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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableXR02
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 115
2 Cohabiting partner 83
3 Natural son or daughter 436
4 Step son or daughter 14
5 Foster child 0
6 Son or daughter in law 10
7 Parent Guardian 36
8 Step parent 10
11 Parent in law 10
12 Brother or sister 10871
13 Step brother or sister 430
14 Foster brother or sister 44
15 Brother or sister in law 80
16 Grandchild 206
17 Grandparent 91
18 Other relation 273
19 Other non-relative 580
20 Civil Partner 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 89858
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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