Mnemonic: family_status_by_workers_in_generation_1
Applicability: Family
Type: Derived variable
Definition
Classifies parents aged 16 years and over with dependent children in the family, by family status, the number of parents working, and economic activity.
Classification
Total number of categories: 8
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | In a couple family: Member of a couple: Both people in generation 1 working |
| 2 | In a couple family: Member of a couple: One person in generation 1 working |
| 3 | In a couple family: Member of a couple: No people in generation 1 working |
| 4 | In a couple family: Child of one or both members of couple |
| 5 | In a lone parent family: Parent: One person in generation 1 working |
| 6 | In a lone parent family: Parent: No people in generation 1 working |
| 7 | In a lone parent family: Child of parent |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, short-term migrants, people living in a communal establishment, and people not living in a couple or parent-child family.
Quality information
As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes.
Read more in our Demography and migration quality information for Census 2021 methodology.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Broadly comparable
We have removed the category “Lone parent” from this derived variable.
What does broadly comparable mean?
A variable that is broadly comparable means that it can be generally compared with the same variable used in the 2011 Census. However, changes may have been made to the question or options that people could choose from or how write-in answers are classified.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland comparisons
Not comparable
This variable is not comparable as the data is not available for all countries.
What does not comparable mean?
A variable that is not comparable means that it cannot be compared for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Find out more about variables produced for Census 2021 in Northern Ireland and Census 2022 in Scotland.