Dependent Children (Household) - 5 Categories B

Description

Classifies the number of dependent children in a household, by the age of the youngest child. A dependent child is a person aged 0 to 15 in a household (whether or not in a family) or aged 16 to 18 in full-time education and living in a family with his or her parent(s) or grandparent(s). It does not include any children who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household. 'Age' is age at last birthday.

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Label Code
No children in household 1
No dependent children in household/All children in household non-dependent 2
One dependent child 3
Two dependent children 4
Three or more dependent children 5