Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Relationship in household |
METEOR identifier: | 351307 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007 |
Definition: | The familial and non-familial relationship of each person in a given household to the reference person in that same household, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—relationship to household reference person |
Value Domain: | Relationship to household reference person code NN |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Family, household and income unit variables (relationship in household) 2005 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN | |
Maximum character length: | 2 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 11 | In a registered marriage |
12 | In a de facto marriage | |
21 | Lone parent | |
31 | Natural or adopted child under 15 | |
32 | Step-child under 15 | |
33 | Foster child under 15 | |
34 | Grandchild under 15 | |
35 | Otherwise related child under 15 | |
36 | Unrelated child under 15 | |
41 | Natural or adopted dependent student | |
42 | Student step-child | |
43 | Student foster child | |
51 | Non-dependent natural or adopted child | |
52 | Non-dependent step-child | |
53 | Non-dependent foster child | |
61 | Brother/Sister | |
62 | Father/Mother | |
63 | Non-dependent grandchild | |
64 | Grandfather/grandmother | |
65 | Cousin | |
66 | Uncle/Aunt | |
67 | Nephew/Niece | |
69 | Other related individual (not elsewhere classified) | |
71 | Unrelated individual living in a family household | |
72 | Group household member | |
73 | Lone person | |
99 | Visitor |
Source and reference attributes | |
Reference documents: | Statistical Concepts Library - Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables - Family, Household and Income Unit Variables - Relationship in household - Classification and coding Reference online through: Family, Household and Income Unit Variables, Relationship in Household |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This metadata item is measured using relationships in respect of a household reference person. Relationships in the household are determined by establishing the relationship between this household reference person and each other member of the household in turn. The household reference person may be determined in a variety of ways. For example, it could be the person first listed on a form ('Person 1'), or the oldest person in the household, or the client. In measuring the types of relationships that exist between persons in a household, we must recognise that there may not be any familial relationship. |
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Collection methods: | The second level of the ABS classification has been adopted for this metadata item. Individual agencies may wish to classify 'Relationship in household' at the 3-digit level for their own operational purposes. Collecting these data is quite complex, due to inter-relationships that may exist in a household. Refer to ABS Standards for details of interviewer or self enumerated collection methods. |
Comments: | For the purposes of this metadata item the term child refers to the relationship to the reference person and not a person under 15 years of age. The ability to determine familial relationships between persons residing within the same household is essential in a wide range of statistics on household type, family type and income unit. It may also be useful in determining possible levels of need and support available for clients. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—relationship to household reference person, code NN Community Services (retired), Superseded 27/04/2007 See also Person—reference person indicator (household), code N Community Services (retired), Standard 31/08/2007 |