Household composition (alternative)
Definition
Household composition classifies households according to the relationships between the household members. (This variable uses an alternative classification to the main household composition variable, HH_COMP_CAT_H)
Classification
Total number of categories 12
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 adult of pensionable age |
| 2 | 1 adult of non-pensionable age |
| 3 | 1 child |
| 4 | No adults |
| 5 | 1 adult of any age and 1 or more children |
| 6 | 1 adult of non-pensionable age and 1 of pensionable age and no children or 2 adults of pensionable age and no children |
| 7 | 2 adults and 1 or 2 children |
| 8 | 2 adults of non-pensionable age and no children |
| 9 | 2 adults and 3 or more children |
| 10 | 3 or more adults and 1 or more children |
| 11 | 3 or more adults and no children |
| -5 | No code required - comprises household spaces with no usual residents. |
England & Wales and Scotland (2011) comparisons
This variable is broadly comparable to the version created for Scotland's Census 2011. The pension age in Scotland has risen from 65 to 66 in the period between the 2011 and 2022 census collections, which is reflected in this updated variable.
No such variable has been created by ONS for England & Wales 2021 census data, however the ONS household composition variable is broadly comparable to the HH_COMP_CAT_H variable created for Scotland's Census 2022.
Definition
This derived variable describes households in an alternative way to the classification used in most of the standard tables (see Household composition HHCHUK11).
It defines households by the age of the people in them. It does not take into account the relationships between people in households. For the purposes of this classification, an ‘adult’ is defined as any person aged 16 or over and a ‘child’ is defined as any person aged under 16.
Classification
Total number of categories 12
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 adult of pensionable age |
| 02 | 1 adult of non-pensionable age |
| 03 | 1 child |
| 04 | No adults |
| 05 | 1 adult of any age and 1 or more children |
| 06 | 1 adult of non-pensionable age and 1 of pensionable age and no children or 2 adults of pensionable age and no children |
| 07 | 2 adults and 1 or 2 children |
| 08 | 2 adults of non-pensionable age and no children |
| 09 | 2 adults and 3 or more children |
| 10 | 3 or more adults and 1 or more children |
| 11 | 3 or more adults and no children |
| XX | No code required - comprises household spaces with no usual residents. |
Source question or variables
AGE (Primary variable)
PENPUK11 (Derived variable)
SIZHUK11 (Derived variable)
TERMIND (Primary variable)