Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for Household composition by ethnic group of household reference person in Scotland. ## Household composition The life stage a person is in based on their age and dependent children. Household composition classifies households according to the relationship between the household members. Households consisting of one family and no other usual residents are classified according to the type of family (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family) and the number of dependent children. Other households are classified by the number of people, the number of dependent children, or whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 (state pension age) and over. Details of classification can be found [here](https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/metadata/household-composition/#panel-1) _The quality assurance report can be found [here](https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/2022-results/scotlands-census-2022-quality-assurance-reports/quality-assurance-report-demography-and-migration/)_ ## Ethnic group Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing. Details of classification can be found [here](https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/metadata/ethnic-group/)
Scotland's Census 2022 - MV102 - Household composition - households by ethnic group of household reference person
National Records of Scotland (NRS) is a Non-Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The purpose is to collect, preserve and produce information about Scotland's people and history and make it available to inform current and future generations. NRS were established on 1 April 2011, following the merger of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the National Archives of Scotland (NAS). For administrative purposes the NRS sit within the Scottish Government’s Constitution and External Affairs portfolio.