Household's reference person
The person with the highest personal income is chosen as the household's reference person. Reference person is defined according to interview data. Income is mainly the criterion determining the reference person, but in some cases (e.g. entrepreneur households) the activity of the whole household is taken into account.
A considerable part of household-specific classifying data is formed on the basis of the reference person's data.
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Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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The household reference person is usually the member of the household with the highest income. If more than one member of a household have the same income, or no member of the household has income, the oldest member of the household has been selected as the reference person.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
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