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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHLDCMP6Y
LabelComposition of household (calculated using NEW pension age)
Responses
1 1 male 65+ with no children 1286
2 1 female 65+ with no children 2198
3 1 adult under pensionable age with no children 5749
4 1 adult with one child 2185
5 1 adult with two or more children 4068
6 Married couple both under pensionable age with no children 7384
7 Cohabiting couple both under pensionable age with no childre 3346
8 Married couple, one or more over pensionable age with no chi 9279
9 Cohabiting couple, one or more over pensionable age with no 567
10 Married couple with one child 5851
11 Married couple with 2 children 11834
12 Married couple with 3 or more children 6376
13 Cohabiting couple with one child 2245
14 Cohabiting couple with 2 children 2399
15 Cohabiting couple with 3 or more children 1259
16 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, both under pensionable 2118
17 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, one or more over pensio 1115
18 2 adults, not married or cohabiting with 1 or more children 1501
19 3 or more adults with no children including at least one mar 8714
20 3 or more adults with 1 or 2 children including at least one 5338
21 3 or more adults with 3 or more children including at least 1079
22 3 or more adults with no children 1722
23 3 or more adults with one or more children 357
24 Same sex cohabiting marriage 273
25 Same sex civil partnership couple 285
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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