Mnemonic: hh_persons_per_room
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
The number of household members is divided by the number of rooms in the household.
Classification
Total number of categories: 5
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Up to and including 0.5 people per room |
| 2 | Over 0.5 and up to 1.0 people per room |
| 3 | Over 1.0 and up to 1.5 people per room |
| 4 | Over 1.5 people per room |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Households with no usual residents.
Quality information
It is inappropriate to measure change in number of persons per room from 2011 to 2021, as Census 2021 used Valuation Office Agency data for the number of rooms variable. Instead use Census 2021 estimates for number of persons per bedroom for comparisons over time.
Read more in our housing quality information for Census 2021 methodology.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Not comparable
This variable cannot be compared with the variable used in the 2011 Census. This is because in Census 2021 the data are collected using administrative data instead of data from Census 2021.
What does not comparable mean?
A variable that is not comparable means that it cannot be compared with a variable from the 2011 Census.
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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