Residence rule and residence situations

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001637",
  "term": "Residence rule and residence situations",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "term_source": "Residence Rule and Residence Situations",
  "definition": "The residence rule is used to determine where people should be counted in the United States and Puerto Rico. The residence rule for the 2010 Census said:\n\n• Count people at their usual residence, which is the place where they live and sleep most of the time.\n\n• People in certain types of facilities or shelters (i.e., places where groups of people live together) on Census Day should be counted at the facility or shelter.\n\n• People who do not have a usual residence, or cannot determine a usual residence, should be counted where they are on Census Day.\n\nThe residence situations are a list of examples of how the residence rule applies for people in various living situations.",
  "see_also": [
    "Census Day",
    "Decennial census",
    "Group quarters population",
    "Resident population",
    "Usual residence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/residence-rule-and-residence-situations/"
}