Definition: Family (of classifications)

Category: Classifications

The family of international economic and social classifications is comprised of those classifications that have been internationally approved as guidelines by the United Nations Statistical Commission or other competent inter-governmental board on such matters as economics, demographics, labour, health, education, social welfare, geography, environment and tourism. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/UN_glossary_of_classification_terms_short.pdf
Source:
United Nations, "UN Glossary of Classifications Terms", Short version approved by the Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications as a working document (+/- 2015)
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