Household Deprivation Classification
Definition
The dimensions of deprivation used to classify households are indicators based on four selected household characteristics. A household is deprived in a dimension if they meet one or more of the following conditions:
- employment: where any member of a household, who is not a full-time student, is either unemployed or long-term sick,
- education: no person in the household has at least level 2 education (see highest level of qualification), and no person aged 16-18 is a full-time student,
- health and disability: any person in the household has general health that is ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ or has a long term health problem, and
- housing: the household's accommodation is either overcrowded, with an occupancy rating -1 or less, or is in a shared dwelling, or has no central heating.
A household is classified as being deprived in none, or one to four of these dimensions in any combination.
Classification
Total number of categories 6
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Household is not deprived in any dimension |
| 2 | Household is deprived in 1 dimension |
| 3 | Household is deprived in 2 dimensions |
| 4 | Household is deprived in 3 dimensions |
| 5 | Household is deprived in 4 dimensions |
| X | No code required - comprises household spaces with no usual residents. |
Source question or variables
DEPHDHUK11 (Derived variable)
DEPEDHUK11 (Derived variable)
DEPHSHUK11 (Derived variable)
DEPEMHUK11 (Derived variable)