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Provision of care, number of care providers within household

  • Mnemonic reference

    CARER_COUNT_H

  • Applicability

    Household

  • Type

    Derived Variable

Definition

A count of the number of people proving unpaid care in the household

Classification

Total number of categories 6

Code Name
0 No unpaid carers in household
1 1 unpaid carer in household
2 2 unpaid carers in household
3 3 unpaid carers in household
4 4 or more unpaid carers in household
-5 No code required (Comprises empty household spaces)
  • Mnemonic reference

    ​CRSHUK

  • Applicability

    All occupied household spaces, UK

Definition

This derived variable records how many people there are within a household providing care (identified in the Provision of Care variable HELPUK).

Classification

Total number of categories 2

Not applicable category (XX) comprises: All household spaces with no residents

Code Name
00 - 30 0 to 30 singly
XX Not applicable