Demographic Characteristics: Proposal by the Household and Family Characteristics Task Force

Prepared for

UNECE/Eurostat Group of Experts on Population & Housing Censuses 23-26 September 2014, Geneva 1

Nation/Group Denmark Hungary Italy Montenegro Netherlands Poland Serbia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States CIS-Stat Eurostat UNECE Task Force Members Member

Annemette Lindhardt Olsen Marcell Kovacs Simona Mastroluca Biljana Sekulovic Carel Harmsen Anna Wysocka Piotr Filip D Szaltys Slavica Vukojicic Sevo Viera Doktorikova Podmanická Zuzana Ivančíková Ľudmila Ivana Juhascikova Margareta Carlsson Yvon Csonka Peter Stokes Garnett Compton Ian White Howard Hogan Nataliya Kulikovskaya Franco Zampogna Andres Vikat Paolo Valente

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SUMMARY

 Very high compliance with the 2010 recommendations for the demographic variables.

 Only a few issues were raised that might merit changes for 2020.

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Legal Marital Status Suggested Revisions

 Explicit Inclusion of Same-Sex Legal Partnerships (Optional for countries where it is relevant)  De Facto Marital Status as a Core-Topic

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Proposed Revision for Same-Sex Legal Marital Status (optional second digit level)

(1.0) Never married (2.0) Married (2.1) Opposite-sex husband/wife/spouse (2.2) Same-sex husband/wife/spouse (3.0) Registered or other legal partnership (3.1) Opposite-sex partner (3.2) Same-sex partner (4.0) Widowed and not remarried (5.0) Divorced and not remarried.

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2010 De Facto Marital Status

2010: De Facto Marital Status (non-core topic)

The suggested classification was: (1.0) Person living in a consensual union (2.0) Person not living in a consensual union.

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2020 De Facto Marital Status Elevate to a Core Topic & Clarify

The proposed classification is: (1.0) Person living with spouse or partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household (2.0) Person not living with spouse or partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household.

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Topic for Discussion: Combined De Facto & De Jure

Some members of the task force proposed to add a new cross-classification of legal and de facto marital status, whereas others were not in agreement. This meeting may wish to discuss whether the following cross-classification should be included in the recommendations.

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(1.0) (2.0) (3.0) (4.0)

Proposed Topic for Discussion: Combined De Facto & De Jure Approach

Never married (1.1) Person living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household (1.2) Person not living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household Married (2.1) Person living with spouse or partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household (2.2) Person not living with spouse or partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household Widowed and not remarried (3.1) Person living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household (3.2) Person not living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household Divorced and not remarried (4.1) Person living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household (4.2) Person not living with partner (registered or in a consensual union) having usual residence in the same household.

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Household and Family Characteristics: Proposal by the Household and Family Characteristics Task Force

Prepared for

UNECE/Eurostat Group of Experts on Population & Housing Censuses 23-26 September 2014, Geneva 11

Nation/Group Denmark Hungary Italy Montenegro Netherlands Poland Serbia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States CIS-Stat Eurostat UNECE Task Force Members Member

Annemette Lindhardt Olsen Marcell Kovacs Simona Mastroluca Biljana Sekulovic Carel Harmsen Anna Wysocka Piotr Filip D Szaltys Slavica Vukojicic Sevo Viera Doktorikova Podmanická Zuzana Ivančíková Ľudmila Ivana Juhascikova Margareta Carlsson Yvon Csonka Peter Stokes Garnett Compton Ian White Howard Hogan Nataliya Kulikovskaya Franco Zampogna Andres Vikat Paolo Valente

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SUMMARY

 Good compliance with the 2010 recommendations for the household and family characteristics.

 Only a few issues were raised that might merit changes for 2020.

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Proposed 2020 Revisions

  Clarify concept of “Homelessness.” Revise Household Relationship to include “Registered Partner.”  Explicit inclusion of Same-Sex Marriage in Household Status (optional for countries where it is relevant).

 Expanded questions on Internet Access.

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Clarify Concept of “Homelessness”

For tabulations of “Homelessness," the following two categories can be considered:  (1.0) Rooflessness: This category includes persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living.

 (2.0) Rootlessness: This category may include persons with no place of usual residence who move frequently between various types of accommodations, but who at least have a roof over their heads at the time of the census.

Only the first category, "Rooflessness," comprises people not already included in either private or institutional households. As such, it needs to be accounted for separately.

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Proposed Household Relationship Changes

 Include “Registered Partner.”  Dropped “Domestic Servant” as separate category.

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2010 Household Relationship

The suggested classification was: (1.0) Other person's husband or wife (2.0) Other person's partner in consensual union (cohabiting partner) (2.1) Other person's opposite-sex cohabiting partner (2.2) Other person's same-sex cohabiting partner (3.0) Other person's child (4.0) Other person's father or mother (5.0) Other person's other relative (6.0) Non-relative of other person (6.1) Foster child (6.2) Boarder (6.3) Domestic servant (6.4) Other.

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2020 Household Relationship

The proposed classification is: (1.0) (2.0) (3.0) (4.0) (5.0) (6.0) (7.0) Other person's husband / wife / spouse Other person's registered partner Other person's partner in consensual union (cohabiting partner) (3.1) (3.2) Other person's opposite-sex cohabiting partner Other person's same-sex cohabiting partner Other person's child Other person's father or mother Other person's other relative Non-relative of other person (7.1) Foster child (7.2) (7.3) Boarder Other, including domestic servant.

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Household Status

For 2020, Explicit Inclusion of Same-Sex Marriage (for countries where it is relevant).

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2010 Household Status

The suggested classification was: (1.0) Person in a private household (1.1) Person in a nuclear family household (1.1.1) Husband (1.1.2) Wife (1.1.3) Male partner in a consensual union (1.1.4) Female partner in a consensual union (1.1.5) Lone father (1.1.6) Lone mother (1.1.7) Child under 25 years of age

etc.

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2020 Household Status

The proposed classification is: (1.0) Person in a private household (1.1) Person in a nuclear family household (1.1.1) Husband /male spouse or registered partner (1.1.2) Wife /female spouse or registered partner (1.1.3) Male partner in a consensual union (1.1.4) Female partner in a consensual union (1.1.5) Lone father (1.1.6) Lone mother (1.1.7) Child under 25 years of age

etc.

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Internet Access

For 2020, it is also recommended to collect information on the availability of an Internet connection in the housing unit.

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2020 Internet Access

The following internet classification is proposed: (1.0) Broadband internet access fixed in the housing unit (2.0) Other internet access fixed in the housing unit.

(3.0) Access through a mobile device (4.0) More than one mode of access (5.0) No internet access in the housing unit.

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Thanks!

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Questions?