Concept variable

Family number

  Norwegian (bokmål)
Name Family number
Definition Family number used in the family statistics from 2005 and in Census 2001 is the national identity number to the oldest person in the family. A family consists of persons resident in the same dwelling and related to each other as spouse, registered partner, cohabitant and/or parent and child (regardless of the child's age).
Valid from 2001-01-01
Valid to
Owner 320 - Division for population statistics
Comments A family consists of persons resident in the same dwelling and related to each other as spouse, registered partner, cohabitant, and/or parent and child (regardless of the child's age). At most, a family may consist of two subsequent generations and one couple only. This means that persons that are married or cohabiting and/or living with their own children, do not belong to their parents' family. When persons that have previously been married are living with their parents, this is regarded as two families. Single persons are also considered a family, whereby all persons are part of a family, either together with others or on their own.
 
Statistical unit Family
Subject 02.01.20 - Families, households
Statistics Families and households