Previous standard - age

Status

This standard was replaced by a new departmental standard on May 22, 2007.

Definition

In its simplest form variables related to age refer to the respondent and/or other members of the household or family. Some sources also include data on related variables such as: age at time of divorce, age at which first child left home, etc. These are generally identified as age-related variables.

Age refers to the age at last birthday as of a specified, well-defined reference date. Where possible, it is recommended that age be derived from date of birth in which year, month and day is reported. In some cases, for operational reasons, day may not be included. In some cases, particularly in proxy reporting where birth date may not be known, age may be reported directly rather than derived.

Age may also be shown for a number of life events such as age at marriage, age at birth of child(ren), age at immigration or age at death.

Related variables and associated classifications:

Age

Definition

Age refers to the age of a person at his or her last birthday.

Detailed classification:

Age Categories, Five-Year Age Groups

10
0-4 years
11
5-9 years
12
10-14 years
13
15-19 years
14
20-24 years
15
25-29 years
16
30-34 years
17
35-39 years
18
40-44 years
19
45-49 years
20
50-54 years
21
55-59 years
22
60-64 years
23
65-69 years
24
70-74 years
25
75-79 years
26
80-84 years
27
85-89 years
28
90-94 years
29
95-99 years
30
100-104 years
31
105-109 years
32
110-114 years
33
115-119 years
34
120-124 years
 

Age by Life Cycle Groupings

Definition

Age by life cycle groupings refers to the age of a person within general life cycle groupings, that is, whether he or she is a child, a youth, an adult or a senior. In this context, children are considered to be aged from 0 to 14, youth from 15 to 24, adults from 25 to 64 and seniors 65 and over.

Note: the terms child and children are used in two different ways. as noted above, on the basis of age, children are defined as being from 0 to 14 years. On the basis of relationship, however, children are defined as being related to a parent or parents in one of the following ways: they may be a birth (natural) child, an adopted child, a step child or a foster (guardianship) child.

Detailed classification:

Age Categories, Life Cycle Groupings

1
Children (00-14 years)
11
00-04 years
110
00-04 years
12
05-09 years
120
05-09 years
13
10-14 years
130
10-14 years
 
2
Youth (15-24 years)
21
15-19 years
211
15-17 years
212
18-19 years
22
20-24 years
221
20-21 years
222
22-24 years
 
3
Adults (25-64 years)
31
25-29 years
310
25-29 years
32
30-34 years
320
30-34 years
33
35-39 years
330
35-39 years
34
40-44 years
340
40-44 years
35
45-49 years
350
45-49 years
36
50-54 years
360
50-54 years
37
55-59 years
370
55-59 years
38
60-64 years
380
60-64 years
 
4
Seniors (65 years and over)
41
65-69 years
410
65-69 years
42
70-74 years
420
70-74 years
43
75-79 years
430
75-79 years
44
80-84 years
440
80-84 years
45
85-89 years
450
85-89 years
46
90 years and over
460
90 years and over
 
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