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Reference person

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001602

Person with respect to whom the relationship of the other consumer unit or household members is determined.

Note: As a participant in the Consumer Expenditure survey, the reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to “Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home.”

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001602
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001602",
  "term": "Reference person",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Person with respect to whom the relationship of the other consumer unit or household members is determined.\n\nNote: As a participant in the Consumer Expenditure survey, the reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to “Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home.”",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/reference-person/"
}

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