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Economic family structure
Part A - Short definition:
Refers to the classification of economic families as couple families, lone-parent families or other economic families.
Part B - Detailed definition:
Refers to the classification of economic families as couple families, lone-parent families or other economic families.
- Couple families
- Those in which a member of either a married or common-law couple is the economic family reference person.
- Lone-parent families
- Those in which either a male or female lone parent is the economic family reference person.
- Other economic families
- Those in which the economic family reference person has other relatives but does not have a married spouse or common-law partner or a child in their census family.
Census years:
2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986Footnote 1 1981Footnote 1
Reported for:
Economic families in private households
Question number(s):
Derived variable: Questions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Responses:
Not applicable
Remarks:
See Economic family status for more information on economic family reference persons.
See also 'Remarks' for Economic family.
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