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Constructed variable
A recoded variable created by data producers or archives based on the data originally collected. Examples include age grouped into cohorts, income grouped into 7 categories, Goldthorpe-Index, or the creation of a variable called ‘POVERTY’ from information collected on the income of respondents.
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