed and last paid more than 3 Calendar
months ago .. . .... .. . . 1
Unemployed and last paid 3 calendar months or less ago,
or Had a 7ob last week as ar.employee and last paid
1 year ago or less .. ....... ... ..... ................ 2
Unpaid ‘femlly workers’ who dc not get paid
. . .. .... ... .. .......... ............ .. 3
Had a 10b last week as an employee but last paid
over l year ago...... ....... .......................... 4
Refusals/DK/NA where nelthar take home nor gross pay
can be coded ... . ... . ..... .... 5
If Q3 IS codad 1, 3 or 4 any information at Qs 4-25 ls deleted
If Q3 lS coded 5, Qs 4-17 and pay SIIP code (Q18) ara deleted
EC Q3 If Q4 lS answered but Q3 is blank, Q3 1s set to 2
Sc
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431
SPECIFIC POINTS ON QS 4-16
(61b)
QS 4-16 ‘No Answers’ are unaccept~le for the amounts of income and
deductions, the time period and Q5/Q6. If it is impossible to
impute the information Code 5 is used at Q3.
Q4 The emphasis here is on how long a period the salary covered so
if the interviewer had coded 1 week, then noted ‘plus=;s
holiday pay’ this is recoded to 2 weeks.
Q5/Q6 The answer here and the date the informant was last paid are
examined and recoded if necessary, as follows:
Precede 1 includes -
Informant had an advance before going on holiday prior to the
last pay period.
Informant works alternate weeks and is paid for the week he
works (pay period would be coded 2 weeks).
The date on which the informant was last paid is outside the pay
period by just one time period or less (whatever period is
recorded at Q4) and there is no evidence to prove that he was
not paid last time.
Precede 2 includes -
Informant was unable to collect his wage or salary on the last
pay date (but he was paid) eg sick or absent.
Informant has changed or started a new job and not yet been
paid.
Informant has just worked a week in hand.
Precede 3 includes -
Informant is receiving the basic statutory sick pay or statutory
maternity pay only. If the employers have enhanced the basic
SSP this will appear at Q8-16 and this fact identified at Q20(b)
code 3.
Precede 4 includes -
Informant has been unemployed since last paid.
Informant has been on unpaid sick leave since last paid.
Informant has been on unpaid holiday since last paid.
Informant is an employee of an agency and not working every week
(where note 2 does not apply).

61
EARNINGS FROM WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE
(mcludlng unemplojcd persons)
2 On uha! date were You Isst pajd
a wage or salar>q
3 INTERVIEWER CODE
.=
INCCHKA
Unemployed, sod dxtc ●t Q2 IS more than 3 months ago .... ... ...
others . . .. . . . . . ..... . . . . .
A P?YPERD
4 HOW long a period d~d your Ias! . . . . ..
w3gc/salar) covcr~
Cslcndar month ..
3 U’eehlv
Olher (speclry)
Fortn{gh!l\
4 MftL/1
Quar~er/\
\ INTERVIEWER CODE
(a) Inlcrv]cwcr record
Ioday’s daic .=
5 >OU ha,cn I rece,, cd an, pa, (or the last (A NSUER AT Q~)
‘s ih]sbccs use
10U WI]] collect the pa) a! some ruture
date or be gl~,en back pay
Ruonlng
prompt you arc rece)v]nfi onll statutory sick pay or
statutory mate-rn]ty pay rrom your employer
7 INTERVIEWER CODE
or will you
employer
receive no pay from your
for that period’ (Explain)
Ir Inrormarst received only statutory sick pay or
matcrnl!y pay COIICCIdetails of slalulory s]ck or
pay at Qs 8-16
statutory
. .
. . . .
7 .Q3
2 . Q4
5 v Qf9
1B120
1
5
3
2
4
I
0 %85
21/2
QS
. . . . I(b)
10 nas I
. . . .
t
Q6
2 IQII
3 . Q7
4 . Q8
. . . . . Q8
432

& What was your wage or salary, including any overtime, &
bonus, commission, lips or [ax refund, &II a“fter all
deductions, the last time you were paid?
~
~
PAYN=
9. How much income tax was deducted under PAYE from
>our last svagc/salary?
62
L
A 3 dig
PAYE Nothing ............
10. May 1 just check, did that wage/salary include a Yes . ............
refund of income tax?
PAYERFND
s P
NO..............
n8=9
“) ~CWre~;;~? ‘as RFNDAM
3 dig
~ dig
t
. . . . . . . .
11, Do you usuallypay any tax? Yes .......
PAYTAX m+
No ..........
12. ~n;;r3;~;hcown;;i:;j;;~d for your National NATINS
13. HOMmuch. if an!lhing, was deducted for PENDDT
pcns]on supcrannu31]on con!r]bulion?
L
3 d!g
-c
Nothing
“k-
Nothing
14.14crc there any deductions from your wagc,Isalary
Yes
for charit!?
CHARDDT No ,,,,,,,,,.,,
433
(a) ~“cre these deductions made under the
tax.free payroll gi~ing scheme?
Prompt
as
necessary
na+
TAXFREE
All were .. .... .......... . ......... . ..... . .... .............................
None were .......................................................................
Some were /some were not ....................................
Don’t know .....................................................................
TXFRCHDD ~
(b) Tolal deducted for charity under lax-free scheme _ IW
TXCHDD
(c) ToIal deducted for chari{y NOT under tax-free +
ds/29,
2 dig
q
TAKE
HOME
PAY
I
I
so/s4
o
42 dig Q12
)R
o Q1O
I
1‘S’sa
(8)
+
2, 9 Qll
s7/41
. . . . Qll
49/s3
P
2 d!f
JR o
I
11
1\’
+-
64/S5
1 (a)
--l
3,2, 9 Q15
66/S7
to Ms
I (b)
2 (c)
t
3 (b) and (c)
t
1ba/a2 P
4JL_

GENEP.AlPOINTS
(62/63a)
Qs 8-16 are exannned as a whole and only the information which seems to be
ths most rel~able and accurate IS coded To achieve this certain
conditions are applied and answers at these questions are accepted, emended
or rejected accordingly.
The general principle behnd the coding IS as follows -
1.
2.
3
4
(The
Where deductions from earn~ngs are not given In full, only take home
pay and gross earnings and Q14 are accepted and coded.
Where deductions are given in full a check 16 made to ●stsbliah
whether take home pay plus deductions equals the gross ●arnings:
i. If they do or there lS an acceptable discrepancy, all figures
are accapted and coded
11. If they do not and there IS an unacceptable discrepancy the
figure for take home pay IS coded and the orlglnal gross f~gure
IS amended to the sum of the take home pay plus deductions.
DeductIons (except charity deductIons) are only coded whare the pay
SIIP was seen, therefore poants 1 and 2 above only apply where a
(correct or acceptable) pay sllp was seen.
Where a (correct or acceptable) pay SILP was not seen then take home
pay and gross earnings and Q14 are accepted and coded
coding procedure IS shown on the follow~ng page )
Addltlonal Points
If the informant has more than one job as an employee, the
moat remunerative IS coded at Qs 8-16 and the remainder 1s
second/occasional lobs
If the informant has already started a new job but has not
the amount he WL1l raceave 1s coded.
income from the
coded at
yet been pa~d,
Honey earned sbroad or paid by fo~~ign countr~es ie accepted, and converted
into ES and pence as necessary , for take home pay and gross pay and Q14
only. Other deductions are deleted.
434

,, . ,.
435
(62/63b)
Qs 8-16 Codinq Procedure: Explanations of the terms used are on the
following page.
1. Pay slip consulted for the correct date - Q18 Pay slip code 1
If Q8-16 are complete
and Take home Pay and and Take home Pay and
deductions equal qross deductions do not equal
N
gross pay
The figures at Q8-16 are i. The figures at Q8
accepted and coded. and Q14 are
accepted and coded
but the gross pay
at Q16 is emended
to the sum of take
home pay and
deductions.
ii. Q9-13, 15 are
deleted
iii. The pay slip code
is recoded to 4.
If Q8-16 are incomplete
i. The figures at Q8,
Q14 and 16 are
accepted and coded
ii. Q9-13, 15 are
deleted
iii. The pay slip code
is recoded to 4.
2. Pay slip consulted for a different date - Q18 Pay slip code 2
i. It is treated as pay slip consulted for the correct date BUT
ii. If Q8-16 are incorrect or incomplete the pay slip code is
recoded to 5.
3. Pay slip was not consulted; an unacceptable pay slip was consulted or
pay slip code omitted - Q18 Pay slip code 3
i. The figures at Q8, Q14 and 16 are accepted and coded.
ii. Q9-13, 15 are deleted.

(62/63c)
Codlrq Procedure. Explanation of Terms
1. Correct date: This means that the pay sllp consulted waa for the date
the Informant was last paid le the date at Q2.
2. Dlfferent date. This means that the pay SIIP consulted was for a date
up to 3 calendar months ago and was used to estImake the last times
pay. It includes pay sllps of more than 3 calendar nmnths out of date
where the informant IS quite sure that the last time’s pay was the ‘
sema, (Lf not, then precede 3 is ringed).
3. Qs 8-16 complete: All the necessary figures have been entered at Qs
8-16 and tha time period has been corractly recorded making it “
Possible to assess whether the figures maka sense and are accurate.
4. Qs .9-16are Incomplete At least one piece of information has been
omitted (~ncludlng refusals and don’t knows) so that it becomes
impossible to assass whether the f~gures that are recorded make sense
and are accurate.
5 Take home pay and deductions equal qross pay This means that the
figures for take home pay and the deductions add up to the figures for
gross pay or that there 1s a discrepancy of 5% or less of the take
home pay, (this discrepancy IS acceptable)
6 Take home pay and deductions do not eoual qross pay. This means that
the sum of the take home pay and deduction IS discrepant with the
gross pay fIgure and the discrepancy IS over 5% of tha take home pay.
This d~screpancy IS unacceptable).
NB (See po~nt 4 ) Every attempt lS made to elhmnate ‘no answers’,
If gross ~ net s amltte~ the mlsslng information IS ~mputed
using the basic calculations -
NET = GROSS - DEDUCTIONS
GROSS = NET + DEDUCTIONS
DEDUCTIONS = Tax and National Insurance Contr~butlons.
In the absence of more accurate Information the deductions are Imputed
as follows -
TAY +.scalculated at the basic rate on earnings SbOVe persOnal Or age
~owances.
u 1s calculated at 7% of earnings (within earnings and age lumts ie
an average of contracted In and contracted out schemes (or 3 85% lf
the Informant pays the special marrlad women’s rate)
Changes brought about by budget(s) are taken Into account throughout
the year

437
(62/63d)
Time Period Frame: Time periods are recoded, if necessary, as follows -
For all time period guestions:
One week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Two weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Three weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Four weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Celendarmonth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13weeks/quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For guestions 24(b); 25a(ii); 30(b); 37(b
44(a); 48; 49(b) only -
26week/6months . . . . . . . . . . . .
; 40(b); 42(b);
Sc
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 2
. . . . . . 3
. . . . . . 4
. . . . . . 5
. . . . . . 6
. . . . . . . . . 7
One year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Code 1: Includes less than one week.
Time periods not covered by the coding frame eg 5 weeks are adjusted to one
which is catered for and the amounts recalculated as necessary.
Similarly if the amounts recorded exceed the number of digits permissible
(see coding Es and pence) the time period is adjusted and the amounts
recalculated accordingly.
Codinq Es and pence:
Pence are coded as 2 digits ignoring fractions of pence. The maximum
number of digits allowed for Es is given at each question (see the Master
Schedule). If it is exceeded, the time period is reduced and the amounts
recalculated accordingly. However, if the maximum digits permissible is
still exceeded code 9s are used eg maximum digits = 4; amount EI0,000; it
is recoded to 9999.

Q8
Qll
Q13
Q14
Q14(a)
EC Q14(b)
Q15
Q16
EC Q16
Q18
(62/63e)
Non taxable expenses eg travel expenses are excluded
(slmllarly at Q16).
If the informant paid no tax last t~me and Qll IS coded 1
- Informant usually pays tax, Q19 IS amended to show that
some tax IS usually paid If the answer had orlgnally
been coded that last t~mes take home pay was the same as
usual
Pension/Superannuation contribution -
This Includes ‘Widows and Orphans’, Lncludlng Pollee and
Firemen
Codes 3 and 9 are only used If Q18 Pay SIIP code = 3, 4
or 5
If coded 3 but the amount cannot be spilt, Q14(a) 1s
recoded 4 and the total entered at Q14(c)
A check IS made to ensure that the amount ls not less
than the mlnlmum deduction under the tax-free payroll
glvlng scheme of 25 pence per week, fl 00 per calendar
month/4 weekly
Other deductions
This includes ~ other kinds of ‘voluntary’ deductions
such as social club fees, Union subscrlptlons, SAYS, etc
Gross Pay
If Q16 has been omitted but full information IS recorded
at Q8-15, Q16 IS coded as the sum of Q8-15
A check IS made that the gross amount at Q16 IS greater
than or equal to the take home pay at Q8
PAY SLIP CODE - The codes are accepted or recoded as
follows -
Pay SIIP consulted for correct date, information
complete and correct . . . . . . 1
Pay SIIP consulted for different date, lnformat~on
acceptable, complete and correct . . . . . . 2
No pay SIIP or unacceptable pav SIIP consulted/
guestlon not coded (NA)- . . 3
Pay SIIP consulted for correct date, information
incomplete and/or Incorrect . . . 4
Pay S1lP consulted for different date, Informatlon
unacceptable and/or incomplete and/or Incorrect 5
Sc
4-38

1S. Uhat other dcduc!!ons. If any. were there
from your wage/salar}7
16 What wss your gross pay last !Ime,
before any deductions were made?
If tax refund at 10(s), check
+
included in
GROSS PAY (aa well ●a in Take-Home paY)
17 INTERVIEWER CODE
(a) Intcrvlewcr record total of boxes 1 - VII
63
OTHDDT
-r
Noth]ng
f
j d:g
PAYGROSS ~
(b) IS the total you have rccordcd the same 9 Cs x
as GROSS PAY’
(1) Recheck amounts w,!h ,@anl and
Y’p’a’n) ‘
NTERv IEWTR CODE PAY SLIP CODE
Pay SI)P for correct date consul!cd
PAYSLIP
PIY S]IKJfor dlffcrcat date consullcd and used 10 cs~lmatc
iast i!mc’s pay
No pay slip used to cst]mste last tlmc’s
If 98y ~hp consulted
(a) Was It consulted by mtcrv!ewer~
pay
INTPYSLP
Q8, Q14. Q16 ●ppb if Q3 = 2
Yes
No
P
na=9
P
R o
17/21
aataa
P
1.. . ..
29;3(
]4
RSLCM SCQ02I
GROSS
PAY
Q18
(1)
. QIL7
I(a)
Q19
IQ19
QC 9-13 ●nd Q15 onb sppb if PAYSLIP = 1 or 2 “
v]]
439

]9. \“our take-home pay last time was S (see Q8).
IS this the amount You usually receive (prior to
ststu!ory sick pay or statutory maternity pay)?
64
yc5 [Ill,
PAYUSUAL No ,.,.,,,,,,,
20. How much do you usually receive, including
overtime, bonus, commission, or tips, each
time you are paid ......... f
t
(a)How oflcn arc YOU usuall! paid?
PYPRDUSL
(b)\13! 1 justcheck. uh} Mas il that your
P3> IOSI lime M3S dir fcrcn! rrom USU31?
:,440
i>i
Code
all
that
lPPIY
Weekly .. . . . . . .. . .... . ..
Calendar mon!hly . .
~
Other (Specify)
PYDIFFM1-3
II included ad!3n:c holid3y P3Y
for v orhlng days (Specify)
. . . .
II ]nzludeda [2x Icrund .
II included Slatutory Sick Pay
Absen[ due 10 sickness ;injury - no
S!alu!ory Sick Pay included . . . . .. . ..
It included statutory maternity pay ............
Unusual amount of overtime .. . . . .
Other (Specify) ..........................................................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Isa==%)
. . . . . .
s$/s4
1.3
2
a6/41
ala
P
dig
dig
~
40/60
3
6
1/s2 .6s/61
nc=3
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08-10
99SC
Q21
Q20
TAKE
HOME USUAl-
GROSS
1
PAY
I(b)

Q19-20
EC Q19
EC Q20
Q20(b)
(64a)
‘Usual’ pay Is sublectlve,
LS accepted. However, the
account.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6
7
so m general the Informant’s answer
followlng points are taken into
Where the informant does not earn a usual amant an
average amount is acceptable.
Smllarly where the pay varies for a specific number of
weeka in a year, the average anmunt over the year is
coded
If the ~nformant is currently off sick and is getting less
pay because of this, ‘usual’ pay relatea to when the
informant waa actually working.
‘Usual’ pay always refers to the job the Informant was
doing In the reference weak (le the 7 days ending last
Sunday)
If the Informant IS currently on short-tune the usual pay
when not on short t~me IS coded here, If given
If the Informant 1s a seasonal worker, the usual amount
earned In the ‘current’ season IS coded here
If the Informant has had a uav rise alnce the last
wage/salary and he has been-w~rking at that new rate of
pay, hls usual pay mcludlng the rlsa LS coded
If Q20 (NET) IS coded, Q19 IS coded 2
n checi IS made that the grnss at Q20 IS greater than or equal
to the take home pay at Q20.
This question IS checked with the previous guestlons for
consistency and emended or recoded accordingly as follows:-
Mc
New Codes
Unus~al number of days/~ours worked . . . . . . 08
Includes all answers wh~ch indicate thet the informant
worked more or less days/hours than usual apart from
overtlme Also ~ncluded are enswers which indicate that
pay usually varies on an irregular basis - If It var~ea
to a regular pattern code 7 IS used.
Occasional bonus was included in last time’s pay . 09
eg Christmas bonus, Holiday bonus, productivity bonus
Last time’s pay includes back pay . . 10
eg Had a rise and last time’a Included rise from several
pay periods, received back pay of overtune.
No answer . . . . . . . 99
441
.

442
Q20(b)
Notes on precedes
Precede 1:
Precede 2:
Precede 3:
and
Precede 4:
Precede 5:
Precede 6:
Other
Specify
Code 7:
NE
(64b)
This is restricted to holiday ~ included, eg pay
included 1 week’s holiday pay last time: holiday
w is included in new code 9.
This includes cases where informant paid less tax
than usual last time; cases where informa~aid
_ tax than usual last the, (see NE 2) remain
in precede 7.
This includes cases where informants last pay
was different because it was only SSP or
included SSP. If the informant did not receive
SSP code 4 is used.
This includes cases where the informant’s last pay
was different because it was only SMP or included
SMP. If the informant was absent because of
pregnancy but no SMP was received code 7 is used.
Includes all reasons why the informant’s pay was
more or less last time because of overtime worked
in that pay period.
eg week in hand; paid more tsx (owed some);
given 4 pension free weeks a year; acting up
a grade at present; hours vary regularly
(therefore pay does); gross is the same but
deductions vary.
1. If the informant’s tax code changed last time
(eg informant got married; national changes
due to the budget) last time’s pay is coded
as the usual pay if this is what the pay will
be now that a new tax code is used.
2. If the informant received a tax refund or
paid less tax due to being off sick, precede
2 is deleted. (Priority is given to precede
3).
.

Q21
EC Q21
(65)
The information in the grid at (a) lS exanuned bearing ln mind
the points below The annual amount received before tax IS
coded m OFF USE F1 box and the annual amount received after
tax IS coded In OFF USE F2 box.
- 7 denotes DNA lf only one OFF USE box applles
Notes 1 The amounts should be actual money income; entries
such es vouchers and Income m kmd are deleted
2 If lt IS clear that the income has been Included in
the usual pay at Q8 or Q20 (le It is received on a
regular and frequent basis) the entry at Q21 IS
deleted
3 If the Informant has changed jobs m the last year,
any bonuses from previous jobs are excluded,
slmllarly bonuses not yet received are not coded
4 If the informant pays no tax or gets a tax free bonus
the smount of bonus IS coded as before tax
Slmllarly Lf the Informant does not know or has not
stated whether the amount of bonus was bafore or
after tax, the amount IS codad as before tax
If any occasional payments are llsted Q21(a), Q21 1s coded 1
443

67/s8
Yes
No/ M :,
(a)
Q,, P**,67
Do you ever gel an occaaioasal addlljonIO pay,
PAYBONUS
such as a Chrnfmas or c!uar:erly bonus or an
occasional commmon, Includlng any You may
haie told me about already~
n
(a) Whal pa)mcn!s of this kmd have you had
m the last 12 monthsq
I’===1
GRSBONUS
P=t=i
(1) (1,) (111) (Iv)
Doocnptmn Wh,l .“ the 8.s,1
unount you mc~
m 8h*l-t 12monthn
II thu ameunt
:y ::: DX
USIIak.-homt
I L
/
/
L
I
P
Non* mtluded
m us.d p*>
[
A0/
2 3
1
1
x
I
I ~ 3 I x
I
I 1’1 ~ I 3 I I I x
1 ,
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444 ~--

22.
EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOVMENT (Including unemployed
persons self-employed in most recent job)
INTERVIEWER CODE INCCHKB
—
23.
All others
HOW much
..............................................................................................................................
r
net profit did you make, in the most recent
8
sofa!
12 months for which you have figures, from your aharc
Of the businessor profession- that is,afterdcduc!ingGRSpRF
allexpensesand wages but beforedeductingincome tax,
J S
sour N1 con:ribulion, or money drawn for your own use?_ %
1 NCLUDE
business for
●ny profit left
rcinvcstmcnt
in NOPROFti
Nothing/made a loss ...
)R XIII
2, 9
66
17/]#
m Ms
Working last week - self-employed for less than 6 mooths
(Coded 1-3 at Employment Ql 1) ............................................................................ 5
Unemployed for 3 months or more
(Coded 4? at Employment Q] ~) ......~...n~ .......................................................... I
Don’t know ..... ....... .. . .
na=9
~23. Altcrsaativc Q. for mail-order agents, baby sitlcrs, ctc:
~How much did !ou esr” (b~fOre tax)
during the Ias! 12 monlhs?
(a) lt’hjl arc Ihc d31es of the 12 months to
uhi:h these (igurcs 1C)21C?
-ti
~~,~d Q25
kl!h Sr
Beginning_ ,\@[
Ending __ %}
Ke,Wd - .
24. Do you regular)! draw sums of monc> from the RE~:~RF,T,
t-usincss for >our oun uscna=9
No
. 445
(a) Hou much on a)cragc do you
usuall! tahc out? PROFTOUT ~
I
(b) How often do you usually
draw money out?
PRFTPRD
Weekly .. ........... ............ ...
Calendar monthly ... .. .
Other (Specify) ....... ....
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) After deducting the amount you withdrew and
other cxDcnses. how much cmofi[ did your share PRFTSHR
of the business yield in the most recent 12 months
for which you have figures? ““li
5 dig
(d) W’hat arc the dates of the
j~ m~”!hs 10 which these
figures rcla[c?
~:ng_Ej,.l...
..-.
~
3
4
16,2:
1
9
2, 3
P
6-8
no tm
s7/41
K
IQ26 Page 67
Q23
(a)
Q25
Q24
Q26
Q25
(a) - (d)
Q25
Q25
Q25

EIRNINGS FROMSELF-EMPLOYMENT
(66)
Q23/24 If the main (or alternative) question or Q24 IS refused then
code 3 is used
An add~tlonal code is used at Q23 as follows:-
Had a 10b last week aa self-employed but last worked
over on. yaaraqo . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
le coded 1 at Sn@oyment Ql( a) and coded 2 - self-employed at
Q7, and there IS evidence to show that the informant has been
away frcsmhis work for over one year.
In coding the amunt of profit at Q23 man or Q24 the followlng
points ere taken into eccount:-
1. Tha answer to the alternative guestlon is transferred to
Q23 main
2. Figures relatlng to e 12 month period ending up to 2 years
before the date of Interview are acceptable Less recent
flgures are unacceptable. In such caaea ‘Don’t Know’ IS
coded
(The dates at Q23(a) and Q24(d) are not punched)
3 If the Informant has been self-employed for 6 months but
less than a year estimates of what the informant thinks
the annual profIt might be are coded, otherwise the amount
of pro

. .447
Q25
Q25(a)
Q25(a)(i)
Q27
ECQ27(b)
(67)
Where the answer at Q25 is incomplete (re)coding takes place as
follows:-
i. if Q25 is refused, code 3 is used.
ii. if Q25 is blank and it is reason.sbleto assume that NI is
paid, code 3 is usad; if not reasonable than code 2 is
used.
If part (a) is blank or refused, and there is no other
information, then Q25 main is recodad to 3.
If this is refused, (a) is deleted and Q25 main recoded 3. If
there is a DK or NA note a check is made with Q23to estsblish
whether or not the informant makes enough profit to pay class 2
@ class 4; if the informant is eligible for class 2 and 4
then an assessment is made otharwise Q25 is racoded to~
Included is any kind of income that ia the result of the
informant‘s expenditure of time and/or effort. There must be
an actual income, no matter how small, from the activity.
Excluded is payment in kind and transactions between household
members unless the informant is a paid servant.
If the informant has 2 sacond jobs, Q27(b) and Q28 are coded in
relation to the main second job. Total income is coded.
If Q26 is coded 1, Q27(b) is coded 1 if Employment Q7 is coded
employee; it is coded 2 if Employment Q7 is coded selfemployed.

U Do you pa) a Natjonal Insurance contr)buijon?
67
SENATINS
Yes
(a) Do you pay Just lhe flat rale SEFLTRT
contrjbu!!on (Class 2) or do You Fla I ra!e only .. .
also pa> a prof!!s relstcd
contribution (Class 4)7 Flat rate and profjls
related ..<
(1)
(Ii)
How much was the Ias! (profjts related)
contrlbutjon (Class 4) you pajdq
Don’t know . .
No
SENICOhiT c
4 3 dlg
HOW long a period
this covern
did
Weekly .. .
SENIPRD Calendar monthly
26 INTERVIEWER CODE
lrsformant had a second Job last week
(Coded I it Employment Q8 Page 6)
O1hcrs
EARNINGS FROM SECOND/OCCASIONAL JOBS
?7 Do 10U e3rn anl moncl (from a SCCOnd JotI)
frOm odd JObS or frOm wOrk. [ha! >OU dO frOM
I!me 10 lime (3p3rl from 10UT main Job)’
,—
Prompl as ❑ecessary, !OCI babyslttlog,
mall order agent, DOOISlgCDt
respond cot has more than one occasional
ob record details
(a) \hal ]s II that you do (and what does
the firm you work for make or do)q
Record pb deacrlptjoo (~ industry, if ~PProPrl~te)
Other (SpccIfY)
SECJOB
SJEMPLEE
(b) In th]s Job are you an employee ...
or self-emplo>ed~ (1oc1 babysitter
mall order/pools ●gent)
DK (Explajn)
A
17/1
na
1
2
3
(a)
Q26
Q26
~ (1) - (11)
Q26
t
I
IREC1OCEQO1 1
Q28
Qll
Q33
(a) & (b)
Q33 Page 70

28. (You ~old me you had a
second job last week). Is
lhola job you do:
29. INTERVIEWER CODE
68
SJREG
regularly each week . . . .. .
or from time to lime? ........................
Other (Specify) ........................................
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employee in accorsd pb INCCHKC
regularly each week .................................................................................................
Employee in secossd/occasional pb
~ regularly esch week ........................................................................................
Self-employed in second/occasiossal
job or DK if self-employed .. ..... . . .... ............. . ................ .............. ........ .
Bo!h Q30 and Q31 OPj?/1
30. To employees working regularly each week
349
On uh~! date were you lastpiid
3 wage or 5313r)?
-I%zl
(a) V“hal was your wage or salary. in:]uding any
O\erl]mC, bonus, commissionor lips,but after
SJNETPA!
i
alldeductions, the last Iimc >OU were p3id? — 5 djg
E
(b)Hou long a period did SJPRD
A week .
!his colcr?
Calendar mon!h . .
(c) Were any deductions made from
this pay before you received it?
(i) Itemise below ●nd give ●mounta
O!her (Specify)
. . . . . . . . . . . .
lFSJDDdcs ‘“””””””
i P
SJGRSPAY i
Nn . ..
If deductions not known, give Gross Pay _ 5 dtg
nas
Giid
1
2
3
Ms
1
2
3
4
. . .
—
P
23/2!
. . .
34/4(
D
dlg
Q30
Q31
Q31
Q30 and Q3/
(a) - (c)
TAKE
HOME
(i)
GROSS
Q33
GROSS

.
Q28
Q29
Q30(a)
Q30(c) (1)
ECQ30
Q32
1.
2
3
(68/69)
Precede 1 IS ringed only If the Informant works reqularly
each week In tha lob - the mfon’nant need not work for the
sema number of days or on the same days each week
Precede 3 includes where tha Informant works to a regular
pattern apart from each week
The Ouestlon refers to doing the work which may be
different from the pay period.
Q29 IS coded 4 If the Informant haa 2 second lobs and both Q30
and Q31 apply
If tha informant does 2 second 3obs regularly each weak, the
total net (and gross) pay from both lobs lS coded.
Deductions are not coded as such but added to take home pay In
order to code gross pay
If Q30(c) IS coded 1 a check 1s made that the gross pay IS
greater than net pay
If Q30(c) IS coded 2 a check IS made that the gross pay equals
net pay
If the Informant has 2 second lobs as self-employed or employee
not regularly each week, the total gross pay from both lobs IS
coded
450

69
31 To employees not work]og resularly esch week,
to self-employed, ●nd 10 DK If aclf-employed
Hou long have you been
money from this Jobq SJPRFPRD
‘r less than 12 months
‘Codes 1-4)
S)nce >OU started doln8
lh)s JOb
If 12 months or more
(Code 5)
In [he Ias[ 12 months
Less than 3 months . . . ..
3 months - less than 6 months . ...
6 months . less than 9 months ... .
9 months . less thtn 12 months ......
12 months or more . ... ... .. . .
)rOu much hate IOU earned from
!hjs work, af!cr deduct!ng all
buslncss expenses, but before
deduc{lng )ncome tai, N]
contrlbu!nons or monex draun
for lour oun USC’
I SJPRFGRS _
41/4s
)0 MS
I
2
3
4
5
s
43/4:
NOSJPRFT
OR aatai
hothlng, no prof!l 2
T
I!!u!@
IQ32A
Q32B
IQ33
451

33 STATE BENEFITS
Are you receiving any of the
SIa Ie benefits shown on this card. ye5 .,.,,,,.,.,
~
STATEBEN NO ~na
.......
CHBEN
(a) Child Benefit? Yes ...........
no/na
If Child Benefit received ●sk
(i) As we]] as child benefit, CHBNIN
do you receive the Yes ...........
one-parent benefit?
No k
(b) Family Credit? FAMCR
Yes ..........
NIR
no/na
(c) N.1.Retirement pension or Yes .. . .. ..
Old Agc pension?
nolna
INCSUP
(d) Income SupDor{? Yes
(c)
(f]
NIS
no/na
\,l. Sickn CSs bcnefil? }’es
(NoI Employer’s Statutory
sick pay) nofna
L’ncmplo!mcnt bencfil?
UNEMBN
Yes
nolna
3.$ (In addition) arc you rccciving any of the
S13te benefils listed on this card or any
other N] or Sta!e Benefit (e.g. war benefits,
maternity allowance clc)? CARDBEh
Yes . .
No [!!?
WIDPEN
(a) Widow’s pension or War Yes . .
Widow’s pension.
no/na
OTHWID
(b) Any o!hcrStalewidow’s Yes
benefi!s (cg, Widowed
Mother’s allowance). nolna
- 1.
452
[ EXCLUDE: Widow’s Bessc(it
+
+
>
111/18
I Code (a) - (f) aa ●pplicable
2 Q34 I For benefits received 1
-4
3 ,,,48 INCSUPAM L P 49/s3
3 ,4,,$ NISAM s P s6/60
3
UNEMBNAM s II ,, ,:
61/62 t \
3
]7/18
I
L I
For benefits received
code 1 and weekly ra!c
~]
, } Code (a) - (-i) ●s ●pplicable
then code (k)
19/20 wlDpENAM $
1
2
@’::~
3
,,,,, OTHWIDAM t p 28/32
J

Q33 & Q34
Q33(a)
Q33(b)
Q33(c)
Q33(d)
State Benefits
(70/71a)
Code 3 (amount cannot ba coded) is not used at Q33(a ) or
(a)(l).
If the intarview falls m the week when a change in the rate of
benafIt occurs, whatevar rate the informant has given IS codad
However, if the old rate has been given when clearly the new
rata applies, the new rate 1s coded
In general, if the nfotmant is eligible for a benefIt but has
not yet rece~vad it, he ia treated aa not yet receiving that
benefit unless he knows exactly how mch It WI1l be and that lt
w1ll ba backdatad.
If given tha cholca between a usual amount of benefIt or ‘odd’
amount, the usual amount is codad.
Child Banaflt
If Child Benef~t lS not shown it IS assumed that ellglble
fanulles with mora than one child recalva this benefit, but not
if only one child (Tha reason 1. bacausa soma Informants may
ba better off on Income Support than they would ba ~f they
clalmed the Child Benefit )
FemIIY Credit
A coupla with children can clalm Fenuly Credit If either
partner IS in full tme work of at least 24 hours per waak
NI Retlramant Pension, etc
If the wife’s allowance has been included with har husband’s
and she lS 60 or over, har allowanca is transferred to her
schedule, otherwlsa It remains part of her husband’s Income.
Excludsd from (c ) are War Widows’ pansion, Widows’ pension, or
Widowed Mothers’ allowance
Incoma Support
If the informant says he receives incoma from both sources (c
and (d ) but ia unebla to separate the amcunta, the basic
pension IS coded at (c) and the remander coded at (d) All
Income Support is coded on the husband’s schedule only, unles!
ha IS on atrlka or In prison, in which case it can appear on
the wife’s schedule.
Tha amount should excluda any housing benefit
For informants on Employment Tralnlng recelvlng Income support
and a tralnlng allowance, tha total, lncludlng tha allowance,
IS coded
453

45$
Q33(e)
Q33(f)
Q34(a)
Q34(h)
Q34(k)
(70/71b)
NI Sickness Benefit ~tc
This is treated as follows:
i. If the informant is paid and keeps both Sickness Benefit
and full pay from employer - both are coded.
ii. If the informant receives NI Sickness Benefit and his
employer ‘makes up his wages’ and the wages have been
shown at a reduced rate for the period of sickness, the
reduced wage is coded.
iii. If the informant recaivad NI Sicknass Benefit but gives it
to his employer - the entry at (e) is deleted. (A check
is made to ensure that full wages are shown at Q8-16.)
iv. Statutory sick pay is excluded.
Unemployment Benefit
This includes payment made to fishermen in bad weather
If the informant has been unemployed for over a year
Unemployment Benefit is recoded to Income support. Similar
recoding takes place if the informant has never worked.
Amounts received above the basic amounts are reduced and the
excess coded as Income Support.
For informants on Employment Training who receive an allowance
as well as Unemployment Benefit, the total including the
allowance is coded.
Widow’s/War Widow’s pension
For widows aged 60-64 receiving Widow’s Pension a check is made
back to the Employment section. If the woman is not working
Widow’s Pension is recoded to NI Retirement Pension.
Attendance Allowance
This is coded on the schedule of the person receiving it unless
that person is under 16 in which case it is coded on an adult’s
schedule, usually the mother’s.
Am other NI or State Benefit
These are coded in OFF USE boxes F4 and F5 as follows:-
F4 Lonq-term Benefits
This includes such benefits as -
Guardian’s Allowance; Childs Special Allowance; Industrial
Death benefit (include for widows and other dependants);
Workman’s compensation Supplement; Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis
and miscellaneous diseases benefita; War Dependants Pension -
excluding War Widows’ Pension which should appear at Q34(a );
War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.

F5 Taxable benefits
(70/71c)
This benefit lS Industrial Death Benefit.
Excluded as Income (here or elsewhere In the section~
A windfall or other lump sum payment IS not treated as
Income This Includes all redundancy payments and death
grants, inheritances or capital gains, maturing insurances
(other than annultles), death benef~ts, etc.
Slmllarly Local Authority Rent Rebate or allowances (Housing
Benefit) are excluded along with tax rebates (unless a tax
refund was Included In last t~me’s pay).
455

(c) War dmblcment pcnslon
INVAL
(d) lnvalldlty pcnsjon, Yes
lnvalld)!y bcneflt or allowance
m/n8
DISABL
(c) Severe disablement allowance Ycs .
FE!lZ3E
WARD; ‘
3..
no/na
MOBALL
(f) Mobjlj!y allowance Yes -.
no/na
(z) lndssstrlal dlsablcmcnt bencflt
(h) A!rcndancc allouance
()) Inial, d care allouancc
(J) \131ernll\ a]louan~c
(k) An\lh!ng else
SPccIfy type ●nd CURRENT WEEKLY
rate for cacb bcncfjt rccclvcd
INDDIS
Yes .
.0/.8
A7TALL
Yes
no~na
INVCA
Yes
nolna
RA A17ALLAM S P 70/74
I
m
.,
I I 1 1 I
TAXBNTGO 10 Q35T~BNTAM
456,

35
OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS
Are you al present receiving any pensions from
former employers (or spouse’s employers)? JOBPEN
INCLUDE: Regular payments from
employer for early retirement
I Exclude lflumpsum paymcnIonIy I
Yes . . ... .
No !n!..
(a) 1s that onc pension ...............................................................................................................
or more than one?
If more, enter total
~JOBPEN
num er
~
36. Toevermarricd menassdwomcn Applies if Q35 = J or 3
14$146
--t
1, 3 (a)
2 Q42
47/48
DNA, singlcmen andsinglewomcn .................. 8 . Q37
Is the pension (are the pensions) from your own employer(s) or
from your spossse”s former employer(s)? PENSOURC no Ms
Own employer(s) only ........................ 1 . Q37
P’ESS]OS(S) FRo\l OWN EMPLOYER(S)
;;.:!Ics IJ Qj.! = 1 otld Q35(o I = 1 - &
J:J’ Q36 = 1. 3 or 8
j; (a) Howmuch nas your
OPENNO
last payment.
aflcr an! dciiuction of lax at
source? ON~$NNT
49/s0
Spouse’s employer(s) only 2 - Q40
Both own and spouse’s .. . ... ..... ... 3 . Q37
10nl\ or 2nd most 13rd most MII$ ISSEC32 I
most recent recent recent
employer employer employer =
i P s P K P
17/13 ,
5 dlg 2 d!g
j:(b) Mh3! period did
[h]s CO\CT?
A week .. .
Calendar month .....
!
nolnas
;
1
5
I 1 . (b)
1 24;”11
I
5 (c)
OPENPR Other (specify) :
6-6
3 3
37(:)
5f31 1 check,was any
lax deducted al source?
}’es .
16/27
1 1 1 - (i)
No ,.,,.,,,, 2 2 2
OPENTX DKi,!?. 3 3 3 }
(i) So how much was your pension
before tax was deducted?
OPENGR
38. INTERVIEWER CODE
457
GROSS _
1s 11 (GROSS) greater than 1 (NET) for each pension?
(a) Rcchcck amounts with informant and amend,
so that 11 is greater .................................................... ... ... .
(or, if problem cXp]a in) ................................
,... .
L P s P s P
SCeQ39
z~l$~ 11
j dig 2 dig
1 1 1
- See Q38
h’ol
. . . . . . . . . . .,.,,. ..,.,, ...... ..... ,.,,,
Y ----- - (a)

(72/73)
Q. 35-40 Employer’s pensions are not restricted to retirement
pensions but Include any sort of pension from any employer
(lncludlng the Forces), le any payment made for tha rest of
the informant’s llfe Included here are pensions from the
Widows’ and Orphans fund, pensions from former husband where
the Lnfonnant 1s unmarried, pansuans from current employer,
pensions from foreign amployers; regular payments from an
employer for early retirement, eg NCB early retirement
scheme but excluded are War Dlsablllty Panslons (coded at
Q34(c))
Regular redundancy payments can appear here or at Q42.
If Gross not known or not answered it is calculated by
assunung tax as paid at 25%.
Q35 Code 3 denotes that the question was rafused altogether or
the amounts of pension refused. Part (a) and Q36 still
apply
EC Q37/Q40 A check IS made that lf Q37 (c)/Q40(c) lS coded 1 (le Tax was
deducted at source), gross pay at Q37(c)(1)/Q40(c)(1) IS
greater than net pension at Q37(a)/Q40(a)
458

9 INTERVIEWER CODE
h mformaast 81s0 rcccivmg Pcnslons from
spouse’semployer(s) (CODED 3 ●! Q36)?
73
1 I
PENS1ON(S) FROM SPOUSE’S
EhlPLOYER(S)
Appl!ts IJ Q35 - I and% Q{J(a) -
1
-8 and Q~6 -20’ J SPENNO
O(~) How much was your 1ss1payment,
Only or
most recent
employer
t P
2nd most
recent
employer
t
.
P
3MC M
3rd most 14116
[Perschema)
recent
employer
t P
after any deduchon of tax 8!
sourceq
WFNE.
what Per]od d]d A week
3 dlg ? dlg
I I
no,lus
I
J
1
171ss 1
I I 1 (b)
s4fas
1
th]scoicr~
Calendar month { 5 5 (c)
SPENPR O(her (Spec]fy)
! 3 3
3(c) ~f~t 1 check. was ant Yes
I I 1
13\ dcdu:tcd 3! SOUICC’
No 2
SPENTX
6-8
~~ / na ; :
(I) So how much uas vour pens)on
before iax uas dcduc~ed’
i P i P L P
28/s4
SPENGR GROSS —
5 d!g 2 dig
I TERVIEWER CODE
1s 11 (GROSS) grcaicr[ban 1 (NET) for each pensjonn Yes x . . . .
(a) Recheck amounts with Informant and
so that 11 is Srcater
(or, if problem explajo) . .
. . . . . .
●mend,
/
A
Nof
3
16;17
No Y . . . . .
Keyrd
x . . . . .
. . ..- Y ----
. . . . l.-
I
(1)
1 Q42
11
See Q41
Q41
(8)
t Q42
459
9dL

42. (Apart from the pensions you have told me about)
are you at present receiving regular redundancy
payments from a former employer?
1 Lump aum only code 2 1
74
(8) How much was your last payment, after
any deduction of tax at source?
(b)
(c)
REGRD
Yes ......... .
No [??.
REGRDN~
s
What period did this cover? REGRDPR
A week ..........................................
Calendar month ........................
Other (Specify) .......... ..............
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REGRDTAX
h13y 1 che:k, was an> tax deducted at source? Yes . . . ..
No .
DK k
REGRD~RS
(i) SO how much uas your rcdund~ncy
P3!mcnl before tah uas deducted? 5 d!g
43. Are you al present recciling any rent from RENTREC
properly or sublclling? Yes
I
~EXCLUDE I Rent from household members 1
(a) To localaulhority tenants
No h!.
0[ hers, DNA .. . . . ....... . .
Is any of this renr for subletting part LASUBL~
of this accommodation? Yes ...........
No ....
n8=9
RNTRECAM i
44. HOW much ren! did you receive last time,
after deducting all allowable eapenses? 5 dig
(a) What period did this cover? RNTRCPRII
A week . . . .. .... ... .... .... .. . .. . .
460
Calendar month . . . . .. . .
Other (Specify) .
< $) . . . . . . . . . . . .
17/11
1
2, 3
P
]a/a!
s7/w
1
2. 3
3914(
8
(a)- (c)
Q43
NET
(i)
1Q43
GROSS
See (a)
SeeQ43
Q44
1
IQ44
1
9
41/41
P
(s)
i 1See Q45
!
6-6
!2!!9

Q42
Q43/44
(74)
Excluded from Q42 are any regular redundancy payments
alraady recorded at Q37.
Lump sum redundancy pay?nentaare also excluded
Rent from prouerty is the amount whxh is actually aaaossed
for tax purposes. Paymants from boardera and members of the
household are excluded. Rent for subletting part of the
informants acconmodat~on la collected on the schedule of tha
HOH only.
461
.

462
Q45
Q46
Q47f48
(75)
Transitional relief (introduced in April 1990 to lessen the
inunediateimpact of ConnnunityCharge for some people) is
treated as reduced rate Community Charge.
If blank and there is a note that the informant is not
registered, Q45 is coded 6.
Maintenance Payments
Included are maintenance, alimony or separation allowance
from an ex-spouse or former partner; maintenance payments
from the father of the child (not an ex-husband); paternity
payment for a single parent family.
Only maintenance which is currently being received is
included. Where payments have stopped or never been
received, despite a court order, the answer is treated as
‘not receiving’. Also excluded are payments to children who
are not members of the household.
If the informant receives maintenance for both (code 3) but
cannot separate the amount Q46 is recoded to 6.
Payments for an ex-wife and her children can be paid
together or separately. They will probably consist of
different amounts and may be paid with different
fre~encies. If a payment is made regularly, eg weekly or
calendar monthly, that period is coded as how long the
payment was covered at Q48.
For more erratic payments, how long the last payment was
supposed to cover is coded. The amounts should be after tax
has been deducted at source.
.

$S TO those aged 18 and over
75
DNA aged ]6. 17
CCR
Do vou pa) a reduced rate 0( Commun!Iy Charge
(clthtr becssssc you rece!ve a Rebate or because M=9
>OU are a full-t]mc s!ssdent)~
Yes (ga} reduced rate)
No (pay full rate)
Not chg]ble .. . .. . .
..-—
$6 TO 11] MAINTNCE
Th]s may nol be appl]cablcto you, but can I justcheck
DK ...
3re you at presentrecelv]ngany maintenance,allmonb
.eparat]onallowance from a former husband/w]fe or p: Incr
]thcrfor >oursclfor for )our chlldren)7
}es - for ch]ldren
Prompt - for self
as - for bo!h
ncccssar> >es - don I knou uh]ch
48 How long a period djd !hlspa>ment
(Ihoscpayments) covcr~
Maintenance for children
Ma, ntcnancc for self
) CA (or ho!h CCII I scporcfc omo!tlr!
NO none rccclicd
Can’! scpara[c/don’[ Anou uhlch
MAINCHAM
for ch]ldrcn
MAINAMDK
K
‘F
J dig
MAINSFAM
for self 3 d,g
MAINDKAM
kq:: .Wf,c h
MAINCHPD
MAINSFPD
Record period
MAINDKPD
3 dig
=
OFF
1-8
1-8
1-8
71/r
7s/7
1$/1
Q46
Q46
IQ46
i
Q47
Q47
Q49 Page 77
Q49
IQ49 ?agc 77
463

Q49
(77a)
Other Reqular Peyments
Code 1 Private pensions or annulties.
Includes pensions from Trsde Unions and Friendly
Societies, and from private Insurance schemes,
annultles, and payments from a trust or covenant
Excludes pensions from a previous amployer (these
should have been shown at Q35.
Code 5 Regular payment from friends or relatives outside
the household:
Includas paymant from a current spouaa who is not
a member of the housahold (for exampla, a husband
working and living away from homa); regular
payments by sons or daughters to alderly parants,
and parental contributions to studants (provldad
of course, that the parents are not matiers of the
household)
Code 6 An educational qrant
Includes tralnlng grants or payments from a
scholarship to the Informant (not h~s children)t
student travel grants, book grants. If the amount
covers ‘a term’ the number of weeks depends on the
type of student eg undergraduate 10 weaks, post
graduate 17 weeks
Excludes tultlon fees
Code 7 A Government tralnlng schame
Includes ~ allowance If the
college
Excludes YT with an employer
16) and ET which LS coded at
Informant is at
(this IS shown at
Q33(d) or Q33(f)
Code 8 Reqular pavment from any other organlsatlon:
Includes an allowance for a foster child, and
strike pay or s~ck pay from a Trade Unmn.
Foreign benefits eg Eire Unemployment Benefit
Education Malntenanca Allowanca (High School
Bursary - Scotland) (th~s should be on one
parent’s schedule only).
Terrltorlal Army Reserva payments - retalnlng
only
Enterprise Allowance
Job Search and employment transfer scheme
benefits
Q8-
feas
464

Q49
Excludes
(77b)
Employment Rehabilitation allowance.
‘Unearned’ Income from a sleeping partner ie money
received for doing ~ work but informant is not a
member of a limited company.
Payments in kind, any business allowance from an employer
(- a rent and/Or rate allOwance frOm an emplOYer), anY
lump sum payment, and any redundancy or severance pay
(whether lump sum or weekly/rwmthly installments).
If there is nmre than one payment the amounts are combined
to a common period.

49 Arc IOU at present rccclvlng an) ~ regular REGPAYM1-3
p3jmenl irom
pr]valc rrens]ons or annu]lles~ .
Code
17
fr]cnds or relat]~’cs ou!sjdc the household
an educational Srantq
●ll a 8overnmenl trannlng scheme, such as an
ET pro~rammc, YT allowance? .
that
apply
or from any other
(Specify type of
,., . .
. . .
NONE OF THESE
FIRST TYPE OF PAYMENT
or~annat)onq . . . .. . ..
income)
. . . . . .
fm “ ..~, . ~~-~.”
(a) How much was your 1ss! payment, after OTHREGAM
any deduct)on of tax at source’I c
5 dtf
E
\b) who! pcrlod d]d Ih]s co~er’ A .e..k OTHRGPRD
(c) K13\ 1 check, was an,
111 deducted al SOUICC’
SECO\D TYPE OF P4}’hfENT
(a) Hou much U3S tour last palmcnt after
ani dcduc!)on of tax at source’
(b) J4ha! pcr)od d,d th, s co~cr’
(c) May 1 check, was any
lax deducted at sourckq
THIRD TYPE OF PAYMENT
(a)
(b)
(c)
A01
he~ed
How much was your last paymt
any dcductlon of sax at sourceq
What per!od d]d thjs cover?
May 1 check, was an~
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Calendar month
Other (SDecIfY)
.
A week
Calendar month
Other (Spcc,fy)
no nas
OTHRGTAX
A week . .. . . .. . .
Calendar month .
Other (Specify)
b
Yes
No
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GROSS
NET
GROSS
NET
GROSS

50. Show card O
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(8) - (c)
Do you have now, or have you
had in the last 12 mon!hs,
saving accounts u,ith sny of the
banks or societies shown
on this card?
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How much interest have
you received or been
credited with in the
(a) Tax Exempt Special Savings
last 12 months?
Account with bank or
t P
building society (TESSA) SS[SJ
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‘TESSA”
Yes .............
5
GROSS
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●TESS.
nofna ) Nil interest _ o AAM”
(b) Other Building Society
4s/4t
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accounts
●OTHBLD* Yes 1 (i)
noina 2 (c)
(i) Vas the interest paid:
L P
49/s5
deducted
‘f’” ‘a’
(net)
‘ad be’” ●BLDN~*
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Sa,,4ETAti0
all
that
apply
before tax had been’ BLDGRS*l
dcduclcd 31 50UfCC (gross)
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GROSS
●BLDG-
Nil inlcrest — 0 RSAM*
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(c) O!her bank accounts ●OTHBNK*
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Yes ............1 1
Code
811
that
467
apply
(i)
Was the in!erest paid:
nolna
after tax had been ●BNKNET$
deducted (net) ...........................................
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before tax had beenOBNKGRSO r“
deducted at source (gross) .......... ...... I
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4A-B\lndsched pt3
(78/79)
If the smount of interest IS not known but the capital IS
given, Interest IS calculated at 10%
If the Informant lS self-employed and has paid direct tax
but does not know how much, the amount LS imputed from
information given at Q23 If this lS not poss~ble due to
Inadequate details, the main question IS recoded to 3
Excluded from the total are tax refunds

(d) Post Office Ssvins accounts
(e)
Code
79
‘AV4W!S... .. 1
no/M
Any other savings
sccounts, investments or
shares that can prowde
merest or d]v]dcnds’ OTHERSAV
(I) Mas the ]nterest pa,d
after lax had been .N~SV*
deducted (net)
Yes
nolna
all before tsi had been
‘GRSV*
that dedu:~cd 3! source (~ross)
~PPIY ‘OTHSVDK”(
Dur]ng Ihc last 12 months () e mnce ). TAX
ha,c )OUpa)dan> Income lax direct 10
How much interest have
you receavedor been
cred!tcd wi!h jn the
last 12 monthsq
17/18 i P
. 1*156
J ,* GROSS
2
Nil interest_
Inland Revenue’ Yes .. 1
r
No ..... . . .. 2. J
* o
6s/s6
(8)
lNTP-
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EXCLUDE Tax paid throu~h PAYE, taa deducted
at aourcc, and N] contributions
(a) How much tax d)d you pay
Rcvcncc spart from Capital
dlrcct
Gains
to Inlsnd
tax?
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469
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