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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHLDCMP6Y
LabelComposition of household (calculated using NEW pension age)
Responses
1 1 male 65+ with no children 1377
2 1 female 65+ with no children 2237
3 1 adult under pensionable age with no children 5964
4 1 adult with one child 2478
5 1 adult with two or more children 4497
6 Married couple both under pensionable age with no children 8144
7 Cohabiting couple both under pensionable age with no childre 3624
8 Married couple, one or more over pensionable age with no chi 9522
9 Cohabiting couple, one or more over pensionable age with no 592
10 Married couple with one child 6120
11 Married couple with 2 children 12076
12 Married couple with 3 or more children 6207
13 Cohabiting couple with one child 2394
14 Cohabiting couple with 2 children 2608
15 Cohabiting couple with 3 or more children 1458
16 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, both under pensionable 2454
17 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, one or more over pensio 1158
18 2 adults, not married or cohabiting with 1 or more children 1572
19 3 or more adults with no children including at least one mar 10246
20 3 or more adults with 1 or 2 children including at least one 5999
21 3 or more adults with 3 or more children including at least 1130
22 3 or more adults with no children 2295
23 3 or more adults with one or more children 522
24 Same sex cohabiting marriage 286
25 Same sex civil partnership couple 216
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015
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 TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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