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Foster children

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000769

Children placed in care by a government agency. The child may be related to their foster parents, or unrelated to them.

When a foster child is also a relative, such as a nephew or niece, the child is generally reported as a related individual rather than a foster child.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000769
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoNonrelatives
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000769",
  "term": "Foster children",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Children placed in care by a government agency. The child may be related to their foster parents, or unrelated to them.\n\nWhen a foster child is also a relative, such as a nephew or niece, the child is generally reported as a related individual rather than a foster child.",
  "see_also": [
    "Nonrelatives"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/foster-children/"
}

Record 769 of 2,177 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.