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LS variable metadata

OCSCHWI
TableWDOW Widow(er)hoods
Short descriptionSocial class as defined by occupation of male LS member stated at death of spouse (1980/1990 classification)
SourceDraft entry for deaths (Form 310): Boxes G(b) and H(b) If the LS member is female the field is Blank
Code notes1971-1978: Blank. See OCSCGWI. 1979-20/04/91: 0-5, 7-9 SPACE = (not applicable: OC3FWI = SPACES) 21/04/91 - 31/12/92 : 1-9 Code 9 is expanded as follows: '...and/or dependent relative, housewife/husband, full-time student, independent means, permanently sick, no previous occupation or not stated' 1993 onwards: Blank. See OCSCH9WI.

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
821See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995), page 342 (death registration draft entry form), pp. 24-25 and page 98 (general details), pp. 101-103 (comparability), pp. 136-137 (data quality).

Additional information

ValueLabel
id961
m204namePAABWDOW
fullname(WDOW)OCSCHWI
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for deaths (Form 310): Boxes G(b) and H(b) If the LS member is female the field is Blank
derivedN
codelistN
restrictedN
formatText
length1
occurs4
startdate19790101
enddate19921231
keywordSocio-economic
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0WDOW

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS