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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2003-2004: Lite Version

Variable Details

Variablefamily
LabelChildren in different family types
Responses
1.1 One adult - no children 9859
2.1 Single parent - all children under 16 1693
2.2 Single parent - all children over 16 18
2.3 Single parent - children over and under 16 157
2.4 Single parent - all children under 16, other adults in HH 0
2.5 Single parent - all children over 16, other adults in HH 996
2.6 Single parent - children over and under 16, other adults in 282
3.1 Married couple - no children 7313
3.2 Married couple - all children under 16 3941
3.3 Married couple - all children over 16 2104
3.4 Married couple - children over and under 16 695
3.5 Married couple - no children, other adults in HH 208
3.6 Married couple - children and other adults in HH 554
4.1 Cohabiting couple - no children 1212
4.2 Cohabiting couple - all children under 16 758
4.3 Cohabiting couple - all children over 16 63
4.4 Cohabiting couple - children over and under 16 51
4.5 Cohabiting couple - no children, other adults in HH 63
4.6 Cohabiting couple - children and other adults in HH 37
5.1 Multiple adults - no children 818
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2003-2004: Lite Version
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. This study contains the 'Lite' version of the SHS 2003-2004, whereas SN 5020 contains the full dataset.
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