Definition: Tenure status of household

Category: Social statistics

This concept refers to the arrangement under which a private household occupies their housing unit. Private households should, according to the Census recommendations, be classified by tenure status as follows:
 - 1. Households of which a member of the household is the owner of the housing unit
 - 2. Households of which a member is a tenant of the housing unit
 - 3. Households occupying all or part of a housing unit under some other form of tenure.