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

Related terms 

• Family Size
• Multiple child family
• Only Child Family
• Twins
• Two Parent Family

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)