Census Data

England: Household Reference Person indicator of previous service in UK armed forces

Location Type: Country, ONS Geographic Code: E92000001

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Key Facts

All Residents 56,490,048
Male 27,656,336
Female 28,833,712
Households 23,436,086
Population Density (people/km2) 433.5
Table Codets074
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasureHousehold
Number of Response Options5

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by whether or not the Household Reference Person has previously served in the UK armed forces. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Identifies whether the Household Reference Person (HRP) in a household has previously served in the UK armed forces. This includes those who have served for at least one day in armed Forces, either regular, reserves or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations. Households are classified by if they were in the regular or reserved UK armed forces, both or neither.

Quality Statement

Many who have previously served in the UK armed forces will be older males because of National Service. We applied extra quality assurance to correct some answers from currently serving personnel.

More information at the ONS website

Household reference person previously served in UK armed forces: Total: All households 23,431,788
Household reference person previously served in regular UK armed forces 999,246
Household reference person previously served in reserve UK armed forces 231,053
Household reference person previously served in both regular and reserve UK armed forces 58,357
Household reference person has not previously served in regular or reserve UK armed forces 22,143,132

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