Mnemonic: hh_deprivation_employment
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
A household is classified as deprived in the employment dimension if any member, not a full-time student, is either unemployed or economically inactive due to long-term sickness or disability.
Classification
Total number of categories: 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Household is not deprived in the employment dimension |
| 1 | Household is deprived in the employment dimension |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Households with no usual residents.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Broadly comparable
We changed some of the wording on the Census 2021 questionnaire and removed some of the options that people could choose from.
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
Highly comparable
What does highly comparable mean?
A variable that is highly comparable means that it can be directly compared with the variable from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The questions and options that people could choose from may be slightly different, for example the order of the options may be swapped around, but the data collected is the same.
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Census 2021 data that uses this variable
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