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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableXR01
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 151
2 Cohabiting partner 80
3 Natural son or daughter 21797
4 Step son or daughter 856
5 Foster child 55
6 Son or daughter in law 117
7 Parent Guardian 178
8 Step parent 16
10 Foster parent 0
11 Parent in law 134
12 Brother or sister 2944
13 Step brother or sister 129
14 Foster brother or sister 8
15 Brother or sister in law 101
16 Grandchild 445
17 Grandparent 15
18 Other relation 263
19 Other non-relative 1206
20 Civil Partner 0
-9 Does not apply 71557
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014
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.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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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