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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-wales-regulations-2020/schedule-2/part-1",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2020/555",
  "legislation_title": "The Census (Wales) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-wales-regulations-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "Household Questionnaire (online)\n(1) Question\n(2) Response Options\nInformation about the household\nDo you usually live at (census address)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, I usually live here\nNo, I don’t usually live here\nIf 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.\nWhat is your name?\nEntering response in the format:\nFirst name\nMiddle name(s)\nLast name\nDo any of the following people also live at (census address) on Sunday 21 March 2021?\nSelecting all that apply:\nFamily members and partners (include babies born on or before 21 March 2021, children, students and schoolchildren who live away from home during term time)\nHousemates, tenants or lodgers\nPeople who usually live outside the UK who are staying in the UK for three months or more\nPeople 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)\nPeople 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)\nOr\nNone of these apply, I am the only person who usually lives here\nWho else lives at (census address)?\nEntering response in the format:\nFirst name\nMiddle name(s)\nLast name\nDoes anyone else live at (census address)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, I need to add a (second, third, etc.) person (If selected, the question immediately above in column (1) is repeated.)\nNo, I do not need to add anyone\n(†) Do any of the following people live at (census address) on Sunday 21 March 2021?\nSelecting all that apply:\nFamily members and partners (include babies born on or before 21 March 2021, children, students and schoolchildren who live away from home during term time)\nHousemates, tenants or lodgers\nPeople who usually live outside the UK who are staying in the UK for three months or more\nPeople 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)\nPeople 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)\nOr\nNone of these apply, no one usually lives here (for example, this is a second address or holiday home)\n(†) Who lives at (census address)?\nEntering response in the format:\nFirst name\nMiddle name(s)\nLast name\n(†) Does anyone else live at (census address)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, 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)?”)\nNo, I do not need to add anyone\nApart from everyone already included, who else is staying overnight on Sunday 21 March 2021 at (census address)?\nSelecting all that apply:\nPeople who usually live somewhere else in the UK, for example, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends or relatives\nPeople staying here because it is their second address, for example, for work. Their permanent or family home is elsewhere\nPeople who usually live outside the UK who are staying in the UK for less than three months\nPeople here on holiday\nOr\nThere are no visitors staying overnight here on Sunday 21 March 2021 (If selected, omit the next question in column (1).)\nWhat is the name of the visitor (second visitor, third visitor, etc.) staying overnight on Sunday 21 March 2021 at (census address)?\nEntering response in the format:\nFirst name\nLast name\nInformation about household relationships\nDescribing the relationship between the respondent and each other resident in the household:\n(That other resident’s name) is your (invitation to select one of the response options opposite, which is then displayed to complete this statement).\nSelecting one of the following:\nHusband or wife\nLegally registered civil partner\nPartner\nSon or daughter\nStepchild\nBrother or sister (including half-brother or half-sister)\nStepbrother or stepsister\nMother or father\nStepmother or stepfather\nGrandchild\nGrandparent\nOther relation\nUnrelated (including foster child)\nDescribing 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):\nThinking 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).\nSelecting one of the response options shown in relation to the question immediately above in column (1).\nInformation about the household accommodation\nWhat type of accommodation is (census address)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWhole house or bungalow\nFlat, maisonette or apartment\nCaravan or other mobile or temporary structure\nIf response is “Whole house or bungalow” then:\nWhich of the following is your house or bungalow?\nSelecting one of the following:\nDetached\nSemi-detached\nTerraced (including end-terrace)\nIf response is “Flat, maisonette or apartment” then:\nWhere is your flat, maisonette or apartment?\nSelecting one of the following:\nIn a purpose-built block of flats or tenement\nPart of a converted or shared house (including bedsits)\nPart of another converted building (for example, former school, church or warehouse)\nIn a commercial building (for example, in an office building, hotel, or over a shop)\nAre all the rooms in this accommodation, including the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, behind a door that only this household can use?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo, one or more rooms are shared with another household\nHow many bedrooms are available for use only by this household?\nEntering the number of bedrooms\nWhat type of central heating does (census address) have?\nSelecting all that apply:\nNo central heating\nMains gas\nTank or bottled gas\nElectric (including storage heaters)\nOil\nWood (for example, logs, waste wood or pellets)\nSolid fuel (for example, coal)\nRenewable energy (for example, solar thermal or heat pumps)\nDistrict or communal heat network\nOther\nIf there are one or more usual residents at the census address, then:\nDoes your household own or rent (census address)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nOwns outright\nOwns with a mortgage or loan\nPart-owns and part-rents (shared ownership)\nRents (with or without housing benefit)\nLives here rent-free\nIf response is either “Part-owns and part-rents (shared ownership)”, or “Rents (with or without housing benefit)” or “Lives here rent-free” then:\nWho is your landlord?\nSelecting one of the following:\nHousing association, housing co-operative, charitable trust, registered social landlord\nCouncil or local authority\nPrivate landlord or letting agency\nEmployer of a household member\nRelative or friend of a household member\nOther\nIf there are one or more usual residents at the census address, then:\nIn total, how many cars or vans are owned, or available for use, by members of this household?\nSelecting one of the following:\nNone\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5 or more (in which case entering actual number of cars or vans)\nInformation about individual residents\nAre you (resident name)?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, I am\nNo, I am answering on their behalf\nWhat is your date of birth?\nEntering response in the format:\nDay-Month-Year\nYou are (age automatically calculated) years old (or ‘months old’ or ‘days old’ depending on age of resident). Is this correct?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, I am (automatically calculated age) years (months or days) old\nNo, I need to correct my date of birth\nWhat is your sex?\nSelecting one of the following:\nFemale\nMale\nOn 21 March 2021, what is your legal marital or registered civil partnership status?\nSelecting one of the following:\nNever married and never registered a civil partnership\nMarried\nIn a registered civil partnership\nSeparated, but still legally married\nSeparated, but still legally in a civil partnership\nDivorced\nFormerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved\nWidowed\nSurviving partner from a registered civil partnership\nIf response is “Married” or “Separated, but still legally married” then:\nWho is your legal marriage to?\nSelecting one of the following:\nSomeone of the opposite sex\nSomeone of the same sex\nIf response is “Divorced” or “Widowed” then:\nWho was your legal marriage to?\nSelecting one of the following:\nSomeone of the opposite sex\nSomeone of the same sex\nIf response is “In a registered civil partnership” or “Separated, but still legally in a civil partnership” then:\nWho is your registered civil partnership to?\nSelecting one of the following:\nSomeone of the opposite sex\nSomeone of the same sex\nIf response is “Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved” or “Surviving partner from a registered civil partnership” then:\nWho was your registered civil partnership to?\nSelecting one of the following:\nSomeone of the opposite sex\nSomeone of the same sex\nDo you stay at another address for more than 30 days a year?\nSelecting one of the following:\nNo\nYes, an address within the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)\nYes, an address outside the UK (in which case stating current name of the country)\nIf response is “Yes, an address within the UK” or “Yes, an address outside the UK” then:\nWhat type of address is (address within UK)?\nOr\nWhat type of address is your address in (name of country)?\nSelecting all that apply:\nArmed forces base address\nAnother address when working away from home\nStudent’s home address\nStudent’s term-time address\nAnother parent or guardian’s address\nPartner’s address\nHoliday home\nOther\nIf aged 18 years or under:\nAre you a schoolchild or student in full-time education?\nIf aged 19 years or over:\nAre you a student in full-time education?\nFor either question, selecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\nIf response is “Yes” then:\nDuring term time, where do you usually live?\nSelecting one of the following:\n(Census address)\n(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.)\nAnother 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.)\nIf 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:\nIs this address in the UK?\nAfter this question, only the questions below marked (‡) are asked (if relevant), and the intervening questions are not asked.\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes (in which case stating address and postcode)\nNo (in which case stating the current name of the country)\nWhat is your country of birth?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWales\nEngland\nScotland\nNorthern Ireland\nRepublic of Ireland\nElsewhere (in which case stating the current name of the country)\nIf response is “Republic of Ireland” or “Elsewhere” then:\nWhen did you most recently arrive to live in the United Kingdom?\nEntering response in the format:\nMonth-Year\nIf response is “March-2020” then:\nDid you arrive in the UK on or after 21 March 2020?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\nIf response is “Yes”, or if response to the earlier question is “April-2020” or any later date, rather than “March-2020”, then:\nIncluding the time already spent here, how long do you intend to stay in the United Kingdom?\nSelecting one of the following:\nLess than 12 months\n12 months or more\nOne year ago, what was your usual address?\nSelecting one of the following:\n(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)\n(Census address)\nStudent term-time or boarding school address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)\nAnother address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)\nAnother address outside the UK (in which case stating the current name of the country)\nHow would you describe your national identity?\nSelecting all that apply:\nWelsh\nEnglish\nScottish\nNorthern Irish\nBritish\nOther (in which case describing the national identity)\nWhat is your ethnic group?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWhite\nMixed or Multiple ethnic groups\nAsian, Asian Welsh or Asian British\nBlack, Black Welsh, Black British, Caribbean or African\nOther ethnic group\nIf response is “White” then:\nWhich one best describes your White ethnic group or background?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWelsh, English, Scottish, Northern Irish or British\nIrish\nGypsy or Irish Traveller\nRoma\nAny other White background (in which case entering the other White background)\nIf response is “Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups” then:\nWhich one best describes your Mixed or Multiple ethnic group or background?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWhite and Black Caribbean\nWhite and Black African\nWhite and Asian\nAny other Mixed or Multiple background (in which case entering the other Mixed or Multiple background)\nIf response is “Asian, Asian Welsh or Asian British” then:\nWhich one best describes your Asian, Asian Welsh or Asian British ethnic group or background?\nSelecting one of the following:\nIndian\nPakistani\nBangladeshi\nChinese\nAny other Asian background (in which case entering the other Asian background)\nIf response is “Black, Black Welsh, Black British, Caribbean or African” then:\nWhich one best describes your Black, Black Welsh, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic group or background?\nSelecting one of the following:\nCaribbean\nAfrican (in which case entering African background)\nAny other Black, Black British or Caribbean background (in which case entering the other Black, Black British or Caribbean background)\nIf response is “Other ethnic group” then:\nWhich one best describes your other ethnic group or background?\nSelecting one of the following:\nArab\nAny other ethnic group (in which case entering the other ethnic group)\nWhat is your religion?\nThis question is voluntary\nSelecting one of the following:\nNo religion\nChristian (all denominations)\nBuddhist\nHindu\nJewish\nMuslim\nSikh\nAny other religion (in which case entering the religion)\nCan you understand, speak, read or write Welsh?\nSelecting all that apply:\nUnderstand spoken Welsh\nSpeak Welsh\nRead Welsh\nWrite Welsh\nOr\nNone of these apply\nWhat is your main language?\nSelecting one of the following:\nEnglish or Welsh\nOther, including British Sign Language (in which case entering the other language)\nIf response is “Other, including British Sign Language” then:\nHow well can you speak English?\nSelecting one of the following:\nVery well\nWell\nNot well\nNot at all\nWhat passports do you hold?\nSelecting all that apply:\nUnited Kingdom\nIreland\nOther (in which case entering the passports held)\nOr\nNone\nHow is your health in general?\nSelecting one of the following:\nVery good\nGood\nFair\nBad\nVery bad\nDo you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\nIf response is “Yes” then:\nDo any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, a lot\nYes, a little\nNot at all\nDo 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?\nSelecting one of the following:\nNo\nYes, 9 hours a week or less\nYes, 10 to 19 hours a week\nYes, 20 to 34 hours a week\nYes, 35 to 49 hours a week\nYes, 50 or more hours a week\nAll 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\nWhich of the following best describes your sexual orientation?\nThis question is voluntary\nSelecting one of the following:\nStraight or Heterosexual\nGay or Lesbian\nBisexual\nOther sexual orientation (in which case entering sexual orientation)\nIs the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?\nThis question is voluntary\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo (in which case entering gender identity)\nInformation about qualifications\nHave you completed an apprenticeship?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes (for example, trade, higher, foundation or modern)\nNo\nHave you achieved a qualification at degree level or above?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes (for example, degree, foundation degree, HND or HNC, NVQ level 4 and above, teaching or nursing)\nNo\nHave you achieved an NVQ or equivalent qualification?\nSelecting all that apply:\nNVQ level 3 or equivalent (for example, BTEC National, OND or ONC, City and Guilds Advanced Craft)\nNVQ level 2 or equivalent (for example, BTEC General, City and Guilds Craft)\nNVQ level 1 or equivalent\nOr\nNone of these apply\nHave you achieved an AS, A level or equivalent qualification?\nSelecting all that apply:\n2 or more A levels (include 4 or more AS levels)\n1 A level (include 2 to 3 AS levels)\n1 AS level\nAdvanced Welsh Baccalaureate\nOr\nNone of these apply\nHave you achieved a GCSE or equivalent qualification?\nSelecting all that apply:\n5 or more GCSEs grade A* to C or 9 to 4 (include 5 or more O level passes or CSEs grades 1)\nAny other GCSEs (include any other O levels or CSEs at any grades)\nBasic Skills course (Skills for life, literacy, numeracy and language)\nIntermediate or National Welsh Baccalaureate\nFoundation Welsh Baccalaureate\nOr\nNone of these apply\nIf response is “No” or “None of these apply” to all the qualification questions above, then:\nHave you achieved any other qualifications?\nSelecting all that apply:\nYes, in Wales or England\nYes, anywhere outside of Wales and England\nOr\nNo qualifications\nInformation about past and present employment\nHave you previously served in the UK Armed Forces?\nSelecting all that apply:\nYes, previously served in Regular Armed Forces\nYes, previously served in Reserve Armed Forces\nOr\nNo\nIn the last seven days, were you doing any of the following?\nSelecting all that apply:\nWorking as an employee\nSelf-employed or freelance\nTemporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off\nOn maternity or paternity leave\nDoing any other kind of paid work\nOr\nNone of these apply\nIf 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 questions will be asked and the questions marked (⸸) will not be asked.\nIn your main job, what is your employment status?\nSelecting one of the following:\nEmployee\nSelf-employed or freelance without employees\nSelf-employed with employees\nWhat is the name of the organisation or business you work for?\nSelecting one of the following:\nEntering organisation or business name\nOr\nNo organisation or work for a private individual\nWhat is your full job title?\nEntering full job title\nBriefly describe what you do in your main job.\nEntering job description\nWhat is the main activity of your organisation, business or freelance work?\nEntering main activity\nDo you supervise or oversee the work of other employees on a day-to-day basis?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\nIn your main job, how many hours a week do you usually work?\nSelecting one of the following:\n0 to 15 hours\n16 to 30 hours\n31 to 48 hours\n49 hours or more\nHow do you usually travel to work?\nSelecting one of the following:\nWork mainly at or from home\nUnderground, metro, light rail or tram\nTrain\nBus, minibus or coach\nTaxi\nMotorcycle, scooter or moped\nDriving a car or van\nPassenger in a car or van\nBicycle\nOn foot\nOther\nWhere do you mainly work?\nSelecting one of the following:\nAt a workplace\nReport to a depot\nAt or from home\nAn offshore installation\nNo fixed place\nIf response is “At a workplace” or “Report to a depot” then:\nDo you mainly work in the UK?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes (in which case stating address and postcode for workplace or depot)\nNo (in which case stating the country)\n(⸸) Which of the following describes what you were doing in the last seven days?\nSelecting all that apply:\nRetired (whether receiving a pension or not)\nStudying\nLooking after home or family\nLong-term sick or disabled\nOther\n(⸸) In the last four weeks, were you actively looking for any kind of paid work?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\n(⸸) If response is “Yes” then:\nAre you available to start work in the next two weeks?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\n(⸸) If response is “No”, not actively looking for paid work, or “No”, not available to start work in the next two weeks, then:\nIn the last seven days, were you waiting to start a job already accepted?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\n(⸸) Have you ever done any paid work?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes, in the last 12 months\nYes, but not in the last 12 months\nNo, have never worked (If selected, omit the remaining questions in column (1) marked (⸸).)\n(⸸) In your main job, what was your employment status?\nSelecting one of the following:\nEmployee\nSelf-employed or freelance without employees\nSelf-employed with employees\n(⸸) What was the name of the organisation or business you worked for?\nSelecting one of the following:\nEntering organisation or business name\nOr\nNo organisation or worked for a private individual\n(⸸) What was your full job title?\nEntering job title\n(⸸) Briefly describe what you did in your main job.\nEntering job description\n(⸸) What was the main activity of your organisation, business or freelance work?\nEntering main activity\n(⸸) Did you supervise or oversee the work of other employees on a day-to-day basis?\nSelecting one of the following:\nYes\nNo\nInformation about visitors\n(‡) What is (visitor name)’s date of birth?\nEntering response in the format:\nDay-Month-Year\n(‡) What is (visitor name)’s sex?\nSelecting one of the following:\nFemale\nMale\n(‡) What is (visitor name)’s usual address?\nSelecting one of the following:\n(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)\nAn address in the UK (in which case stating address and postcode)\nAn address outside the UK (in which case stating name of country)",
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