Schoolchild or full-time student indicator/student status
Definition
A student is a person who is in full-time education either at school or in higher or further education.
Classification
Total number of categories 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes - student |
| 2 | No - not a student |
| -5 | No code required - comprises people under the age of 4 |
Source question or variables
Individual question 6: Are you a schoolchild or student in full-time education?
- Yes
- No
Reason for asking
This information helps to identify students and schoolchildren in order to ensure they are counted as resident at their term-time address. Counting people at their term-time address is important because it helps to provide an accurate measure of the usually resident population. This is the basis used by central and local government for planning.
The information on term-time addresses of students is also used to plan services and allocate resources, for example to analyse the demand for student accommodation (such as halls of residence and household accommodation).
England & Wales (2021) and Scotland (2011) comparison
This variable is broadly comparable to the version created by ONS for the 2021 census in England & Wales (in_full_time_education).
In England & Wales, people aged five years and over were asked to answer the question. In Scotland however, only people aged four years and over were asked to answer the question.
This variable is directly comparable to the version created for Scotland's census 2011 as the question has remained the same.
Definition
A student is a person who is in full-time education either at school or in higher or further education.
Classification
Total number of categories 2
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Schoolchild or full-time student |
| 2 | Not a schoolchild or full-time student |
Source question or variables
5: Are you as schoolchild or student in full-time education?
- Yes
- No
Reason for asking
This information helps to identify students and schoolchildren in order to ensure they are counted as resident at their term-time address. Counting people at their term-time address is important because it helps to provide an accurate measure of the usually resident population. This is the basis used by central and local government for planning.
The information on term-time addresses of students is also used to plan services and allocate resources, for example to analyse the demand for student accommodation (such as halls of residence and household accommodation) which has an impact on the overall demand for housing.
England & Wales (2011) and Scotland (2001) comparison
The question in England & Wales (2011) is identical to the Scotland (2011) question.
In the Scotland (2001) question, there was a filter on the ‘Yes’ tick box but the question remained the same.
Definition
This variable identifies if a person is a schoolchild or a student in full-time education.
Classification
Total number of categories 2
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Schoolchild or student in full-time education |
| 2 | Not a schoolchild or student in full-time education |