Lifestage (Household)

Description

Household Lifestage classifies households according to the age of the Household Reference Person (HRP) and the people in the household. 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). Dependent children does not include any children who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household.

Variable categories

Showing all 15 categories from this variable.

A breakdown of the categories in the variable, by code and label.
Label Code
Age of HRP 16-24 years: One person household 1
Age of HRP 16-24 years: Two or more person household - no dependent child(ren) 2
Age of HRP 16-24 years: Two or more person household - with dependent child(ren) 3
Age of HRP 25-34 years: One person household 4
Age of HRP 25-34 years: Two or more person household - no dependent child(ren) 5
Age of HRP 25-34 years: Two or more person household - with dependent child(ren) 6
Age of HRP 35-54 years: One person household 7
Age of HRP 35-54 years: Two or more person household - no dependent child(ren) 8
Age of HRP 35-54 years: Two or more person household - with dependent child(ren) 9
Age of HRP 55-65 years: One person household 10
Age of HRP 55-65 years: Two or more person household - no dependent child(ren) 11
Age of HRP 55-65 years: Two or more person household - with dependent child(ren) 12
Age of HRP 66+ years: One person household 13
Age of HRP 66+ years: Two or more person household - no dependent child(ren) 14
Age of HRP 66+ years: Two or more person household - with dependent child(ren) 15