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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Poverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablehhcomp
LabelHoushold composition
Responses
-8 Don't know 0
1 One male adult, no children, over pension age 257
2 One female adult, no children, over pension age 638
3 One male adult, no children, under pension age 373
4 One female adult, no children, under pension age 341
5 Two adults, no children, both over pension age 1370
6 Two adults, no children, one over pension age 572
7 Two adults, no children, both under pension age 1326
8 Three or more adults, no children 925
9 One adult, one child 349
10 One adult, two children 450
11 One adult, three or more children 346
12 Two adults, one child 1149
13 Two adults, two children 1880
14 Two adults, three or more children 1232
15 Three or more adults, one child 431
16 Three or more adults, two children 309
17 Three or more adults, three or more children 149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPoverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012
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