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Primary household maintainer
Part A - Plain language definition:
First person in the household identified as the one who pays the rent or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity bill, and so on, for the dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition:
The first person in the household identified as being the household maintainer.
