DHPSICK: Number of permanently sick residents in household (derived variable)

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

PERMSICK is an indicator of whether a person is a permanently sick resident, derived from RESIDENT and ECONPRIM. This conforms to the algorithm used by OPCS.

CODE MEANING
0 Not a permanently sick resident
1 Permanently sick resident
RESIDENT (1), ECONPRIM (8)