A. Relationship to head or
other reference member of household (paras.
2.67.- 2.76.)
A.1 Household
A household is classified as either:
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A one-person
household, defined as an arrangement in which one person makes
provision for his or her own food or other essentials for
living without combining with any other person to form part
of a multi-person household or |
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A multi-person household,
defined as a group of two or more persons living together
who make common provision for food or other essentials for
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The persons in the group may pool their incomes
and have a common budget to a greater or lesser extent; they may
be related or unrelated persons or a combination of persons both
related and unrelated. This arrangement
exemplifies the housekeeping concept. In an alternative definition
used in many countries exemplifying the so-called household-dwelling
concept, a household consists of all persons living together in
a housing unit.
A.2 Family
The family within the household,
a concept of particular interest, is defined as those members of
the household who are related, to a specified degree, through blood,
adoption or marriage. The degree of relationship used in determining
the limits of the family in this sense is dependent upon the uses
to which the data are to be put and so cannot be established for
worldwide use.
A.3 Difference between
the concept of household and family
From the definitions of "household"
and "family", it is clear that household and family are
different concepts that cannot be used interchangeably in the same
census. The difference between the household and the family is
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that a household may consist of only one
person but a family must contain at least two members and
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that the members of a multi-person household
need not be related to each other, while the members of
a family must be related.
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Moreover, a family cannot comprise
more than one household; a household, however, can contain more
than one family, or one or more families together with one or more
non-related persons, or it can consist entirely of non-related persons.
B. Household and family
composition (paras. 2.77.-
2.83.)
B.1 Family nucleus
A family nucleus is of one of the
following types (each of which must consist of persons living in
the same household):
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A married couple without
children, |
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(b) |
A married couple with one
or more unmarried children, |
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A father with
one or more unmarried children or |
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A mother with one or more
unmarried children. |
Couples living in consensual unions should be regarded
as married couples.
B.2 Type of household
Households should be classified
by type according to the number of family nuclei they contain and
the relationship, if any, between the family nuclei and the other
members of the household. The relationship should be through blood,
adoption or marriage, to whatever degree is considered pertinent
by the country. Given the complexity of this item, it is important
that information on relationship to the household head or reference
person be properly processed.
The types of household to be distinguished could
be:
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One-person household; |
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(b) |
Nuclear household, defined as a household
consisting entirely of a single family nucleus. It may
be classified into:
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Married-couple family: |
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With child(ren); |
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Without child(ren); |
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Father with child(ren); |
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Mother with child(ren); |
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Extended household, defined as a household consisting
of any one of the following:
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(i) |
A
single family nucleus and other persons related
to the nucleus, for example, a father with child(ren)
and other relative(s) or a married couple with other
relative(s) only; |
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(ii) |
Two or more family nuclei related
to each other without any other persons, for example,
two or more married couples with child(ren) only;
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(iii) |
Two
or more family nuclei related to each other plus
other persons related to at least one of the nuclei,
for example, two or more married couples with other
relative(s) only; |
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Two
or more persons related to each other, none of whom
constitute a family nucleus; |
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(d) |
Composite household, defined as a household
consisting of any of the following:
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(i) |
A
single family nucleus plus other persons, some of
whom are related to the nucleus and some of whom
are not, for example, mother with child(ren) and
other relatives and nonrelatives; |
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(ii) |
A
single family nucleus plus other persons, none of
whom is related to the nucleus, for example, father
with child(ren) and nonrelatives); |
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Two
or more family nuclei related to each other plus
other persons, some of whom are related to at least
one of the nuclei and some of whom are not related
to any of the nuclei, for example, two or more couples
with other relatives and nonrelatives only; |
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Two
or more family nuclei related to each other plus
other persons, none of whom is related to any of
the nuclei, for example, two or more married couples
one or more of which with child(ren) and non-relatives; |
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(v) |
Two or more family nuclei
not related to each other, with or without any other
persons; |
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(vi) |
Two or more persons related
to each other but none of whom constitute a family
nucleus, plus other unrelated persons; |
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(iv) |
Non-related
persons only; |
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C. Household and family
status (para.
2.84.)
For purposes of determining household
and family status and identifying how a person relates to other
household or family members, persons may be classified according
to their position in the household or family nucleus. Classifying
persons according to household and family status has uses in social
and demographic research and policy formulation.
Census data could be presented
according to both household and family status for a variety of purposes.
Although status itself is based on information derived from responses
to the item on relationship to the head or other reference member
of the household and other items, the classification of persons
by their household and family status is a relatively new approach:
it is a different approach from the traditional one of classifying
household members solely according to their relationship to the
head or reference person. The following household and family status
classifications illustrate how such an approach may be used.
Persons are classified by household status as:
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Person in a household with at
least one family
nucleus |
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Husband |
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Wife |
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Lone mother |
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1.4 |
Lone father |
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1.5 |
Child living with both parents |
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1.6 |
Child living with lone mother |
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1.7 |
Child living with lone father |
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1.8 |
Not a member of a family nucleus |
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1.8.1 Living with relatives
1.8.2 Living with non-relatives |
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Person in a household with no family nucleus |
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Living alone |
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Living with others |
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2.2.1 Living with sibling(s)
2.2.2 Living with other relatives
2.2.3 Living with non-relatives |
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status as: |
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Spouse |
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Husband |
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1.1.1 With child(ren)
1.1.2 Without child |
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Wife |
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1.2.1 With child(ren)
1.2.2 Without child |
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Lone parent |
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2.1 Male
2.2 Female |
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Child |
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With both parents |
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With lone parent |
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3.2.1 With lone father
3.2.2 With lone mother |
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Not member of a family nucleus |
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4.1 |
Relative of husband or wife |
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4.1.1 Parent of husband or wife
4.1.2 Sibling of husband or wife
4.1.3 Other relative of husband or wife |
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Non-relative |
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