Psychiatry and Psychology

Family Characteristics

Size and composition of the family.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Size and composition of the family.

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Synonyms

38 entry terms
  • Family Characteristic
  • Couples
  • Family Demography
  • Family Life Surveys
  • Family Size
  • Family Size, Average
  • Family Size, Completed
  • Family Size, Desired
  • Family Size, Expected
  • Family Size, Ideal
  • Family and Household
  • Generations
  • Head of Household
  • Households
  • One-Person Household
  • Average Family Size
  • Average Family Sizes
  • Completed Family Size
  • Completed Family Sizes
  • Demography, Family
  • Desired Family Size
  • Desired Family Sizes
  • Expected Family Size
  • Expected Family Sizes
  • Family Demographies
  • Family Life Survey
  • Family Sizes
  • Family Sizes, Ideal
  • Household
  • Household Head
  • Household Heads
  • Household and Family
  • Household, One-Person
  • Ideal Family Size
  • Ideal Family Sizes
  • One Person Household
  • One-Person Households
  • Survey, Family Life

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Family (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Family Characteristics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005191. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005191
  2. Family Characteristics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69905367