Variable Description
Name
f_adult_child_count_code
en-NZ
Label
Number of adult children in family
en-NZ
Description
This variable identifies the number of adult children in a family nucleus up to four or more adult children. It is a derived variable. It can be applied to (embedded or nested in) the following standard classifications: ‘Family type’ and ‘Household composition’.
An adult child is a ‘child in a family nucleus’ who is aged 15 years or over and employed full time, or a ‘child in a family nucleus’ who is aged 18 years or over. This group is made up of all dependent young people and all non-dependent children.
For classification see Ariā.
Please note that there may be differences in definitions between census classifications and those used for other data collections.
Representation
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Concept
Conceptual Variable