DHUNEMP: Number of unemployed residents in household (derived variable)

DHUNEMP is derived by summing the values of UNEMPERS across each household. The values of this variable range from 0 to 7.

UNEMPERS is an indicator of whether a person is an unemployed resident, derived from RESIDENT, ECONPRIM and ECONSEC. This conforms to the algorithm used by OPCS.

CODE MEANING

0 Not an unemployed resident

1 Unemployed resident

RESIDENT (1), ECONPRIM (6)

or

RESIDENT (1), ECONPRIM (7), ECONSEC (4)