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))