Previous standard - living arrangements
Status
This standard was replaced by a new departmental standard on October 22, 2007.
Definition
Living arrangements applies to the status a person has within the household, census family or economic family.
Related variables and associated classifications
Census family status
Definition
Census family status refers to a person who is co-resident in a household and whether or not he or she is a member of a census family, and if so, his or her role in the family. A Husband or wife is defined on the basis of living with a spouse while a lone parent is defined as living with his or her own child or own youth. In this context a child is defined as a person aged 0 to 14 co-residing with one or more parents or guardian. A youth is defined as a person aged 15 to 24 who is co-residing with one or more parents but not with his or her own spouse or child. Youth who are co-residing with one or more parents but who are also co-residing with their own spouse or child are considered as a husband, wife or lone parent in their own right.
By definition, all persons who are members of census families are also members of economic families. The total number of persons in economic families, therefore, is the count of persons in census families plus the count of non-census family persons who are members of economic families.
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Economic family status
Definition
Economic family status refers to a person who is co-resident in a household and whether or not he or she is a member of an economic family, and if so, his or her role in the family.
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Household Status
Definition
Household status refers to whether a person is living in a collective or private household, is a member of an economic family (or not), is a member of a census family (or not) and, if a member of a census family, the role within the family.
Detailed classification:
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