DFOLDDC: Age of oldest dependent child resident in family
+--------------------+----------+----------+ | Age of oldest | Resident | Total | | dependent child | status | | | +----------+ | | |Residents | | +--------------------+----------+----------+ |0-5 | 61191 | 61191 | | | 24.8% | 24.8% | | | | | |6-15 | 150448 | 150448 | | | 60.9% | 60.9% | | | | | |16-18 | 35317 | 35317 | | | 14.3% | 14.3% | | | | | | Total | 246956 | 246956 | | | 100.0% | 100.0% | +--------------------+----------+----------+
Resident dependent children are persons aged 0-15 in a household and persons aged 16-18, never married, in full-time education and and economically inactive, all usually resident at this address. Omits households with 12+ persons and persons who are not in a family. PLEASE NOTE: Age is banded here for convenience only.
DFOLDCH is derived by selecting the maximum value for MAXAGEDC across each family. The values of this variable range from 0 to 18. 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.
MAXAGEDC indicates the age of a dependent child for the purposes of calculating the age of the oldest dependent child in a family. It is derived from DCHILD and AGE.
1% HOUSEHOLD SAMPLE: DERIVED VARIABLES AT THE FAMILY LEVEL
CODE MEANING
-1 Not a dependent child
0-18 Age of dependent child
DCHILD (1), AGE (0-18)