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LS variable metadata

HHCH21
TableME21 2021 Census - LS members
Short descriptionHousehold Composition. 2021.
Source2021 Census. Household Composition Algorithm.
Code notes1-27, -6 Missing, -9 No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household)

Variable coding

ValueLabel
1"One-person household:?Aged 66 and over?"
2"One-person household:?Other?"
3"All aged 66 and over"
4One family only: Married couple: No children
5One family only: Married couple: One dependent child
6One family only: Married couple: Two or more dependent children
7One family only: Married couple: All children non-dependent
8One family only: Civil partnership couple: No children
9One family only: Civil partnership couple: One dependent child
10One family only: Civil partnership couple: Two or more dependent children
11One family only: Civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent
12One family only: Cohabiting couple: No children
13One family only: Cohabiting couple: One dependent child
14One family only: Cohabiting couple: Two or more dependent children
15One family only: Cohabiting couple: All children non-dependent
16One family only: Male lone parent: One dependent child
17One family only: Male lone parent: Two or more dependent children
18One family only: Male lone parent: All children non-dependent
19One family only: Female lone parent: One dependent child
20One family only: Female lone parent: Two or more dependent children
21One family only: Female lone parent: All children non-dependent
22"Other family composition"
23"Multiple-family household: With one dependent child"
24"Multiple-family household: With two or more dependent children"
25"Multiple-family household: All in full-time education"
26"?Multiple-family household: All aged 66 and over"
27"Multiple-family household: Other family composition"
-6Missing
-9No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household)

Additional information

ValueLabel
id5746
fullname(ME21)HHCH21
descriptionThis derived variable describes the type of household.
codedas
source2021 Census. Household Composition Algorithm.
derivedY
codelistY
notesHouseholds according to the relationships between members. One-family households are classified by: the number of dependent children family type (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family) Other households are classified by: The number of people The number of dependent children whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 and over.
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
keywordHousehold
classification
comvarind
comvartime

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