Term-time address indicator
Definition
Indicates whether or not the address given for the household is the person’s term-time address. This question should only be answered by persons describing themselves as full-time students.
Classification
Total number of categories 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the address at the front of this questionnaire |
| 2 | At another address |
| X | No code required - comprises all people who haven’t identified themselves as a full-time student. |
Source question or variables
6: During term-time, do you live:
- at the address on the front of this questionnaire?
- at another address?
Reason for asking
Asked to ensure full-time students are counted as resident at their term-time addresses. Counting students 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 full-time 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 and Wales (2011) comparison
7: Are you a schoolchild or student in full-time education?
- Yes
- No
8: During term time, do you live:
- at the address on the front of this questionnaire?
- at the address in question 5?
- at another address?
Definition
Indicates whether or not the address given for the household is the person’s term-time address. This question should only be answered by persons describing themselves as full-time students.
Classification
Total number of categories 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the address at the front of this questionnaire |
| 2 | At another address |
| X | No code required - comprises all people who haven’t identified themselves as a full-time student. |