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Household Members and Relationships: Analysis of Extended and Multigenerational Families

This study explores the relationships and membership of extended and multigenerational families in households. It examines the completion and usage of the relationship matrix in the 2001 Census, identifies any potential problems, and investigates future use and modifications. The analysis includes definitions, household types, the relationship question, inconsistencies, unclear relationships, number of households and persons, extended families, dis-aggregation by variables, multi-generational families, and non-family households.

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Household Members and Relationships: Analysis of Extended and Multigenerational Families

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  1. Household members: Their relationships, their membership of extended families and multigenerational families Oliver Duke-Williams and John Haskey Contact: oliver.duke-willliams@ons.gsi.gov.uk British Society for Population Studies Conference 2004University of Leicester, 13-15th September

  2. The project • Study the relationship matrix in the 2001 Census • How well was it completed? • Are any problems systematic? • How well is it currently being used? • What further use can be made of it? • Should it be used again in 2011? • Should it be modified in any way?

  3. Definitions etc. • Households v. families • Nuclear family units • Extended families • Multigenerational families

  4. The relationship question • Persons up to person 5 (6 in NI) report all relationships • Subsequent persons report relationships to persons 1 and two preceding persons

  5. Top-left corner is fully reported Remainder is partially reported Only one relationship is reported The relationship matrix

  6. Husband / wife Partner Son / daughter Step-child Brother / sister Parent Step-parent Grand-child Grand-parent ‘Other related’. Smaller set recognised than in 1991 Does not include aunt/uncle, niece/nephew, or in-law Basic relationship types

  7. Basic family types • Ungrouped individuals • Married couple • Cohabiting couple, opposite sex • Cohabiting couple, same sex (male) • Cohabiting couple, same sex (female) • Lone parent (male) • Lone parent (female)

  8. Problems to be faced (1) • Inconsistencies • Unclear relationships

  9. Unclear relationships ? • How was the relationship between the two children reported on the Census form? Parents Child Step-child

  10. Problems to be faced (2) Number of households ‘Problems’ More More Number of persons in the household

  11. Extended families (1) • Presence of extended family as opposed to nuclear • Types of extended family • Vertically extended • Horizontally extended • Vertically and horizontally extended

  12. Extended families (2) • Dis-aggregation by other variables • Geographic aspects • Location: GOR and lower if possible • Type of location: Area type classifications • Household member characteristics • Age, sex, ethnicity, NS-SeC, religion, education etc. • All families: by characteristics of HRP (or FRP) • Couple families: by couple type, by combined characteristics of both partners • Homo / heterogeneity within extended families

  13. Multi-generational families (1) • Types of multi-generational family • Who is the head of household? • How many generations? • Multi-generational with skipped generations

  14. Multi-generational families (2) • Dis-aggregation by other variables • Use similar set to extended family dis-aggregation

  15. ‘Non-family’ households • Households that do not contain a nuclear family unit • Single person households • Pensioner and other • Multiple person households • All pensioner, all student, etc.

  16. Future plans • Use of LS • Use of 2001 Census

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