# The Census (England) Regulations 2020, Part 1: Household Questionnaire (online)


(1) Question
(2) Response Options
Information about the household
Do you usually live at (census address)?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, I usually live here
No, I don’t usually live here
If the response option “Yes, I usually live here” is selected, the questions below in column (1) marked (†) will not be asked. If the response option “No, I don’t usually live here” is selected, the questions before those marked (†) will not be asked.
What is your name?
Entering response in the format:
First name
Middle name(s)
Last name
Do any of the following people also live at (census address) on Sunday 21 March 2021?
Selecting all that apply:
Family members and partners (include babies born on or before 21 March 2021, children, students and 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 three months or more
People temporarily away (for example, working away, on holiday, in the armed forces, living in an establishment such as a care home for up to six months, abroad for up to a year)
People staying temporarily who usually live in the UK but do not have another UK address (for example, UK residents between addresses or currently without a home)
Or
None of these apply, I am the only person who usually lives here
Who else lives at (census address)?
Entering response in the format:
First name
Middle name(s)
Last name
Does anyone else live at (census address)?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, I need to add a (second, third, etc.) person (If selected, the question immediately above in column (1) is repeated.)
No, I do not need to add anyone
(†) Do any of the following people live at (census address) on Sunday 21 March 2021?
Selecting all that apply:
Family members and partners (include babies born on or before 21 March 2021, children, students and 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 three months or more
People temporarily away (for example, working away, on holiday, in the armed forces, living in an establishment such as a care home for up to six months, abroad for up to a year)
People staying temporarily who usually live in the UK but do not have another UK address (for example, UK residents between addresses or currently without a home)
Or
None of these apply, no one usually lives here (for example, this is a second address or holiday home)
(†) Who lives at (census address)?
Entering response in the format:
First name
Middle name(s)
Last name
(†) Does anyone else live at (census address)?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, I need to add a (second, third, etc.) person (If selected, the question immediately above in column (1) is repeated, but asking: “Who else lives at (census address)?”)
No, I do not need to add anyone
Apart from everyone already included, who else is staying overnight on Sunday 21 March 2021 at (census address)?
Selecting all that apply:
People who usually live somewhere else in the UK, for example, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends or 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 three months
People here on holiday
Or
There are no visitors staying overnight here on Sunday 21 March 2021 (If selected, omit the next question in column (1).)
What is the name of the visitor (second visitor, third visitor, etc.) staying overnight on Sunday 21 March 2021 at (census address)?
Entering response in the format:
First name
Last name
Information about household relationships
Describing the relationship between the respondent and each other resident in the household:
(That other resident’s name) is your (invitation to select one of the response options opposite, which is then displayed to complete this statement).
Selecting one of the following:
Husband or wife
Legally registered civil partner
Partner
Son or daughter
Stepchild
Brother or sister (including half-brother or half-sister)
Stepbrother or stepsister
Mother or father
Stepmother or stepfather
Grandchild
Grandparent
Other relation
Unrelated (including foster child)
Describing the relationship between each other resident in the household (where the respondent is a resident), or the relationship between the residents in the household (where the respondent is not a resident):
Thinking about (resident-two’s name, etc.), (resident-three’s name, etc.) is their (invitation to select one of the response options opposite, which is then displayed to complete this statement).
Selecting one of the response options shown in relation to the question immediately above in column (1).
Information about the household accommodation
What type of accommodation is (census address)?
Selecting one of the following:
Whole house or bungalow
Flat, maisonette or apartment
Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure
If response is “Whole house or bungalow” then:
Which of the following is your house or bungalow?
Selecting one of the following:
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced (including end-terrace)
If response is “Flat, maisonette or apartment” then:
Where is your flat, maisonette or apartment?
Selecting one of the following:
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement
Part of a converted or shared house (including bedsits)
Part of another converted building (for example, former school, church or warehouse)
In a commercial building (for example, in an office building, hotel, or over a shop)
Are all the rooms in this accommodation, including the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, behind a door that only this household can use?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No, one or more rooms are shared with another household
How many bedrooms are available for use only by this household?
Entering the number of bedrooms
What type of central heating does (census address) have?
Selecting all that apply:
No central heating
Mains gas
Tank or bottled gas
Electric (including storage heaters)
Oil
Wood (for example, logs, waste wood or pellets)
Solid fuel (for example, coal)
Renewable energy (for example, solar thermal or heat pumps)
District or communal heat network
Other
If there are one or more usual residents at the census address, then:
Does your household own or rent (census address)?
Selecting one of the following:
Owns outright
Owns with a mortgage or loan
Part-owns and part-rents (shared ownership)
Rents (with or without housing benefit)
Lives here rent-free
If response is either “Part-owns and part-rents (shared ownership)”, or “Rents (with or without housing benefit)” or “Lives here rent-free” then:
Who is your landlord?
Selecting one of the following:
Housing association, housing co-operative, charitable trust, registered social landlord
Council or local authority
Private landlord or letting agency
Employer of a household member
Relative or friend of a household member
Other
If there are one or more usual residents at the census address, then:
In total, how many cars or vans are owned, or available for use, by members of this household?
Selecting one of the following:
None
1
2
3
4
5 or more (in which case entering actual number of cars or vans)
Information about individual residents
Are you (resident name)?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, I am
No, I am answering on their behalf
What is your date of birth?
Entering response in the format:
Day-Month-Year
You are (age automatically calculated) years old (or ‘months old’ or ‘days old’ depending on age of resident). Is this correct?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, I am (automatically calculated age) years (months or days) old
No, I need to correct my date of birth
What is your sex?
Selecting one of the following:
Female
Male
On 21 March 2021, what is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status?
Selecting one of the following:
Never married and never registered a civil partnership
Married
In a registered civil partnership
Separated, but still legally married
Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership
Divorced
Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved
Widowed
Surviving partner from a registered civil partnership
If response is “Married” or “Separated, but still legally married” then:
Who is your legal marriage to?
Selecting one of the following:
Someone of the opposite sex
Someone of the same sex
If response is “Divorced” or “Widowed” then:
Who was your legal marriage to?
Selecting one of the following:
Someone of the opposite sex
Someone of the same sex
If response is “In a registered civil partnership” or “Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership” then:
Who is your registered civil partnership to?
Selecting one of the following:
Someone of the opposite sex
Someone of the same sex
If response is “Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved” or “Surviving partner from a registered civil partnership” then:
Who was your registered civil partnership to?
Selecting one of the following:
Someone of the opposite sex
Someone of the same sex
Do you stay at another address for more than 30 days a year?
Selecting one of the following:
No
Yes, an address within the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)
Yes, an address outside the UK (in which case stating current name of the country)
If response is “Yes, an address within the UK” or “Yes, an address outside the UK” then:
What type of address is (address within UK)?
Or
What type of address is your address in (name of country)?
Selecting all that apply:
Armed forces base address
Another address when working away from home
Student’s home address
Student’s term-time address
Another parent or guardian’s address
Partner’s address
Holiday home
Other
If aged 18 years or under:
Are you a schoolchild or student in full-time education?
If aged 19 years or over:
Are you a student in full-time education?
For either question, selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
If response is “Yes” then:
During term time, where do you usually live?
Selecting one of the following:
(Census address)
(any UK address or current name of country given in response to the earlier question in column (1): “Do you stay at another address for more than 30 days a year?”) (If selected, then only the questions below in column (1) marked (‡) are asked (if relevant), and the intervening questions are not asked.)
Another address (If selected, then only the questions below in column (1) marked (‡) are asked (if relevant), and the intervening questions are not asked. The exception is the question immediately below in column (1) which, if it arises, is also asked.)
If response is “Another address” (and if “No” was given in response to the earlier question: “Do you stay at another address for more than 30 days a year?”) then:
Is this address in the UK?
After this question, only the questions below marked (‡) are asked (if relevant), and the intervening questions are not asked.
Selecting one of the following:
Yes (in which case stating address and postcode)
No (in which case stating the current name of the country)
What is your country of birth?
Selecting one of the following:
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Elsewhere (in which case stating the current name of the country)
If response is “Republic of Ireland” or “Elsewhere” then:
When did you most recently arrive to live in the United Kingdom?
Entering response in the format:
Month-Year
If response is “March-2020” then:
Did you arrive in the UK on or after 21 March 2020?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
If response is “Yes”, or if response to the earlier question is “April-2020” or any later date, rather than “March-2020”, then:
Including the time already spent here, how long do you intend to stay in the United Kingdom?
Selecting one of the following:
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
One year ago, what was your usual address?
Selecting one of the following:
(where there is more than one respondent in a household, the second, third etc. respondents are given the additional response option of adopting the response option selected by the first respondent)
(Census address)
Student term-time or boarding school address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)
Another address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)
Another address outside the UK (in which case stating the current name of the country)
How would you describe your national identity?
Selecting all that apply:
British
English
Welsh
Scottish
Northern Irish
Other (in which case describing the national identity)
What is your ethnic group?
Selecting one of the following:
White
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
Asian or Asian British
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African
Other ethnic group
If response is “White” then:
Which one best describes your White ethnic group or background?
Selecting one of the following:
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
Irish
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Roma
Any other White background (in which case entering the other White background)
If response is “Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups” then:
Which one best describes your Mixed or Multiple ethnic group or background?
Selecting one of the following:
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Any other Mixed or Multiple background (in which case entering the other Mixed or Multiple background)
If response is “Asian or Asian British” then:
Which one best describes your Asian or Asian British ethnic group or background?
Selecting one of the following:
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Any other Asian background (in which case entering the other Asian background)
If response is “Black, Black British, Caribbean or African” then:
Which one best describes your Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic group or background?
Selecting one of the following:
Caribbean
African (in which case entering African background)
Any other Black, Black British or Caribbean background (in which case entering the other Black, Black British or Caribbean background)
If response is “Other ethnic group” then:
Which one best describes your other ethnic group or background?
Selecting one of the following:
Arab
Any other ethnic group (in which case entering the other ethnic group)
What is your religion?
This question is voluntary
Selecting one of the following:
No religion
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations)
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Any other religion (in which case entering the religion)
What is your main language?
Selecting one of the following:
English
Other, including British Sign Language (in which case entering the other language)
If response is “Other, including British Sign Language” then:
How well can you speak English?
Selecting one of the following:
Very well
Well
Not well
Not at all
What passports do you hold?
Selecting all that apply:
United Kingdom
Ireland
Other (in which case entering the passports held)
Or
None
How is your health in general?
Selecting one of the following:
Very good
Good
Fair
Bad
Very bad
Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
If response is “Yes” then:
Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, a lot
Yes, a little
Not at all
Do you look after, or give any help or support to, anyone because they have long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, or problems related to old age?
Selecting one of the following:
No
Yes, 9 hours a week or less
Yes, 10 to 19 hours a week
Yes, 20 to 34 hours a week
Yes, 35 to 49 hours a week
Yes, 50 or more hours a week
All the questions below in column (1) are for respondents aged 16 years and over only, except the questions marked (‡) which, if relevant, may be asked of any respondent
Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?
This question is voluntary
Selecting one of the following:
Straight or Heterosexual
Gay or Lesbian
Bisexual
Other sexual orientation (in which case entering sexual orientation)
Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?
This question is voluntary
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No (in which case entering gender identity)
Information about qualifications
Have you completed an apprenticeship?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes (for example, trade, advanced, foundation or modern)
No
Have you achieved a qualification at degree level or above?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes (for example, degree, foundation degree, HND or HNC, NVQ level 4 and above, teaching or nursing)
No
Have you achieved an NVQ or equivalent qualification?
Selecting all that apply:
NVQ level 3 or equivalent (for example, BTEC National, OND or ONC, City and Guilds Advanced Craft)
NVQ level 2 or equivalent (for example, BTEC General, City and Guilds Craft)
NVQ level 1 or equivalent
Or
None of these apply
Have you achieved an AS, A level or equivalent qualification?
Selecting all that apply:
2 or more A levels (include 4 or more AS levels)
1 A level (include 2 to 3 AS levels)
1 AS level
Or
None of these apply
Have you achieved a GCSE or equivalent qualification?
Selecting all that apply:
5 or more GCSEs grade A* to C or 9 to 4 (include 5 or more O level passes or CSEs grades 1)
Any other GCSEs (include any other O levels or CSEs at any grades)
Basic Skills course (Skills for life, literacy, numeracy and language)
Or
None of these apply
If response is “No” or “None of these apply” to all the qualification questions above, then:
Have you achieved any other qualifications?
Selecting all that apply:
Yes, in England or Wales
Yes, anywhere outside of England and Wales
Or
No qualifications
Information about past and present employment
Have you previously served in the UK Armed Forces?
Selecting all that apply:
Yes, previously served in Regular Armed Forces
Yes, previously served in Reserve Armed Forces
Or
No
In the last seven days, were you doing any of the following?
Selecting all that apply:
—Working as an employee
—Self-employed or freelance
—Temporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off
—On maternity or paternity leave
—Doing any other kind of paid work
Or
—None of these apply
If the response option “None of these apply” is selected, the questions marked (⸸) below in column (1) will be asked (as appropriate) and the intervening questions will not be asked. If any other response option(s) is selected, the intervening question will be asked and the questions marked (⸸) will not be asked.
In your main job, what is your employment status?
Selecting one of the following:
Employee
Self-employed or freelance without employees
Self-employed with employees
What is the name of the organisation or business you work for?
Selecting one of the following:
—Entering organisation or business name
Or
—No organisation or work for a private individual
What is your full job title?
Entering full job title
Briefly describe what you do in your main job.
Entering job description
What is the main activity of your organisation, business or freelance work?
Entering main activity
Do you supervise or oversee the work of other employees on a day-to-day basis?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
In your main job, how many hours a week do you usually work?
Selecting one of the following:
0 to 15 hours
16 to 30 hours
31 to 48 hours
49 hours or more
How do you usually travel to work?
Selecting one of the following:
Work mainly at or from home
Underground, metro, light rail or tram
Train
Bus, minibus or coach
Taxi
Motorcycle, scooter or moped
Driving a car or van
Passenger in a car or van
Bicycle
On foot
Other
Where do you mainly work?
Selecting one of the following:
At a workplace
Report to a depot
At or from home
An offshore installation
No fixed place
If response is “At a workplace” or “Report to a depot” then:
Do you mainly work in the UK?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes (in which case stating address and postcode for workplace or depot)
No (in which case stating the country)
(⸸) Which of the following describes what you were doing in the last seven days?
Selecting all that apply:
Retired (whether receiving a pension or not)
Studying
Looking after home or family
Long-term sick or disabled
Other
(⸸) In the last four weeks, were you actively looking for any kind of paid work?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
(⸸) If response is “Yes” then:
Are you available to start work in the next two weeks?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
(⸸) If response is “No”, not actively looking for paid work, or “No”, not available to start work in the next two weeks, then:
In the last seven days, were you waiting to start a job already accepted?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes
No
(⸸) Have you ever done any paid work?
Selecting one of the following:
Yes, in the last 12 months
Yes, but not in the last 12 months
No, have never worked (If selected, omit the remaining questions in column (1) marked (⸸).)
(⸸) In your main job, what was your employment status?
Selecting one of the following:
Employee
Self-employed or freelance without employees
Self-employed with employees
(⸸) What was the name of the organisation or business you worked for?
Selecting one of the following:
Entering organisation or business name
Or
No organisation or worked for a private individual
(⸸) What was your full job title?
Entering job title
(⸸) Briefly describe what you did in your main job.
Entering job description
(⸸) What was the main activity of your organisation, business or freelance work?
Entering main activity
(⸸) Did you supervise or oversee the work of other employees on a day-to-day basis?
Selecting one of the following:
—Yes
—No
Information about visitors
(‡) What is (visitor name)’s date of birth?
Entering response in the format:
Day-Month-Year
(‡) What is (visitor name)’s sex?
Selecting one of the following:
Female
Male
(‡) What is (visitor name)’s usual address?
Selecting one of the following:
(where there is more than one visitor in a household, the second, third etc. visitors are given the additional response option of adopting the response option selected by the first visitor)
An address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)
An address outside the UK (in which case stating name of country)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/560/schedule/2/part/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/census-england-regulations-2020/schedule-2/part-1
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