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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Family Expenditure Survey, 1983

Variable Details

Variablea057
LabelHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
Responses
1 ONE MAN 546
2 ONE WOMAN 1030
3 ONE MAN, ONE CHILD 22
4 ONE WOMAN, ONE CHILD 130
5 ONE MAN, 2 PLUS C 7
6 ONE WOMAN, 2 PLUS C 120
7 ONE MAN AND 1 WOMAN 1953
8 TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN 150
9 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN & 1C 653
10 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 1C 18
11 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN, 2C 939
12 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 2C 9
13 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN, 3C 329
14 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 3C 0
15 TWO ADULTS, 4C 81
16 TWO ADULTS, 5C 10
17 TWO ADULTS, 6C 6
18 TWO ADULTS, 7+C 3
19 THREE ADULTS 391
20 THREE ADULTS, 1C 175
21 THREE ADULTS, 2C 88
22 THREE ADULTS, 3C 24
23 THREE ADULTS, 4+C 14
24 FOUR ADULTS 146
25 FOUR ADULTS, 1C 47
26 FOUR ADULTS, 2+C 32
27 FIVE ADULTS 18
28 FIVE ADULTS, 1+C 18
29 SIX OR MORE ADULTS 5
30 OTHER HHOLDS WITH C 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamily Expenditure Survey, 1983
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