Household sociodemographic characteristics in lone and couple parent households
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Numbers (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lone (n = 2545) | Couple (n = 5996) | |
| Housing tenure | ||
| Rented | 1678 (65.9) | 1170 (19.5) |
| Owner/occupied | 852 (33.5) | 4804 (80.1) |
| Missing | 15 (0.6) | 22 (0.4) |
| Hardship index | ||
| Severe | 597 (23.5) | 304 (5.1) |
| Moderate | 944 (37.1) | 1132 (18.9) |
| No hardship | 1004 (39.4) | 4560 (76.1) |
| Household with no working adult | ||
| Yes | 1325 (52.1) | 427 (7.1) |
| No | 1217 (47.9) | 5569 (92.9) |
| Dependent children (benefit definition) | ||
| None | 208 (8.2) | 174 (2.9) |
| 1 | 1154 (45.3) | 2150 (35.9) |
| 2 | 785 (30.8) | 2532 (42.2) |
| 3+ | 398 (15.6) | 1140 (19.0) |
| Age of children | ||
| 0–11 | 2723 (63.7) | 7488 (65.9) |
| 12–14 | 748 (17.5) | 1845 (16.2) |
| 15–18 | 804 (18.8) | 2028 (17.9) |
| Age of responding adult | ||
| <20 | 60 (2.4) | 30 (0.5) |
| 20–29 | 577 (22.7) | 768 (12.8) |
| 30–39 | 1002 (39.4) | 2758 (46.0) |
| 40+ | 880 (34.6) | 2431 (40.5) |
| Missing | 26 (1.0) | 9 (0.2) |
| Sex of children | ||
| Boys | 2175 (50.9) | 5874 (51.7) |
| Girls | 2100 (49.1) | 5487 (48.3) |