Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

Variableage
LabelAge groups
Question text What was your age last birthday?
Responses
1 Under 5 493
2 5-9 451
3 10-14 370
4 15-19 373
5 20-24 341
6 25-29 377
7 30-34 403
8 35-39 421
9 40-44 394
10 45-49 392
11 50-54 433
12 55-59 385
13 60-64 350
14 65-69 330
15 70-74 290
16 75-79 188
17 80-84 134
18 85 or older 88
Sysmiss 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsCHECK WITH RESPONDENT AND ENTER AGREED AGE. IF AGE NOT KNOWN RECORD ESTIMATE OF AGE. Enter a numeric value between 0 and 120
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually