Variable Description
This variable identifies the number of children in a family nucleus up to 15 or more children. It is a derived variable. It can be applied to (embedded or nested in) the following classifications: ‘Family type’ and ‘Household composition’.
To be a ‘child in a family nucleus’ a person must usually reside with at least one parent and have no partner or child(ren) of their own living in the same household.
Note that ‘child in a family nucleus’ can apply to a person of any age. Ie, people over 15 can be coded as children if they live with their parents and have no partner or children of their own.
For classification see Ariā.
Please note that there may be differences in definitions between census classifications and those used for other data collections.