Mnemonic: hh_size
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
The number of people in the household.
Visitors staying at an address do not count to that household’s size.
Classification
Total number of categories: 9
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 people in household |
| 1 | 1 person in household |
| 2 | 2 people in household |
| 3 | 3 people in household |
| 4 | 4 people in household |
| 5 | 5 people in household |
| 6 | 6 people in household |
| 7 | 7 people in household |
| 8 | 8 or more people in household |
View all household size classifications.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Highly comparable
What does highly comparable mean?
A variable that is highly comparable means that it can be directly compared with the variable from the 2011 Census. 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.
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.
Find out more about variables produced for Census 2021 in Northern Ireland and Census 2022 in Scotland.
Census 2021 data that uses this variable
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