average household
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaverageandhousehold
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average
adjective
uk/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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(Definition ofaverageandhouseholdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The ratio of household income to poverty level was almost four (that is, theaveragehouseholdearned four times the federal poverty level).
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Theaveragehouseholdsize is five people and the literacy rate is 21 per cent.
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Theaveragehouseholdincome was only slightly higher, corresponding to approximately 3-between $10,000 and $19,999.
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As we are studying theaveragehousehold, we assume that they believe they have population average mortality, consistent with rational expectations.
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Theaveragehouseholdis composed of six members.
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The typical household had 4.7 children ever born and in theaveragehouseholdyear 2.4 were minors under the age of 18.
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Theaveragehouseholdmust do this to avoid debts and the sale of property.
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Once income levels had been calculated, it was possible to calculateaveragehouseholdexpenditure.
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The gender bias may be attributed to the fact that, in theaveragehousehold, women often make the grocery shopping decisions.
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Table 4 showsaveragehouseholdhauling times during the month for which we have data.
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There is no strong connection betweenaveragehouseholdsize and type of water service.
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Theaveragehouseholdsize of a rice-producing family in either country is above ten members.
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As a result, previous authors have considerably overestimated the value of annuitization to theaveragehousehold.
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Theaveragehouseholdappears to place substantially less value on deterring the attack of an additional elephant.
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During the typical year of observation, theaveragehouseholdhad been in existence for around 12 years and had a 34-year old spouse.
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Eighty-four percent of surveyed farmers were heads of households, with anaveragehouseholdsize of 13 members.
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Furthermore, it must be stressed that, even at the beginning of the 1960s,averagehouseholdappliances were still rather rare especially compared to standards nowadays taken for granted.
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The average annual incremental household income is equivalent to 30% of the average annual household income for the rural forest and 29% of theaveragehouseholdincome for the country.
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