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LS variable metadata

FAMSIZE21
TableME21 2021 Census - LS members
Short descriptionFamily size. 2021
Source2021 Census. Household Composition Algorithm.
Code notes1-30, -6 Missing, -9 No code required (Communal Establishment, Students not at their term-time address, Short-term residents)

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


Additional information

ValueLabel
id5386
fullname(ME21)FAMSIZE21
description
codedas
source2021 Census. Household Composition Algorithm.
derivedY
codelistN
notesA family is defined as a group of people who are either: - A married same-sex ciivil partnership, or cohabiting couple, with or without children, - A lone parent with children, - A married, civil partnership, or cohabiting couple with grandchildren but with no children present from the intervening generation, or - A single grandparent with grandchildren but no children present from the intervening generation. Children in couple families need not belong to both members of the couple. For single or couple grandparents with grandchildren present, the children of the grandparents may also be present if they are not parents or grandparents of the youngest generation present.
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
keywordFamily
classification
comvarind
comvartime

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