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For Wales why have membership rates been used instead of headship rates?

April 26, 2017headship membership rates Used Wales

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For Wales why have membership rates been used instead of headship rates?

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The use of membership rates was chosen because it avoids the effect of changes to the definition of the head of a household which can occur between censuses. The use of membership rates can also provide more information on the individual members in each household type (e.g. household population by age and gender as well as household type).