Secondary family

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001750",
  "term": "Secondary family",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "As defined by the American Housing Survey, a secondary family is a group of two or more people who are related to each other by birth (parent/child, child less than 18 years old), marriage, or adoption, but who are not related to the householder or co-owner or co-renter. The unrelated secondary family may include people such as guests, roomers, boarders, or resident employees and their relatives living in a household.",
  "see_also": [
    "Co-owners or co-renters"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/secondary-family/"
}