The table below shows the full variable list included in the microdata teaching file.
Variable list
| Variable | Number of categories for each variable to be released | Categories in the teaching dataset to be released |
| Person ID | Unique reference ID | Unique reference ID |
| Region | 10 | E12000001 North East |
| E12000002 North West | ||
| E12000003 Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| E12000004 East Midlands | ||
| E12000005 West Midlands | ||
| E12000006 East of England | ||
| E12000007 London | ||
| E12000008 South East | ||
| E12000009 South West | ||
| W92000004 Wales | ||
| Residence type | 2 | C Resident in a communal establishment |
| H Not resident in a communal establishment | ||
| Family composition | 6 | 1. Not in a family |
| (also -9) | 2. Married/same-sex civil partnership couple family | |
| 3. Cohabiting couple family | ||
| 4. Lone parent family (male head) | ||
| 5. Lone parent family (female head) | ||
| 6. Other related family | ||
| -9. No code required (Resident of a communal establishment, students or schoolchildren living away during term-time, or a short-term resident) | ||
| Population base | 3 | 1. Usual resident |
| 2. Student living away from home during term-time | ||
| 3. Short-term resident | ||
| Sex | 2 | 1. Male |
| 2. Female | ||
| Age | 8 | 1. 0 to 15 |
| 2. 16 to 24 | ||
| 3. 25 to 34 | ||
| 4. 35 to 44 | ||
| 5. 45 to 54 | ||
| 6. 55 to 64 | ||
| 7. 65 to 74 | ||
| 8. 75 and over | ||
| Marital status | 5 | 1. Single (never married or never registered a same-sex civil partnership) |
| 2. Married or in a registered same-sex civil partnership | ||
| 3. Separated but still legally married or separated but still legally in a same-sex civil partnership | ||
| 4. Divorced or formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolved | ||
| 5. Widowed or surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnership | ||
| Student | 1. Yes | |
| (Schoolchild or full-time student) | 2 | 2. No |
| Country of birth | 2 | 1. UK |
| (also -9) | 2. Non UK | |
| -9. No Code required (Students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Health | 5 | 1. Very good health |
| (General health) | (also -9) | 2. Good health |
| 3. Fair health | ||
| 4. Bad health | ||
| 5. Very bad health | ||
| -9. No code required (Students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Ethnic group | 5 | 1. White |
| (also -9) | 2. Mixed | |
| 3. Asian and Asian British | ||
| 4. Black or Black British | ||
| 5. Chinese or Other ethnic group | ||
| - 9 No code required (Not resident in England or Wales, students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Religion | 9 | 1. No religion |
| (also -9) | 2. Christian | |
| 3. Buddhist | ||
| 4. Hindu | ||
| 5. Jewish | ||
| 6. Muslim | ||
| 7. Sikh | ||
| 8. Other religion | ||
| 9. Not stated | ||
| -9. No code required (Not resident in England or Wales, students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Economic activity | 9 | 1. Economically active: Employee |
| (also -9) | 2. Economically active: Self-employed | |
| 3. Economically active: Unemployed | ||
| 4. Economically active: Full-time student | ||
| 5. Economically inactive: Retired | ||
| 6. Economically inactive: Student | ||
| 7. Economically inactive: Looking after home or family | ||
| 8. Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled | ||
| 9. Economically inactive: Other | ||
| -9. No code required (Aged under 16 or students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Occupation | 9 | 1. Managers, Directors and Senior Officials |
| (also -9) | 2. Professional Occupations | |
| 3. Associate Professional and Technical Occupations | ||
| 4. Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | ||
| 5. Skilled Trades Occupations | ||
| 6. Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | ||
| 7. Sales and Customer Service Occupations | ||
| 8. Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | ||
| 9. Elementary Occupations | ||
| -9. No code required (People aged under 16, people who have never worked and students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Industry | 12 | 1. Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
| (also -9) | 2. Mining and quarrying; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning system; Water supply | |
| 3. Construction | ||
| 4. Wholesale and retail trade; Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | ||
| 5. Accommodation and food service activities | ||
| 6. Transport and storage; Information and communication | ||
| 7. Financial and insurance activities; Intermediation | ||
| 8. Real estate activities; Professional, scientific and technical activities; Administrative and support service activities | ||
| 9. Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | ||
| 10. Education | ||
| 11. Human health and social work activities | ||
| 12. Other community, social and personal service activities; Private households employing domestic staff; Extra-territorial organisations and bodies | ||
| -9. No code required (People aged under 16, people who have never worked, and students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Hours worked per week | 4 | 1. Part-time: 15 or less hours worked |
| (also -9) | 2. Part-time: 16 to 30 hours worked | |
| 3. Full-time: 31 to 48 hours worked | ||
| 4. Full-time: 49 or more hours worked | ||
| -9. No code required (People aged under 16, people not working, and students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||
| Approximated social grade | 4 | 1. AB |
| (also -9) | 2. C1 | |
| 3. C2 | ||
| 4. DE | ||
| -9. No code required (People aged under 16, people resident in communal establishments, and students or schoolchildren living away during term-time) | ||