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LS variable metadata
| RELTSHIP21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Relationship of LS member to all other people in the household. 2021 |
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| Source | 2021 Census. Question H6 (Relationship Grid - How are members of this household related to each other? If members are not related, tick the "Unrelated" box). |
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| Code notes | 1-9, A,B,C,D, -8 No retained record, -9 No code required. |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Husband or wife |
| 2 | Civil partner |
| 3 | Partner |
| 4 | Son or daughter |
| 5 | Stepchild |
| 6 | Brother or sister |
| 7 | Stepbrother or Stepsister |
| 8 | Mother or father |
| 9 | Stepmother or stepfather |
| A | Grandchild |
| B | Grandparent |
| C | Relation - other |
| D | Unrelated (including foster child) |
| M | Missing |
| X | Self |
| -8 | No retained record |
| -9 | No code required |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5457 |
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| fullname | (ME21)RELTSHIP21 |
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| description | This variable is based on the relationship question which asks the first 5 people in the household to provide information on their relationship with all other members in the household. Persons 6 and over are asked to identify their relationships with Persons 1 and the previous people on the continuation form only.
Note this dfiffers from 2011 where the first six in the household were required to provide information on their relationship with person 1. |
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| codedas | |
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| source | 2021 Census. Question H6 (Relationship Grid - How are members of this household related to each other? If members are not related, tick the "Unrelated" box). |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Note: This variable is coded in a similar way to 2011, however refereces to same-sex civil partnerships have been updated for Census 2021 to reflect the revised Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019. |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Text |
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| length | 2 |
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| keyword | Relationship |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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