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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Family Expenditure Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablea057
LabelHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
Responses
1 ONE MAN 601
2 ONE WOMAN 1054
3 ONE MAN, ONE CHILD 18
4 ONE WOMAN, ONE CHILD 102
5 ONE MAN, 2 PLUS C 10
6 ONE WOMAN, 2 PLUS C 135
7 ONE MAN AND 1 WOMAN 2037
8 TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN 163
9 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN & 1C 632
10 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 1C 17
11 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN, 2C 915
12 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 2C 5
13 1 MAN, 1 WOMAN, 3C 256
14 2 MEN OR 2 WOMEN, 3C 1
15 TWO ADULTS, 4C 80
16 TWO ADULTS, 5C 16
17 TWO ADULTS, 6C 6
18 TWO ADULTS, 7+C 4
19 THREE ADULTS 405
20 THREE ADULTS, 1C 170
21 THREE ADULTS, 2C 69
22 THREE ADULTS, 3C 21
23 THREE ADULTS, 4+C 16
24 FOUR ADULTS 140
25 FOUR ADULTS, 1C 63
26 FOUR ADULTS, 2+C 28
27 FIVE ADULTS 23
28 FIVE ADULTS, 1+C 14
29 SIX OR MORE ADULTS 5
30 OTHER HHOLDS WITH C 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamily Expenditure Survey, 1985
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