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- Demographic characteristics
- Age (12)
- Citizenship (7)
- Country of birth (13)
- Date of birth (25)
- Ethnicity (21)
- Gender (3)
- Marital status (11)
- Sex (12)
- Education
- Career advice (1)
- Cognitive ability (134)
- Education consent (38)
- Educational levels (247)
- Academic qualifications (156)
- Further education (47)
- Higher education (7)
- Secondary education (103)
- Educational status (27)
- Primary school (11)
- Training schemes (171)
- Tutoring (12)
- Employment
- Commuting behaviour (40)
- Carbon emissions (1)
- Commuting patterns (18)
- Mode of travel (12)
- Parking access (2)
- Work location (2)
- Remote working (2)
- Service quality (1)
- Current job (85)
- Employment spell (31)
- Multiple jobs (5)
- Occupations (3)
- Occupations (38)
- Discrimination (8)
- Employment conditions (360)
- Job promotion (7)
- Job security (1)
- Leave (21)
- Overtime pay (17)
- Retirement (152)
- Wages (94)
- Employment history (176)
- Employment spell (86)
- Occupations (56)
- Employment status (102)
- Employer (4)
- Supervisory status (18)
- Type of employment (11)
- Voluntary work (3)
- Gig economy (11)
- Earnings (3)
- Working hours (2)
- Income (46)
- Benefits (13)
- Allowance (4)
- Pensions (1)
- Tax credit (4)
- Unemployment (5)
- Labour income (9)
- Parents employment status (52)
- Employer (2)
- Employment history (10)
- Occupations (38)
- Self-employment (2)
- Returning to work (13)
- Section introduction (19)
- Self-employment (149)
- Commuting behaviour (11)
- Commuting patterns (11)
- Mode of travel (7)
- Earnings (37)
- Employment spell (2)
- Job satisfaction (6)
- Occupations (2)
- Pensions (1)
- Working hours (52)
- Training and development (266)
- Training schemes (165)
- Unemployment (52)
- Occupations (36)
- Working conditions (133)
- Job expectations (35)
- Job preferences (18)
- Job satisfaction (22)
- Technology use (3)
- Work autonomy (6)
- Work illness (2)
- Workplace (38)
- Youth employment (51)
- Earnings (5)
- Job satisfaction (9)
- Working hours (8)
- Ethnicity and immigration
- Citizenship (4)
- Country of birth (28)
- Country of birth (2)
- Discrimination (11)
- Education (13)
- Ethnic group (51)
- Harassment (16)
- Identity affiliation (60)
- Language (11)
- Migration history (12)
- Religion (16)
- Remittances (8)
- Family and households
- Childcare (30)
- Childcare hours (5)
- Childcare payments (10)
- Family background (78)
- Father background (21)
- Mother background (23)
- Family life (752)
- Digital behaviour (53)
- Family planning (32)
- Fertility history (230)
- Friends (71)
- Language profile (133)
- Welsh (10)
- Leisure activities (43)
- Culture activities (13)
- Gambling (10)
- Sport activities (12)
- Partnership history (120)
- Family structure (420)
- Aunt or uncle (29)
- Children (135)
- Cousins (21)
- Grandparents (13)
- Niece or nephew (21)
- Parents (55)
- Partner (19)
- Siblings (106)
- Household composition (283)
- Children (91)
- Household size (85)
- Member status (68)
- Absent member (26)
- Parents (23)
- Non co-residents family (120)
- Parenting (189)
- Parenting styles (45)
- Health and well-being
- Accidents (11)
- Child health (21)
- Covid-19 (46)
- Health conditions (107)
- Disabilities (8)
- Health consent (26)
- Health service use (80)
- Health check-up (22)
- Lifestyle and health (369)
- Health status (73)
- Nutrition and exercise (95)
- Exercise (46)
- Healthy eating (28)
- Sleep behaviour (24)
- Substance use (100)
- Alcohol use (29)
- Drug use (25)
- Health behaviours (15)
- Alcohol use (5)
- Smoking/vaping (10)
- Smoking/vaping (30)
- Mental health (111)
- Youth mental health (31)
- Oral health (4)
- Reproductive health (161)
- Childbirth (90)
- Live birth (70)
- Multiple births (11)
- Fertility (15)
- Fertility treatment (11)
- Social care (117)
- Care homes (15)
- Caring activities (46)
- Formal care (10)
- Well-being (166)
- Discrimination (43)
- Bullying (14)
- Harassment (18)
- Life satisfaction (13)
- Personality traits (20)
- Quality of life (35)
- Housing
- Dwelling characteristics (119)
- Amenities & facilities (75)
- Cost of appliances (14)
- Housing conditions (18)
- Structure & layout (18)
- Utilities (8)
- Housing benefits (1)
- Housing costs (43)
- Council tax (5)
- Mortgage (8)
- Rent (15)
- Housing expenditures (26)
- Utilities (24)
- Neighbourhood attachment (49)
- Local services (8)
- Service use (3)
- Residential mobility (82)
- Mobility reasons (32)
- Money and finances
- Benefits (88)
- Benefit income (2)
- Benefits consent (3)
- Family benefits (4)
- Housing benefits (1)
- Tax credits (2)
- Debts and liabilities (72)
- Credit cards (5)
- Amount (2)
- Debt source (9)
- Joint debt (5)
- Expenditures (61)
- Childcare (13)
- Food (1)
- Insurance (3)
- Leisure (1)
- Social care (22)
- Student fees (13)
- Student loans (4)
- Financial assets (92)
- Investment (35)
- Investment amount (19)
- Type of account (6)
- Savings (57)
- Account ownership (11)
- Saving amounts (27)
- Type of account (8)
- Financial stress (13)
- Household assets (95)
- Consumer durables (61)
- Properties (25)
- Second property (7)
- Vehicles (9)
- Household expenditures (85)
- External transfers (25)
- Internal transfers (28)
- Utilities (24)
- Household income aggregates (83)
- Annual income (6)
- Benefit income (10)
- Deductions (6)
- Gross income (4)
- Investment income (10)
- Labour income (15)
- Pension income (8)
- Transfer income (7)
- Housing costs (43)
- Council tax (6)
- Mortgage (8)
- Rent (15)
- Income components (386)
- Annual income (3)
- Estimated income (28)
- Income source (24)
- Investment income (20)
- Labour income (178)
- Earnings (105)
- Expected earnings (10)
- Second job (2)
- Self-employment (25)
- Other sources (4)
- Pension income (12)
- Personal income (12)
- Total income (9)
- Transfer income (21)
- Remittances (9)
- Retirement income (86)
- Pension drawdown (4)
- Politics and social attitudes
- Information and social connectedness (23)
- Media exposure (12)
- News source (2)
- News website (2)
- Newspaper (6)
- Tv news (2)
- Social networks (11)
- Friendship (9)
- Institutional politics and governance (88)
- Elections (7)
- Eu elections (4)
- Eu integration (6)
- Eu referendum (3)
- General elections (11)
- Ni elections (7)
- Party support (16)
- Political engagement (15)
- Welsh elections (5)
- Social values and attitudes (205)
- Personal values (8)
- Political values (25)
- Religious attitudes (29)
- Religious practice (18)
- Social attitudes (59)
- Gender role (23)
- Survey information
- Interview characteristics and conditions (783)
- Consent details (4)
- Contact details (75)
- Dwelling units (89)
- Experiments (31)
- Household grid (9)
- Household interview (49)
- Incentives (5)
- Interview context (26)
- Interview date (79)
- Interview language (45)
- Interview length (16)
- Member removed (95)
- Proxy interview (7)
- Refusal (34)
- Screening questions (14)
- Interview date (18)
- Interview mode (9)
- Interview outcomes (145)
- Population weights (145)
- Design weight (7)
- Household weight (7)
- Issue weight (2)
- Longitudinal weight (40)
- Mortality adjustment (32)
- Sample design (56)
- Sample month (16)
- Sample origin (7)
- Sample status (13)
- Transport and environment
- Commuting behaviour (48)
- Commuting patterns (27)
- Mode of travel (17)
- Parking access (2)
- Work location (2)
- Remote working (2)
- Diet behaviour (13)
- Food consumption (10)
- Energy use (37)
- Consent (2)
- Consumer durables (1)
- Appliances (1)
- Electronics (1)
- Household fuel (25)
- Energy cost (19)
- Pollution (2)
- Renewable energy (4)
- Solar heating (1)
- Wind electricity (1)
- Transport behaviour (16)
- Air travel (4)
- Consent (1)
- Distance travel (1)
- Vehicle access (8)
- Vehicle capacity (4)
- Vehicle characteristics (3)
- Engine size (1)
- Type of fuel (1)
- Vehicle age (1)
- Young people
- Family background (7)
- Social status (2)
- Family cohesion (39)
- Family relationships (16)
- Parents relationship (23)
- Lifestyle (100)
- Caring (4)
- Housework (4)
- Leisure activities (32)
- Culture activities (11)
- Sport activities (8)
- Nutrition and exercise (16)
- Exercise (6)
- Healthy eating (10)
- Use of money (6)
- Voluntary work (2)
- Plans for the future (11)
- Risky behaviours (52)
- Drinking habits (12)
- Drug use (19)
- Smoking/vaping (14)
- Youth development (100)
- Social experiences (3)
- Bullying (2)
- Discrimination (1)
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