In CPS publications, related subfamily members are included in family statistics, but unrelated subfamily members are excluded, and subfamilies themselves are not included in counts of families.
Sources
- Families and marital status (bls.gov)
- https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/technical-documentation/subject-definitions.html (census.gov)
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsdec21.pdf (www2.census.gov)
- https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/FAMID (cps.ipums.org)
- https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/data-sources/cps-vs-other.html (census.gov)