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Net Income Variable in BHPS
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Hi,
I was wondering whether the derived labour income variable bW_fimnlabgrs_dv in the BHPS data (not UKHLS) measures total gross or net labour income.
Unfortunately, the variable label does not give information on this. I couldn't even find the variable in the BHPS documentation.
Given the case that bW_fimnlabgrs_dv reports gross labour income, could you please tell me if there is a derived net labour income variable in the data?
In the datasets, I couldn’t find a bW_fimnl variable as described in the manuals.
Thanks!
Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team
Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
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bW_fimnlabgrs_dv is gross labour income.
bw_fimnlabgrs_dv in the harmonised files is the same as bw_fimnl in the standalone BHPS files. See page 19 of the harmonised BHPS user guide:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/documentation/mainstage/user-guides/bhps-harmonised-user-guide.pdf
There is currently no net labour income variable in the BHPS (standalone or harmonised) data files. But there is a dataset of BHPS net income variables produced by Jenkins et al. You can download it from the UKDS: https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=3909
Hope this helps. If you have further questions please let us know.
Alita
Updated by Alita Nandi over 5 years ago
But please note the Jenkins et al net income files only produced net household labour income and not individual level income variables.
Updated by Alita Nandi over 4 years ago
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