Migrant indicator
Definition
A classification of people based on the difference between their census enumeration address and their address one year prior to the census. It provides an indicator of the movement of people within the UK, and also of those who have migrated into the UK from abroad, in the year prior to the census.
Classification
Total number of categories 5
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Same as the address of enumeration |
| 1 | Student term-time/ boarding school address |
| 2 | Migrant from within UK |
| 3 | Migrant from outside UK |
| X | No code required - comprises schoolchildren and full-time students living away from home during term time. Children aged under 1 year old. |
Source question or variables
AGE (Derived variable)
PERSNUM (Primary variable)
TERMIND (Primary variable)
YRADIND (Primary variable)
YRADINT (Primary variable)
YRADPC (Primary variable)
Definition
A migrant is a person with a different address one year before the Census to that on Census Day. The migrant status for children aged under one in households is determined by the migrant status of their 'next of kin' (defined as in order of preference, mother, father, sibling (with nearest age), other related person, Household Reference Person).
Classification
Total number of categories 4
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Same as address of enumeration |
| 1 | No usual address one year ago |
| 2 | Migrant from within UK (postcode in MIGPCPUK) |
| 3 | Migrant from outside UK (country code in MIGPCPUK) |