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Subfamily

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001879

A married couple (with or without children) or an unmarried parent with one or more never-married children under the age of 18, residing with the householder, but not including the householder's spouse.

When grown children move back to the parental home with their own children under 18 or a spouse, they are considered a subfamily.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001879
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoFamily household; Householder
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001879",
  "term": "Subfamily",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A married couple (with or without children) or an unmarried parent with one or more never-married children under the age of 18, residing with the householder, but not including the householder's spouse.\n\nWhen grown children move back to the parental home with their own children under 18 or a spouse, they are considered a subfamily.",
  "see_also": [
    "Family household",
    "Householder"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/subfamily/"
}

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