A spouse in a de facto relationship or registered marriage between people of the opposite sex usually resident in the same household. Prior to 1994, the ABS did not classify homosexuals as partners in its collections. All surveys in this publication were collected prior to 1994 therefore homosexual partners appear as 'unrelated individuals' in a family or group household. Usual resident A person who lives in a selected private dwelling and regards it as their only or main home. Health care includes giving medication, dressing wounds and caring for feet.
Financial management refers to paying bills, keeping track of expenses and managing money.
See also Handicap . A recipient of care may have up to three carers for each activity. Generally, this help is unpaid. A recipient of care may have more than one main carer, but can only have one main carer for each activity. A person aged 15 years and over providing the most informal care for the activities of self-care, mobility or verbal communication.