One family is composed of a married or common-law couple (same or opposite sex),with or without children.Another family is composed of a lone parent living with at least one child in the same dwelling.What term defines these families?

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The term "census family" is used by Statistics Canada to define a family in which two or more persons are related by blood, marriage, common-law union, adoption or a foster relationship, and are living in the same dwelling. This includes both the traditional nuclear family and lone-parent families.

Note: None of the other options accurately describe both of the family structures mentioned in the question. "Family of procreation" refers specifically to a family formed through marriage or cohabitation and the birth or adoption of children, while "family of orientation" refers to the family a person is born into or raised by. "Conjugal family" refers specifically to a family unit consisting of a married or cohabiting couple, without necessarily including children.

One Family Is Composed of a Married or Common-Law Couple