DHPENSR: Number of pensioners resident in household (derived variable)

DHPENSR is derived by summing the values of PENSIONS across each household. The values of this variable range from 0 to 6.

PENSIONS is an indicator of whether a person is a resident pensioner, derived from RESIDENT, AGE and SEX. This conforms to the algorithm used by OPCS.

CODE MEANING

0 Not a resident pensioner

1 Resident pensioner

RESIDENT (1), SEX (1), AGE (65+)

or

RESIDENT (1), SEX (2), AGE (60+)