Families and primary individuals

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000690",
  "term": "Families and primary individuals",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "In the American Housing Survey, while any occupant of a housing unit is called a household member, each household includes either one of the following:\n\n• A family, which is the householder and all (one or more) other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by blood, marriage, or adoption.\n\n• A primary individual, which is a householder who lives alone or with nonrelatives only. Although only one primary individual is identified per household, the household also may include one or more roommates, lodgers, resident employees, or other people unrelated to the householder. These nonrelatives are considered members of the household but not of the family. The definition of families and primary individuals is significant in that some income items namely, current income and food stamps are collected only for the family or primary individual.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/families-and-primary-individuals/"
}