Mnemonic: hh_hrp_veteran
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
Identifies whether the Household Reference Person (HRP) in a household has previously served in the UK armed forces. This includes those who have served for at least one day in armed Forces, either regular, reserves or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations. Households are classified by if they were in the regular or reserved UK armed forces, both or neither.
Classification
Total number of categories: 5
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Household reference person previously served in regular UK armed forces |
| 2 | Household reference person previously served in reserve UK armed forces |
| 3 | Household reference person previously served in both regular and reserve UK armed forces |
| 4 | Household reference person has not previously served in regular or reserve UK armed forces |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Households with no usual residents, and households where usual residents are aged 15 years and under/ Household Reference Persons are aged 15 years and under.
Quality information
Take care when comparing characteristics of UK armed forces veterans and non-veterans, as veterans are mainly male and older. Not adjusting for this fact can lead to misinterpretation, as variables such as health strongly relate to age and sex.
Read more in our UK armed forces veterans 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 is new for Census 2021 and there is no comparability with the 2011 Census.
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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