Household (1%) Sample

HHDCOMP (Household Composition Type)

Household
Comp Type

Resident status Total

Residents

Visitors

All-visitor household 0
.0%
3075
28.7%
3075
.6%
Dependent children only 53
.0%
32
.3%
85
.0%
Male 65+/no depch 6867
1.3%
72
.7%
6939
1.3%
Male <65/no depch 14583
2.7%
765
7.1%
15348
2.8%
Male with 1 depch 752
.1%
17
.2%
769
.1%
Male with 2+ depch 1034
.2%
24
.2%
1058
.2%
Female 60+/no depch 25606
4.8%
259
2.4%
25865
4.8%
Female <60/no depch 9604
1.8%
959
8.9%
10563
1.9%
Female with 1 depch 7926
1.5%
193
1.8%
8119
1.5%
Female with 2+ depch 14962
2.8%
208
1.9%
15170
2.8%
Couple /1+pen/no depch 57334
10.8%
737
6.9%
58071
10.7%
Couple /2<pen/no depch 67048
12.6%
1233
11.5%
68281
12.6%
Couple with 1 depch 44427
8.4%
475
4.4%
44902
8.3%
Couple with 2 depch 80392
15.1%
528
4.9%
80920
14.9%
Couple with 3+ depch 45371
8.5%
206
1.9%
45577
8.4%
Same sex/1+pen/no depch 4780
.9%
69
.6%
4849
.9%
Same sex/2<pen/no depch 6448
1.2%
292
2.7%
6740
1.2%
Same sex with 1+ depch 3379
.6%
86
.8%
3465
.6%
Mixed household, no depch 81432
15.3%
1023
9.5%
82455
15.2%
Mixed household, 1/2 depch 47550
9.0%
355
3.3%
47905
8.8%
Mixed household, 3+ depch 8206
1.5%
47
.4%
8253
1.5%
Same sex 3+ adults, no depch 2776
.5%
61
.6%
2837
.5%
Same sex 3+ adults, 1+ depch 640
.1%
8
.1%
648
.1%
Total 531170
100.0%
10724
100.0%
541894
100.0%

This variable is the main classification of household composition used in OPCS 100% Tables. It is based on the age, sex and number of adults and the number of dependent children resident in a household. See glossary for detail of derivation and a full explanation of the categories.