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Consumer Unit Characteristics: Age of Reference Person by Composition of Consumer Unit: Married Couple with Children, Oldest Child 18 or over (CXU980020LB0607M)

Observations

2024: 54.4
Updated: Dec 19, 2025 2:04 PM CST
2024:  54.4  
2023:  54.2  
2022:  54.3  
2021:  54.6  
2020:  54.4  

Units:

Years of Age,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

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Title Release Dates
Consumer Unit Characteristics: Age of Reference Person by Composition of Consumer Unit: Married Couple with Children, Oldest Child 18 or over 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Release    
Consumer Expenditure Surveys 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Units    
Years of Age 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Frequency    
Annual 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2020-09-09 2025-12-19
 
Notes    
Composition of consumer unit refers to the classification of interviewed families according to: (1) relationship of other family members to the reference person; (2) age of the children of the reference person; and (3) combination of relationship to the reference person and age of the children. Stepchildren and adopted children are included with the reference person's own children.
The reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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2020-09-09 2025-12-19

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