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LS variable metadata
| DPCH21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Number of dependent children in household. 2021. |
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| Source | 2021 Census |
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| Code notes | 0-19, -6 Missing, -9 No code required (No code required (Communal Establishment), XX (No person household) |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 0 | No children in household |
| 1 | No dependent children in household |
| 2 | One dependent child in household aged 0-4 |
| 3 | One dependent child in household aged 5-7 |
| 4 | One dependent child in household aged 8-9 |
| 5 | One dependent child in household aged 10-11 |
| 6 | One dependent child in household aged 12-15 |
| 7 | One dependent child in household aged 16-18 |
| 8 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 0-4 |
| 9 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 5-7 |
| 10 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 8-9 |
| 11 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 10-11 |
| 12 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 12-15 |
| 13 | Two dependent children in household, youngest aged 16-18 |
| 14 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 0-4 |
| 15 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 5-7 |
| 16 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 8-9 |
| 17 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 10-11 |
| 18 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 12-15 |
| 19 | Three or more dependent children in household, youngest aged 16-18 |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Communal Establishment) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5373 |
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| fullname | (ME21)DPCH21 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | |
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| source | 2021 Census |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | This variable is a count of the dependent children living in a household.
A dependent child is defined as a person aged 0-15 in a household (whether or not in a family) or aged 16-18, in full-time education and living in a family with his or her parent(s) or grandparent(s). It does not include any children who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household.
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| keyword | Household, Age, Family |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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