Complex household (in the sense of household surveys)

Définitions

Dernière mise à jour le :13/10/2016

Définition

For household surveys, a complex household is defined in relation to other types of households. It is a household that is not :

  • a person alone in a household ;
  • a one-parent family, meaning a household (in the sense of household surveys) composed of one adult and one or several children ;
  • a couple without children ;
  • a couple with at least one child.

The couple and child in this definition are the couple as defined in household surveys and the child as defined in household surveys.