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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Household Type (17), Household Size (9) and Structural Type of Dwelling (10) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

About this variable: Household type (17)

Definition

No definition is available for this variable.

Values

Total - Household type ^{Footnote 1}
Census family households
One-family only households ^{Footnote 3}
Couple family households ^{Footnote 4}
Without children
With children
Lone-parent family households
Other family households ^{Footnote 8}
One-family households with persons not in a census family
Couple family households ^{Footnote 10}
Without children
With children
Lone-parent family households
Two-or-more-family households
Non-census family households
One-person households
Two-or-more-person households

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Household type
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.
Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 3

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 4