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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012

Variable Details

VariableXR00
LabelRelationship to person
Question text I would now like to ask how all the people in your household are related to each other.
Responses
1 Spouse 19649
2 Cohabiting partner 4164
3 Natural son or daughter 29455
4 Step son or daughter 837
5 Foster child 79
6 Son or daughter in law 136
7 Parent Guardian 564
8 Step parent 10
11 Parent in law 94
12 Brother or sister 461
13 Step brother or sister 19
14 Foster brother or sister 2
15 Brother or sister in law 56
16 Grandchild 615
17 Grandparent 14
18 Other relation 212
19 Other non-relative 1029
20 Civil Partner 97
-9 Does not apply 42408
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode relationship of [Name] 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 (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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