Mnemonic: hh_adults_num
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
An adult in a household is any person who is not a dependent child.
Classification
Total number of categories: 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 adult in household |
| 2 | No adults, or more than 1 adult in household |
| -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
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
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.
Census 2021 data that uses this variable
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