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REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
AVERAGE SIZE OF FAMILY: &nbsp; The quotient between the number of people living inclassic families and the number of resident classic families.
PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD: &nbsp; A group of people residing in the same housing unit who are related to each other (by law or "de facto"). They may occupy all or part of the housing unit. A private household is also considered to be any independent person occupying a part or all of a housing unit.

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Average size of private households (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Average size of private households (No.); Decennial
Regularity	Decennial
Source	Statistics Portugal, Population and housing census - historical series
First available period	1970
Last available period	2011
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence
Concepts	REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). AVERAGE SIZE OF FAMILY: The quotient between the number of people living inclassic families and the number of resident classic families. PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD: A group of people residing in the same housing unit who are related to each other (by law or "de facto"). They may occupy all or part of the housing unit. A private household is also considered to be any independent person occupying a part or all of a housing unit.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	25/10/2013