Mnemonic: hh_composition_welsh
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
Households according to the relationships between members and whether or not they are able to speak Welsh.
Classification
Total number of categories: 7
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Couple household: No adults can speak Welsh |
| 2 | Couple household: One adult can speak Welsh |
| 3 | Couple household: Two or more adults can speak Welsh |
| 4 | Lone parent household: No adults can speak Welsh |
| 5 | Lone parent household: One adult can speak Welsh |
| 6 | Lone parent household: Two or more adults can speak Welsh |
| -8 | Does not apply*, one person household or other household |
*Households with no usual residents, and households in England.
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
Country specific
What does country specific mean?
This variable has only been produced for Census 2021 in England and Wales.
Find out more about variables produced for Census 2021 in Northern Ireland and Census 2022 in Scotland.