DFOLDDC: Age of oldest dependent child resident in family       
                                                                                
                      +--------------------+----------+----------+              
                      |  Age of oldest     | Resident |    Total |              
                      | dependent child    |  status  |          |              
                      |                    +----------+          |              
                      |                    |Residents |          |              
                      +--------------------+----------+----------+              
                      |0-5                 |  61191   |  61191   |              
                      |                    |   24.8%  |   24.8%  |              
                      |                    |          |          |              
                      |6-15                | 150448   | 150448   |              
                      |                    |   60.9%  |   60.9%  |              
                      |                    |          |          |              
                      |16-18               |  35317   |  35317   |              
                      |                    |   14.3%  |   14.3%  |              
                      |                    |          |          |              
                      |   Total            | 246956   | 246956   |              
                      |                    |  100.0%  |  100.0%  |              
                      +--------------------+----------+----------+              
                                                                                
          Resident dependent children are persons aged 0-15 in a household      
          and persons aged 16-18, never married, in full-time education and     
          and economically inactive,  all usually resident at this address.     
          Omits households with 12+ persons and persons who are not in a
          family.  PLEASE NOTE: Age is banded here for convenience only.

 

DFOLDCH is derived by selecting the maximum value for MAXAGEDC across each family. The values of this variable range from 0 to 18. Families within households of twelve or more persons are not included, as there are no individual records for such households. The variable does not apply to 'no-family' persons - that is, people who are defined as not part of a family.

MAXAGEDC indicates the age of a dependent child for the purposes of calculating the age of the oldest dependent child in a family. It is derived from DCHILD and AGE.

1% HOUSEHOLD SAMPLE: DERIVED VARIABLES AT THE FAMILY LEVEL

CODE MEANING

-1 Not a dependent child

0-18 Age of dependent child

DCHILD (1), AGE (0-18)