household
Let an agent explain the household as a statistical, economic and social unit, distinguish it from family and dwelling, relay definitions and statistics from census and survey sources, and describe historical and cultural forms with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the household as a statistical, economic and social unit, distinguish it from family and dwelling, relay definitions and statistics from census and survey sources, and describe historical and cultural forms with attribution.
One or more people who live together in the same dwelling and share living arrangements such as meals or budget, the basic unit of censuses, surveys and economics, distinct from the family, which is defined by kinship; households include family and non-family households, single-person and collective households such as those in institutions, and historical forms such as the Roman domus and the Japanese ie or ko.
What it is for: Organising daily life and serving as a unit of measurement in statistics and economics.
It can be explain the concept and distinctions; relay census definitions and statistics; describe kinds and historical forms; relay economic and policy uses.
Distinguishing features
Co-residence and shared arrangements
Census unit
Economic decision unit
Cultural variation
What it looks like
Not a visible object; people sharing a dwelling and arrangements.
Physical character
average household size worldwide: about 4 people - UN estimate, varying by region
How it is recognised
People sharing a dwelling and living arrangements
Family, non-family, single-person and collective households
A family is defined by kinship; a dwelling is the physical unit
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - defined by kinship
is counted by - as a basic unit
In practice
Families and kinds
family households
non-family households
single-person households
collective households in institutions
historical forms such as the Roman domus and East Asian stem households
households in economics and consumer statistics
Identifiers
census household definitions per country UN recommendations
Standards and regulation
UN principles for census household definitions
National statistical definitions
Household-based tax and benefit rules
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing household with family or dwelling
Inconsistent definitions across countries
Assuming a single household model
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What a household is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and distinctions.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a household, and how does it differ from a family and a dwelling? definition
- Is the question about a household, a family or a housing unit? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of household do censuses distinguish? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Data Statistics.
Sources.
Statistics
Household statistics.
Statistics
Statistics.
- What do censuses and surveys show about household size and composition, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- How have household sizes and forms changed, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Economy Households in economics and policy.
Application.
Economics
Household economics.
Economics
Economics.
- How do economics and national accounts treat households as units of consumption and income? provenance
- Which entry fits household economics? action
Policy
Policy.
Policy
Policy.
- How do tax, benefit and housing policies use household definitions? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own entitlement, which needs the authority? boundary
Culture History and culture.
Attribution.
History
Historical forms.
History
History.
- How did households such as the Roman domus and East Asian stem families function, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific historical form? action
Culture
Cultural variation.
Culture
Culture.
- How do household forms vary across cultures, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation free of assuming one model? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should household economics be a separate entry?
- How should census definitions be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming historical and cultural forms; should they be split off?