Age of arrival in the UK
Definition
The age of arrival in the UK is derived from the date that a person last arrived to live in the UK and their age. Short visits away from the UK are not counted in determining the date that a person last arrived.
Age of arrival is only applicable to usual residents who were not born in the UK. It does not include usual residents born in the UK who have emigrated and since returned.
Classification
Total number of categories 2
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 000 - 115 | 0 - 115 years |
| -5 | No code required (comprises schoolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term time and people born in the UK). |
Source question or variables
Age (AGE)
Term time address indicator (TERM_TIME)
Migrant date of arrival (MIG_ARR_MONTH, MIG_ARR_YEAR)
England & Wales and Scotland (2011) comparison
This variable is directly comparably to the variable from Scotland's Census 2011.
The equivalent variable (age_arrival_uk) created by ONS for the England & Wales 2021 census uses different age bands.
Definition
The age of arrival in the UK is derived from the date that a person last arrived to live in the UK and their age. Short visits away from the UK are not counted in determining the date that a person last arrived.
Age of arrival is only applicable to usual residents who were not born in the UK. It does not include usual residents born in the UK who have emigrated and since returned, these are recorded in the category ‘Born in the UK’.
Classification
Total number of categories 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 000 - 115 | 0 - 115 years singly |
| 116 | Born in the UK |
| XXX | No code required - comprises schoolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term time. |
Source question or variables
AGE (Derived variable)
TERMIND (Primary variable)
YRARR_YEAR (Primary variable)