Mnemonic: hh_lifestage
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
Household lifestage classifies households according to:
- the age of the Household Reference Person (HRP)
- whether the HRP is in a one or two-person household
- whether there are dependent children for households that contain two or more people
Classification
Total number of categories: 13
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Household reference person is aged 34 years or under: One-person household |
| 2 | Household reference person is aged 34 years or under: Two or more person household: No dependent children |
| 3 | Household reference person is aged 34 years or under: Two or more person household: Dependent children |
| 4 | Household reference person is aged 35 to 54 years: One-person household |
| 5 | Household reference person is aged 35 to 54 years: Two or more person household: No dependent children |
| 6 | Household reference person is aged 35 to 54 years: Two or more person household: Dependent children |
| 7 | Household reference person is aged 55 to 65 years: One-person household |
| 8 | Household reference person is aged 55 to 65 years: Two or more person household: No dependent children |
| 9 | Household reference person is aged 55 to 65 years: Two or more person household: Dependent children |
| 10 | Household reference person is aged 66 years or over: One-person household |
| 11 | Household reference person is aged 66 years or over: Two or more person household: No dependent children |
| 12 | Household reference person is aged 66 years or over: Two or more person household: Dependent children |
| -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 have split the age of the category “Household Reference Person” into smaller age bands.
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.
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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