Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning (SAEP)

Child presence in economic family, category

Child presence refers to whether or not the family includes any children. To be included, children must live in the same household as the family. They may be biological or adopted children.

Economic family refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law union, adoption or a foster relationship.

By definition, all persons who are members of a census family are also members of an economic family. Examples of the broader concept of economic family include the following: two co-resident census families who are related to one another are considered one economic family; co-resident siblings who are not members of a census family are considered as one economic family; and, nieces or nephews living with aunts or uncles are considered one economic family.

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

• Child presence 2021