Types of household

According to the English Housing Survey Headline Report 2010-11, the main classifications of household type are:

• A married/cohabiting couple with no children or with non-dependent child(ren) only.
• A married/cohabiting couple with dependent child(ren).
• A lone parent family (one parent with dependent child(ren).
• Other multi-person households (including flat sharers, lone parents with non-dependent children only and households containing more than one couple or lone parent family).
• One person aged under 60.
• One person aged 60 or over.

The married/cohabiting couple and lone parent household types may include one-person family units in addition to the couple/lone parent family.

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