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SN 3057 - Family Expenditure Survey, 1980

Variables

GROUP 1 :   HIRFirst record of case. Household Ident Record, code "H/H "

GROUP 2 :   HCR

GROUP 3 :   HDR HOUSEHOLD DATA RECORD, code 0002 APPEARS ONCE FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD. 'T' CODES ARE INTRODUCED IN THIS RECORD AS SIR REQUIRES THAT VARIABLE NAMES BEGIN WITH AN ALPHABETIC CHARACTER, AND THE 'T' DENOTES THAT ALL VALUES ARE STORED AS TENTHS OF PENCE (1,000 = Pounds 1). COMMENT 'T011-13, GROSS RENT/RATES' COMMENT 'T020-23, GROSS RENT/RATES INC.NON SEPARABLE SERVICE ELEMENT' COMMENT 'T030-6 GROSS RATES IF PAID SEPARATELY' COMMENT 'T060-T066 OTHER REGULAR HOUSING PAYMENTS' COMMENT 'T070-6 RATEABLE VALUE FOR PORTION OF DWELLING OCCUPIED' COMMENT 'T090-T106 RENT RECEIVED FROM SUB-LET' COMMENT 'T110-16 INSURANCE ON DWELLING STRUCTURE' COMMENT 'T120-26 CARAVAN,H/BOAT SITE RENT' COMMENT 'T130-35 INTEREST ONLY MORTGAGES-INTEREST PAID' COMMENT 'T150-55 INTEREST/PRINCIPLE MORTGAGES- INTERE

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GROUP 4 :   HPCHousehold Products Record. code 0006 THIS APPEARS ONCE FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD. FOR 'HH' PLEASE READ HOUSEHOLD. Note that all numerical P values are multiplied by 10 so the range for a head of H/H age is 150-1200. COMMENT 'P200-2 NO.OF ROOMS OCCUPIED,DE OR CSO BASIS' COMMENT 'P201(CSO)A112 DIV BY 2 + A111 & A115 MINUS A118,MINUS A117 DIV BY 2' COMMENT 'P205-10 RATES REBATE-TENURE TYPES 1-6' COMMENT 'P211-16 CALCULATED RATES TEN.TYPES 1-6' COMMENT 'P217-19 CONSTANT FOR ADJUSTED RATEABLE VALS,S=N.IRE,T=SCOT,U=ENG/WALES COMMENT 'P221-6 CALCULATED RATES LESS REBATE, TENURE TYPES 1-6' COMMENT 'P231-33 RENT RABATES/ALLOWANCES TENURE TYPES 1-3' COMMENT 'P239-40 OWNER-OCC RATEABLE VALUE TENURE TYPES 4,5' COMMENT 'P241-6 GROSS WKLY VAL TENURE TYPES 1-6' COMMENT 'P248-50 GROSS WEEKLY VAL;SLOT METER P

GROUP 5 :   CHPIDCredit/HP Ident record, code HIRE

GROUP 6 :   CREDATCredit Data code 0003 This record corresponds to words 4 to 6 of the Credit/HP Data record. Note that Credit transactions are now seperate from HP transactions (see next record). As the original base tape (1980) specification is so complicated this has been simplified. As word four is now redundant (Credit and HP records now being seperate) it has been omitted. The variables are as follows: 1) CASENO case number, 2) CRTRANNO number of credit transaction within this case (numbered 1...) 3) CRCODE Originally word 5 (first three characters) in range 101 to 999 4) CRSUFFIX last (ie fourth character of) word 5 (the suffix) in range 'C' to 'L' 5) CRWKVAL weekly value (word 6)

GROUP 7 :   HPDATHP Data Record code 0003 This record corresponds to words 7 to 26 of the Credit/HP Data record. Note that HP transactions are now seperate from Credit transactions (see previous record). As the original base tape (1980) specification is so complicated this has been simplified. Word 7 is now used for person number. The variables are as follows: 1) CASENO case number, 2) HPTRANNO number of HP transaction within this case (numbered 1...) 3) PERSNO - person number 4) HPTRID Originally word 8 (first character) in range A to Z. 5) HPTRTYPE last (ie second character of) word 8 (the suffix) in range 1 to 5. 6) HPCODE Code (originally word 9) in range 101 to 999 7) HPPERIOD (originally last charcter of word 9) period code. 8) HPINSVAL installment value (word 10) 9) A100VAL Originally word 12

GROUP 8 :   PIRPersonal Ident Record code PERS

GROUP 9 :   PCRPersonal Characteristics Record code 0001 Note that due to 40 character limit for VALUE LABELS the following information is not shown in the VALUE LABEL for A015 A015 (1) WORKING PERSONS (CODES 1,2,3 / 4 see A201) (2) 'RETIRED OR UNOCCUPIED & MINIMUM PENSION AGE MEN > 65, WOMEN > 60, CODED 5,6,7 AT A201' (3) 'FULL-TIME EDUCATION see code A007=1-10,A015 NOT=(1 OR 2)' (4) 'OTHER (CODE A015 NOT = 1, 2 OR 3) ' /

GROUP 10 :   PERSINCPersonal Income Record code 0004 THIS RECORD INTRODUCES 'T' CODES , AS SIR REQUIRES THAT VARIABLE NAMES START WITH AN ALPHABETIC CHARACTER, AND THE 'T' DENOTES THAT ALL OF THE VALUES ARE RECORDED AS TENTHS OF PENCE (1,000 = Pounds 1). Because SIR only allows 40 character VALUE LABELS The following abbreviations have been used: F/T-Full Time P/T-Part Time TEMP`LY-TEMPORARILY SUBSID-SUBSIDIARY JOB-OCCUPATION NOW-AT PRESENT BNFT-BENEFIT WAGES-WAGE/SALARY GET-RECEIVING GOT-RECEIVED COMMENT 'P203-4 SELF-EMPLOYMENT' COMMENT 'T352-3 ALLOWANCES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES' COMMENT 'T400-404 CHILD UNDER 16'

GROUP 11 :   PERPersonal Expenditure Record code 0015, 0025 THE X RANGE OF VARIABLES HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT BY SIR THAT VARIABLE NAMES START WITH AN ALPHABETIC CHARACTER. THEY REPRESENT THE CODES THAT PREVIOUSLY ENDED WITH A SPACE. PERSNO is used to keep a count of the total number of records of record type 11 created for a given case. It is also used to create a unique KEY FIELD for record type 11. WEEKNO can be '1' or '2' COMMENT 'X216-220 SPACE HEATING' COMMENT 'X221-29 HOUSING' COMMENT 'X231-39 PURCHASE OF MATERIALS,TOOLS HOUSE MAINT' COMMENT 'X240-61 FUEL,LIGHT,POWER' COMMENT 'X271-X291 PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER H/H' COMMENT 'X350-89 FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY' COMMENT 'DURABLE H/H GOODS X401-36' COMMENT 'X601-750 OTHER GOODS' COMMENT 'X751- SERVICES' COMMENT 'X781-99 SER

GROUP 12 :   PPCPersonal Product Codes code 0006 COMMENT 'SABTD=SEE ANNUAL BASE TAPE DOC FOR DETAILS' COMMENT 'P195- INC. NOT ASS'BLE TO TAX' COMMENT 'P001-54 PERS PCS CALC FOR EACH INDIV, COMMENT SABTD=SEE ANNUAL BASE TAPE DOC FOR DETAILS' COMMENT 'P055-7 BETTING,PAYMENTS LESS WINNINGS,NEG ANSWERS ACCEPTABLE' COMMENT 'P065-79 COMPONENTS OF NORMAL GROSS WAGE/SALARY,13 WEEK RULE APPLIED' COMMENT 'P080-99 PCS FOR HEAD OF H/H,WHERE A001=1' COMMENT 'P100-15 PCS FOR WIFE OF HEAD,WHERE RELATIONSHIP A002=1 AND SEX A004=2' COMMENT 'P116-29 PERSONAL EXP.FROM RECORD BOOKS AND SCHED.B' COMMENT 'P130-7 CSO PERSONAL PCS' COMMENT 'P138-44 ABATEMENT FROM EMPLOYMENT INC.' COMMENT 'P146-50 PERSONAL EXP ON HOUSE REPAIR/MAINT' COMMENT 'P160 CURRENT SUPP BENEFIT RECIEVED' COMMENT 'P163-4 PERSONAL COMPONENTS OF NET HH I

GROUP 13 :   EREducation Record code EDUC

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