This variable indicates the sex, either male or female, of lone parents present in the household on Census Night.
Lone parents present in the household on Census Night
| Code | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Male lone parent |
| 2 | Female lone parent |
| @ | Not applicable |
| V | Overseas visitor |
Number of categories: 4
Not applicable (@) category comprises:
See Understanding supplementary codes for more information.
The Census asks a number of questions for usual residents who were temporarily absent on Census night, these are known as persons temporarily absent (PTA) questions. The PTA questions below are used to derive this variable.
This variable is derived from responses to the Sex and Relationship in household questions on the Census form. In a small proportion of cases, responses to Persons temporarily absent questions are also used.
Sex is captured automatically from mark box responses on the form. If a form was received but there was no response, sex is imputed. Where a respondent selected 'non-binary sex' for the Sex question, a 'male' or 'female' response is allocated using statistical processes. More information is available in the Sex (SEXP) variable.
This variable was first introduced in 2011.
No changes have been made in 2021.
Sex of lone parent (SLPP) can provide useful information when cross-classified against variables such as Labour force status (LFSP) and Occupation (OCCP).
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form.