Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

Variablexr00
LabelRelationship to person 1
Question text I would now like to ask how all the people in your household are related to each other.
Responses
1 Spouse 24634
2 Cohabiting partner 4699
3 Son/daughter [incl. adopted] 33715
4 Step son or daughter 1187
5 Foster child 106
6 Son or daughter in law 177
7 Parent / Guardian 525
8 Step parent 7
10 Foster parent 0
11 Parent in law 128
12 Brother or sister [incl. adopted] 542
13 Step brother or sister 27
14 Foster brother or sister 1
15 Brother or sister in law 96
16 Grandchild 674
17 Grandparent 5
18 Other relation 255
19 Other non-relative 2324
20 Civil Partner 68
-9 Does not apply 51659
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCode relationship of [name] [reltxt] to [name]. Treat relatives of Civil Partners as though the Civil Partners were married. Also, treat cohabiting members of the household as though the cohabiting couple were married, unless the couple are a same sex couple but not in a Civil Partnership.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.