Households and the Environment Survey (HES)
Age composition of household, category
Age composition refers to the number and age of persons within a group such as household.
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 classifications and/or lists:
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