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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2012

Variable Details

Variablehldcmp6y
LabelHousehold composition
Responses
1 1 male, 65+, no chld 1225
2 1 female, 60+, no chld 2361
3 1 adult, under pens. age, no chld 7322
4 1 adult, 1 child 3150
5 1 adult, 2 or more chld 5396
6 Marr couple both und pen age,no chld 9976
7 Cohab couple both und pen age,no chld 4194
8 Married couple 1+ over pen age, no chld 9836
9 Cohab couple 1+ over pen age, no chld 524
10 Married couple, one chld 6918
11 Married couple, two chld 13308
12 Married couple, 3+ chld 6785
13 Cohab couple, one chld 2637
14 Cohab couple, two chld 2556
15 Cohab couple, 3+ chld 1540
16 2 ad,not m/coh,both und pen age,no chld 2810
17 2 ad,not m/coh, 1+ over pen age,no chld 1392
18 2 ad,not m or c, 1+ chld 1855
19 3+ adults,no chld, inc 1+ mar/coh couple 11270
20 3+ ads,1 or 2 chld,inc 1+ mar/coh couple 7119
21 3+ adults, 3+ chld, inc 1+ m/coh couple 1440
22 3+ adults no chld 2608
23 3+ adults 1+ chld 532
24 Same sex cohabiting couple 220
25 Same sex Civil Partnership couple 249
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2012
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All 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.
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
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