Household structure - NSW Department of Health

Household structure,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Response	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
No one (lives alone)	10.7 (9.7-11.6)	12.1 (11.3-13.0)	11.4 (10.8-12.0)
Mother/Step-mother	17.4 (15.3-19.4)	12.8 (11.3-14.4)	15.1 (13.8-16.4)
Father/Step-father	13.9 (12.0-15.8)	11.9 (10.3-13.5)	12.9 (11.7-14.1)
Respondent's partner	63.4 (61.1-65.6)	61.3 (59.5-63.2)	62.3 (60.9-63.8)
Grandparents/Other relatives	3.8 (2.8-4.8)	4.6 (3.5-5.7)	4.2 (3.5-4.9)
Sons/Daughters	38.1 (35.7-40.4)	45.9 (44.0-47.8)	42.0 (40.5-43.5)
Brothers and sisters/Step brothers and sisters	12.6 (10.8-14.4)	9.4 (8.0-10.8)	11.0 (9.8-12.1)
Non-family members	7.1 (5.7-8.5)	5.2 (4.3-6.1)	6.1 (5.3-7.0)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,949 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 13 (0.16%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The question used was: Besides yourself, who else lives in your household? Respondents could mention more than one response. Percentages will total more than 100 per cent.
Source:	New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by:	Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on:	1 July 2007