Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269700 |
Registration status: | Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006 |
Definition: | The relationship of a member of an income unit to the reference person in that same income unit. Income units are restricted to relationships of marriage (registered or de facto) and of parent/child under 16 years of age that usually resides in the same household. |
Context: | The ability to determine relationships between persons residing within the same household is essential in a wide range of statistics on household composition, family type and income unit. It is essential for calculating many of the performance indicators, such as Low income status, and Affordability. It may also be useful in determining possible levels of need and support available for clients. |