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Term: Number of Children in a Family
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2024-03-12
Definition:
The number of children registered under the "family head" in the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry. The number of children 0-18 years of age, who as best determined by data, live in the same household.
Related concepts
- Family Structure History
- Family Structure Overview - Links to Family Structure Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms
- Manitoba Health Insurance Registry / MCHP Research Registry - Overview
- Manitoba Multigenerational Cohort (MMC)
- Number of Children
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References
- Chartier M, Bolton J, Mota N, MacWilliam L, Ekuma O, Nie Y, McDougall C, Srisakuldee W, McCulloch S. Mental Illness Among Adult Manitobans. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2018. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
- Statistics Canada. "Family size (for census family).” Definitions, data sources and methods. September 9, 2021. (Published on the Statistics Canada website: https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3Var.pl?Function=DEC&Id=236987 - accessed on February 20, 2024) . [Summary] (View)
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