This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available | Percentage of people in households by tenure type and economic activity |
|---|---|
| Indicator description | |
| Geographical coverage | United Kingdom |
| Unit of measurement | Percentage (%) |
| Definitions | Households: For the purposes of this bulletin, estimates only include those households where at least one person is aged 16 to 64 years. Student households: Households where all adults are aged 16 to 24 years and in full-time education. The definition excludes households where all members are in education but some members are aged 25 years or over. Working households: Households where all members aged 16 years or over are employed. Workless households: Households where no-one aged 16 years or over is in employment. These members may be unemployed or economically inactive. Economically inactive members may be unavailable to work because of family commitments, retirement or study, or unable to work through sickness or disability. Mixed households: Households that contain both working and workless members. Other household types: This refers to households that contain two or more family units, or two or more people belonging to separate family units. Lone-parent households: This refers to households that contain at least one dependent child under the age of 19 years. There may be other non-dependent children present, that is, those aged 18 years or over. Employment: A measure of the number of people in work. Unemployment: A measure of people without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks and are available to start work within the next two weeks. Economically inactive: People who are not in employment but do not meet the internationally accepted definition of unemployment because they have not been seeking work within the last four weeks and/or they are unable to start work within the next two weeks. |
| Calculations | Housing tenure category' as % of 'all households' = (number of households in ownership category X / all households) * 100 OR 'Economic activity' as % of 'housing tenure category' = (number of households in ownership category X / 100) * % of all households |
| Other information | |
| Data last updated | 2018-04-04: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |
| Metadata last updated | 2018-05-31: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window |