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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHLDCMP6Y
LabelComposition of household (calculated using NEW pension age)
Responses
1 1 male 65+ with no children 1316
2 1 female 65+ with no children 2172
3 1 adult under pensionable age with no children 5827
4 1 adult with one child 2227
5 1 adult with two or more children 4024
6 Married couple both under pensionable age with no children 7616
7 Cohabiting couple both under pensionable age with no childre 3539
8 Married couple, one or more over pensionable age with no chi 9374
9 Cohabiting couple, one or more over pensionable age with no 615
10 Married couple with one child 5937
11 Married couple with 2 children 11378
12 Married couple with 3 or more children 5922
13 Cohabiting couple with one child 2097
14 Cohabiting couple with 2 children 2404
15 Cohabiting couple with 3 or more children 1370
16 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, both under pensionable 2133
17 2 adults, not married or cohabiting, one or more over pensio 1172
18 2 adults, not married or cohabiting with 1 or more children 1336
19 3 or more adults with no children including at least one mar 9212
20 3 or more adults with 1 or 2 children including at least one 5227
21 3 or more adults with 3 or more children including at least 1048
22 3 or more adults with no children 1694
23 3 or more adults with one or more children 414
24 Same sex cohabiting marriage 313
25 Same sex civil partnership couple 359
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
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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