Household Explained

A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group.[1] The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is important to economics and inheritance.[2]

Household models include families, blended families, shared housing, group homes, boarding houses, houses of multiple occupancy (UK), and single room occupancy (US). In feudal societies, the royal household and medieval households of the wealthy included servants and other retainers.

Government definitions

For statistical purposes in the United Kingdom, a household is defined as "one person or a group of people who have the accommodation as their only or main residence and for a group, either share at least one meal a day or share the living accommodation, that is, a living room or sitting room".[3] The introduction of legislation to control houses of multiple occupations in the UK Housing Act (2004)[4] required a tighter definition of a single household. People can be considered a household if they are related: full- or half-blood, foster, step-parent/child, in-laws (and equivalent for unmarried couples), a married couple or unmarried but "living as ..." (same- or different-sex couples).[5]

The United States Census definition also hinges on "separate living quarters": "those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the building."[6] According to the U.S. census, a householder is the "person (or one of the people) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented (maintained)"; if no person qualifies, any adult resident of a housing unit is considered a householder. The U.S. government formerly used "head of the household" and "head of the family", but those terms were replaced with "householder" in 1980.[7] In the census definition of a household, it

On July 15, 1998, Statistics Canada said: "A household is generally defined as being composed of a person or group of persons who co-reside in, or occupy, a dwelling."[8]

Economic definition

Although a one-income-stream economic theory simplifies modeling, it does not necessarily reflect reality. Many, if not most, households have several income-earning members. Most economic models do not equate households and traditional families, and there is not always a one-to-one relationship between households and families.

Social definitions

In social work, a household is defined similarly: a residential group in which housework is divided and performed by householders. Care may be delivered by one householder to another, depending upon their respective needs, abilities, and (perhaps) disabilities. Household composition may affect life and health expectations and outcomes for its members.[9] [10] Eligibility for community services and welfare benefits may depend upon household composition.[11]

In sociology, household work strategy (a term coined by Ray Pahl in his 1984 book, Divisions of Labour)[12] [13] is the division of labour among members of a household. Household work strategies vary over the life cycle as household members age, or with the economic environment; they may be imposed by one person, or be decided collectively.[14]

Feminism examines how gender roles affect the division of labour in households. In The Second Shift and The Time Bind, sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild presents evidence that in two-career couples men and women spend about equal amounts of time working; however, women spend more time on housework.[15] [16] Cathy Young (another feminist writer) says that in some cases, women may prevent the equal participation of men in housework and parenting.[17]

Models

Household models in the English-speaking world include traditional and blended families, shared housing, and group homes for people with support needs. Other models which may meet definitions of a household include boarding houses, houses in multiple occupation (UK), and single room occupancy (US).

History

In feudal or aristocratic societies, a household may include servants or retainers who derive their income from the household's principal income.

Housing statistics

Country! valign="top"
196019701980
Belgium23.6%49.1%73.9%
Denmark39.4%73.1%85.4%
France28.0%48.9%85.2%
Germany51.9%71.5%92.3%
Greece10.4%-69.3%
Ireland33.0%55.3%82.0%
Italy10.7%64.5%86.4%
Luxembourg45.7%69.4%86.2%
Netherlands30.3%75.5%95.9%
Portugal18.6%-58%
Spain24.0%77.8%85.3%
United Kingdom78.3%90.9%98.0%
Indoor WC, bath/shower and hot running water (1988)[18]
Country Indoor WC Bath/shower Hot running water
Belgium 94% 92% 87%
Denmark 97% 94% N/A
France 94% 93% 95%
Germany 99% 97% 98%
Greece 85% 85% 84%
94% 92% 91%
99% 95% 93%
99% 97% 97%
N/A 99% 100%
80% N/A N/A
97% 96% N/A
UK 99% 100% N/A
Country! valign="top"
Bath/showerIndoor WCCentral heating
Belgium73.9%79.0%-
Denmark85.1%95.8%54.6%
France85.2%85.4%67.6%
Germany92.3%96.0%70.0%
Greece69.3%70.9%-
Ireland82.0%84.5%39.2%
Italy86.4%87.7%56.5%
Luxembourg86.2%97.3%73.9%
Netherlands95.9%-66.1%
Portugal58.0%58.7%-
Spain85.3%-22.5%
United Kingdom98.0%97.3%-
Average usable floor space, 1976[19] ! Country !! Area
86m2
Belgium 97m2
63m2
89m2
69m2
Denmark 122m2
71m2
France 82m2
60m2
95m2
Greece 80m2
65m2
Ireland 88m2
Luxembourg 107m2
Netherlands 71m2
89m2
58m2
104m2
54m2
49m2
Spain 82m2
109m2
98m2
United Kingdom 70m2
120m2
65m2
Average usable floor space, 1994[20] ! Country !! Area
Austria 85.3m2
Belgium 86.3m2
Denmark 107m2
Finland 74.8m2
France 85.4m2
East Germany 64.4m2
West Germany 86.7m2
Greece 79.6m2
Ireland 88m2
Italy 92.3m2
Luxembourg 107m2
Netherlands 98.6m2
Spain 86.6m2
Sweden 92m2
United Kingdom 79.7m2
Floor space, 1992–1993[21] ! Country !! Year !! Area
Australia 1993 191m2
United States 1992 153.2m2
1993 119.3m2
United Kingdom 1992 95m2
1993 90.8m2
Japan 1993 88.6m2
Households without an indoor WC, 1980[22] ! Country !! %
Belgium 19%
France 17%
West Germany 7%
Greece 29%
Ireland 22%
Italy 11%
54%
Norway 17%
43%
Spain 12%
United Kingdom 6%
Households without a bath or shower! Country !! %
Belgium 24%
France 17%
West Germany 11%
Italy 11%
Japan 17%
Norway 18%
Spain 39%
United Kingdom 4%
Country! valign="top"
1960–611970–711978–79
Britain87%88%95%
Germany64%85%92.5%
Country! valign="top"
1960–611970–711978–79
Britain72%91%94.3%
Germany51%82%89.1%
Principal residences in France lacking amenities:
YearRunning waterWCBath or showerCentral heating
196221.6%59.5%71.1%80.7%
19689.2%45.2%52.5%65.1%
19752.8%26.2%29.8%46.9%
19781.3%20.9%22.9%39.7%
Households with central heating! Country !! 1970 !! 1978
Great Britain 34% 53%
Germany 44% 64%
US dwellings with bathroom amenities, 1970[23] ! Amenity !! %
Bath/shower 95%
Flush toilet 96%
Amenity! valign="top"
196119711979
Running water66%82.2%89%
WC33%41.8%50%
Bath/shower22.4%38.7%50%
Central heating2.5%10.6%22%
Amenities in European dwellings, 1970–71[24]
CountryRunning waterWCBath/shower
Austria84.2%69.8%52.9%
Belgium88.0%50.4%47.8%
Czechoslovakia75.3%49.0%58.6%
Denmark98.7%90.3%76.5%
Finland72.0%61.4%-
Greece64.9%41.2%35.6%
Hungary36.1%27.2%31.7%
Ireland78.2%69.2%55.4%
Italy86.1%79.0%64.5%
Netherlands-80.8%81.4%
Norway97.5%69.0%66.1%
Portugal47.8%33.7%32.6%
Spain70.9%70.9%46.4%
Sweden97.4%90.1%78.3%
Switzerland-93.3%80.9%
United Kingdom-86.3%90.7%
Yugoslavia33.6%26.2%24.6%
British households lacking amenities[25]
YearBathIndoor/outdoor WCHot running waterIndoor WC
195137.6%7.7%--
196122.4%6.5%21.8%-
196615.4%1.7%12.5%18.3%
19719.1%1.1%6.5%11.5%
British households sharing amenities
YearBathIndoor/outdoor WCHot running waterIndoor WC
19517.5%14.9%--
19614.4%6.7%1.8%-
19664.1%6.4%2.0%4.4%
19713.2%4.1%1.9%3.1%
Households with durable goods, 1964–1971[26] !Country!Year!Washing machine!Refrigerator!Television!Telephone
Northern Ireland197145.4%40.1%87.5%27.0%
Scotland197165.0%53.2%92.1%36.1%
United Kingdom196453.0%34.0%80.0%2.2%
United Kingdom197164.3%68.8%91.4%37.8%
United States196587.4%99.5%97.1%85.0%
United States197092.1%99.8598.7%92.0%
EEC manual workers with durable goods, 1963–1964!Country!Washing machine!Refrigerator!Television!Telephone
Belgium74.7%24.9%47.6%8.2%
France39.6%47.0%34.4%1.4%
West Germany66.2%62.1%51.3%1.8%
Italy13.6%50.2%47.9%20.0%
Luxembourg82.3%64.7%27.9%23.0%
Netherlands80.4%25.5%58.0%9.4%
EEC white-collar workers with durable goods, 1963–1964!Country!Washing machine!Refrigerator!Television!Telephone
Belgium68.5%57.3%48.3%40.0%
France48.2%71.3%43.3%15.2%
West Germany62.2%79.1%51.8%19.6%
Italy38.3%81.9%79.3%57.9%
Luxembourg82.3%79.2%25.2%67.3%
Netherlands73.9%51.6%56.2%57.4%
Dwellings with amenities, 1960–71!Country!Year!Running water!Indoor running water!Toilet!Flush toilet!Bath/shower
Austria1961100.0%63.6%--29.6%
1970-85.3%69.7%-54.5%
Belgium196176.9%-99.9%47.6%24.3%
Bulgaria196528.5%28.2%100.0%11.8%8.7%
Canada196189.1%--85.2%80.3%
1967-95.2%93.5%92.5%89.8%
1971---95.4%93.4%
Czechoslovakia196160.5%49.1%-39.5%33.3%
Denmark1960-92.9%100.0%83.6%48.3%
196596.7%96.7%100.0%90.9%63.4%
England and Wales1961-98.7%93.4%-78.7%
1966---98.2%85.1%
Finland196047.1%47.1%-35.4%14.6%
France1962-77.5%43.1%39.3%28.0%
196892.8%91.5%56.2%53.2%48.9%
East Germany1961-65.7%33.7%-22.1%
West Germany1965-98.2%-83.3%64.3%
196899.0%--86.5%66.8%
Hungary1960--100.0%22.5%-
196332.5%25.9%--18.5%
197058.6%36.4%100.0%32.7%32.2%
Ireland196157.2%51.0%64.9%53.5%33.2%
Italy196171.6%62.3%89.5%-28.9%
Luxembourg196098.8%-100.0%81.6%45.7%
Netherlands195689.6%-99.9%67.5%26.8%
New Zealand1960-90.0%---
196199.6%87.8%-88.5%-
196699.7%90.3%-94.0%98.1%
Norway196094.0%92.8%100.0%57.9%45.2%
Poland196039.1%29.9%26.9%18.9%13.9%
1966-46.8%-33.3%-
Romania196648.4%12.3%100.0%12.2%9.6%
Scotland1961-94.0%-92.8%69.9%
1966---95.7%77.4%
Sweden1960-90.0%-76.2%61.0%
196595.2%94.3%99.7%85.3%72.9%
Switzerland1960-96.1%99.7%-68.8%
United States196094.0%92.9%-89.7%88.1%
Yugoslavia (urban)1961-42.4%34.5%-22.5%
European households with at least one car, 1978[27] !Country!%
Belgium69.9%
Denmark57.0%
France66.9%
West Germany62.6%
Ireland65.1%
Italy69.1%
Netherlands67.2%
United Kingdom54.4%
Housing tenure, 1980–1990[28] !Country!Year!Public rental!Private rental!Owner-occupied
Australia19885%25%70%
Belgium19866%30%62%
Denmark199021%21%58%
France199017%30%53%
Germany199025%38%37%
Ireland199014%9%78%
Italy19905%24%64%
Netherlands198843%13%44%
Spain19891%11%88%
United Kingdom199027%7%66%
United States19802%32%66%
EEC households with a garden, 1963–64[29] !Country!%
Belgium58%
France47%
Italy17%
Netherlands21%
Germany45%
Luxembourg81%
Households with durable goods, 1962[30] !Country!Television!Vacuum cleaner!Washing machine!Refrigerator!Car
France25%32%31%37%33%
Great Britain78%71%43%22%30%
United States87%75%95%98%75%

Housing conditions

Belgium

A 1961–62 National Housing Institute survey estimated that 13.8 percent of Belgian dwellings were unfit and incapable of improvement. A further 19.5 percent were unfit but had the potential to be improved, and 54 percent were considered suitable (without alteration or improvement) for modern living standards. Seventy-four percent of dwellings lacked a shower or bath, 19 percent had inadequate sewage disposal, and 3.6 percent lacked a drinking-water supply; 36.8 percent had an indoor water closet.[31] According to a 1964 study, 13 percent of Belgium's housing consisted of slums.[32] In 1974 an estimated 17% of the Belgian population lived in a detached house, while 23% lived in an attached house, 56% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 1% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 37% without a fixed bath or shower and 7% without piped water.[34]

Austria

In 1974 an estimated 28% of the Austrian population lived in a detached house, while 5% lived in an attached house, 64% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 10% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 34% without a fixed bath or shower and 8% without piped water.[34]

Ireland

In 1974 an estimated 27% of the Irish population lived in a detached house, while 55% lived in an attached house, 11% in an apartment or flat, and 8% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 21% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 2% without electric lighting, 20% without a fixed bath or shower and 14% without piped water.[34]

Japan

In 1973 an estimated 65% of the Japanese population lived in a detached house, while 12% lived in an attached house, and 23% in an apartment or flat.[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 65% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 3% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Netherlands

In 1974 an estimated 18% of the Dutch population lived in a detached house, while 40% lived in an attached house, 36% in an apartment or flat, and 6% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 1% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 2% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Italy

In 1974 an estimated 18% of the Italian population lived in a detached house, while 9% lived in an attached house, 65% in an apartment or flat, and 8% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 4% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 2% without electric lighting, 27% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Norway

In 1974 an estimated 45% of the Norwegian population lived in a detached house, while 7% lived in an attached house, 46% in an apartment or flat, and 2% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 13% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 25% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Sweden

In 1974 an estimated 36% of the Swedish population lived in a detached house, while 8% lived in an attached house, and 56% in an apartment or flat.[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 2% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 2% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Denmark

In 1974 an estimated 50% of the Danish population lived in a detached house, while 11% lived in an attached house, 31% in an apartment or flat, and 8% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 1% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 10% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Switzerland

In 1974 an estimated 33% of the Swiss population lived in a detached house, while 5% lived in an attached house, and 62% in an apartment or flat.[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 3% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 15% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

Spain

In 1974 an estimated 12% of the Spanish population lived in a detached house, while 23% lived in an attached house, 61% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1970/75 an estimated 29% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 4% without electric lighting, 54% without a fixed bath or shower and 32% without piped water.[34]

West Germany

In 1974 an estimated 22% of the West German population lived in a detached house, while 5% lived in an attached house, 69% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 4% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 6% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

France

Between 1954 and 1973, the percentage of French homes with a shower or bath increased from 10 to 65 percent. During that period, the percentage of homes without flush toilets fell from 73 to 30 percent; homes without running water fell from 42 to 3.4 percent. A 1948 law permitted gradual, long-term rent increases for existing flats on the condition that part of the money was spent on repairs. According to John Ardagh, the law, "vigorously applied, was partly successful in its twofold aim: to encourage both repairs and new building."[35] In 1974 an estimated 17% of the French population lived in a detached house, while 2% lived in an attached house, 78% in an apartment or flat, and 3% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 20% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 34% without a fixed bath or shower and 3% without piped water.[34]

United Kingdom

After World War II, a large percentage of British housing was single-family housing. Seventy-eight percent of housing in 1961 consisted of single-family homes, compared to 56 percent in the Netherlands, 49 percent in West Germany and 32 percent in France.[36] In England and Wales in 1964, 6.6 percent of housing units had two or fewer rooms; 5.8 percent had seven or more rooms, 15.2 percent had six rooms, 35.1 percent had five rooms, 26.3 percent had four rooms, and 11.1 percent had three rooms. These figures included kitchens when they were used for eating meals. Fifty percent of 1964 housing had three bedrooms; 1.9 percent had five or more bedrooms, 6.2 percent had four bedrooms, 10.5 percent had one bedroom or none, and 31.3 percent had two bedrooms. A 1960 social survey estimated that 0.6 percent of households in England and Wales exceeded the statutory overcrowding standard; the 1964 percentage was 0.5 percent. In 1964, 6.9 of all households exceeded one person per room. The 1960 figure was 11 percent, with 1.75 percent having two or more bedrooms below the standard and 9.25 percent having one bedroom below the standard. This declined slightly by 1964 to 9.4 percent of households below the standard, with 8.1 percent having one bedroom below the standard and 1.3 percent having two bedrooms or more below the standard. According to local authorities in 1965, five percent of the housing stock in England and Wales was unfit for habitation.[37] In 1974 an estimated 23% of the population of the UK lived in a detached house, while 50% lived in an attached house, 23% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 1% of all houses were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 3% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

U.S. and Canada

Housing conditions improved in Canada and the U.S. after World War II. In the U.S., 35.4 percent of all 1950 dwellings did not have complete plumbing facilities; the figure fell to 16.8 percent in 1960 and 8.4 percent in 1968. In Canada from 1951 to 1971, the percentage of dwellings with a bath or shower increased from 60.8 to 93.4 percent; the percentage of dwellings with hot and cold running water increased from 56.9 to 93.5 percent. In the United States from 1950 to 1974, the percentage of housing without full plumbing fell from 34 to three percent; during that period, the percentage of housing stock considered dilapidated fell from nine percent to less than four.[38] In 1976, an estimated 64% of the population of the U.S. lived in a detached house, while 4% lived in an attached house, 28% in an apartment or flat, and 4% in other types of homes (trailers, mobile homes, etc.).[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975 an estimated 2% of all houses in the U.S. were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 3% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34] In 1977 an estimated 59% of the population of Canada lived in a detached house, while 8% lived in an attached house, and 33% in an apartment or flat.[33] In terms of amenities, in 1975/77 an estimated 3% of all houses in Canada were without a flush toilet, 1% without electric lighting, 2% without a fixed bath or shower and 1% without piped water.[34]

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