Field: Economic Status of a Child's Family by Work Status

Description

The economic status of a child's family by work status, as reported by FRS respondents, where:

• a child is defined as an individuals aged under 16 or dependant (see Type of Individual by Age Category for more information).
• a family is defined as a single adult or a married or cohabiting couple and any dependent children (see Family Type for more information).
• work status is taken from Economic Status of Adults in the Family.

Note: it is recommended that a filter is applied to just include Type=Child.

A different category, Economic Status of the Household, defines the overall economic status of the household, irrespective of the individual's type. The category, Economic Status of Adults in the Family, can also be used.

Classification

Applicable to: All Individuals

• No children in the family
• At least one adult in work
• Workless family
• Not available (before 1996/97)

Number of categories: 4

Quality Statement

The economic status of the family classification has been revised to be in line with the International Labour Organisation economic status classification. This means that no economic status data is available for 1994/95 and 1995/96 as the relevant information was not collected in the Family Resources Survey for those years.

Further information can be found in the HBAI Quality and Methodology Report here.

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