Possible to associate label with checkbox without using "for=id"?

I know that it is good sometimes to associate a label with a checkbox:

<input id="something" type="checkbox" value="somevalue" />
<label for="something">this is label text</label>

..but do I have to use an id to associate it?
The main reason I even care is because I like being able to click a label to toggle the checkbox value, but don't like the idea of using an id for something so simple.

I guess I could use jQuery toggle the previous element (checkbox) of a clicked label, but maybe there is something simpler I'm missing. https://stackoverflow.com/a/2720771/923817 looked like a solution, but the user said it doesn't work in IE.

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Yes, place the input inside the label.

<label><input type=checkbox name=chkbx1> Label here</label>

See implicit label association in the HTML specifications.

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<label for="something">this is label text</label>
<input id="something" type="checkbox" value="somevalue" />

actually the for attribute was used for screen readers to disabled persons, so not useful for accessibility to write without for attribute

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Demo: JsFiddle

.c-custom-checkbox {
padding-left: 20px;
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
}
.c-custom-checkbox input[type=checkbox] {
position: absolute;
opacity: 0;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
left: 0;
}
.c-custom-checkbox .c-custom-checkbox__img {
display: inline;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
background-image: none;
background-color: #fff;
color: #000;
border: 1px solid #333;
border-radius: 3px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.c-custom-checkbox input[type=checkbox]:checked + .c-custom-checkbox__img {
background-position: 0 0;
background-color: tomato;
}
<label class="c-custom-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox" id="valueCheck" />
<i class="c-custom-checkbox__img"></i>Some Label
</label>


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