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Household lifestage

  • Mnemonic reference

    HHLSHUK11

  • Applicability

    Household

  • Type

    Derived variable

Definition

Household lifestage classifies households according to:

  • the age of the Household Reference Person (HRP), whether they are in a one or two person household, and
  • the presence of dependent children in the household, for households with two or more persons

Classification

Total number of categories 16

Code Name
01 One person household (age of HRP is 0-34)
02 Two or more person household – no dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 0-34)
03 Two or more person household – with dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 0-34)
04 One person household (age of HRP is 35-54)
05 Two or more person household – no dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 35-54)
06 Two or more person household – with dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 35-54)
07 One person household (age of HRP is 55-64)
08 Two or more person household – no dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 55-64)
09 Two or more person household – with dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 55-64)
10 One person household (age of HRP is 65-74)
11 Two or more person household – no dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 65-74)
12 Two or more person household – with dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 65-74)
13 One person household (age of HRP is 75 and over)
14 Two or more person household – no dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 75 and over)
15 Two or more person household – with dependent child(ren) (age of HRP is 75 and over)
XX No code required - comprises household spaces with no usual residents

Source question or variables

AGE (Derived variable)

HHCHUK11 (Derived variable)

HRPPUK11 (Derived variable)

SIZHUK11 (Derived variable)

Known Quality Issues

This variable relies on relationship data, which include some known quality issues. These are summarised on the Data Quality Issues Page.