Table 7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2012. Numbers and per cent

7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2012. Numbers and per cent
Type of household	Numbers		Per cent

Type of household	Persons	Private households	Persons	Private households

Total	4 933 388	2 226 046	100.0	100.0

One-family households, total	4 656 280	2 147 150	94.4	96.5
Living alone	880 426	880 426	17.8	39.6
Couple¹ without resident children	952 630	476 315	19.3	21.4
Couple¹ with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	918 680	229 785	18.6	10.3
Couple¹ with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	1 022 531	247 556	20.7	11.1
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	88 117	33 554	1.8	1.5
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	232 856	90 930	4.7	4.1
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)	561 040	188 584	11.4	8.5
Two or more-familiy households, total	277 108	78 896	5.6	3.5
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years	131 289	49 536	2.7	2.2
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)	86 961	16 731	1.8	0.8
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)	58 858	12 629	1.2	0.6

¹	Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.