DHCHILD: Number of under-16 year olds resident in household (derived variable)

DHCHILD is derived by summing the values of CHILD across each household. The values of this variable range from 0 to 9.

CHILD is an indicator of whether a person is a resident aged 15 or under, derived from RESIDENT and AGE. This conforms to the algorithm used by OPCS.

CODE MEANING

0 Person aged 16 or over

1 Resident aged 15 or under

RESIDENT (1), AGE (0-15)