DHDEPS: Number of dependants resident in household (derived variable)
DHDEPS is derived by summing the values of DEPENDTS across each household. The values of this variable range from 0 to 9.
DEPENDTS is an indicator of whether a person is a resident dependant, derived from DCHILD, ILLPERS, PERMSICK and RETIRED. This conforms to the algorithm used by OPCS.| CODE | MEANING |
| 0 | Not a resident dependant |
| 1 | Resident dependant DCHILD (1) |
| or | |
| ILLPERS (1) and (PERMSICK (1) or RETIRED (1)) |