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Usual residence

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-002061

Usual residence is a concept used in the decennial census to determine where a person should be counted in the census. Usual residence is defined as the place where a person lives and sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as a person's voting residence or legal residence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-002061
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoLiving quarters; Population; Usual residence elsewhere
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-002061",
  "term": "Usual residence",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Usual residence is a concept used in the decennial census to determine where a person should be counted in the census. Usual residence is defined as the place where a person lives and sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as a person's voting residence or legal residence.",
  "see_also": [
    "Living quarters",
    "Population",
    "Usual residence elsewhere"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/usual-residence/"
}

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