The table illustrates the proportion of various types of households in two main categories which are family and non-family for the years 1970 and 2003.
In general, in families, there were several accommodation arrangements among the members, such as father-child, mother-child, married couples and others. In contrast in non-family households there were only two, single and room sharing. Additionally, it can be clearly observed that the proportion of married couples in family households declined significantly between 1970 and 2003, while the proportion of single and room sharing households in non-family households increased significantly.
A closer examination of the table reveals that the data for families which included married couples experienced a considerable decline of 20 percent, whereas that for others exhibited a slight upward trend, with all father and kid, mother and kid and other member sharing increased by 1 percent.
Although making up an inconsiderable proportion, the figure for non-family households grew noticeably, with single households from 4 percent to 13 percent and room sharing arrangements from 3 percent to 11 percent, both exceeding some of the family types.