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Mainstage Variable

ivh

PNO of person answering HH questions

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Survey information Interview characteristics and conditions Household interview

Individual variables

Variable name	Variable label	Datafile
ivh0	whether answers hh questions: non hh member	hhresp
ivh1	whether person number 1 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh2	whether person number 2 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh3	whether person number 3 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh4	whether person number 4 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh5	whether person number 5 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh6	whether person number 6 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh7	whether person number 7 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh8	whether person number 8 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh9	whether person number 9 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh10	whether person number 10 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh11	whether person number 11 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh12	whether person number 12 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh13	whether person number 13 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh14	whether person number 14 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh15	whether person number 15 answered household questionnaire	hhresp
ivh16	whether person number 16 answered household questionnaire	hhresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w15.ivh

Question label:

PNO of person answering HH questions

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