Census 2001: Output Classifications

Part 4 - Data Classifications

Relationship within Household

RELATIONSHIP

This variable is based on the relationship question which asks the first 5 (6 in Northern Ireland) people in the household to provide information on their relationship with all other members in the household. Persons 6 (Person 7 in Northern Ireland) and over are asked to identify their relationships with Persons 1 and the previous two people only.

During processing the responses to the question are held in a compound field that gives the relationship of that person to all other people in the household. Recprocal relationships (ie those that are implied by a given relationship) are also held in this field. For example, person 2 is not asked to provide a relationship to person 3, but the relationship can be determined from the relationship to person 2 provided by person 3. The information is used to derive the family variables but is not otherwise used in standard output.

Applicability: All people in households, UK

1 Husband or wife
2 Partner
3 Son or daughter
4 Step-child
5 Brother or sister
6 Mother or father
7 Step-mother or step-father
8 Grandchild
9 Grandparent
A Other related
B Unrelated
X Not applicable

Total number of categories: 12
Not applicable category (X) comprises: relationships that are not asked for, for example relationship of person 8 to person 3.