1991 Individual SAR Variables

famtype — Family type

Value Label Count Percentage
-9 Not applicable 214797 n/a% n/a%
1 Married no chil 212864 19.07% 19.07%
2 Married dep chil 395955 35.47% 35.47%
3 Married n-dep ch 126207 11.31% 11.31%
4 Cohab no chil 28812 2.58% 2.58%
5 Cohab dep chil 29039 2.60% 2.60%
6 Cohab n-dep chil 3075 0.28% 0.28%
7 Lone pt dep chil 69233 6.20% 6.20%
8 Lone n-dep chil 36199 3.24% 3.24%

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Notes

See Census Definition 7.11-7.14 (OPCS, 1993)

Further information is given in the Glossary at http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/documentation/1991/newindiv.pdf#page=19

Coding Instructions

 This is derived from FANUM (family number) and from FAMTYPET (family type) on the associated record on the family file as shown: FAMTYPE FAMTYPET (family file) - Not applicable (not in a family) not present(FANUM=0 on the person record) 1 Married couple with no children 01,04 2 Married couple with dependent child(ren) 02,05 3 Married couple with non-dependent 03,06 child(ren) only 4 Cohabiting couple with no children 07,10 5 Cohabiting couple with dependent 08,11 child(ren) 6 Cohabiting couple with non-dependent 09,12 child(ren) only 7 Lone parent family with dependent 13,15 child(ren) 8 Lone parent family with non-dependent 14,16 child(ren) only The codes for FAMTYPET are given below: MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY Unconcealed 01 With no children 02 With dependent child(ren) 03 With non-dependent child(ren) only
Concealed 04 With no children 05 With dependent child(ren) 06 With non-dependent child(ren) only CO-HABITING COUPLE FAMILY Unconcealed 07 With no children 08 With dependent child(ren) 09 With non-dependent child(ren) only Concealed 10 With no children 11 With dependent child(ren) 12 With non-dependent child(ren) only LONE PARENT FAMILY Unconcealed 13 With dependent child(ren) 14 With non-dependent child(ren) only Concealed 15 With dependent child(ren) 16 With non-dependent child(ren) only NCR Persons not in a 'proper' family eg Single person families All child families and visitors in households

Universe

For people in communal establishments and people not in a famil according to the census definition, FAMTYPE is not applicable

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