country identifier
11 = Austria
12 = Germany
13 = Sweden
14 = Netherlands
15 = Spain
16 = Italy
17 = France
18 = Denmark
19 = Greece
20 = Switzerland
23 = Belgium
25 = Israel
28 = Czechia
29 = Poland
30 = Ireland

Groups of countries
1 = Nordics
2 = Continental
3 = Southern

year of birth
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know

Age category in w1
1 = Age in w1 <=64
2 = Age in w1 >=65

male or female
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = male
2 = female

marital status
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = married and living together with spouse
2 = registered partnership
3 = married, living separated from spouse
4 = never married
5 = divorced
6 = widowed

resp: household composition
10 = ego alone
20 = cple alone
30 = with family
40 = with others

person lives alone
0 = not living alone
1 = living alone

current job situation
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = retired
2 = employed or self-employed (including working for family busi
3 = unemployed
4 = permanently sick or disabled
5 = homemaker
6 = country-specific category 6 (IL)
7 = country-specific category 7 (IL)
97 = other (specify)

0 = non-retired
1 = retired

0 = non-employed
1 = employed

Other_inactive
0 = non-other inactive
1 = other inactive

employee or a self-employed in (main) job
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = employee
2 = civil servant
3 = self-employed

respondent: ISCED-97 coding of education
-7 = not yet coded (temporary)
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = none
1 = isced-97 code 1
2 = isced-97 code 2
3 = isced-97 code 3
4 = isced-97 code 4
5 = isced-97 code 5
6 = isced-97 code 6
95 = still in school
97 = other

Quartiles of EI
1 = Poorest 25%
2 = second quartile
3 = third quartile
4 = richest 25%

Poor SHARE 60%
0 = non-poor
1 = poor

Household's ability to Make ends meet
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = great difficulty
2 = some difficulty
3 = fairly easily
4 = easily

self-perceived health - european version
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = very good
2 = good
3 = fair
4 = bad
5 = very bad

spheu-less than good health
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = good/verygood
1 = less than good

2+ chronic diseases
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = less than 2 diseases
1 = 2+ chronic diseases

1+ adl limitations
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = no adl limitations
1 = 1+ adl limitations

iadl limitations no-yes
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = no limitations
1 = 1+ iadl limitations

depression scale EURO-D - high is depressed
0 = 0 not depressed
12 = 12 very depressed

EURO-D caseness
0 = no
1 = yes

body mass index
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
9999997 = value suspected wrong

bmi categories
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = below 18.5 -underweight
2 = 18.5 - 24.9 - normal
3 = 25-29.9 -overweight
4 = 30 and above -obese
9999997 = value suspected wrong

1+ mobility, arm function and fine motor limitations
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = 0
1 = 1+

3+ mobility, arm function and fine motor limitations
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = 0-2 limitations
1 = 3+ limitations

current smoking
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = yes, currently smoke
2 = never smoked daily for at least one year
5 = no, i have stopped

drinking > 2 glasses of alcohol almost every or 5/6 days a week
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
0 = not drinking more than 2 glasses daily or 5-6 a week
1 = drinking 2 glasses 5-6 days a week or every day

distance to nearest child
1 = in the same hhhold
2 = in the same building
3 = <1km
4 = 1 to 25 km
5 = 5 >25 km

Frequency of most contacted child
1 = daily
2 = several times a week
3 = about once a week
4 = about every 2 weeks
5 = about once a month
6 = less than once a month
7 = never

Child lives in same household or building
0 = no coresidence
1 = coresidence with child

given help to others outside the household
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = yes
5 = no

Received informal help
1 = Yes
5 = No

area of building
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = a big city
2 = the suburbs or outskirts of a big city
3 = a large town
4 = a small town
5 = a rural area or village

type of building
-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = a farm house
2 = a free standing one or two family house
3 = a one or two family house as row or double house
4 = a building with 3 to 8 flats
5 = a building with 9 or more flats but no more than 8 floors
6 = a high-rise with 9 or more floors
7 = a housing complex with services for elderly
8 = special housing for elderly (24 hours attention)

how satisfied are you with your life in general
-5 = not answered
1 = very satisfied
2 = somewhat satisfied
3 = somewhat dissatisfied
4 = very dissatisfied

i feel that my life has meaning
-9 = not applicable (e.g.filtered)
-5 = not answered
-4 = not codeable
-3 = implausible value / value suspected wrong
1 = often
2 = sometimes
3 = rarely
4 = never

paid out-of-pocket for outpatient care
-9999992 = refusal
-9999991 = don't know

basic health insurance Fund
-2 = refusal
-1 = dont know
0 = IKA
1 = OGA
2 = TEBE/OAEE
3 = OPAD
4 = DEKO
5 = TSAY/TSMEDE
6 = TAXY
7 = NAT
8 = Trapezoypallilon
9 = Alla tameia
96 = Kanena tameio

-2 = refusal
-1 = don't know
1 = a relief
2 = a concern
3 = neither a relief nor a concern
4 = both a relief and a concern