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Household size

  • Mnemonic reference

    HH_SIZE_CAT_H

  • Applicability

    Household

  • Type

    Derived Variable

Definition

The size of a household is equal to the number of usual residents in the household

Classification

Total number of categories 9

Code Name
1 One person
2 Two people
3 Three people
4 Four people
5 Five people
6 Six people
7 Seven people
8 Eight or more people
-5 No code required (comprises empty household spaces)
  • Mnemonic reference

    SIZHUK11

  • Applicability

    Household

  • Type

    Derived variable

Definition

The size of a household is equal to the number of usual residents in the household. Visitors staying at an address do not contribute to that household’s size because they are counted in the household of their place of usual residence.

Classification

Total number of categories 30

Code Name
01 1 person in household
02 2 people in household
03 3 people in household
04 4 people in household
05 5 people in household
06 6 people in household
07 7 people in household
08 8 people in household
09 9 people in household
10 10 people in household
11 11 people in household
12 12 people in household
13 13 people in household
14 14 people in household
15 15 people in household
16 16 people in household
17 17 people in household
18 18 people in household
19 19 people in household
20 20 people in household
21 21 people in household
22 22 people in household
23 23 people in household
24 24 people in household
25 25 people in household
26 26 people in household
27 27 people in household
28 28 people in household
29 29 people in household
30 30 people in household

Source question or variables

TERMIND (Primary variable)

  • Mnemonic reference

    SIZHUK

  • Applicability

    All household spaces, UK

Definition

This derived variable records the number of people resident in each household. Note that, as for all other derived variables, it does not include students and schoolchildren living away from the family home during term-time.

Classification

Total number of categories 1

Code Name
00 - 30 0 to 30 singly