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Here is a sample of some of the kinds of questions asked on the UK Census.

Household questions

H1Who usually lives here?

Tick all that apply

Me, this is my permanent or family home.
Family members including partners, children, and babies born on or before 01/01/2013.
Students and/or schoolchildren who live away from home during term time.
Housemates, tenants or lodgers.
People who usually live outside the UK who are staying in the UK for 3 months or more.
People who work away from home within the UK, or are members of the armed forces, if this is their permanent or family home.
People who are temporarily outside the UK for less than 12 months.
People staying temporarily who usually live in the UK but do not have another UK address, for example relatives, friends.
Other people who usually live here, including anyone temporarily away from home.
No-one usually lives here, for example, this is a second address or holiday home. Go to H4

H2Counting everyone you included in H1, how many people usually live here?


H3Starting with yourself, list the names of all the people counted in question H2 including children, babies and lodgers.


  First name Last name
Yourself (Person 1)
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Person 6

H4Apart from everyone counted in question H2, who else is staying overnight today? These people are counted as visitors. Remember to include children and babies?

Tick all that apply


People who usually live somewhere else in the UK, for example, boy / girlfriends, freinds, relatives.
People staying here because it is their second address, for example, for work. Their permanent or family home is elsewhere.
People who usually live outside the UK, who are staying in the UK for less than 3 months.
Housemates, tenants or lodgers.
People who usually live outside the UK who are staying in the UK for 3 months or more.
People who work away from home within the UK, or are members of the armed forces, if this is their permanent or family home.
People who are temporarily outside the UK for less than 12 months.
People here on holiday.
There are no visitors staying overnight tonight.

H5Counting only the people included in question H4, how many visitors are staying overnight tonight?


Please note - the real census asks more questions on the household than this.


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