Census of Population

Economic family status of person, category

Economic family status refers to whether or not the person is a member of an economic family and, if so, his or her status in that economic family. This variable is derived from the responses to questions about the relationships among the people who live in the household.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Economic family status