The following is a list of Families & Households Indicators recommended by the Task Force:

A. Core indicators

1. Population 18 years and over by marital status (never married, married, co-habiting, widowed and divorced) and age (18-29, 30-59, 60+). Percentage distribution within age group
2. Total fertility rate
3. Adolescent fertility rate
4. Mean age of women at birth of first child

B. Supporting indicators

1. Mean age at first marriage
2. Cohabiting couples. Percentage of all married and cohabiting couples
3. One-person households over 65 years. Percentage of all women/men 65+
4. Abortion rate

C. Background indicators

1. Households by type. Percentage distribution
2. Children living in one-parent families by sex of parent (and age of child). Percentage of all children living in one-parent families