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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHLDCMP6Y
LabelComposition of household (calculated using NEW pension age)
Responses
1 1 male 65+ with no children 1276
2 1 female 65+ with no children 2195
3 1 adult under pensionable age with no children 5731
4 1 adult with one child 2214
5 1 adult with two or more children 4032
6 Married couple both under pensionable age with no children 7656
7 Cohabiting couple both under pensionable age with no childre 3486
8 Married couple, one or more over pensionable age with no chi 9500
9 Cohabiting couple, one or more over pensionable age with no 630
10 Married couple with one child 5874
11 Married couple with 2 children 12216
12 Married couple with 3 or more children 5997
13 Cohabiting couple with one child 2238
14 Cohabiting couple with 2 children 2496
15 Cohabiting couple with 3 or more children 1218
16 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, both under pensionable 2246
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 1544
19 3 or more adults with no children including at least one mar 9872
20 3 or more adults with 1 or 2 children including at least one 5971
21 3 or more adults with 3 or more children including at least 1253
22 3 or more adults with no children 2291
23 3 or more adults with one or more children 422
24 Same sex cohabiting marriage 292
25 Same sex civil partnership couple 322
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2016
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.;Households;National
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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