Family Characteristics MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Family Characteristics
Tree Number(s): F01.829.263.315; I01.240.361; I01.880.853.150.423; N01.224.361; N01.824.308; N06.850.505.400.400
Unique ID: D005191
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005191
Scope Note: Size and composition of the family.
Entry Term(s): 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
Previous Indexing: Family (1966-1967)
See Also: Social Determinants of Health
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Psychology, Social [F01.829]
  - Family [F01.829.263]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Demography [I01.240]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Sociology [I01.880]
  - Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
    - Family [I01.880.853.150]

Population Characteristics [N01]
- Demography [N01.224]

Population Characteristics [N01]
- Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
    - Demography [N06.850.505.400]

Family Characteristics Preferred

Family and Household Narrower

Family Life Surveys Related

Family Size Narrower

Family Size, Average Narrower

Family Size, Completed Narrower

Family Size, Desired Narrower

Family Size, Expected Narrower

Family Size, Ideal Narrower

Head of Household Related

Households Narrower

One-Person Household Narrower

Generations Narrower

Couples Narrower

Family Demography Broader

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