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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablec_prel
Labelrel between proxy and proxy informant
Responses
-9 missing 0
-8 inapplicable 45903
-7 proxy 0
-2 refusal 0
-1 don't know 0
1 husband/wife 1687
2 partner/cohabitee 403
3 civil partner 7
4 natural son/daughter 711
5 adopted son/daughter 2
6 foster child 0
7 stepson/stepdaughter 21
8 son-in-law/daughter-in-law 19
9 natural parent 680
10 adoptive parent 8
11 foster parent 1
12 step-parent 17
13 parent-in-law 7
14 natural brother/sister 130
15 half-brother/sister 0
16 step-brother/sister 1
17 adopted brother/sister 0
18 foster brother/sister 1
19 brother/sister-in-law 18
20 grand-child 21
21 grand-parent 6
22 cousin 8
23 aunt/uncle 5
24 niece/nephew 5
25 other relative 3
26 employee 1
27 employer 0
28 lodger/boarder/tenant 6
29 landlord/landlady 0
30 other non-relative 68
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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