Family status
Definition
A family is defined as a group of people who are:
• married, civil partnership, or cohabiting couple, with or without child(ren),
• lone parent with child(ren),
• married, civil partnership, or cohabiting couple with grandchild(ren) but with no children present from the intervening generation, or
• single grandparent with grandchild(ren) but no children present from the intervening generation.
Children in couple families need not belong to both members of the couple.
For single or couple grandparents with grandchildren present, the children of the grandparent(s) may also be present if they are not the parents or grandparents of the youngest generation present.
Classification
Total number of categories 10
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not in a family - of age 66 and over |
| 2 | Not in a family - other |
| 3 | In a couple family - member of couple |
| 4 | In a couple family - dependent child of couple |
| 5 | In a couple family – non-dependent child of couple |
| 6 | In a lone parent family - parent |
| 7 | In a lone parent family - dependent child of parent |
| 8 | In a lone parent family - other child of parent |
| 9 | Not in a household |
| -5 | No Code Required (Comprises persons not grouped in a family) |
Definition
A family is defined as a group of people who are:
- married, same-sex civil partnership, or cohabiting couple, with or without child(ren),
- lone parent with child(ren),
- married, same-sex civil partnership, or cohabiting couple with grandchild(ren) but with no children present from the intervening generation, or
- single grandparent with grandchild(ren) but no children present from the intervening generation.
Children in couple families need not belong to both members of the couple.
For single or couple grandparents with grandchildren present, the children of the grandparent(s) may also be present if they are not the parents or grandparents of the youngest generation present.
Classification
Total number of categories 10
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not in a family: Aged 65 and over |
| 2 | Not in a family: Other |
| 3 | In a couple family: Member of couple |
| 4 | In a couple family: Dependent child of couple |
| 5 | In a couple family: Other child of the couple |
| 6 | In a lone parent family: Parent |
| 7 | In a lone parent family: Dependent child of parent |
| 8 | In a lone parent family: Other child of parent |
| 9 | Not in a household |
| X | No code required - comprises choolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term-time. |
Source question or variables
DCHPUK11 (Derived variable)
FT1 (Derived variable)
GENINFAM (Derived variable)
PENPUK11 (Derived variable)
TERMIND (Primary variable)
Scotland 2001 comparison
The table population for 2001 table KS22 differed from the equivalent 2011 table, so the data were re-run using the 2011 KS107SC table population (all lone parent households with dependent children where the lone parent is aged 16 to 74). The 2001 data are included in the text on pages 20 and 21 of the release 2C bulletin.
Known Quality Issues
This variable relies on relationship data, which include some known quality issues. These are summarised on the Data Quality Issues Page.
Definition
This derived variable provides information on the family circumstances of a person.
Classification
Total number of categories 9
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not in a family: Of pensionable age |
| 2 | Not in a family: Other |
| 3 | In a couple family: Member of couple |
| 4 | In a couple family: Dependent child of one or both members of the couple |
| 5 | In a couple family: Non dependent child of one or both members of the couple |
| 6 | In lone parent family: Parent |
| 7 | In lone parent family: Dependent child of parent |
| 8 | In lone parent family: Non dependent child of parent |
| 9 | Not in a household |