(Households-related Terms) Principal Households and Lodging Households Type of Household If a household occupied an entire dwelling, the Ordinary households were classified as follows: household was defined as the “principal household.” (1) One-person households In the case of two or more households living together in a. One-person household of a person up to age a dwelling, the owner of the dwelling--or, in the case of 64 no owner living together, the chief lessee--was defined (a) One-person household of a person up to as the “principal household,” and the others were age 29 defined as “lodging households.” (b) One-person household of a person age When two or more single persons were living 30-64 together in a dwelling, such as an unmarried person b. One-person household of a person age 65 or living in an apartment together with a friend or friends, older one of them was defined as the “principal household” (a) One-person household of a person age 75 and each of the other persons was defined as a “lodging or older household,” for the sake of convenience. (2) Two-person households a. Household of a couple only Ordinary Households and Quasi-households (a) Aged couple＊ An “ordinary household” was defined as a (b) Others household of persons, such as family members, sharing b. Others living quarters and living expenses. Lodging c. (Reclassified) Households of persons age 65 households consisting of family members as well as or older only one-person households living in a dwelling were also (3) Three-person households defined as “ordinary households.” All principal a. Household of a couple and a child up to age households were regarded as “ordinary households.” 2 A “quasi-household” was defined as a single person b. Household of a couple and a child age 3-5 or a group of single persons who lived in a boarding or c. Household of a couple and a child age 6-9 lodging house, were live-in employees, or who lived in d. Household of a couple and a child age 10-17 an occupied building other than dwellings, such as a e. Household of a couple and a person age company dormitory or a hotel. 18-24 f. Household of a couple and a person age 25 Household Members or older “Household members” refer to the number of g. Others persons usually living in a household. h. (Reclassified) Households with household Those who were temporarily away from home as of members including an aged couple＊ the date of the survey were included here. The i. (Reclassified) Households of persons age 65 crewmen of ships, except those of the Japan Maritime or older only Self-Defense Force, who had been away from home (4) Four-person households for a long time and live-in housekeeping employees a. Household of a couple and children up to age living apart from their families, were included in the 2 household members concerned. Lodgers and live-in b. Household of a couple and children age 3-5 employees were excluded. c. Household of a couple and children age 6-9 d. Household of a couple and children age 10-17 e. Household couple and persons age 18-24 two couples or more were classified as "Others." f. Household of a couple and persons age 25 or Furthermore, when there are two or more persons older besides the couple in the household, it was classified g. Household of a couple and a child up to age according to the age of the eldest person. 17 and a person age 65 or older * An aged couple is one where the husband is age 65 or h. Others older, and the wife is age 60 or older. i. (Reclassified) Households with household members including an aged couple＊ Type of Aged person households j. (Reclassified) Household of persons age 65 Aged person households were classified as follows: or older only (1) Household of a single-person age 65 or older (5) Five-person households (2) Household of a couple age 65 or older a. Household of a couple and children up to age a. Either member of a couple age 65 or older 5 Households of only one couple where b. Household of a couple and children age 6-9 either husband or wife only is age 65 or c. Household of a couple and children age older 10-17 b. Both members of a couple age 65 or older d. Household of a couple and persons age Households of only one couple where both 18-24 husband and wife are age 65 or older e. Household of a couple and persons age 25 or (3) (Reclassified) households consisting of a couple older where the husband is age 65 or older, and the f. Household of a couple and children up to age wife is age 60 or older 17 and a person age 65 or older (4) (Separate tabulation) With household members g. Others age 65 or older h. (Reclassified) Households with household (5) (Reclassified) One person age 75 or older members including an aged couple＊ (6) (Reclassified) One or both members of a couple (6) Six-person or more households age 75 or older a. Household of a couple and children up to age a. Either member of a couple age 75 or older 17 Households of only one couple where b. Household of a couple and persons age either husband or wife only is age 75 or 18-24 older c. Household of a couple and persons age 25 or b. Both members of a couple age 75 or older older Households of only one couple where both d. Household of a couple and children up to age husband and wife are age 75 or older 17 and persons age 65 or older (7) (Separate tabulation) With household members e. Others age 75 or older f. (Reclassified) Households with household members including an aged couple＊ Family Type According to the members usually living in the If a spouse is away from the house for a long time households, family type was classified based on the (e.g., business bachelor), and not included in the youngest couple in the household as follows: household members, the type of household is determined by excluding the spouse. Households consisting of relatives Also note that for (2)-(6), only one-couple Nuclear family households households were classified in detail, and those having Households consisting only of a married couple Households consisting of a married couple and child or children, and the wife's parent their child or children Households with a married couple and other Households with either partner of a couple relative(s) (other than parents, a child or mainly earner children) Households with a child or children mainly Households with a married couple, a child or earner children and other relative(s) (other than parents) Households with male householder with his Households with a married couple, parent(s) and child or children other relative(s) (other than a child or children) Households with a male householder mainly Households with a married couple, husband's earner parent(s) and other relative(s) Households with a child or children mainly Households with a married couple, the wife's earner parent(s) and other relative(s) Households with a female householder with her Households consisting of three generations and child or children other relative(s) Households with a female householder mainly Households with a married couple, a child or earner children, the husband's parent(s) and other Households with a child or children mainly relative(s) earner Households with a married couple, a child or Other households consisting of relative(s) children, the wife's parents and other Households consisting of a married couple and relative(s) their parents Households consisting only of siblings Households consisting of a married couple and Households consisting of relative(s) not the husband's parents classified elsewhere Households consisting of a married couple and Households consisting of non-relative(s) the wife's parents One-person households Households consisting of a married couple and a “Households consisting of relatives” are those parent having at least one family member who is a relative of Households consisting of a married couple and the head of household, among households which have the husband's parent two or more members. Even though there is a Households consisting of a married couple and non-relative household (e.g., live-in housekeeping the wife's parent employee) residing together with the household, the Three–generation households with a married household is categorized as “Households consisting of couple, a child or children, and two relatives.” For example, “Households consisting only grandparents of a married couple” include not only households with Households consisting of a married couple, a a married couple, but also those with a married couple child or children, and the husband's parents and a live-in housekeeping employee. Households consisting of a married couple, a “Households consisting of non–relatives(s)” are child or children, and the wife's parents those having no relatives of the head of household, Three–generation households with a married among households which have two or more members. couple, a child or children, and one grandparent Households consisting of a married couple, a Age of a Household Member child or children, and the husband's parent “Age” refers to the age at the last birthday before Households consisting of a married couple, a October 1, 2013. Annual Income of the Household Minimum Housing Area Standard “Annual income” includes the total annual income This is the basic level absolutely essential for healthy (including tax) earned by all households members.