Household employment groups
| Dual-earner household | Two-parent household all three sweeps. Both mother and partner in paid work all three sweeps or two sweeps. |
| Traditional household | Two-parent household all three sweeps. Partner in paid work and mother not employed all three sweeps or two sweeps. |
| Briefly unemployed household | Two-parent household all three sweeps. Neither mother nor partner is employed for one sweep only. |
| Chronic unemployed household | Two-parent household all three sweeps. Neither mother nor partner is employed for two or three sweeps. |
| Female breadwinner household | Two-parent household all three sweeps. Mother in paid work and partner not in paid work for one or more sweeps. |
| Employed lone mother household | Lone mother household for one or more sweeps. Mother in paid work for one or more sweeps. |
| Non-employed lone mother household | Lone mother household for one or more sweeps. Mother not in paid work at any sweep. |