Variable Description
Name
f_youngest_depend_age_code
en-NZ
Label
Age of youngest dependent child in family
en-NZ
Description
This variable identifies the age of the youngest dependent child in a family nucleus, up to and including 17 years.
A dependent child under 18 is a ‘Child in a family nucleus’ aged under 15 years or aged 15–17 years and not employed full time.
A family nucleus comprises a couple with or without child(ren), or one parent and their child(ren) whose usual residence is in the same household; the children do not have partners or children of their own living in that household.
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