Adults and Children

Description

Classifies households by the age of the people in them. In this classification, an adult is any person aged 16 and over and a child is any person aged under 16 years. It does not take into account the relationships between people in the household.

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Label Code
One Person Household, One adult aged 66 or over 1
One Person Household, One adult aged 65 or under 2
One adult of any age and one or more children 3
One adult aged 65 or under and one adult aged 66 or over and no children 4
Two adults aged 66 or above and no children 5
Two adults aged 65 or under and no children 6
Two adults of any age and one or two children 7
Two adults of any age and three or more children 8
Three or more adults of any age and one or more children 9
Three or more adults of any age and no children 10