Survey of Household Spending (SHS)
Size of household, number
Size refers to the number of persons or things in the statistical unit or to its physical dimensions.
Household refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. The dwelling may be either a collective dwelling or a private dwelling. The household may consist of a family group such as a census family, of two or more families sharing a dwelling, of a group of unrelated persons or of a person living alone. Household members who are temporarily absent on reference day are considered part of their usual household.
The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:
- Whole number
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