DFOLDDEP: Age of oldest resident dependant in family (derived variable)
+--------------------+----------+----------+ | Age of oldest | Resident | Total | |dependant in family | status | | | +----------+ | | |Residents | | +--------------------+----------+----------+ |0-5 | 59983 | 59983 | | | 20.6% | 20.6% | | | | | |6-15 | 144315 | 144315 | | | 49.6% | 49.6% | | | | | |16-25 | 34874 | 34874 | | | 12.0% | 12.0% | | | | | |26-35 | 3163 | 3163 | | | 1.1% | 1.1% | | | | | |36-45 | 5158 | 5158 | | | 1.8% | 1.8% | | | | | |46-55 | 7811 | 7811 | | | 2.7% | 2.7% | | | | | |56-65 | 13625 | 13625 | | | 4.7% | 4.7% | | | | | |66-75 | 13746 | 13746 | | | 4.7% | 4.7% | | | | | |76-85 | 7130 | 7130 | | | 2.4% | 2.4% | | | | | |86+ | 1223 | 1223 | | | .4% | .4% | | | | | | Total | 291028 | 291028 | | | 100.0% | 100.0% | +--------------------+----------+----------+
This refers to the age of the oldest dependant in a family:- that is, a dependent child or a person who has a long illness and whose primary economic position is retired or permanently sick. Omits households with 12+ persons and persons who are not in a family. PLEASE NOTE: Age is banded here for convenience only.
DFOLDDEP is derived by selecting the maximum value for MAXAGEDP across each family. 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.
MAXAGEDP indicates the age of a dependant for the purposes of calculating the age of the oldest dependant in a family. It is derived from DEPENDTS and AGE.
CODE MEANING
-1 Not a dependant
0-95 Age of dependant
DEPENDTS (1), AGE (0-95)