Mnemonic: hh_deprivation_health
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
A household is classified as deprived in the health dimension if any person in the household has general health that is bad or very bad or is identified as disabled.
People who have assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010).
Classification
Total number of categories: 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Household is not deprived in the health and disability dimension |
| 1 | Household is deprived in the health and disability dimension |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Households with no usual residents.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Highly comparable
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A variable that is highly comparable means that it can be directly compared with the variable from the 2011 Census. The questions and options that people could choose from may be slightly different, for example the order of the options may be swapped around, but the data collected is the same.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland comparisons
Highly comparable
What does highly comparable mean?
A variable that is highly comparable means that it can be directly compared with the variable from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The questions and options that people could choose from may be slightly different, for example the order of the options may be swapped around, but the data collected is the same.
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Census 2021 data that uses this variable
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